The Untold Legend of the Batman
by Len Wein
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To the fear-filled eyes of criminals everywhere, he is a man without a past--a Darknight Defender of the helpless and oppressed, a towering symbol of swift and vengeful justice, a wraith-like guardian of Gotham City's asphalt corridors. But to comic book fans throughout the world he is...Batman and he is a man with a mission. Now, for the first time in paperback, readers can discover the deepest secrets of the masked crimefighter, from his own origin to his first meeting with Robin, his show more partner in the war on crime. This spectacular re-telling of The Batman legend includes his initial encounters with his most menacing foes, as well as a fact filled tour through the Darknight Detective's secret headquarters, The Batcave. A veritable encyclopedia of the Cowled Crimefighter's past, The Untold Legend of the Batman will delight comic adventure fans everywhere show lessTags
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Leonard Norman Wein was born in New York on June 12, 1948. He received an art degree from Farmingdale State College. He would become a prolific comic book writer. He and Marv Wolfman sold their first work to DC Comics in 1968. Wein wrote for Batman, the Flash, Superman, the Justice League of America, and numerous other comics series. He and Bernie show more Wrightson created Swamp Thing, who first appeared in 1971. In 1975, Wein and David Cockrum created new characters for the relaunch of Marvel Comics' X-Men including Storm, Nightcrawler, Colossus, and Wolverine, who first appeared in an Incredible Hulk story Wein wrote. Wein was an editor for Marvel, DC and Disney Comics. In 1986, he was editor on the Watchmen series by Alan Moore. He had writing credits on numerous television shows, many of them based on characters he had helped create. He died on September 10, 2017 at the age of 69. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Original publication date
- 1982
- People/Characters
- Batman (Bruce Wayne); Alfred Pennyworth; Robin (Dick Grayson); Joker; Joe Chill; Thomas Wayne (show all 8); Martha Wayne; Commissioner James Gordon
- Important places
- Gotham City, New Jersey, USA
- First words
- Deep within the bowels of the city, a solitary dark-clad figure sits nestled in the shadows of a vast sprawling cavern.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Every night, without cease, without slumbering, the Batman prowls the streets of the city he loves, the Dark Avenger, the eternal champion -- for Batman is a legend...and legends can never die!
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- Graphic Novels & Comics
- DDC/MDS
- 741.50973 — Arts & recreation Drawing & decorative arts Drawing Comic books, graphic novels, fotonovelas, cartoons, caricatures, comic strips Cartoons, Caricatures, Comics History North America
- LCC
- PN6720.1 .D33 .U58 — Language and Literature Literature (General) Literature (General) Collections of general literature Comic books, strips, etc.
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- English
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