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Batman (1940-2011)
Batman (1940-2011) #2
Containing the second appearance of The Joker as the Clown Prince of Crime meets Catwoman. Plus, the Dynamic Duo face a monstrous, hulking giant!
68 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 1, 1940
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Bill Finger
644 books105 followersWilliam "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
Film and television credits include scripting The Green Slime (1969), Track of the Moon Beast (1976), and three episodes of 77 Sunset Strip.
-Wikipedia
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Displaying 1 - 16 of 16 reviews
December 29, 2023
Most of the stories were surprisingly fun to read, at the same time so it feels like i have been reading this for a long long time.
I specially enjoy the joker story he really didn't change much everything you expect the joker to do he does.
I specially enjoy the joker story he really didn't change much everything you expect the joker to do he does.
November 26, 2019
La aparición del Joker me dejó con ganas de ver más. En definitiva siempre me he identificado con personajes oscuros, tétricos y misteriosos, y este encabeza el listado.
January 24, 2024
Batman 2, what a thing to behold. These early issues were quarterly and had a handful of stories. Here we have the return of the Joker, the return of Selina Kyle as The Cat, the crime master, a guy named CLUBFOOT, and the Goliath worshipped by African Pygmies. Needless to say Clubfoot steals the show. And Robin gets knocked out again, maybe three times this issue? I’ve lost count.
May 7, 2022
There are multiples "mini-stories" in the early Batman comics. 54 pages or so. It was fun to read. If you are evaluating this "current day" it would seem simple and uninteresting. I found it very entertaining and remember that I am reading something written "pre-World War 2" which is amazing. I enjoyed the simple stories and the early art is great. These are beautiful covers on all the Batman comics.
April 9, 2021
Out of respect and my love to Batman, Robin, Joker and Catwoman I will give it 3 stars.
Problem no.1:
The writing, literally, even I in the fifth class knew to write better than this, I can barely understand what it says and there are too many boxes where it tells us what they are doing, I have eyes already.
Problem no.2
Their illustrations are very bad and honestly it is sometimes hard to believe they could publish this type of drawing.
Problem no.3
Just stop killing every single villain.
Other than that I want to say that the Crime master was a super cool story but... they just *spoil*killed him*spoil*.
All stories were acceptable, decent or actually good(not the art or the texts).
Problem no.1:
The writing, literally, even I in the fifth class knew to write better than this, I can barely understand what it says and there are too many boxes where it tells us what they are doing, I have eyes already.
Problem no.2
Their illustrations are very bad and honestly it is sometimes hard to believe they could publish this type of drawing.
Problem no.3
Just stop killing every single villain.
Other than that I want to say that the Crime master was a super cool story but... they just *spoil*killed him*spoil*.
All stories were acceptable, decent or actually good(not the art or the texts).
January 8, 2021
This is another pretty good issue. I loved the first two stories. The Joker is such a classic, it's hard not to like any stories he's in. His character design is still just as terrifying as we're used to seeing today. Even Batman's interactions with the Cat are great. Even though this was written in the 40s, we still see her as a fun foe.
The third story makes me feel a little off. The portrayal of the pygmies is uncomfortable. I'm not giving it a slide because it was the 40s, but it's not surprising.
The quality of these Batman issues is phenomenally different in comparison to the Detective Comics stories. I hope they continue to impress!
The third story makes me feel a little off. The portrayal of the pygmies is uncomfortable. I'm not giving it a slide because it was the 40s, but it's not surprising.
The quality of these Batman issues is phenomenally different in comparison to the Detective Comics stories. I hope they continue to impress!
July 16, 2021
Reading those old Batman comic is for me a way to see how the comic and characters evolve through the year. So it's part fun part research. Like the first one, this one is a collection of short stories. The first one was good with well known characters like The Joker and Catwoman, the others are more or less just crime comic, a bad guy, a crime, Batman come and save it all which is a bit thin. I did like to see some references of the time it was written in. It was interesting but I can't say I enjoy it much!
May 5, 2024
This was a lot of fun. The story with the man that becomes hypnotized at midnight was a tragic tale and would make a good story today. The Joker is doing Joker things. These older books are fun to come back to and see how it all started.
December 27, 2017
Its mostly didactic-for-kids like, but there is a subtle development of character we will later see.Can't wait to get this series down.
January 12, 2020
Batman begins the issue by sword-fighting the Joker in a castle, which is amusing, but the final segment about a King-Kong-sized caveman worshiped by "African Pygmies" is very rough to read through.
October 11, 2022
Several old fashioned stories.
Good color artwork, well displayed with modern zoom panels. The early joker and catwoman stories were interesting. Batman vs the pygmies was funny.
Good color artwork, well displayed with modern zoom panels. The early joker and catwoman stories were interesting. Batman vs the pygmies was funny.
May 14, 2015
This was so good! Funny as hell!! Even though the art is primitive the stories are just so good, albeit a bit goofy and campy. Which I love. My favorite bit was Batman fighting pigmies on top of a train. Like that would actually happen ever! Anyway, the whole notion of a dark morbid batman is slowly eroding away from my memory as I see his origins was this rebellious trouble maker with some serious pimpin attitude
November 7, 2014
Issue #002 of Batman Volume 1. It contains 4 stories :
"The Joker Meets the Cat-Woman"
"Wolf, the Crime Master"
"The Case of the Clubfoot Murders"
"The Case of the Missing Link"
"The Joker Meets the Cat-Woman"
"Wolf, the Crime Master"
"The Case of the Clubfoot Murders"
"The Case of the Missing Link"
December 14, 2014
Very good
It is an excellent book. It had the Joker my favorite villain. It's a good read for anyone who is a Batman fan.
It is an excellent book. It had the Joker my favorite villain. It's a good read for anyone who is a Batman fan.
June 20, 2016
Liked the joker case!
Apart from that, the other cases were weird. Strange imagination Bob had.. why does he like Giants so much ?
Apart from that, the other cases were weird. Strange imagination Bob had.. why does he like Giants so much ?
May 17, 2015
Clubfoot and the missing link. Wow. Just look at how genius Batman's issues are.
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