The batman tv series is the greatest batman story ever told. Bill finger, bob kanedc comics the greatest batman stories ever told 1988 and the greatest joker stories ever told 1988 by lots and lots of people. The greatest stories ever told, a unique collection that spans over six decades. The greatest stories ever told mmmm so i have a whole graphic novel dedicated to the man himself, and not just one story. Dc will finally credit bill finger as cocreator of batman.
The legend of the batman who he is, and how he came to be. Written by bill finger, dennis oneil, and others art by bob kane, neal adams, frank miller, and others cover by alex ross in time for the release of the warner. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Year one also emphasized a grittier tone in the character. The dark night of obscurity is finally over for the man who. Collecting stories from the dark knights entire career, this book portrays the batman as equal parts crime fighter, detective, and super hero. The 10 greatest batman stories from 1,000 issues of detective comics. Bill finger pencils bob kane inks jerry robinson colors nansi hoolahan letters. This is a great sampler of good short stories featuring batman. While the stories are usually presented chronologically, this one deviates slightly in order to present the origin of the golden age batman as the first. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read batman. Collaborator bill finger recalled that kane had an idea for a character called. Every day in may we will reveal the greatest stories ever told starring a particular character or writtendrawn by a particular creator and throughout the month, youll get daily chances to vote for next weeks lists.
Following an agreement between the writers estate and the company, finger. Shazam the greatest stories ever told holy comics, batman. The greatest batman stories ever told now read this. Bob called me over and said he was going to put a boy in the strip to identify with batman. The companion volume to the greatest batman stories ever told, this collection of classic batman joker confrontations was created by many of the finest comics writers and artists of all time, including neal adams, steve englehart, bill finger, dick giordano, bob kane, dennis oneil, jerry robinson, marshall rogers, walter simonson, dick sprang. The greatest stories ever told, which is a collection of 12 stories about the legendary character batman created by bob kane and bill finger, written over a period of. Explore books by bill finger with our selection at.
Dawn of justice would be based on it, but it may surprise you to learn that it was nowhere near as well received upon release. The greatest stories ever told, proves to be vastly superior to first, featuring stories culled over a period of sixtyplus years of dark knight history. This is the first time finger has ever received a batman cover. Dc comics finally gives batman cocreator bill finger a cover. William bill finger was an american comic strip and comic book writer best known as the uncredited cocreator, with bob kane, of the dc comics character batman, as well as the coarchitect of the series development.
Bill finger wrote most of the batman stories before ww2. Batmans biggest secret no, its not bruce wayne bob kane gets all the credit for creating the superhero. Written by bill finger with art by bob kane, the origin of batman is more in the way of a mercenary venture on kanes part than an entirely artistic. The 15 best batman stories of all time outer places. They are approached by a mugger who tries to grab his mothers necklace.
More like a collection of good short stories from batman s publishing history. They are approached by a joe chill eart fifteen years ago, bruce wayne is walking home from a movie with his father thomas. Though golden ageearthtwo batman was mostly erased from history, many stories of batmans silver ageearthone career remained canonical in the postcrisis universe, with his origins. These days, frank millers the dark knight returns is widely hailed as one of the greatest batman stories ever told.
Greatest team up stories collection of superman batman. The 75 greatest superman stories of alltime master list cbr. A dc comics press release in 2007 said, kane, along with writer bill finger, had just created. Joker the greatest stories ever told graphic novel at entertainment earth. Greatest batman stories ever told tpb 19881992 dc comic books. Today, we reclaim history in favor of the late, great bill finger, whom the comics. Greatest batman stories ever told tpb 19881992 dc comic. Greatest team up stories collection of supermanbatman. Batman is a fictional superhero appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. He was responsible for creating the iconic batman villains like joker and penguin. Though golden ageearthtwo batman was mostly erased from history, many stories of batman s silver ageearthone career remained canonical in the postcrisis universe, with his origins remaining the same in essence, despite some alteration. The greatest stories ever told by bill finger goodreads.
Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Batman named greatest comic hero books the guardian. Why is bill finger never credited for the creation of batman. Frank miller wrote his magnum opus in 1986, and it is a tale about a future without batman, a city ruled by violent gangs and bloodthirsty criminals.
Zero, and featuring the debut of batgirl, these stories have never been collected together before. For these reasons, the long halloween is arguably the greatest batman story to ever be told. From the golden era stories which are a tad out of date on the language to the modern age stories, each one unique, each one with its own emotion. Batmans cocreator bill finger finally receives recognition. Daddy finger song superman batman wonder woman superfriends for finger family song. The character was created by artist bob kane and writer bill. Collected within is batmans origin, some of his classic battles with rogues such as the joker and catwoman and other stories that define why batman is the hero he is today. Reprinting stories from the dark knights entire career, this book portrays the batman as equal parts crime fighter, detective, and super hero. The greatest stories ever told november 9, 2015 jess my weekend consisted of seeing the new james bond movie, watching old episodes of. Milton finger, known professionally as bill finger february 8, 1914 january 18, 1974, was.
The greatest batman stories ever told is an anthology that takes the reader through the many different incarnations of batman through the last 60 years. A celebration of last laughs and deadly crimes, as written and drawn by many of the greatest writers and artists ever to grace the comic art medium. Milton finger, known professionally as bill finger february 8, 1914 january 18, 1974, was an american comic strip and comic book writer best known as the creator, with bob kane, of the dc comics character batman, and the coarchitect of the series development, who mostly worked as his ghostwriter. Fifteen years ago, bruce wayne is walking home from a movie with his father thomas wayne and his mother. Brian michael bendis, bob kane, bill finger, roy thomas, jim aparo. They are approached by a joe chill eart fifteen years ago, bruce wayne is walking home from a movie with his father thomas wayne and his mother. Bob kane, bill finger, dick sprang, neal adams, steve englehart, marshall rogers are dick giordano are all represented.
Dc comics finally gives batman cocreator bill finger a cover credit. For decades, dc comics has resisted crediting bill finger as one of the cocreators of batman in screen adaptations. Originally named the batman, the character is also referred to by such epithets as the caped crusader, the dark knight, and the worlds greatest detective. Apr 20, 20 in honor of supermans 75th anniversary, we put together a list of 100 nominees for the greatest superman stories of alltime. This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for. Its a pretty sad fact that after bill finger was told by dc that he wasnt required any more he then went on to work on the batman tv series and the entire time he was there nobody even knew he. Various early influences of batman, created by bob kane and bill finger. But author marc tyler nobleman argues that a longforgotten writer, bill finger, created. A death in the family ebook written by george perez, marv wolfman, jim starlin. As a celebration of the 50th birthday of batman this trade paperback collects stories from 50. You all picked out your 75 favorites and put them in order. Well this was a tricky one to rate since its a collection of short batman stories, from 1940 to 2003, which ranged from really good to kinda dumb. So basically, in the entire first batman stories, if the stories werent original, and the actual art wasnt original, what was.
Courtesy arlen schumer, author of the silver age of comics. This book, the greatest batman stories ever told does an admirable job of pulling the best of each incarnation of batman and presenting them in a single volume. Joker the greatest stories ever told graphic novel. The companion volume to the greatest batman stories ever told, this collection of classic batmanjoker confrontations was created by many of the finest comics writers and artists of all time, including neal adams, steve englehart, bill finger, dick giordano, bob kane, dennis oneil, jerry. I really hope to have some free time on my hands in the near future to work on the website and the timeline. Aug 22, 2015 for these reasons, the long halloween is arguably the greatest batman story to ever be told. A seeming innocent series of newspaper stories stirs selina kyle to resume her old identity of the catwoman to keep the criminal element in gotham city. Sep 19, 2015 various early influences of batman, created by bob kane and bill finger. The 25 most important batman stories ever told, a cbr ranking. The greatest stories ever told series by bill finger.
The greatest batman stories ever told december 1988. This was my first time reading any batman at all, and knowing a fair bit from old cartoons and stuff picked up from batman fans i know on the internet was pretty helpful. Dc comics finally gives batman cocreator bill finger a. Chill had been hired to kill his parents and that the real man responsible for his parents deaths is still alive and free. When the very concept and feasibility of high priced graphic novels was just being tested in the early 1990s, dc comics produced a line of glorious hardback compilations spotlighting star characters and celebrating.
Here is the master list of your top 75 greatest superman stories of alltime. Nov 09, 2015 the greatest stories ever told november 9, 2015 jess my weekend consisted of seeing the new james bond movie, watching old episodes of seinfeld, and reading my first ever captain marvel trade. The dark knight returns is often cited as the greatest batman story ever told and its hard to argue that point. Thats why fans were so excited when it was revealed that batman v superman. Beware, you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits.
Offers an extensive list of batman comics a complete timeline, including reading order from batman. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. When the very concept and feasibility of high priced graphic novels was just being tested in the early 1990s, dc comics produced a line of glorious hardback compilations spotlighting star characters and celebrating standout stories from the companys illustrious and varied history decade by decade. In honor of supermans 75th anniversary, we put together a list of 100 nominees for the greatest superman stories of alltime. The greatest batman stories ever told collected dc database. The greatest stories ever told is a collection of batman stories. Aug 11, 2012 batmans biggest secret no, its not bruce wayne bob kane gets all the credit for creating the superhero. Although finger did not receive contemporaneous credit for his hand in the development. The tv stories by bill finger, gardner fox, john broome.