Batman '66 #22

Batman '66 (Single Issues) #22

by Jeff Parker (Writer), Ruben Procopio (Illustrator), Mike Allred (Cover)

An Egyptian barge floating up the Gotham River must mean that King Tut is back in town. He's bearing a lot of valuable artifacts, but none of them seem to be stolen. So just where--or when--did he get them?

97 pages, ebook

First published November 27, 2013

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Reviews

[Nicolo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Issue 22 of the Batman '66 digital first comic marked the comicbook debut of the real King Tut, once a original character made for the 1960's Batman television series. This was the first comic that could actually refer to the character and his civilian alter ago as King Tut and Professor William Omaha McElroy. Fox owning the rights to the television series precluded DC Comics from using the characters from the show. That was until a landmark deal that involved the Watchmen movie.

That writer Jeff Parker waited until the 22nd installment seemed to inform the reader that he was waiting for the right story and artist for King Tut's debut. It pretty much worked.

The story is probably the most fantastic yet. It involves time travel, ancient Egypt and crocodiles. It's probably a whole lot more fan than any Batman episode I saw with King Tut. Plus it's in Guided View so it's hard to beat, especially at 99 cents a pop.

[Steven Shinder · Rating 4 out of 5]

Again, too much white background in places. I feel like the TV show would never have included time travel to ancient Egypt, but that's the magic of comics.