Taken from the Golden Age of comics, these stories feature early appearances by Catwoman, the Joker, and the Penguin.

The Golden Age of the World's Greatest Detective returns for a fifth volume! Reprinting the Dynamic Duo's adventures from BATMAN issues #17-20 (1943), this volume features the first stories illustrated by legendary Batman artist Dick Sprang as well as an introduction by comics historian Michelle Nolan.

Presented in Volume 2 are sixteen super team-ups from WORLD'S FINEST COMICS#86-101, including the 1958 classic "The Origin of the Superman/BatmanTeam." Other tales: Batman and Robin with super-powers and Supermanwith no≠ the mysterious Lightning-Man; Luthor teaming with the Joker tobedevil our heroes; Superman dumping his former partners to join up with theenigmatic Powerman; Robin becoming the boss of Superman and Batman; and muchmore!

Explore over eighty years of Batman history in this updated official edition featuring a wealth of new content, including a new chapter on acclaimed feature film The Batman. Filled with exclusive insert items that further deepen the reading experience, this updated edition of Batman: The Definitive History of the Dark Knight in Comics, Film, and Beyond is the ultimate exploration of a true legend whose impact on our culture has no limits.

"The Batman Files" begins with Wayne's childhood drawings and continues along a time line of significant events in Batman's life. Completely outlining Batman's war on crime, "The Batman Files" includes in-depth computer files, news articles, crime scene photos, blueprints, schematics, and actual maps of Gotham City.

These 1970s stories feature artist Neal Adams' collaborations with legendary writer Denny O'Neil and highlights characters from all across the Batman mythos, along with a team-up between the Dark Knight and his archenemy, The Joker. Collects Neal Adams's Batman stories from Batman #232, #234, #237, #243-245, #251, #255, Power Records PR-27 and PR-30 and more.

"Presenting over 20 classic full length Batman tales from the DC Comics vault!"--Cover.