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Batman Chronicles: VOL 03 Paperback – May 2, 2007

by Bill Finger (Author), Bob Kane (Author)
4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 19 ratings
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Collects the earliest adventures of Batman and Robin as they battle a variety of villains including the Monk and the Joker.
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  1. Print length
    192 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    DC Comics
  4. Publication date
    May 2, 2007
  5. Dimensions
    6.67 x 0.49 x 10.17 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1401213472
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1401213473
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Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ DC Comics; First Print edition (May 2, 2007)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 192 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1401213472
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1401213473
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.67 x 0.49 x 10.17 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 19 ratings

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Elvin Ortiz
5.0 out of 5 stars More Noir
Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2012
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I felt that this volume gets even better than the previous two as it avoids confrontations with vampires. Although the plots are simple compared to today's standards, and there isn't much complexity, these old comics delivered what they promised to the youngsters that may have been reading them. The stories are action-packed; the language choice gives the story vitality (and the vocabulary is even challenging for pre-adolescents); and the layouts, and variety of panels and color background, which switches from detailed scenes to closeups of faces and fight scenes, show that Kane and Fingers were quite skillful in making comic books. They showed that comics were not only about the content, but also about the artwork and the layout of that artwork on a page. Words alone do not tell stories, but also the use of shadows and point of view, provided by the different angles in the panels. I thought that every story in this collection was good, except for the "Book of Enchantment." Also, I do have some favorites: the two stories with the Joker, Public Enemy #1, The Secret Cavern, and The Case of the Three Devils. The whole volume was quite enjoyable.

Trivia: the first mention of Gotham City as a setting for Batman is in Batman #4 (Winter 1941) "The Case of the Joker's Crime Circus" shown in a drawing of a newspaper named the Gotham City Gazette although Bob Kane and Bill Finger still use New York as a background for gang violence in that same issue titled "Public Enemy #1," which means that they hadn't made up their minds yet. By the following Batman #5 (Spring 1941) it is finally used as a setting in the story "Crime Doesn't Pay!"
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shepherdgirl
5.0 out of 5 stars AWESOME SERIES
Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2012
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My son loves this series. At first this book did not come. I contacted the merchant. He got back to me RIGHT AWAY via e-mail and I actually received the book the next day. Great service. Great books.
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Adam Graham
4.0 out of 5 stars Some Good Stories If You Wade Through the Boring Ones
Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2014
This book collects the early Batman stories from Detective Comics #46-50 and Batman #4 and #5, as well as World's Best Comics #1 as it continues to collect Batman stories in order. This book covers the period from December 1940-June 1941

These stories are not as good as those in the previous two Batman volumes. Outside of two battles with the Joker, one with Hugo Strange, and one with the Golden Age Clayface, the book mostly features Batman battling thugs in unoriginal stories, though many had a good crime doesn't pay moral. These stories weren't bad but truth be told, they weren't that good considering you could many stories of equal or better value at other companies such as Marvel predecessor Timely Comcics.

Some of the highlights include:

Detective Comics #46: The Hugo Strange story introduces the use of fear as a supervillain weapon. This story represents the first attempt to develop a concept that would come to fruition during the Silver Age with the Scarecrow.

Batman #4: Too interesting stories. The Joker story featuring a crime circus is really carried by the Joker's presence as the concept really doesn't go much more than, "The Joker starting a gang with circus performers." Not a bad concept. Another one involves Batman fighting on a pirate ship.

Batman #5: This issue of Batman redeems the rest of the book which was so boring. When Robin says, "Not much doing in town since the Joker's finished. Ho Hum." He's not just giving a lead in to tell us what the joker was up to since his last supposed death but summing up Detective Comics 48-50. This Issue features a good Joker story than an outlandish fantasy with Batman and Robin travelling to a fairybook World to a save a girl in distress, and the best book in the story.

Titled by DC, "The Case of the Honest Crook." It features Batman helping out a young man who got waylaid into a false conviction and Batman's efforts to clear him. In the process of this, the crooks shoot Robin and Batman's reaction is classic. He really taps into his earlier darker version in his effort to get Robin's assailant. It says something about Batman's character. The character may have softened a bit by having Robin around, but don't think you'll get away with harming him.

Finally, World's Best Comics #1 tells a nice mystery. Published in June 1941, it ties into fears of fifth columnist and is a bit of an early warning from the period.

Overall, the book has some outstanding gems in it. To get to it, you'll just have to endure some average material, but the good stuff is worth the read.
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Jake P
5.0 out of 5 stars Good Book
Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2018
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sexy dancer
5.0 out of 5 stars great collection of old batman comics.
Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2011
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this is another book which is a must-have for all batman afficionados. great collection. highly recommended. this reissue of old comics will bring back sweet memories.
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PETER PUYPE
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 8, 2016
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