This volume is a tiein designed to popularize the comic history of that films two foes, and not all of these stories hold up. The first postcrisis story is 1986s, one night in gotham which records supermans efforts to bring batman in and how they two end up teaming up instead. Batman the greatest stories ever told tp vol 01 paperback 20 apr 2005. See the complete the greatest stories ever told series book list in order. Here is the master list of your top 75 greatest superman stories of alltime. Greatest team up stories collection of superman batman. The joker is a supervillain created by bill finger, bob kane, and jerry robinson who first. Even though shes a stereotypical librarian by day, princess leia hairdo and all.
The greatest batman stories ever told by kane, bob. The greatest stories ever told is a collection of batman stories. Read online, download zip the greatest joker stories ever told. Greatest stories ever told 2 out of 5 based on 0 ratings. I just finished reading the original 1988 edition of the greatest joker stories ever told. You all picked out your 75 favorites and put them in order. Publication date 2007 topics superman fictitious character comic books, strips. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Black lantern corps green lantern corps batman flash superhero png. Greatest batman stories ever told tpb 1988 warner edition. The greatest stories ever told, which is a collection of 12 stories about the legendary character batman created by bob kane and bill finger, written over a. In honor of supermans 75th anniversary, we put together a list of 100 nominees for the greatest superman stories of alltime. W warner books isbn 0446391239 barcode 9780446391238 51595.
Batman the greatest batman stories ever told tpb 2005 dc. Scott snyder made his new 52 debut on the main batman book with a story about gothams greatest secret. This is a great sampler of good short stories featuring batman. Not really sure it belongs in a, greatest stories book. You all voted, now here are the results of what you chose as the 75 greatest batman stories of alltime. The joker has changed radically from age to age, much like the batman.
Turn the calendar back 50 or 60 years and you can find the exact same thing but instead of hollywood strip mining comic books for inspiration. This paperback was published to coincide with the release of the movie batman begins. The greatest batman stories ever told holy comics, batman. Greatest batman stories ever told tpb 19881992 dc comic. Weve been celebrating the jokers 75th anniversary with a countdown of the greatest joker comic book stories ever told, as voted on by you, the readers. Hardcover and trade paperback collecting various joker stories. Catwoman and the penguin by dc comics online at alibris.
Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer. More like a collection of good short stories from batman s publishing history. Witness the evolution of batman in some of his most significant tales from the 1940s to the present. What pairs better with the greatest joker stories ever told the last trade i completedthan a companion book about batman s greatest adventures. Each has existed without the other batman has hundreds of stories that dont feature the joker, and joker had his. This trade paperback reprints stories from the following issues. The greatest stories ever told by bill finger goodreads. Art by bob kane, carmine infantino, and marshall rogers. I hate to say it, but the second volume of greatest batman stories ever told doesnt live up to the depth and breadth of the first one, and theres only one thing holding it back. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required.
The 15 best batman stories of all time outer places. Collects 17 of the batman s greatest stories from 1940 to 1986 in a full color trade paperback. The greatest batman stories ever told is an anthology that takes the reader through the many different incarnations of batman through the last 60 years. In this case, however, it is a villain who is portrayed.
The giants of hugo strange is reprinted in the greatest batman stories ever told, famous first edition f5, millennium edition. He is at times a detective, at times a superhero and at times a science fiction hero. Here is mark waids personal list for his choices for mark waids greatest stories ever told. The greatest batman stories ever told december 1988 dc, 1988 series. He said he created the character as batmans largerthanlife nemesis when extra stories were. Pop culture rarely stays fresh over a period of yearsto say nothing of decades. The greatest stories ever told, a unique collection that spans over six decades. This was my first time reading any batman at all, and knowing a fair bit from old cartoons and stuff picked up from batman fans i know on the internet was pretty helpful. This is the second volume in the greatest batman stories ever told series by dc comics and consists of a selection of tales spanning the history of the character containing material published between 1940 to. Some of them are reprinted for the first time in a trade paperback.
Like the greatest batman stories ever told, the greatest joker stories ever told chronicle the history of one of comic book historys most enduring characters. Comic books in dc greatest stories ever told hc 1st series. Click on any story for a writeup about that story including the creative team on the story in question. The 25 most important batman stories ever told, a cbr ranking. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Collecting stories from the dark knights entire career, this book portrays the batman as equal parts crime fighter, detective, and super hero. The dark knights career is chronicled in this unique anthology that collects classic stories featuring unforgettable tales of the worlds greatest detective. Written by bill finger, dennis oneil, and others art by bob kane, neal adams, frank miller, and others cover by alex ross in time for the release of the warner. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Starting with her very first story, the milliondollar debut of batgirl, the greatest batgirl stories ever told showcases how batgirls resourcefulness, courage and determination make her one of dcs best. Judge dredd classics batman black and white batman noir. Collected within is batmans origin, some of his classic battles with rogues such as the joker and catwoman and other stories that define why batman is the hero he is today. Reprinting stories from the dark knights entire career, this book portrays the batman as equal parts crime fighter, detective, and super hero.
Catwoman selina kyle villain synopsis a seeming innocent series of newspaper stories stirs selina kyle to resume her old identity of the catwoman to keep the criminal element in gotham city from laughing at her. The greatest batman stories ever told table of contents. The 10 greatest batman stories from 1,000 issues of detective comics. Bob kane, bill finger, dick sprang, neal adams, steve englehart, marshall rogers are dick giordano are all represented. This book, the greatest batman stories ever told does an admirable job of pulling the best of each incarnation of batman and presenting them in a single volume. The book i own has 288 pages covering 1940 to 1980, including an introduction by mike gold, a very nice recap of the stories left out up until the time of the first burton film by mark waid kingdom come, etc as well as bios of the main writers and artists.
Book credits jerry robinson with pencils and george roussos with inks. Chill had been hired to kill his parents and that the real man responsible for his parents deaths is still alive and free. Written by legends and pioneers, this book includes the landmark adventures of superman, batman, wonder woman, green lantern, and the flash. The story ends up involving magic and doctor light. This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for. Home to superman, batman, wonder woman, green arrow, the flash, green lantern, the watchmen and many other classic comic book superheroes. Beware, you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits.
The flavor of the character has changed over the years from grim to goofy and back to grim. Well this was a tricky one to rate since its a collection of short batman stories, from 1940 to 2003, which ranged from really good to kinda dumb. The 75 greatest superman stories of alltime master list cbr. Marvelous collection of my favorite comic book villain of all time. Publication date 1989 topics batman fictitious character. Batman is a fictional superhero appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. But at 80 years old, batman is at least as cool as he ever was. Aptly named, the greatest 1950s stories ever told collects the most classic and influential tales of that century.
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