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Batman: The Golden Age #5
Batman: The Golden Age Vol. 5
The Dynamic Duo of Batman and Robin becomes the Terrific Three when they are joined by Alfred Pennyworth.
From his very first appearance in Batman #16, the ever-resourceful valet proves to be a worthy ally for Batman and Robin as they encounter a never-ending string of Golden Age criminals such as The Joker, the Penguin, Two-Face, the Robber Baron, the Cavalier and the Crime Surgeon.
Batman: The Golden Age Vol. 5 collects the early adventures of Batman, Robin and Alfred from Batman #16-20, Detective Comics #75-81 and World’s Finest Comics #10-11.
From his very first appearance in Batman #16, the ever-resourceful valet proves to be a worthy ally for Batman and Robin as they encounter a never-ending string of Golden Age criminals such as The Joker, the Penguin, Two-Face, the Robber Baron, the Cavalier and the Crime Surgeon.
Batman: The Golden Age Vol. 5 collects the early adventures of Batman, Robin and Alfred from Batman #16-20, Detective Comics #75-81 and World’s Finest Comics #10-11.
377 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 25, 2018
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Bill Finger
652 books106 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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April 4, 2022
I have to say I enjoyed this series of comic books very much. I know it took me a while to finish I have been reading other things and got side tracked. The stories are great and I love them. Much better than some of the batman stuff that comes out today.
October 29, 2020
Oh Golden age - you are so cute. I picked this up to see if these stories were readable and some of them are - some of them are not. I did find the Bill Finger stories were the strongest. There are a couple of classics in this volume - the first Alfred story and the "Two Face Reforms" story (ah! you forgot he reformed once - didn't you?). The other stories I enjoyed were when Batman and Robin learn about...the coast guard! the patrol cops! They were educational and hearkened back to a happier time when cops weren't in the news for randomly killing people.
I also liked when the stories had Batman solve a mystery - he IS a detective. I liked it less when you saw how close Robin was to being killed on every mission or Batman...there always seems to be a scene of a crook JUST about to shoot Batman and Robin stopping the crook. This Batman of the 40's sure left himself open to being killed a lot of the time. Lucky he had a 13 year old with him.
That reminds me of the funniest (unintentional) story where Robin's Uncle comes to claim him for guardianship and Batman can't muster up the motivation to fight crime because his heart isn't in it (the crooks notice this "Hey Batman isn't punching as hard as normal!! Get him!!!") because he misses Robin so much. Yeah - this Batman is well on his way to being the silly Batman people don't love of the 60's before Dennis O'Neil put the "dark" back in "dark knight" in the 70's. thank god.
Overall - the art...is...well bad. And the stories - they would be fun for a 7-10 year old but many of them are very forgettable with a few classics in there.
I also liked when the stories had Batman solve a mystery - he IS a detective. I liked it less when you saw how close Robin was to being killed on every mission or Batman...there always seems to be a scene of a crook JUST about to shoot Batman and Robin stopping the crook. This Batman of the 40's sure left himself open to being killed a lot of the time. Lucky he had a 13 year old with him.
That reminds me of the funniest (unintentional) story where Robin's Uncle comes to claim him for guardianship and Batman can't muster up the motivation to fight crime because his heart isn't in it (the crooks notice this "Hey Batman isn't punching as hard as normal!! Get him!!!") because he misses Robin so much. Yeah - this Batman is well on his way to being the silly Batman people don't love of the 60's before Dennis O'Neil put the "dark" back in "dark knight" in the 70's. thank god.
Overall - the art...is...well bad. And the stories - they would be fun for a 7-10 year old but many of them are very forgettable with a few classics in there.
August 15, 2020
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October 1, 2022
ALFRED!!!
It's about damn time.
It's about damn time.
October 13, 2024
A VERY GOOD COLLECTION. YOU CAN’T BEAT BATMAN AND ROBIN. COOL STORIES AND ARTWORK. KANE WAS OK BUT BILL FINGER WAS THE BETTER WRITER. HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN CREDITED A LONG TIME AGO.
December 15, 2021
I find that the artist really makes a difference during this era of Batman. Jerry Robinson might be the best artist, but his work gets so muddy by the printing of the day it’s almost unreadable. Dick Sprang, whose work is much cleaner, is also the more cartoonier.
This volume has multiple Joker stories, one where he gets amnesia and goes straight. There is also a Penguin tale where he changes his pattern and gives up umbrellas and a Two-face story where he reforms and is cured. (And his last name is Kent, not Dent.)
This volume has multiple Joker stories, one where he gets amnesia and goes straight. There is also a Penguin tale where he changes his pattern and gives up umbrellas and a Two-face story where he reforms and is cured. (And his last name is Kent, not Dent.)
July 18, 2022
Top of the line Golden Age Batman stories. We get the original introduction of Alfred Pennyworth. In addition, there's some really solid Joker stories including him losing his memories, Penguin ready to switch MOs, we also have several stories featuring the forgotten Crime Clinic. There are plenty of great stories for any fan of the Batman of the Golden age.
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