The Fellowship was fortunate enough to obtain a copy of BATMAN
SILVER AGE NEWSPAPER COMICS VOLUME 3 1969-1972 from IDW Publishing and The Library
of American Comics. The stories are by Whitney Ellsworth & E. Nelson
Bridwell, with art by Al Plastino & Nick Cardy, and letters by Milt Snapinn.
In this collection, you’ll find Batman and Robin dealing
with his vast collection of rouges (including the debut of Man-Bat and the
reappearance of Two-Face…predating his modern comic debut by months). Our
heroes also deal with:
- A vengeful woman scorned by Bruce’s rejection of marriage
- The son of Joe Chill (Bruce’s parents murder) wanting revenge as well
- Batman’s broken back (that seems to happen every couple of decades)
- And more!
This was an interesting time for the caped crusaders. As
mentioned in the introduction by Joe Desris, this was a period of transition
for Batman and Robin. The tone of the strips (as well as the regular books)
changed from camp to more serious stories. Robin went to college and fought
crime alone, and Bruce and Alfred leave Wayne Manor for the penthouse in the
city.
While the stories are (for the most part) enjoyable, the art is uneven. Sometimes it's very strong work, other times not so much. The later strips than were done by unknown creators without the approval or authorization of DC Comics. The introduction will give you more information regarding this unusual development. Batman fans (or anyone who is interested in this period of time for comics in general) would find this collection interesting.
While the stories are (for the most part) enjoyable, the art is uneven. Sometimes it's very strong work, other times not so much. The later strips than were done by unknown creators without the approval or authorization of DC Comics. The introduction will give you more information regarding this unusual development. Batman fans (or anyone who is interested in this period of time for comics in general) would find this collection interesting.
BATMAN: SILVER AGE NEWSPAPER COMICS VOLUME 3: 1969-1972 is
in stores now or available at www.idwpublishing.com.
