| The Essential Batman Encyclopedia Contributor(s): Greenberger, Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 0345501063 ISBN-13: 9780345501066 Publisher: Random House Worlds OUR PRICE: $25.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2008 Annotation: For the first time in more than 30 years comes a comprehensive, fully illustrated encyclopedia containing all the essential details and trivia about the Dark Knight. Illustrated. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Comics & Graphic Novels | Superheroes (see Also Fiction - Superheroes) - Reference | Encyclopedias |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2008003016 |
| Physical Information: 1.06" H x 8.56" W x 10.8" (2.60 lbs) 400 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The ultimate guide to the man behind the mask . . . and the mythology behind the man. "Criminals are a superstitious, cowardly lot. So my disguise must be able to strike terror into their hearts. I must be a creature of the night, black, terrible. . . . I shall become a bat " So declared millionaire industrialist Bruce Wayne, orphaned as a boy by a murderous thug and driven as a man to battle the scourge of crime by becoming Batman. Batman swooped into popular culture in 1939-and for nearly seventy years has thrilled audiences in countless comics, live-action and animated television programs, and seven feature films. Prowling the darkened rooftops of Gotham City, roaring through the teeming streets in the sleek, high-powered Batmobile, and leaping into action when the iconic Bat-Signal pierces the night sky, the Caped Crusader is a larger-than-life legend. And now, for the first time in more than thirty years, everything there is to know about Batman-from the beginning to the present, and from A to Z-is collected in one comprehensive new sourcebook. More than 500 pages of entries and illustrations include: - fascinating details and the complete background on Batman's origins - biographies of every major character in the Batman universe-including his closest allies, from Robin the Boy Wonder and faithful butler Alfred Pennyworth to Commissioner Gordon; and his countless enemies, from the Joker, Penguin, Catwoman, and the Riddler to Scarecrow, Two-Face, Ra's al Ghul and Poison Ivy - classic black-and-white comic book artwork throughout - two sixteen-page full-color artwork inserts Even an all-access pass to the Batcave couldn't rival former DC Comics editor and Batman scholar extraordinaire Robert Greenberger's exhaustive ultimate archive. The Essential Batman Encyclopedia is a must for every Batman fan's bookshelf. BATMAN, the DC Logo, and all related names, characters and elements are trademarks of DC Comics (c) 2008. All rights reserved. |