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The Folio Society To Publish DC: Batman

The Folio Society To Publish DC: Batman #comics #comicbooks #batman

The Folio Society, independent publisher of beautifully illustrated hardback books, in collaboration with DC, will celebrate the 85th anniversary of the first comic book appearance of DC’s Dark Knight Detective with the release of DC: Batman. Created by Bob Kane with Bill Finger, Batman first appeared in 1939’s Detective Comics #27 and since then the Dark Knight has stood as a symbol of…

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House-ad for the 1993 “Bloodlines” story arc running through DC’s superhero annuals and concluded with a two issue Bloodbath miniseries written by Dan Raspler.

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On this day in 1997, Young Heroes in Love debuted from DC Comics. Written by Dan Raspler with art by Dev Madan and Keith Champagne, the young-superheroes-in-love comic had more drama, secrets and backstabbing than you typical episode of Days Of Our Lives. It was great!

The series lasted for 18 issues, and the artist talks about it being creator-owned on his website -- so maybe we'll see a Kickstarter for a collection someday like we did recently with Kevin Maguire's Tanga.

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The '80s Revisited? - Batman #428 "Faux-simile" Edition

A Death in the Family Writer: Jim Starlin Penciler: Jim Aparo Inker: Mike DeCarlo Letterer: John Costanza Colorist: Adrienne Roy Asst Editor: Dan Raspler Editor: Denny O’Neil Cover Art: Mike Mignola Cover Price: $4.99 Batman arrives back at the warehouse just after it’s exploded. Searching the wreckage, he finds Sheila just before she dies. And then…Robin. But he’s ALIVE! Kid in the hospital, the…

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"If A Man Be Clay," written by Steve Purcell (Sam & Max) with art by Mike Mignola and Kevin Nowlan.

Originally set to be published in the all-Clayface issue of Secret Origins #44 (1989), the story was scrapped at the last minute by DC editors who, according to Nowlan, has problems with the irreverent tone and lines like Batman and Robin being referred to as "a couple of costumed pansies."

The story was replaced by a similarly (though apparently less offensively) irreverent Matt Hagen origin written by editor Dan Raspler, while this original one was hidden in a vault and eventually ignominously dumped in the pages of Batman Villains: Secret Files and Origins (2005).

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Robin #4: The Destroying Angel

Read Date: February 18, 2023 Cover Date: April 1991 ● Writer: Chuck Dixon ● Penciler: Tom Lyle ● Inker: Bob Smith ● Colorist: Adrienne Roy ● Letterer: Tim Harkins ● Editor: Dennis O'Neil ◦ Dan Raspler ●

**HERE BE SPOILERS: Skip ahead to the fan art/podcast to avoid spoilers

Reactions As I Read: ● Shiva, Clyde, and Robin attack some of Lynx's gang near Hong Kong to get info on where King Snake's plane will be landing ● the moon is STILL full ● the crew find the field where Dorrance's plane has come in ● heheh, I love that Shiva keeps vanishing on Robin

● they follow the truck to a skyscraper in Hong Kong ● King Snake confronts Lynx with the fact that Robin, Shiva, and Clyde are still alive ● he's too much of a "gentleman" to kill her, so he passes her off to Bobbo ● woo, Shiva came through on lodging for the night

● Shiva wakes Tim up in the middle of the night for some martial art training ● and Tim gets his bo staff! ● heheh, Shiva kicks Tim's ass and he's left with the wind knocked out of him. ● King Snake wants to ruin Hong Kong before the Chinese take control of it in 6 years ● Tim's detective skills are top notch ● Round 2 with Shiva. Tim had cut into his staff so that it whistles when going through the air. the noise distracts Shiva and Robin is able to nail her. ● Dorrance is having the water clock rebuilt in his tower and will use it to activate the bioweapon ● 👏👏👏👏

Synopsis: Robin, Clyde Rawlins and Lady Shiva arrive at the port city of Kowloon in Hong Kong. They stalk the streets until they find members of King Snake's Ghost Dragons. Shiva is prepared to kill all of them, but Robin convinces her to allow him to interrogate one of the Dragons, asking him where Snake is having the plague weapon delivered. The gang member tells them about an airfield where the plague is being delivered.

They stake out the airfield and follow the trail back to King Snake's penthouse in the central district of Hong Kong, despite Robin's urging that the plague is more important than Clyde or Shiva's vendettas. After surveying the estate, they retreat for the evening to one of Lady Shiva's safe houses.

The following morning, Lady Shiva decides to give Robin some pointers on combat techniques. Robin thinks Shiva is a homicidal maniac, but respects her martial prowess. She offers him his choice of a weapon from her own private collection. He chooses a collapsible battle staff, despite Shiva's urging that he should choose a more lethal weapon.

The two spar, but Shiva easily beats him. Later, Robin carves notches into the tip of the staff enabling it to generate a whistling effect whenever he swings it. He uses it during their next sparring competition and the distinctive warbling distracts Shiva long enough for Robin to get the upper hand.

That evening, the mercenary, Henri Ducard, arrives in Hong Kong. He stakes out King Snake's operations by the shipyard and prepares to make his move. Ghost Dragons in disguise as police officers discover him and attack him inside of their car, but he fights back and succeeds in killing several of them.

Meanwhile, King Snake looks down upon the city from his penthouse suite. Using the newly reconstructed Moorish water-clock that he bought in Iberia, he plans to release the plague so that the city of Hong Kong will be a wreck before it falls into the hands of communists.

(https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Robin_Vol_1_4)

Fan Art: Dick Grayson - from boy to man by GarnetQuyenDinh

Accompanying Podcast: ● Robin: Everyone Loves the Drake - episode 14

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The Folio Society to Publish "DC: Batman" Celebrating Batman's 85th Anniversary

The Folio Society and DC Comics are partnering on DC: Batman, a hardback book celebrating the Dark Knight's 85th anniversary. The 320-page deluxe compilation will include 12 seminal comics all selected and introduced by DC President, Publisher, and Editor-in-Chief Jennette Kahn. DC: Batman will also come with stand-alone replica copy of Batman #1, "scanned in its entirety from an original 1940 copy...which includes the original back-up strips and vintage ads and introduces DC’s Clown Prince of Crime, aka The Joker, and The Cat, who would come to be known as Catwoman." (DC Comics)

Per DC Comics, DC: Batman includes:

"Facsimile: Batman #1 (Spring 1940) Writer: Bill Finger Cover artists: Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson Artists: Bob Kane, Sheldon Moldoff Editor: Whitney Ellsworth

The Bat-Man Detective Comics #27 (May 1939)  Writer: Bill Finger Artist: Bob Kane Editor: Vincent Sullivan

Robin—the Boy Wonder Detective Comics #38 (April 1940) Writer: Bill Finger Artists: Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson Editor: Whitney Ellsworth

The Crimes of Two-Face! Detective Comics #66 (August 1942)  Writer: Bill Finger Artists: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos Letterers: Ira Schnapp Editor: Whitney Ellsworth

Batman and Green Arrow: The Senator’s Been Shot! The Brave and the Bold #85 (September 1969) Writer: Bob Haney Cover artist: Neal Adams Penciler: Neal Adams Inker: Dick Giordano Letterer: Ben Oda Editor: Murray Boltinoff

Daughter of the Demon Batman #232 (June 1971) Writer: Dennis O'Neil Cover artist: Neal Adams Penciler: Neal Adams Inker: Dick Giordano Letterer: John Costanza Editor: Julius Schwartz

The Dead Yet Live Detective Comics #471 (August 1977) Writer: Steve Englehart Cover artists: Marshall Rogers, Terry Austin, Tatjana Wood, Gaspar Saladino Penciler: Marshall Rogers Inker: Terry Austin Colorists: Marshall Rogers Letterer: John Workman Editors: Julius Schwartz, E. Nelson Bridwell

The Dark Knight Returns Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #1 (June 1986) Writer: Frank Miller Cover artists: Frank Miller, Lynn Varley Penciler: Frank Miller Inker: Klaus Janson Colorist: Lynn Varley Letterer: John Costanza Editors: Dick Giordano, Dennis O'Neil

Batman: Year One—Chapter One: Who I Am—How I Come to Be Batman #404 (February 1987) Writer: Frank Miller Artist: Dave Mazzucchelli Colorist: Richmond Lewis Letterer: Todd Klein Editor: Dennis O'Neil

Batman: The Killing Joke (July 1988) Writer: Alan Moore Cover artists: Brian Bolland, Richard Bruning Artist: Brian Bolland Colorist: John Higgins Letterer: Richard Starkings Editors: Dennis O'Neil, Dan Raspler

The Last Arkham (Part One) Batman: Shadow of the Bat #1 (June 1992) Writer: Alan Grant Cover artist: Brian Stelfreeze Penciler: Norm Breyfogle Inker: Norm Breyfogle Colorist: Adrienne Roy Letterer: Todd Klein Editors: Scott Peterson, Dennis O'Neil

Knightfall Part 1: Crossed Eyes and Dotty Teas Batman #492 (May 1993) Writer: Doug Moench Cover artists: Kelley Jones, Bob LeRose Penciler: Norm Breyfogle Inker: Norm Breyfogle Colorist Adrienne Roy Letterer: Richard Starkings Editors: Scott Peterson, Jordan B. Gorfinkel, Dennis O'Neil"

DC: Batman is available at The Folio Society.

(Image via DC Comics)

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detective comics #591

[ID: a 1988 comic book ad for the (then upcoming) event Batman: A Death in the Family. The advertisement shows a black and white panel of Batman's silhouette in smoldering debris. You can partially see the shadow of Robin's leg hanging off to the side as Batman would be carrying him. The text promises in all caps: ‘SOMEONE WILL DIE. BATMAN 426 AND 427, BOTH ON SALE IN SEPTEMBER’. END ID]

BONUS:

[ID: a letter sent in the same issue by Rick Hollingsworth (at 208 Hereford Drive, Steger, II. 60175). He wrote: ‘What's going on with the Jason Todd controversy? I'd like to place a vote that there be no Jason Todd in 'TEC. He has no place at all alongside the grim avenger of the night. Send the little Peter Pan to the Teen Titans or elsewhere and break the mold. From now on, it should be Batman and just Batman!’

The assistant editor Dan Raspler wrote back: ‘Now as far as Jason Todd Robin goes, you should take a look at the full-page ad this issue for “A Death in the Family” and think about picking up BATMAN #426 when it comes out. You said you wanted to place a vote. Well... my words get ahead of me. Just think about making history... (How's that for oblique, folks?)’ END ID]

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Detective Comics vol 1 615 (1990)

The Penguin Affair part 2

Bird of Ill Omen!

Written by Alan Grant and Marv Wolfman

Penciled by Norm Breyfogle

Inked by Steve Mitchell

Colors by Adrienne Roy

Lettered by Todd Klein

Edited by Dennis O'Neil and Dan Raspler

The Penguin was using his birds to bring chaos to Gotham...

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Detective Comics #621: Rite Of Passage, Part Four: Trial By Fire

Released: September 1990 Story: Alan Grant Pencils: Norm Breyfogle Inks: Steve Mitchell Lettering: Todd Klein Colors: Adrienne Roy Associate editing: Dan Raspler Editing: Dennis O'Neil Synopsis: Rite of Passage' conclusion. Batman as finally learned where the Obeah Man is holding Tim Drake's parents captive and races to the rescue—but will he arrive too late to prevent the young Tim from experiencing the loss of his parents?

Part Two

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are the young heroes in love based on any existing Dc hero? Cause only Hard Drive vaguely look like Booster Gold for me.

God I'm sorry but this is my niche thing I never get to talk about

Young Heroes in Love isn't based on any existing characters, they are existing characters

Young Heroes in Love is a late 90s comic about young adult superheros, and it's essentially a soap opera in comic form, with just as much melodrama and messy relationships

YHIS is a really weird DC book because it was creator owned, so dc's never gonna touch these guys and frankly I don't blame them the book isnt all that, but I'm very hooked on the fact it could have been all that

Young Heroes was made by Dev Madan and Dan Raspler, and actually on Dev Madan's website you can find his concepts for a reboot series. I think Young Heroes is so neat cause it has a lot of big ideas, you can tell especially in Offramp, Monster Girl, and Hard Drive, but none feel like they had time to fully develop, except maybe Zip Kid, we love Zip

Along with an interesting story, Young Heroes has really good art, at least imo, I love oversaturated colors I love a thick outline I love angles and shapes, it's just all so good

Hard Drive doesn't look as much like Booster in the book but I see the comparison, that's more on my drawings, which I really otter redo, I do not look back on them too kindly

Tldr Young Heroes is real and Hard Drive is not Booster Gold, please read it even though it's bad there's bisexual men in it I promise it's canon I'm so serious

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“You know EXACTLY what you’re in for.”, by Mike Mignola, with Colors by Mark Chiarello, Letters by Willie Schubert, and a Script that Mike wrote with Dan Raspler.

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House-ad for Detective Comics (1937) Annual #6, as part of the 1993 "Bloodlines" story arc running through DC's superhero annuals and concluded with a two-issue Bloodbath miniseries written by Dan Raspler.

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Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight 54 #

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What a day!

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Captain Atom #24 (January 1989)

Captain Atom #24 (January 1989)

“War-Day” Written by Cary Bates & Greg WeismanPencils by Pat BroderickInks by Romeo TanghalColors by Shelley EiberLetters by Carrie SpiegleEdited by Dan Raspler & Denny O’Neil This story is an Invasion: First Strike! crossover. Invasion! was a three issue limited series published in late 1988-early 1989 by DC Comics. It was plotted by Keith Giffen, and ties up a great many plot lines from…