Batman: The Silver Age Omnibus 1

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Edmond Hamilton came to comics from science fiction pulp magazines, for which he was the creator of grand space operas such as "The Star Kings" and classic short stories like the introspective "What's It Like Out There? But pretty soon, the Adam West TV show came along, and while it borrowed the 'New Look', the stories themselves were based on the campy tone of the 50's and early 60's stories, without the sci-fi craziness of course. These take me back to a less complicated time, without being constantly reminded of how dire the world is today. Its only by 1969, after the show ended, that a conscious effort was made to significantly overhaul the tone of the Batman mythos, and try to recapture the feel of the earliest Kane/Finger stories. Gilberton's extensive Classics Illustrated line adapted literary classics, with the likes of Frankenstein alongside Don Quixote and Oliver Twist; Classics Illustrated Junior reprinted comic book versions of children's classics such as The Wizard of Oz, Rapunzel, and Pinocchio.

One of Morrison’s most-enduring contributions to the Batman franchise was the creation of Damian Wayne, the son of Bruce Wayne and Talia al Ghul.Plus a greater amount of science fiction weirdness (although Batman always had sci-fi weirdness--starting with Dr.

The spoiled but gifted Damian assumed the mantle of Robin and acted as an antiheroic foil to both Batman and the previous Robins.

In 1936, this self-proclaimed compulsive doodleholic pencilled and inked his first comic book work, Hiram Hick. Action Comics, All-Star Western, Animal Man, Aquaman, Batgirl, Batman, Batman and Robin, Batman Incorporated, Batman: The Dark Knight, Batwing, Batwoman, Birds of Prey, Blue Beetle, Captain Atom, DC Universe Presents, Deathstroke, Demon Knights, Detective Comics, Dial H, Earth 2, The Flash, Frankenstein Agent of S.

The stories themselves are often only 5 or 10 pages at most and they are fun and odd and weird and just about everything you would hope the silver age (and comics to be now) to be. That is where the Comics Code Authority step in, Street level/gritty Batman is kind of overrated as stated earlier. With some of the best artists too, Curt Swan and Dick Sprang, and lots of covers by Win Mortimer and plots by Edmond Hamilton and the legendary Bill Finger. The art is good if you like 50's vintage comic book style, but it's just a great addition to your Batman or Superman collection! I think it’s fair to say that DC has done a tremendous job reprinting Batman’s Golden Age adventures and a serviceable job on the Bronze Age.Like I said they had time Travel since the mid 40s, and Brane Taylor (the Batman from the year 3051) also appeared the frist time in 1951. Only the characters' names remained the same; their costumes, locales, and identities were altered, and imaginative scientific explanations for their superpowers generally took the place of magic as a modus operandi in their stories. According to John Strausbaugh of The New York Times, "traditional" comic book historians feel that although the Silver Age deserves study, the only noteworthy aspect of the Silver Age was the advent of underground comics. In addition to their individual titles, they teamed in their group series The Mighty Crusaders, joined by the Comet and Flygirl.

Golden Age: The dark, menacing vigilante was there at the very beginning, but that version was somewhat softened right away. The Silver age it self on the other hand has for Batman actually two different era, the classic silverage and the "Yellow Oval Era". The success of the Batman television series brought Kane and his art back into the public eye in 1966. Batman has been travelling back in time for years but now we have time travelers coming into the present including future Batman. Director Tim Burton brought Batman (1989) to the silver screen, and Michael Keaton, a quirky actor slight of build and best known for comedy roles, was chosen to play the title character.Finger s television credits include 77 Sunset Strip, The Roaring Twenties and Hawaiian Eye during the late 1950s and early 1960s. Those were exciting days back then, looking for the new issue of Batman or Detective Comics on the newsstand. All in all this book is worth every penny, and I look forward to sharing it with future generations. If you come at Batman with the idea that he must have had a "Silver Age," then you're really confronted with two main periods for the character that don't exactly fit together as one Age. Harvey Comics' Harvey Thriller imprint released Double-Dare Adventures, starring new characters such as Bee-Man and Magicmaster.