The black casebook was just a collection of stories, particularly from the silver age, which morrison based a lot of elements from his batman run upon. Batman four of a kind grant dixon doug moench 1998 1st print tpb rare oop nice. These stories were the inspiration for grant morrisons batman r. Its not essential to his run, but it does give background and context to a lot of the ideas upon which morrison expounded such as zurenarrh batman and dr hurt. If you use the add to want list tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available. In june, detective comics is reopening the black casebook, a collection of batman s weirdest cases. The reaper returns in a black casebook adventure from. Mar090175 w bill finger, ed france herron, edmond hamilton a lew sayre schwatz, charles paris, dick sprang, sheldon moldoff, stan kaye. Batman the black casebook tp discount comic book service. Batman the black casebook viewcomic reading comics.
Rereading these two issues, i felt that they both tried to deal with what batman fears the most. In these stories from the 1950s and 1960s, the caped crusader becomes the superpowered hero of the distant planet x and an unintelligent creature who threatens gotham city. Discover the stories that inspired recent events in the batman universe with this new collection. The events of the black casebook came up many times during grant morrisons run. Of course, this does strike me as somewhat odd because batman. The black casebook comic online free and high quality. The administrator of this site cannot be held responsible for what its users post, or any other actions of its users.
Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. After years on the shelf, batman returns to the black casebook. Sort of like batman s personal xfiles, this is where he cataloged all of his experiences that didnt make any sense. None of the files shown here are hosted or transmitted by this server.
Throughout his career, batman has compiled his most disturbing cases into one. The black casebook represents a side to batman many people mostly associate with the campy batman tv series of the 1960s. Dcs deluxe editions reprints issues in an oversized hardcover format, with the same dimensions as. The stories that inspired grant morrisons batman r. Volumes released as a part of these lines are not included in the list below. The black casebook was the file where the batman recorded all of the cases he had exeperienced which seemed odd, otherworldly and all together, hallucinogenic. Dotted across the covers and spine are marks that make the collection look worn, just as the fictional black casebook would probably look after 15 years of use. Batman the black casebook comic book syndicate youtube. Whatever doesnt kill you simply makes you stranger. Its a scant 144 page trade paperback flat colors printed on offwhite newsprint to capture the feel of 50s comics with reprints of the stories morrison used as research for batman s history in r.
Robin began having doubts of batman s sanity and decided to take the black casebook from the batcave to examine it, looking for answers. The thought of reading a collection that would all be tied together by a later storyline was more than enough to make me devour these stories. You can download the soft file of batman the black casebook pdf download in our website. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. This collection of batman tales are from the much maligned period of the mid1950s to early 1960s when batman went scifi. Batman the black casebook has 1 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. I was pretty skeptical when i first picked this one up, and i certainly wouldnt call it a mustread, but i ended up liking it enough to include it in my collection. Batman the black casebook book by bill finger, ed france. Derived from apparently the most reviled era in batman history, the 1950s to early 1960s, these stories nonetheless are charmers that will appeal to young fans of cartoon networks.
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Auto suggestions are available once you type at least 3 letters. Grant morrison decided to bring these stories back into the fold by introducing the concept of batman s black casebook. Batman the black casebook by bill finger, 9781401222642, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. As far as the paper between the covers, it is along the same lines as the paper used in the batman in the fifties trade paperback, but of higher quality. Written by bill finger, edmond hamilton and others art by sheldon moldoff, dick sprang and others. The black casebook is a collection of batman tales that inspired and served as a foundation for writer grant morrisons controversial r. Covering a variety of comics from the 50s and early 60s, the tales here cover international crime fighters inspired by batman, alien worlds including one where batman has supermanlike powers, and strange creatures including a rainbow creature, which is a little. Relive the stories that inspired grant morrisons batman. Batman the black casebook pdf download lawrenceaugus. The casebook black batman tpb, oop, rare, paperback, htf htf paperback, rare, the tpb, casebook oop, batman black. If there is one question ive answered more than any other in the past few years in regards to batman, it.
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