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The newspaper strips in this book were written by longtime editors Whitney Ellsworth and E. Nelson Bridwell and drawn by Al Plastino and Nick Cardy. This archival series is edited by Eisner and Harvey Award-winner Dean Mullaney and boasts an in-depth historical essay by Batman expert Joe Desris. The covers are specially drawn by Pete Poplaski to evoke the look and artistic style of the times. Batman was created in 1939 by Bob Kane with Bill Finger.
THE SILVER AGE DAILIES AND SUNDAYS 1969-1972
complete Silver Age BATMAN AND ROBIN newspaper strip contains nearly 1,000 consecutive comics and features a veritable Who’s Who of Gotham City and beyond: Superman, Green Arrow, The Penguin, Joker, Mad Hatter, Riddler, Scarecrow, Tweedledum and Tweedledee, Two-Face, Catwoman, Batgirl, Killer Moth, Poison Ivy, and Black Canary, plus the introduction of the mysterious Man-Bat! And if that isn’t enough, included are the rare 1972 strips that were created by the Ledger Syndicate without DC’s input or approval! Batman expert Joe Desris explains it all in an insightful introduction. This book includes all strips from June 1, 1969 through August 26, 1972.
BATMAN: THE SILVER AGE NEWSPAPER COMICS VOLUME 3: 1969-1972 STORIES BY WHITNEY ELLSWORTH AND E. NELSON BRIDWELL ART BY AL PLASTINO AND NICK CARDY
• LETTERING BY MILT SNAPINN
THE LIBRARY OF AMERICAN COMICS EDITED BY
DEAN MULLANEY
ASSOCIATE EDITOR ART DIRECTOR
a Division of Idea and Design Works, LLC
BRUCE CANWELL
LORRAINE TURNER
HISTORICAL ESSAY BY
JOE DESRIS
Published by: IDW Publishing
CONTRIBUTING EDITOR
MARKETING DIRECTOR BEAU SMITH STRIP RESTORATION JOSEPH KETELS,
DIGIKORE STUDIOS, AND DALE CRAIN Additional thanks to Mark Waid, Dave Anderson, Mike Karberg, Ivan Tabac, Roy Thomas, Steve Thompson, Mike Tiefenbacher, John Wells, Heather Winter at Hake’s Americana, and the William Dozier Collection at the American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
ISBN: 978-1-63140-263-0 First Printing, September 2016 Distributed by Diamond Book Distributors 1-410-560-7100
Art on this page: During 1966 Lawson Novelty manufactured these adhesive-backed “comic strips” which featured major villains and were popular with fans of Batman comics and the TV series.
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JUNE 9-11, 1969