New Releases by Bob Kane

The Golden Age tales that catapulted Batman into legendary status are collected together in one omnibus! This can''t miss collection for any Batman fan includes the origin of the Dark Knight, as well as the debuts of Robin, Commissioner Gordon, Professor Hugo Strange, The Joker, Catwoman and more!

In these stories, most of which have never been reprinted before, Batman and Robin battle The Joker, The Penguin, Catwoman and others. Also, the Dynamic Duo competes to solve a crime, and takes time travel trips to meet the Three Musketeers and King Arthur.

Kids can choose their own fate in these interactive stories featuring Batman as he faces such villains as Catwoman, Poison Ivy, and The Riddler. Original.

Can the BOY WONDER overcome SCARECROW''S scare tactics, or will he be scared to death?

"Originally published in single magazine form in Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight 16-20."

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.

Batman travels back in time with Green Arrow where Merlin asks them to battle Morgaine le Fey and obtain the sword Excalibur, but the heroes end up fighting their own egos.

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.

"Batman created by Bob Kane."

Witness Batmans historic first encounters with his deadliest foe, The Joker, in this hardcover volume featuring two tales written by Ed Brubaker (GOTHAM CENTRAL, Captain America), winner of the 2007 Eisner Award for Best Writer.A mysterious homicidal maniac is murdering prominent citizens of Gotham City, each time leaving a ghastly grin on the victims'' lifeless faces. Batman soon tracks down the killer: The Joker!This volume gives readers new insight into the early encounters between Batman and The Joker that led the Clown Prince of Crime down the path to insanity.Guest-starring original Green Lantern Alan Scott.

Originally published in single magazine form in Detective Comics and Batman.

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

Superman and Batman - longtime allies - are at odds when confronted with an overwhelming crisis.

Batman, the Dark Knight protector of Gotham City, tends to see the struggle between good and evil as black and white. In this eye-popping collection of all-new stories, he''s got the artwork to back that view up!

When Joker escapes from Arkham Asylum and heads for the Gotham Circus, Batman must find a way to foil Joker''s evil plan to shoot laughing gas into the stands on opening night.

A gang war rages in Gotham City, but that doesn''t keep Police Commissioner Atkins from ordering the Bat-Signal removed from the roof of police headquarters, believing that Batman can''t be trusted. Now, the Major Crimes Unit must face an unknown super-villain without the Dark Knight''s help.

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

Collects nine Batman comics from the years 1980-1989, during which Batman battles the same villains, but changes partners, seeing one crippled and another die.

Ten years after a deadly terrorist attack on Wayne Enterprises, Batman has finally found the person responsible -- in India. But, in the course of his search for vengeance, he is forced to questions his own concepts of crime and punishment. Can a mass murderer possibly change enough to warrant absolution?

Some years after the events of The Dark Knight Returns, America has become an even worse place to live. But a hero has come to change everything, bringing an army of other forgotten heroes to bear in the war against crime and corruption. Batman''s time has come again.

After witnessing the death of his parents as a child, Batman began amission of vengeance and justice. Vowing to defend those who could not protectthemselves, Batman was soon joined by the acrobatic Robin in fulfillment of thisselfless task. Through the years, this dynamic duo has fought side by sideagainst organized crime, alien invaders, world conquerors, mad scientists,super-powered villains and maniacs. BATMAN ARCHIVES VOL. 4 reprints some of thecraziest and most entertaining adventures from the 1940s as Batman and Robinsquare off against such outrageous characters as the Joker and thePenguin.

/John Byrne As World War II rages on, Batman and Captain America, along with their teenaged sidekicks Robin and Bucky, must become allies to combat the villainy of their greatest foes, the Joker and the Red Skull. This fun, fast paced tale is co-published with Marvel Comics and is drawn in a style reminiscent of the 1940s Golden Age of

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.

In this sequel to Red Rain, Batman, the now vampire falls in love with Selina and together they fight the supernatural and their own vampire state.

Gathers a selection of comic book stories featuring Batman, and includes notes on writers and artists associated with the comic

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