Most Popular Books by Bob Kane

"Batman created by Bob Kane."

Alfred is apparently killed while rescuing Batman and Robin.

On April Fool''s Day, the Joker manages to let the inmates loose, take the staff hostage, and demand that Batman enter the asylum in exchange. This Freudian interpretation on Batman uses many Alice in wonderland parallels.

His earliest stories reveal Batman as he was initially conceived: a mysterious dark nemesis of crime, a non-nonsense vigilante driven by some inner demon to eliminate society''s malefactors. Later, with the introduction of Robin, we are presented with the more human side of our protagonist. Not so fierce perhaps, but every bit as resolute.

Through these means, the artist merges observation and imagination, effortlessly evoking the aura of faraway places and the people that inhabit them."--BOOK JACKET.

John Charters becomes ill and takes on the characteristics of a bat, developing cannibalistic and vampiric features, while being eternally parted between his once human nature and his present animal condition. This tale of metamorphosis mixes Kafkaesque elements with the typical pulp fundamentals that would, later on, inspire the atmosphere and the characteristics of one of the most iconic "bat-inspired" comic book character of all time.Also in the book a restored version of "The Case of the Missing Heir" the very first Bob Kane''s dark comic book story in the style that would make Batman a lasting success!

/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

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

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.

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