At the height the 1960's Batman television shows popularity, a shonen manga magazine in Japan serialized fifty-three chapters, starring The Dark Knight, which were all written by Jiro Kuwata. These rare Batman tales were known by relatively few outside of Japan until award-winning designer Chipp Kidd's 2008 book, Bat-Manga!: The Secret History of Batman in Japan (Pantheon Books), introduced them to a whole new generation of Batman fans. In BATMAN: THE JIRO KUWATA BATMANGA VOL. 1, see The Dark Knight and his sidekick Robin fight against some of his strangest villains, including Dr. Faceless and the Human Ball! DC Comics is proud to publish the complete Jiro Kuwata penned Batman Manga adventures in three painstakingly restored and translated volumes. This collection is not to be missed by both Batman and Manga fans alike! BATMAN: THE JIRO KUWATA BATMANGA VOL. 1 collects the first nineteen chapters.

A new weekly series begins, featuring the complete run of the original Batman manga created in the 1960! Batman and Robin face the evil Lord Dead Man.

At the height the 1960's Batman television shows popularity, a shonen manga magazine in Japan serialized fifty-three chapters, starring The Dark Knight, which were all written by Jiro Kuwata. These rare Batman tales were known by relatively few outside of Japan until award-winning designer Chipp Kidd's 2008 book, BAT-MANGA!: THE SECRET HISTORY OF BATMAN IN JAPAN (Pantheon Books), introduced them to a whole new generation of Batman fans. In BATMAN: THE JIRO KUWATA BATMANGA VOL. 1, see The Dark Knight and his sidekick Robin fight against some of his strangest villains, including Dr. Faceless and the Human Ball! DC Comics is proud to publish the complete Jiro Kuwata penned Batman Manga adventures in three painstakingly restored and translated volumes. This collection is not to be missed by both Batman and Manga fans alike! BATMAN: THE JIRO KUWATA BATMANGA VOL. 1 collects the first nineteen chapters.

The conclusion of the Robot Robbers. Batman sets a dangerous trap but puts himself at risk high above Gotham City.

Nearly fifty years after it was originally published in Japan, the famed Batman manga is now fully translated and available to English-speaking readers in its entirety for the first time! Dive into these beautiful, timeless stories written and illustrated by the legendary manga creator Jiro Kuwata.

Escaped convict Ferris takes refuge in a cave, only to stumble upon a weird substance that transforms him into Clayface!

A man discovers that his body is rapidly mutating, turning him into something beyond human. Batman must decide if he's going to let it happen or not.

Pro wrestler The Hangman fights dirty, but only in the ring, so it's none of Batman and Robin's concern until a tip from a young girls leads them to a thief dressed like The Hangman robbing a jewelry store!

Batman faces a criminal with nine lives. Does the cloak that he possesses really grant immortal powers to The Catman?

Batman's been shot! Weakened from his injury, he and Robin know it's now going to take science and not brute force to stop The Human Ball.