Batman (1940-2011) #3

Batman (1940-2011)

by Bill Finger, Stan Aschmeier (Illustrator), Henry Boltinoff (Illustrator)

Catwoman dons her classic costume for the very first time plus “The Strange Case of the Diabolical Puppet Master” and “The Ugliest Man in the World”!

Genres: Comics, Batman, Dc Comics, Comic Book, Graphic Novels, Fiction

68 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 31, 1940

About the author

William "Bill" Finger was an American comic strip and comic book writer best known as the uncredited co-creator, with Bob Kane, of the DC Comics character Batman, as well as the co-architect of the series' development. In later years, Kane acknowledged Finger as "a contributing force" in the character's creation. Comics historian Ron Goulart, in Comic Book Encyclopedia, refers to Batman as the "creation of artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger", and a DC Comics press release in 2007 about colleague Jerry Robinson states that in 1939, "Kane, along with writer Bill Finger, had just created Batman for [DC predecessor] National Comics".

Film and television credits include scripting The Green Slime (1969), Track of the Moon Beast (1976), and three episodes of 77 Sunset Strip.

-Wikipedia

Reviews

[Tawfek · Rating 3 out of 5]

Reading early batman stories take me back to when i was a kid, didn't read batman then as we didn't have him but read similar stories.
The cat woman mask is funny i wonder when she will get her new look.
Each issue features 4 new stories.
I have come up with a plan to read this along side x men, as to not get bored by either of them.

[Brian Garthoff · Rating 4 out of 5]

Batman 3 is here and Selina Kyle is wearing a cat head for a mask, kissing and shoving Batman to get away. But the highlight of the issue is a story about the ugliest man in the world raising an ugly horde of men to commit crime against the remaining handsome society. Please, give me more wars waged in the name of anti-beauty!

[Davidus1 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Multiple stories from a different era. I love reading the old ones and imagine the world they were written in. Different times.

[Arianna · Rating 5 out of 5]

"His features become bloated, moronic... His eyes become watery... His nose grows thick, with wide nostrils... Until, in place od the once young, intelligent looking man there is now a coarse, ugly person with an aged, idiotic face".
It might be because I'm reading these comics late at night but this story about the ugliest man in the world took me out, these old comics have a way with words.
Reading the last story I was really intrigued by Robin using a wristwatch camera. I did a bit of research and apparently this is completely plausible technology for the time period (it would have been possible as early as the late 19th century), which blew my mind.

[Etienne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Better than volume two. Sure there is still a lot of casual mobsters, but seeing Catwoman and can of an early draft of the Puppets Master or the Ventriloquist was interesting. And of course the evolution from early comic to today is always part of the fun in that reading those early Batman issues. A good one!

[Lser · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of the best arts from 1940 comics.
The first stories are not so good but just wait for the last story...
Batman vs the Cat-Woman!
This is one of the best batman stories in the 40s which has more character and more things batman focuses at the same time while being helped by Robin.
8/10

[Craig Schorling · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fun collection of adventures for Batman and Robin. The first story with the Puppeteer was the best. Seeing Catwoman in her ridiculous mask was fun too. The story about the boys school for criminals was a bit too campy but a product of the era.

[LyricTrotter · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good read.I was intrigued by the development of Cat Woman.Its fascinating to do a mental contrast between current representations and when it all started in the good ol' days.

[TrashKat · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a nice little set of stories. Nothing super impressive, but we do get our first look at the Cat's costume!

[Denim Datta · Rating 3 out of 5]

Issue #003 of Batman Volume 1. It contains 4 stories :

"The Strange Case of the Diabolical Puppet Master"
"The Ugliest Man in the World"
"The Crime School for Boys"
"The Batman vs. the Cat-Woman"

[james craddock jr. · Rating 5 out of 5]

That was great!!#!

It is that good. Everyone should read it. I hope to read the next one. Batman is one of the best comics.

[Dannuel Delizo · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Ugliest Man in the world wasn't smart enough to think of curing himself. It was pretty easy. Instead, he started the Ugly Horde. Ugh.

[Hamad · Rating 3 out of 5]

I wonder if for a dark character as the batman is , is it okay for him to say funny things when he hits criminals ? What was bob thinking there ?