This trade paperback collects sixteen Batman tales from the 50's. These stories reflect the lighthearted and carefree era in which they took place. With Robin, Batwoman, Bat-Mite, and Ace the Bat-Hound by his side, the world's greatest detective Batman faced off against a zany collection of foes that included giant fighting robots, kooky aliens and talking apes.
Issues
This trade paperback reprints stories from the following comic book issues:
Classic Tales:
- Detective Comics #156 (The Batmobile of 1950 from February, 1950)
- Detective Comics #185 (The Secret of Batman's Utility Belt from July, 1952)
- World's Finest #81 (The True History of Superman and Batman from March, 1956)
- Detective Comics #244 (The 100 Batarangs of Batman from June, 1957)
The Bat Family:
- Batman #92 (Ace, the Bat-Hound! from June, 1955)
- Detective Comics #233 (The Batwoman from July, 1956)
- Batman #105 (The Second Boy Wonder from February, 1957)
- Detective Comics #267 (Batman Meets Bat-Mite from May, 1959)
The Villains:
- Batman #62 (The Secret Life of the Catwoman! from December, 1950)
- Detective Comics #168 (The Man Behind the Red Hood from February, 1951)
- Batman #81 (Two-Face Strikes Again! from February, 1954)
- Batman #121 (The Ice Crimes of Mr. Zero from February, 1959)
Tales from Beyond:
- Detective Comics #216 (The Batman of Tomorrow from February, 1955)
- Batman #113 (Batman - The Superman of Planet X from February, 1958)
- Detective Comics #252 (The Creature from the Green Lagoon from February, 1958)
- Batman #128 (The Interplanetary Batman from December, 1959)
Notes
- The paperback includes an introduction by Michael Uslan. Michael Uslan produced the Batman live action films series.
- The paperback includes some information about Batman in the 50's in short chapters called Classic Tales, The Batman Family, The Villains and Tales from Beyond. The stories collected in this volume are grouped under these chapters.
- A new, expanded edition of this collection was published in 2021. It features 11 additional stories and a bonus cover gallery.