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Batman comic books issue 1

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    LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman and Superman Swapped! HC (2023 Random House) 1-1ST


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    1st printing. By Richard Ashley Hamilton. The world of the LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes is never going to be the same when LEGO Superman and LEGO Batman swap powers and personalities. Will they be able to pull themselves together in time to save the world? This illustrated hardcover chapter book series that's perfect for 6-to-9-year-old Super Heroes fans features LEGO Batman and the LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes like you have never seen them before! Hardcover, 6 1/2-in. x 7-in., 128 pages, Text (with B&W Illustrations). All Ages Cover price $9.99.

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    LEGO The Batman Movie The Essential Guide HC (2017 DK) 1-1ST

    1st printing. Discover everything there is to know about The LEGO Batman Movie with this exciting guide to its key events and characters! The perfect companion to LEGO Batman's first solo movie, The LEGO Batman Movie: The Essential Guide showcases the full range of exciting LEGO Batman sets and minifigures that will be released to tie in with the film's release. Heroes, villains, vehicles, and locations are all explored in classic DK style, with lively and informative nonfiction text to annotate and expand upon lavish reference images of LEGO Batman sets and scenes from the movie. Hardcover, 8-in. x 10-in., 64 pages, full color. Cover price $12.99.

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    Many Lives of The Batman SC (1991 BFI) 1-1ST

    1st printing. Edited by Roberta E. Pearson and William Uricchio. Presenting critical appraoches to a super hero and his media. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 214 pages, Text Only. Cover price $13.95.

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    Riddle Me This, Batman! Essays on Universe of Dark Knight SC (2011) 1-1ST

    1st printing. Edited by Kevin Durand and Mary Leigh. From his first comic-book appearance in 1939 through his many incarnations on the big screen, the archetypal superhero known as The Batman has never been far from the American consciousness. Beyond shaping the way we read comics and graphic novels, Batman has also captured the scholarly imagination, telling us much about our society and ourselves. These essays examine Batman through a wide range of disciplines - philosophy, literature, psychology, pop culture, and more. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 224 pages, B&W. Cover price $40.00.

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    Serial Adventures of Batman and Robin the Boy Wonder SC (1989 Pioneer Books) 1-1ST

    Volume 1 - 1st printing. By James Van Hise. THE BATMAN with ROBIN, THE BOY WONDER are among the world's most popular comic strip adventure heroes and have been for over four decades. THE BATMAN AND ROBIN SERIAL was the second screen appearance of this popular duo. Now, for the first time, the complete story of the rare serial is told along with a profile of the comic book origins of the characters. Screen credits are included for the completist. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 96 pages, Text (with B&W Photos). Cover price $14.95.

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    Soul of the Dark Knight SC (2014 McFarland) Batman as Mythic Figure in Comics and Film 1-1ST

    1st printing. By Alex M. Wainer. This is a book about the comics genre and language, how these were used to create Batman, and how that character's longevity is largely due to the medium's unique formal qualities. It argues that Batman's core appeal is his mythic nature which allows him to transcend changes in reader tastes, the vicissitudes of the comics industry, and the changing media landscape. It is a study of how the formal aspects of comics are able to evoke uniquely mythic qualities that have made Batman such a long-lived cultural phenomenon. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 208 pages, Text. Cover price $40.00.

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    Superman/Batman Finest Worlds TPB (2010 DC) 1-1ST

    1st printing. Collects Superman/Batman (2003-2011) #50-56.

    Written by MICHAEL GREEN and MIKE JOHNSON. Art by ED BENES, RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE, RAGS MORALES and JOHN DELL. Cover by ETHAN VAN SCIVER.

    Collecting three titanic tales, including the Li'l League's big DCU adventure and what happens when The Dark Knight gains The Man of Steel's powers.

    Softcover, 192 pages, full color.

    Cover price $14.99.

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    Tales of the Batman HC (2014 DC) By Carmine Infantino 1-1ST
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    1st printing. Collects Detective Comics (1937-2011) #327-347, Brave and the Bold (1955-1983 1st Series DC) # 172, 183, 190 and 194, and material from DC Comics Presents: Batman (2004). Written by Gardner Fox. Art by Carmine Infantino. Cover by Carmine Infantino and Murphy Anderson. The "new look" Batman made his debut in 1964, and featured artwork by Carmine Infantino's powerful design sense! Hardcover, 520 pages, full color. Cover price $49.99.

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    Tales of the Batman HC (2016 DC) By Alan Brennert 1-1ST

    1st printing. Collects Detective Comics (1937-2011 1st Series) #500, Brave and the Bold (1955-1983 1st Series DC) #178, 181-182, 197, Secret Origins (1986-1990 2nd Series) #50, Christmas with the Super-Heroes (1989) #2, Batman: Holy Terror (1991) and Batman Gotham Knights (2000-2006) #10. Written by Alan Brennert. Art by Dick Giordano, Jim Aparo, Joe Staton, Norm Breyfogle, José Luis García-López and George Freeman. Cover by Jim Aparo. The Dark Knight stars in this new collection of tales written by Alan Brennert. Hardcover, 200 pages, full color. Cover price $29.99.

  • Issue #1N
    Untold Legend of the Batman (1986) MPI Audio Edition 1N

    1N Does not include cassette tape. Untold Legend of the Batman MPI Audio Edition is full color, 28 pages, 6 x 9 inches. 3 issues in series. Reprints material from the Untold Legend of the Batman Mini-Series.

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    Wayne of Gotham HC (2012 A Batman Novel) 1-1ST

    1st printing. By Tracy Hickman. Wayne of Gotham is the story two men separated by a generation of tragedy: Thomas, the rebellious heir to the vast Wayne Empire and Bruce, his son whose life is forever altered by witnessing Thomas' death. Written in a noir-style, Wayne of Gotham is set both in the present and in the turbulent decades of the 1950's and 1960's: a time of paranoia, protests, HUAC, corrupt police and even more corrupt politicians, utopian, idealism, assassination, civil unrest, and the Vietnam War. Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 336 pages, Text. Cover price $26.99.

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    What Is the Story of Batman? SC (2020 Penguin) An Official Who HQ Book 1-1ST


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    1st printing.

    By Michael Burgan and Jake Murray.

    His aliases include the Caped Crusader, the Dark Knight, and World's Greatest Detective, but he's best known as Batman, and he's leaping from the night sky onto the page in this fun biography.

    Bruce Wayne, a wealthy American philanthropist and business owner, and Batman, his crime-fighting alter ego, have been entertaining audiences since 1939. Author Michael Burgan details the history of Batman, from his tragic origin story and his infamous arch enemies to his depictions in television and film.

    This book shows readers why this superhero with no superpowers is so beloved around the world.

    Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 112 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations). All Ages

    Cover price $6.99.