Batman in the Seventies TPB (1999 DC) 1st Edition comic books

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1st Edition - 1st printing. Collects Stories from DC Super Stars (1976-1978) #17, Detective Comics (1937-2011 1st Series) #232, 407, 410, 442, 457,and 481, Batman (1940-2011) #237 and 260, and Batman Family (1975-1978 1st Series) #1. Written by Gardner Fox, Denny O'Neil, Paul Kupperbergl, Elliott S. Maggin, and Paul Levitz. Art by Irv Novick, Gil Kane, Kurt Schaffenberger, Dick Giordano, Neal Adams, Alex Toth, Walter Simonson, Mike Grell, Joe Staton, Bob Layton, and Marshall Rogers. Cover by Neal Adams. Introduction by Denny O'Neil. Batman in the 70s features some unforgettable stories, including: the debut of the Huntress (from 1977's DC Super-Stars #17); the moving 'There Is No Hope in Crime Alley' (Detective Comics #457); the bride of Man-Bat story 'Marriage: Impossible' (Detective Comics #407); the haunting 'Night of the Reaper' (Batman #237); the Ra's Al Ghul/Talia tale 'Daughter of the Demon' (Detective Comics #232); and 'A Vow From the Grave' (Detective Comics #410), the 1971 story that inspired an episode of the Batman animated series. Other stories in Batman in the 70s include the classic Alex Toth-illustrated 'Death Flies the Haunted Sky' (Detective Comics #442); the Joker/Two-Face Batman tale 'This One'll Kill You, Batman' (Batman #260); 'Ticket to Tragedy' (Detective Comics #481); and a Bicentennial-era team-up so out of continuity it hurts, as Congresswoman Barbara Gordon and her aide, Dick Grayson, face 'The Invader from Hell' (Batman Family #1). Softcover, 192 pages, full color. Teen Cover price $19.95.