Encyclopedia of Comic Book Heroes: Batman - VOL 01 (Original Encyclopedia) [Paperback]

Michael L. Fleisher (Author), Various (Author)

Book Description

Series: Original Encyclopedia | Publication Date: May 2, 2007

Everything you ever wanted to know about DC's Dark Knight -- and so much more -- can be found in this amazing volume, brought back into print for the first time in 30 years!

Originally published in 1976, this comprehensive volume includes every piece of information from the Dark Knight's early days through the seventies, covering everything you could want to know about Batman, his allies and enemies, weapons in his war on crime and his adventures across the decades!

Product Details

• Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: DC Comics (May 2, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1401213553
• ISBN-13: 978-1401213558
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 0.9 x 10.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,079,498 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For bat-historians only, July 4, 2008

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LUIS "wise in the ways of metal" (Obregon, Mexico) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Encyclopedia of Comic Book Heroes: Batman - VOL 01 (Original Encyclopedia) (Paperback)

OK, many have complained that this book is not "up to date" and they are completely correct! However, that was never the point in re-printing this book. This book is for all of us bat-fans who remember it from the 70's and have had a hell of a time trying to find it again since it has been out of print for decades.
One thing to remember is that when this book was published in 1976 it was already 10 years out of date! The bat-history contained within stops at 1965 and that means no Man-Bat, no Ra's Al Ghul or anything else that has happened since 1966 onward.
The information that is included is VERY complete. There is just about EVERYTHING from Batman's golden age and part of the silver age with an alphabetical listing of all things Batman. Ever wonder what was in Batman and Robin's utility belts? Wonder no more, you can find out here (with pictures no less). Those wanting a more general overview of the caped crusader may be better off with Batman: The Ultimate Guide to the Dark Knight

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Happy to see it back in print, June 29, 2007

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Mike Davis Th.D (Chino, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Encyclopedia of Comic Book Heroes: Batman - VOL 01 (Original Encyclopedia) (Paperback)

I have an original copy of this great bok. I bought a used copy off of Amazon
about a year or two ago.I first read this book as a kid many, many years ago.

As a kid this book was a lot of fun to read. It still is. It covers more about Batman than any book out there. You will learn everything you would like to know about the Darknight Detective (From his beginings up until the 70's). I happened to see the book at my local bookstore last week. I was really happy to see that they have reprinted it for newer generations. I was tempted to buy myself a copy but I am happy with my used one. I think I will buy one for my nephew who is also a Batman fan.

So if you want to know about how Batman learn to throw the batarang, if you want to read about the two Batgirls and Batwoman. if you want to read about Alfred's time as a vilian who vexed Batman and Robin, if you want the low down on Bat-villians and Bat-friends...and if you just want to sit down, relax and enjoy reading the legend and lore of one of comic-doms greatest heroes then this book is for you.

DC has also reprinted the Superman and Wonderwoman encyclopedias (original copies which I also own). I recommend them also.

Fun stuff.

Buy and enjoy!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Takes me back, May 22, 2010

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This review is from: Encyclopedia of Comic Book Heroes: Batman - VOL 01 (Original Encyclopedia) (Paperback)

I was a kid when this first came out. I found it at the local library and kept checking it out over and over again. The original indicated that future volumes would come out but I couldn't find them. I even wrote the publisher and was told that only the first three would be issued, and those are also now back in print.

This book contained everything a kid in the 70s needed to prepare to be Batman, himself, when he grew up, as I had aspired to do. It even told you everything that was ever in the utility belt. Who knew that you should carry a marble with you so that if a bad guy wanted to check your pulse to make sure that you were dead, you could put it under your arm and could fake it?

Obviously this is more for nostalgia value, but in a day before the internet and thousands of sites devoted to superheroes, and for a kid who wanted to be one, it was indispensable.