This trade paperback collects ten Batman tales from the 70's, the decade in which Batman began his transformation from the campy Caped Crusader of the sixties television show into the grim Dark Knight of the nineties' motion pictures.

Sep 17, 2021 · Turning from the goofiness inherent in the 60s Batman comics and the ABC live-action television show starring Adam West, the best Batman issues of the 1970s turned irrevocably toward realism, horror, and a generally darker tone that then set the stage for the dramatic stories of the 1980s.

Follows the adventures of wealthy entrepreneur Bruce Wayne, also known as the Caped Crusade Batman and his young ward Dick Grayson also known as Batman's sidekick Robin the boy wonder as they battle evildoers in Gotham City.

In the seventies, Batman began his transformation from the campy Caped Crusader of the sixties television show into the grim Dark Knight of the nineties' motion pictures. This action-packed book includes the greatest adventures of that era which helped to reshape this legendary icon.

Mar 21, 2019 · In the early 1970s, the Joker and the rest of the Rogues Gallery were out of the picture, at least for a while. Batman operated alone and relied on his wits, solving mysteries and fighting street thugs in back alleys. Gone were the excesses and camp of the 1960s.

May 6, 2021 · There have been many incarnations of Batman throughout the years. The character first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May of 1939, and the 60's saw a very goofy yet groovy Batman appear with Adam West and Burt Ward's hit series. However, the 1970's laid a lot of the groundwork for a new era that fans came to appreciate.

This hardcover book reprints classic Batman stories originally published from 1939 to 1970 and were originally printed in color, but in this book almost the entire collected is printed in black and white. This 388-page book was published by Crown Publishers, Inc. on behalf of DC Comics. Detective Comics #205 ("The Origin of the Bat-Cave!")

Dec 5, 2024 · This podcast looks back at the many incarnations of the Batman in the 1970s, including an in-depth look at DC's Batman and Detective Comics as well as his adventures on Saturday morning cartoons and Power Records stories, in order to discover what aspects of the character we know and love originated during the Bronze Age.

Nov 17, 2002 · Several classic Batman moments in the story including the ill-advised assault on the madman's stronghold, the inevitable capture, the ingenious escape from the villain's deathtrap, and the painfully tragic ending.