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.

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 Phantom Batman." The ghost that was impersonaing the caped crusader before, now turns its attention to crime. How will Batman stop an intangible foe?

"Batman created by Bob Kane with Bill Finger."

Karmak, the intelligent super gorilla, goes on a destructive rampage. But his attempt to steal Batman's brain may just backfire on him.

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.

When his own invention goes awry, a famous scientist becomes disfigured and goes mad. As Dr. Faceless, he's determined to wipe away the faces of everyone else.

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.

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!

After Batman's battle with Clayface ends in a stalemate, there's no sign of the shape-changing villain for weeks. What is he planning?