Showcase Presents: The Secret Society of Super-Villains, Volume 1

by Gerry Conway

Over 500 pages of classic adventures are included in this value-priced volume collecting Silver Age tales of Batman and Robin as they face their most enduring enemies, including Poison Ivy, the Riddler and many others. These are the stories that inspired the Dynamic Duo's 1960s TV series, which featured Batman's astonishing detective skills and impressive array of Bat-gadgets

Genres: Fiction, Comics

520 pages, Paperback

Published November 28, 2007

About the author

Gerard Francis Conway (Gerard F. Conway) wass an American writer of comic books and television shows. He was known for co-creating the Marvel Comics' vigilante the Punisher and scripting the death of the character Gwen Stacy during his long run on The Amazing Spider-Man. At DC Comics, he was known for co-creating the superhero Firestorm and others, and for writing the Justice League of America for eight years. Conway wrote the first major, modern-day intercompany crossover, Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man.

On April 27, 2026, Marvel Comics announced on its website and social media accounts that Conway had died at the age of 73.

News of Conway's death from Wikipedia

Reviews

[Little Timmy · Rating 3 out of 5]

I always thought this an odd series, Villains don't usually get their own book. However this was a nice run of stories and plots hooks. Recommended

[Duncan · Rating 5 out of 5]

The art is good, the story is intriguing, and the cast -whether you're talking about the main story or the ashcan edition in the back, is superbly set. I will offer this caveat: This story originally took place almost 50 years ago, and was still under the aegis of the Comics Code Authority. For what that means, I would refer you to the Wikipedia entry on the Comics Code Authority. For me, it means no beheadings, no dismemberments, and no actual gore - artists and editors were loathe to show even a hint of blood in those days.