"Batman created by Bob Kane with Bill Finger"--Preliminary page. Revised edition of: Batman : the world of the Dark Knight / written by Daniel Wallace. New York : DK Pub., 2012. Includes index.
Contents:
The birth of Batman -- Detective comics #27 -- Batsuit -- Batsuit variants -- Utility belt -- Weapons -- Gadgets -- The Batcave -- Batmobile -- Batman vehicles -- Origin -- An indomitable will -- Staying on top -- The wit wisdom of Batman -- Great escapes! -- Bruce Wayne -- Wayne Manor -- Wayne Industries -- Gotham City -- Robin -- Alfred Pennyworth -- Commissioner Gordon -- Gotham City Police Department -- Friends allies -- Justice League -- Team players -- Batman's love life -- The Joker -- Rogues gallery -- Timeline -- Golden age: '30s '40s -- The Dynamic Duo -- Batman #1 -- Batman and the Joker -- Enter the villains -- Batman #16 -- World's finest -- Silver age: '50s '60s -- Batman #113 -- The Batman family -- Detective comics #327 -- The silver age -- Barbara Gordon -- Bronze age: '70s-mid '80s -- Batman's evolution -- Batman #251 -- Arkham Asylum -- The bronze age -- Nightwing -- Batman and the outsiders -- Dark age: mid '80s-2010 -- Batman: the Dark Knight returns -- Batman: year one -- Batman: the killing joke -- "Death in the family" -- Arkham Asylum -- "Knightfall" -- Batman: the long Halloween #1 -- Falcone crime family -- Birds of prey -- Batman: no man's land -- "Bruce Wayne: murderer?" -- "War games" -- "Hush" -- Identity crisis #6 -- Under the red hood -- Infinite crisis -- Batman Superman -- Batwoman -- "Face the face" -- "Batman and son" -- "Batman R.I.P" -- Final crisis #6 -- Blackest night -- "Battle for the cowl" -- The return of Bruce Wayne -- Batman Incorporated -- Modern age: 2010 and on... -- Flashpoint -- The new 52 -- Batman #1 -- "Zero year" -- "Superheavy" -- Dark nights: metal -- "The wedding" -- "City of Bane" -- Batman: three jokers -- "The joker war" -- Dark nights: death metal -- Infinite frontier -- Alternate realities.
Summary:
"DC's Dark Knight first emerged from the shadows in the pages of Detective Comics in 1939, when young Bruce Waye vowed to avenge his parents' murder and fight for justice in crime-ridden, corrupt Gotham City. Packed with information on the Dark Knight, including how he was created and evolved over the decades, this in-world celebration of DC's most popular Super Hero explores his motives and drives, his incredible array of weapons and vehicles, his "family" of allies, and his formidable rogues gallery, including The Joker, Catwoman, Harley Quinn, The Riddler, Penguin, Bane, Scarecrow, Killer Croc, and many more. This definitive volume brings Batman's thrilling story right up to date with full details of his exploits in recent DC storylines such as Rebirth, Dark Nights: Metal and Dark Nights: Death Metal. Featuring a detailed timeline of key events in the life of Bruce Wayne aka Batman, Batman: The Ultimate Guide is packed with spectacular full-color artwork from the original comics and is a dream purchase for the Dark Knight's legion of fans all over the world." -- Provided by publisher.
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