Best Selling Books by Bob Kane

After ten years away from the public eye, a wave of violence in Gotham City brings Batman back as a vigilante

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?

Collects every occurrence of Batman''s involvement with Ra''s al Ghul as well as providing the sources of events in Batman''s life such as his marriage to Ra''s''s daughter Talia, the first Batgirl''s death, and the origins of Matches Malone. An introduction by Sam Hamm explains the villain''s creation and an afterword by Dennis O''Neil discusses his work with Batman over the years.

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.

Written by BILL FINGER, EDMOND HAMILTON and JOE SAMACHSON Art by BOB KANE, LEW SAYRE SCHWARTZ, DICK SPRANG, WIN MORTIMER and others Cover by BOB KANE The Caped Crusader began his third decade of crimefighting with these tales from DETECTIVE COMICS #155-17

Live-action movie photographs provide an introduction to the real story of Batman, from the events that have shaped the Dark Knight to the friends and foes who know only half the truth.

Batman and his son, Damian, team up to fight crime, but when a figure named NoBody resurfaces from Batman''s past and causes trouble, the father and son duo will be put to the test.

Spanning over six decades as Batman''s greatest nemesis/love, Catwoman is one of comics'' most popular and enduring villainesses, and now the star of a new movie! These stories cover the entire spectrum of Catwoman''s thrilling adventures - from her first appearance as a jewel thief in Batman #1 in 1940, to her modern day role of ''champion'' of Gotham City''s East Side in a story from the current Catwoman series. Featuring classic ''tails'' from some of the greatest comics creators in the business - from the man who started it all, Bob Kane (the creator of Batman) to acclaimed modern day writers such as Doug Moench and Ed Brubaker - this is surely the ultimate Catwoman kitty collection!

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

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.