Batman Archives, Vol. 4

Batman Archives #4

by Bill Finger, Bob Kane (Illustrator)

Vol. 4 contains batman stories originally published in magazine form in Detective comics, #87-102, 1944-45.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Dc Comics, Comic Book, Batman

224 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 1998

About the author

William "Bill" Finger was an American comic strip and comic book writer best known as the uncredited co-creator, with Bob Kane, of the DC Comics character Batman, as well as the co-architect of the series' development. In later years, Kane acknowledged Finger as "a contributing force" in the character's creation. Comics historian Ron Goulart, in Comic Book Encyclopedia, refers to Batman as the "creation of artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger", and a DC Comics press release in 2007 about colleague Jerry Robinson states that in 1939, "Kane, along with writer Bill Finger, had just created Batman for [DC predecessor] National Comics".

Film and television credits include scripting The Green Slime (1969), Track of the Moon Beast (1976), and three episodes of 77 Sunset Strip.

-Wikipedia

Reviews

[Cyn McDonald · Rating 3 out of 5]

Detective Comics #87-#102, May 1944-August 1945

The dialogue is corny, Batman and Robin get beat up a lot, and the major villains usually get away, but the day is somehow always saved.

Interesting to notice that Dick Grayson always wears a red sweater and green pants, even when he's in disguise. The one time he's in hobo garb, it's a green sweater and red overalls.

[Christopher · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is when Batman went from dull to fun as all get out. Unlike the 1960's Batman it does not feel like the creators are making fun of the book but realizing that during WW2 America needed some where to escape and Batman never in these pages tackled the axis but his stable of villains just got weirder like the story where the joker swipes a house. The humor stands up well today.