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Loading... Batman: Tales of the Demonby Dennis O'Neil, Neal Adams (Illustrator), Irv Novick (Illustrator)
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Belongs to SeriesBatman Vol. 1 (1940-2011) (collections) (232, 235, 240, 242, 243, 244) Detective Comics Vol. 1 [1937-2011] (collections) (411, 485, 489, 490)
In this new printing of a classic collection, meet one of Batman's most formidable adversaries; the founder of the League of Assassins known as Ra's al Ghul! This volume includes Ra's al Ghul's famous debut in "Daughter of the Demon"! Plus, Bruce Wayne goes undercover as Matches Malone to track down the Demon's Head! Collects Detective Comics #411, #485, and #489-490; Batman #232, #235, #240, and #242-244; and DC Special Series #15. No library descriptions found. |
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These stories are the first appearances of Rā’s al Ghūl and his daughter, Talia, and so they may feel incomplete to later readers after the mythology surrounding al Ghūl was further developed. For example, the first time he is resurrected from near-death (in Batman no. 235) involves what look like large laser emitters, rather than the now-standard Lazarus Pit (which first appeared nearly 20 issues later, in Batman no. 243, also in this volume). The stories in Tales of the Demon primarily serve to introduce al Ghūl and his world, each building on the last to further develop the motivations of the Demon’s Head. The last three issues barely feature al Ghūl, instead focusing on one of his main adversaries, Sensei, who kills Kathy Kane, the Batwoman. Shocking as her death may be, less than a decade later Crisis on Infinite Earths retconned this version of Kane out of existence. For those who want to read about Rā’s al Ghūl’s history, this is a great introduction. These stories predate by seven years the first story in the post-Crisis Rā’s al Ghūl Trilogy, collected in the Batman: Birth of the Demon trade paperback, though that became the new canon following Crisis on Infinite Earths.
On a tangential note, Brian Stelfreeze’s cover for the Warner Books edition looks like an attempt to portray the main characters of these issues in the style of the then-current Batman films directed by Tim Burton. ( )