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Released Oct 2nd, 2016
Batman: The War Years 1939-1945 HC
The poor little rich boy orphaned in a late-night robbery. The lad training for years so that one day he could avenge his parents' deaths. The bat that flies through the window at a crucial moment, inspiring Bruce Wayne with a name and a motif. All of these are wonderful elements in a timeless tale. By early 1940, both Batman and Robin were up and running in no less than two hit comic books. Bob Kane hired a teenager that he happened to meet -- Jerry Robinson -- to help him churn out what looked like a nice long run of Batman stories.
They didn't know the half of it.
For, as the Second World War loomed ever larger on the horizon, Batman was about to become big business, comic-book style.
Format
Hardcover
Page Count
304 pages
Cover Price
$20.00
ISBN
9780785832836
Creators
Collects/Reprints 20 Issues
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"The Strange Case of the Diabolical Puppet Master" -- The Caped Crusaders must stop the likes of the Puppet Master, who has set his sights on stealing the Voss Rifle, the Army's newly developed secret gun. But to do it, Batman must overcome the effects... -
In this exciting issue, Batman and Robin fight back against a prison break and battle the twisted mutant might of Dr. Radium! Plus, The Joker in "The Cross Country Times"!
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Wait until you find out "The Case Batman Failed to Solve"! Plus, Batman smashes some Nazis in "Swastika Over the White House" and the Penguin drops in for "Bargains in Banditry"!
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Catwoman claws her way back into Batman's life with "Your Face is Your Fortune," while the Boy Wonder meets his match in "The Boy Who Wanted to be Robin."
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Legendary Golden Age artist Dick Sprang provides art on all 4 stories this issue, including "Atlantis Goes to War" and "Timid Lion" starring The Joker!
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The Penguin stars in "The Three Eccentrics" while the classic-looking Alfred makes his debut in "His Lordship's Double"!
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Stories included:Twenty Ton RoberryRecipe For RevengeThe Year 3000Crimes Comes To Lost Mesa
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Batman and The Joker are at it AGAIN! See what this clown has up his sleeves!
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The legendary issue that introduced The Batman to the world.It starts with Commissioner Gordon chatting with his friend, Bruce Wayne. A call comes to Gordon from the police department, a man has been murdered and fingerprints on the knife shows that...
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A collection of comics and stories, including "The Batman Wars Against the Dirigible of Doom", featuring the Batman -- After we learn how the Batman came into being as a crime fighter, Batman becomes alarmed at the sudden appearance of...
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A collection of comics and stories, including -- "The Screaming House", featuring the Batman: The Batman gets lost on back roads. When he stops for directions he hears someone screaming in a nearby house. He finds a man being tortured....
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A collection of comics and stories, including -- "The Case of the Laughing Death!", featuring Batman and Robin: The Joker returns to polish off his enemies, starting with the D.A., then sets his sights on a $500,000 green jade Buddha....
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A collection of comics and stories, including "The Brain Burglar", featuring Batman and Robin the Boy Wonder: The invention of a machine by a noted professor, that forces one to tell the truth, is snatched by an evil doctor...
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The Scarecrow ReturnsThe Saga of the Little Tin BoxThe Old-Fashioned CrimesCorpse Cove!!The Final Round!The Histrionic Hoodlums
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One Second To Live (Superman) -- 2. Khaki and Korn (Drafty) -- 3. The Man Who Could Make It Rain (Zatara) -- 4. Turn Back The Clock (Star Spangled Kid and Stripesy with Batman, Robin & The Joker) -- 5. The Battle of the Big Top (Boy Commandos) --...
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The Insect Terror! (Superman) -- 2. Meet Mister Gadget (Star Spangled Kid and Stripesy) -- 3. The Man Who Made Miracles (Zatara) -- 4. Message to Mermansk (Boy Commandos) -- 5. Super-Sleuth McFooey -- 6. Bring 'Em Back Alive (Martin of the Marines) --...
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The Freedom of the Press (Superman) -- 2. Stars of the Silver Screen (Star Spangled Kid and Stripesy) -- 3. A Wreath For Sir Edgar of Wimpledown (Boy Commandos) -- 4. Straight From The Cannon's Mouth (Drafty) -- 5. Paper Salvage (Batman and Robin) --...
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