

American popular culture has produced few heroic figures as famous and enduring as that of the Batman. The dark, mysterious hero who debuted in 1939's DETECTIVE COMICS #27 as the lone "Bat-man" quickly grew into the legend of the Caped Crusader. After his landmark debut and origin story the Dark Knight was given many seminal elements including his partner in crime-fighting Robin, the Boy Wonder, and such adversaries as the Joker, Hugo Strange and Catwoman. BATMAN: THE GOLDEN AGE VOLUME ONE collects all of the Dark Knight Detective's first-ever adventures from DETECTIVE COMICS #27-45, BATMAN #1-3 and NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR COMICS #2. Review: Batman: Lone Vigilante - Seen by his own set as lazy and shallow, Bruce Wayne uses his friendship with Police Commissioner Gordon to help get leads to help him fight crime as The Batman. Taking a lot of inspiration from the pulp crime thrillers, Bob Kane and Bill Finger very quickly assemble the legend of Batman, introducing Robin, the Joker and the Cat to round out the dual identity of gauche Bruce Wayne and wry genius Batman. Review: The best of Batman is brilliant! - I’m a Batman fan and love the original comics. These are pre-Gotham and pre-Batmobile. It’s interesting to see Batman and indeed robin killing most they come up against. I love these and will slowly be buying them all.
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Batman: Lone Vigilante
Seen by his own set as lazy and shallow, Bruce Wayne uses his friendship with Police Commissioner Gordon to help get leads to help him fight crime as The Batman. Taking a lot of inspiration from the pulp crime thrillers, Bob Kane and Bill Finger very quickly assemble the legend of Batman, introducing Robin, the Joker and the Cat to round out the dual identity of gauche Bruce Wayne and wry genius Batman.
B**.
The best of Batman is brilliant!
I’m a Batman fan and love the original comics. These are pre-Gotham and pre-Batmobile. It’s interesting to see Batman and indeed robin killing most they come up against. I love these and will slowly be buying them all.
A**E
Very good
Yet another superb collection from the Golden Age range from DC (got the Superman 1 as well). The art is first rate considering the age and the stories are pretty unusual compared to the fare nowadays. Probably more for historical interest but it is still a fine addition to my comic shelves
P**A
Batman comics
Good price for Batman first ever version
M**N
Great comic
Great comic
E**A
Die Anfänge des Dunklen Ritters
Die erste von 4 Sammlungen der Golden Age-Batman-Geschichten, die DC nun in Paperbacks neu aufgelegt hat, bieten die Anfänge des dunklen Ritters. In Chronologischer Reihenfolge bekommt man zuerst die Detective-Comics 27 (Batmans first appearance) bis 45 sowie dahinter die ersten Batman Solo-Titel. Dabei sind es vor allem die One-Shot's aus den Detective Comics, die die rasante Entwicklung zum vermutlich populärsten Superhelden schön illustrieren. Zwischen dem ersten Autritt, der Origin Geschichte mit Thomas und Martha Wayne und der Einführung der bekannten Gadgets wie dem Baterang liegen keine 5 Ausgaben der Detective Comics. Wobei das Higlight der Sammlung vermutlich jedoch nicht die Detective Comics, sondern Batman #1 ist, mit dem ersten Autritt des Jokers! Auch wenn die Geschichten aus heutiger Sicht etwas flacher und eindimensionaler 'Pulp' sind - es handelt sich meist um kurze Case-of-the-Day-Stories, die alle sehr gleichförmig ablaufen und in denen Batman mehr als einmal in James Bond manier dem sicheren Tod entgeht, weil der Bösewicht in mit der jeweiligen Tötungsmaschine alleine lässt - so ist der Band dennoch mehr als ein nostalgischer Lesespaß. Batman #1 und Detective Comics #27 werden die meisten Comic-Freunde vermutlich hier und da schonmal gelesen haben, aber die Entwicklung von dort weiter zu verfolgen, vor allem mit Blick auf die Herausbildung eines eigenständigen Charakters, ist schon spannend. Andererseits hat aber auch die aus heutiger Sicht unfreiwillige Komik seinen Reiz, wenn spätestens mit dem auftauchen Robins und dem Durchbrechen der vierten Wand ein erzieherischer Duktus hineinkommt. So lernen die direkt angesprochenen 'Kids of America' unter anderem, dass zum Robin-Sein auch gehorsam gehört und man Gauner mit Waffen (die ohne die Knarren ohnehin Feiglinge sind) nicht bewundern, sondern bekämpfen sollte. Dass DC sich gegen Hochglanzpapier für die Veröffentlichung entschieden hat, finde ich ebenfalls sinnvoll, nicht nur augrund der gesparten Kosten, die den 350Seiten-Band zu einem Preis von 20€ ermöglichen, sondern auch, da es einfach passender für die einfache Panelgestaltung und Colorierung ist. Golden-Age-Zeichnungen wirken auf mich zumindest in glatten Hochglanzformaten eher befremdlich. Von daher: Vor allem für Nostalgiker und Batman-Fans ist dieser Band eine absolute Kaufempfelung, ich bin mir aber sicher, dass auch alle anderen Comic-Freunde voll auf ihre Kosten kommen.
S**N
What a great book and all in colour for this inexpensive price
What a great book and all in colour for this inexpensive price. Some of these classic stories are just fantastic. Great for kids of all ages.
W**E
Best way to start your Batman collection!
If this is your first purchase of the original "Golden Age" Batman stories, you are in for a treat. These early stories are pure "pulp," pure Crime Noir! More like the Shadow in its grit and danger than the kinder, gentler "superhero" stories that come later. You'll find the early evolution of his costume, of the Bat-Mobile, Wayne Manor and the Batcave, the addition of Robin, and the introduction of iconic villains such as The Joker. This Joker isn't silly. His laugh is haunting, his crimes terrible. The book itself is arguably the best presentation of this material ever. The reproductions are clear, the colors vibrant, and on 'regular' paper not the slick pages of the expensive Archives hardbacks. If you've bought the Batman Chronicles volumes then you have what's in this book, but this book presents it better. I have most of the Chronicles volumes and this restart is of much better quality. If there is a negative here, it's that DC keeps reprinting the same material over and over again. This content has been released as "Archives," "Omnibuses," "Chronicles," and now the simply-titled "Golden Age." Long timers such as myself are desperate for DC to move out of the early 1940s and reprint--for the first time--the late '40s and 1950s material. Same for the "Silver Age" run: DC needs to get past the 1960s and into the 1970s and early 1980s. DC ended its Showcase Presents black-and-white line just as many runs were entering the 1970s (Batman, Superman, Justice League, Green Lantern). It's disappointing that they also ended the Chronicles line to start over with this one. I'm afraid I'm going to die of old age before they get around to the stuff I haven't already read before.
R**N
Crude but Fun
The art work was crude but fun. It got better as time went by. Back in this era it was fine for the bat-plane to have machineguns in place.
N**L
Batman the crusader not the anti hero of the movies
The original Batman comics. Gets straight off the bat. Robin, Gordon, the Joker. All here in the very first volume. A must for collectors.
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