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Batman in the Fifties

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Like previous reviewers have mentioned, Batman in the Fifties contains light and humourous stories that include outer space adventures. There are also stories that aren't that far out there, and do contain some of the super villians. Also, the first apperances of Batwoman, Bat-Mite, and Ace the Bathound are in here, and the first appearance of Mr. Zero (later called Mr. Freeze). Also, like all of these Batman in the ... books, they are in color, which I wasn't expecting, but pleasantly surprised by, and there are little articles between stories giving information about where some of the chracters were thought up from, and things to expand your overall Batman knowledge.

Here are the stories:
The Batmobile of the 1950's- DC 156
The Secret of Batman's Utility Belt- DC 185
True History of Batman and Superman- World's Finest 81
The 100 Batarangs of Batman- DC 244
Ace, the Bat-hound- Batman 92
The Batwoman- DC 233
Batman Meets Bat-Mite- DC 267
The Secret Life of Catwoman- Batman 62
The Man Behind the Red Hood- DC168 (a very important Joker story)
Two-Face Strikes Again- Batman 81
The Ice Crimes of Mr. Zero- Batman 121
The Batman of Tomorrow- DC 216
Batman- The Superman of Planet X- Batman 113
The Creature From the Green Lagoon- DC 252
The Interplanetary Batman- Batman 128

The stories included in this anthology were some of those I grew up with. Back then, kids could go to garage sales and pick up dozens of comics for a few dimes apiece. Not so today, where everything has been indexed price-wise and counter-indexed.

A good read for those of you who prefer more self-contained stories rather than today's lengthy multi-issued epics, but they were fun and at times rather silly.

The introduction is well written, and gives the reader some insight into the era. The Comics Code was in effect, which forced the company and writers to be more careful in what they put out.

The one drawback (in my humble opinion) is sometimes how embarrasing the dialogue is. I cringe a bit when I read the thought balloons between Batman and Batwoman. One wonders if the writers were conscious of that at the time.

Still, it's nice to see Bruce and Dick have a better friendship than what's coming across these days.

The artwork, some by Dick Sprang is great,and reminds me of the time when everything in the comics was indexed like the contents of Batman's utility belt where it possessed maps showing what tools went where.

A fun read. I look forward to Superman in the Fifties.

This is an enjoyable book of Golden Age Batman. Here you get many great stories of classic Batman and Robin going up against some great classic villains like Joker (as The Red Hood),Catwoman,Two Face and Mr. Freeze. This time Batman and Robin get some help from Batwoman,Ace The Bathound,Batmite and even Superman. I'm more a fan of Silver Age comics,but I still liked this book and I think it will keep fans of Batman entertained almost as well as Batman in the sixties did.

My favorite Batman era even though I wasn't around in the 50's. Yes, some of it is corny and silly but I'll lay down money for this any day over the modern immoral, bloody, graphic, violent comics of today. This Batman is colorful (love Dick Sprangs work) and everything is drawn big and bold.
Batman is a decent friend and father figure and he actually acts like a hero. Batman actually smiles in some of these stories. I really like the SCI-FI approach they took in the 50's.
I would recommend this for parents who are looking for Batman comics that are safer for kids. Great Stories all though I still find Batmite somewhat
annoying.

There are not that many comic books today being published for young readers. A lot that are are silly. This book "Batman in the Fifties" is great for young readers a well as adult comic book fans.

The stories are complete and average about 7 to 9 pages long. The storiesa are simple enough for a oung reader to understand.

The stories in this book introduce "Batwoman," "Ace the Bathound," and the magical imp from the Fifth Dimension "Bat-Mite." A criticism of this book that I have is that they did not include the introductrion story of Batwoman's teenage sidekick the original "Batgirl."

These stories are better than the stories in the current Batman comics DC Comics published for young readers.

This would make a great gift for young readers.

A fun book that chronicles a time when the Batman and Robin comics were self-contained stories, with the heroes even venturing into outer space to battle the evil-doers.

With the Comics Code Authority during this era - and a number of "controversies" surrounding the Batman character - the Dynamic Duo are assisted by new characters like Batwoman, Ace the Bat-Hound, and Bat-Mite. This volume is fantastic for kids of all ages.

this was a funny book.
the days of the big props
when batman and robin gets trap
or chasing a villian.
the secrets of the batarangs..love it!
or thier sci-fi adventures.
this book is good.