Most Popular Books by BOB KANE

Collects the earliest adventures of Batman and Robin as they battle a variety of villains including the Monk and the Joker.

The official novelization for Warner Bros. Pictures'' highly anticipated sequel to "Batman Begins," directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Christian Bale as Batman and Heath Ledger in his final role as The Joker. The film opens in theaters on July 18. Original.

Collects reprints of thirteen full-color comics featuring the antics of the Joker in Gotham City.

Graphic novel. Gotham City is plagued with crime and corruption in places high and low, but one man has taken a stand against evil of all forms: the dark avenger known as Batman. Now, in this new collection of stories illustrated by superstar artist Tim Sale the man responsible for all the artwork seen in the smash-hit TV series Heroes, the Dark Knight faces off against a murderous master swordsman, takes on the Calendar Man, relives the death of his parents, and faces a terrifying challenge: a night out on a date.

Ace the Bat-Hound and Krypto the Super-Dog smell something fishy. Penguin''s Bad News Birds have stolen sardines from the Gotham City Marina. Together, the doggy duo must reel in the fowl felons and throw them in the can.

In this haunting painted tale of redemption and damnation, Batman and Superman must overcome destructive nightmares of each other''s pasts as they battle against a pair of demonic villains. Plagued by visions of his parents'' murders at the hands of a lone gunman, the Man of Steel becomes a vicious force for justice. At the same time, the Dark Knight loses his mental and physical edge as his dreams of life on Krypton make him fearful of the night. Now up against the possessed Man-Bat and the merciless Silver Banshee, the world''s greatest heroes must rise above these psychological manipulations to once again become the men they were or risk losing their souls forever.

This is the sequel to Batman: The Long Halloween. Set during Batman''s early days as a crimefighter, Dark Victory features villains such as the Joker, Poison Ivy and Mr Freeze, and introduces Robin.

Written by Various Art by Jim Mooney, Win Mortimer and Sheldon Moldoff Cover by Jim Mooney & Win Mortimer This new ROBIN ARCHIVES collects stories from the late 1940s in which The Boy Wonder faces the Sinister Knight, declares war on Batman, travels to Rancho Fear, battles crime in Hollywood, and meets the fearsome man with the Midas touch. Features tales from STAR SPANGLED COMICS #86-105. Advance-solicited; on sale March 31 o 256 pg, FC, $59.99 US

At one time, New York State had over 300 covered bridges, but over the years, floods, fires, and modernization have claimed all but 32 of them. Both the Hyde Hall Covered Bridge and the Old Blenheim Bridge are proud record holders. Located in Glimmerglass State Park, the Hyde Hall Covered Bridge is the oldest existing covered bridge in the United States. The Old Blenheim Bridge was the longest single-span covered bridge in the world until it was washed away by Tropical Storm Irene in 2011 when the Schoharie Creek flooded. Today, Oxford, New York, is home to the Theodore Burr Covered Bridge Resource Center, which was specifically designed for covered bridge researchersthe first-ever center of its kind.

An autobiography of the creator of Batman, Robin, & other characters in the comics plus lots of illustrations.

An autobiography of the creator of Batman, Robin, & other characters in the comics plus lots of illustrations.