You all picked out your 75 favorites and put them in order. The greatest stories ever told by bill finger goodreads. In the greatest joker stories ever told, the jokers insanity is displayed in full color. Written by legends and pioneers, this book includes the landmark adventures of superman, batman, wonder woman, green lantern, and the flash. This book, the greatest batman stories ever told does an admirable job of pulling the best of each incarnation of batman and presenting them in a single volume. In honor of supermans 75th anniversary, we put together a list of 100 nominees for the greatest superman stories of alltime. The dark knights career is chronicled in this unique anthology that reprints classic stories featuring unforgettable tales of the worlds greatest detective. The greatest batman stories ever told december 1988 dc, 1988 series. Batman is a fictional superhero appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. Download greatest motivational stories ever told free pdf. The story ends up involving magic and doctor light. Reprinting stories from the dark knights entire career, this book portrays the batman as equal parts crime fighter, detective, and super hero. Pdf on jan 1, 2001, laurence b siegel and others published the greatest return stories ever told find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. This book begins with the first ever batman story ever told written by bob kane.
Greatest joker stories ever told by dc comics, dc comics. He also directed the film version of the spirit, shared directing duties with robert. Frank miller born january 27, 1957 is an american comic book writer, penciller and inker. The greatest batman stories ever told is an anthology that takes the reader through the many different incarnations of batman through the last 60 years. Intro by martin the dark knights career is chronicled in this unique anthology that reprints classic stories featuring unforgettable tales of the worlds greatest detective. Click on any story for a writeup about that story including the creative team on the story.
This volume is a tiein designed to popularize the comic history of that films two foes, and not all of these stories hold up. So, needless to say, though im a fan of the comic book genre, im not familiar. I hate to say it, but the second volume of greatest batman stories ever told doesnt live up to the depth and breadth of the first one, and theres only one thing holding it back. The greatest batman stories ever told 1988 and the greatest joker stories ever told 1988 by lots and lots of people the marketplace for highlights of batman s history is regrettably thin. This book remains one of the best comic book collections compiled. Aptly named, the greatest 1950s stories ever told collects the most classic and influential tales of that century. Comic books in dc greatest stories ever told tpb 1st.
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Presented for the first time with stark, stunning new coloring by brian bolland. Collects 17 of the batman s greatest stories from 1940 to 1986 in a full color trade paperback. Comic books in dc greatest stories ever told hc 1st series. Each has existed without the other batman has hundreds of stories that dont feature the joker, and joker had his. This is an amazing graphic novel for all joe sugg fans. Witness the evolution of batman in some of his most significant tales from the 1940s to the present. Writer grant morrison created some of the most extraordinary batman stories ever by drawing on elements from the 1940s to the modern day. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Catwoman selina kyle villain synopsis a seeming innocent series of newspaper stories stirs selina kyle to resume her old identity of the catwoman to keep the criminal element in gotham city from laughing at her. Weve been celebrating the jokers 75th anniversary with a countdown of the greatest joker comic book stories ever told, as voted on by you, the readers. Pdf the greatest return stories ever told researchgate. The killing joke deluxe edition english edition ebook.
The 75 greatest superman stories of alltime master list cbr. Bob kane, bill finger, dick sprang, neal adams, steve englehart, marshall rogers are dick giordano are all represented. More like a collection of good short stories from batman s publishing history. Greatest stories ever told 2 out of 5 based on 0 ratings. Batman the greatest stories ever told tp vol 01 paperback 20 apr 2005.
Most of the stories on this list need no explanation, but this is one of the one or two that do. The greatest stories ever told volume 1 tpb, 192 pages, 2005, isbn 1401204449 includes. The killing joke is also one of alan moores finest works. The character was created by artist bob kane and writer bill finger, and first appeared in detective. And if you find this post helpful, please do share with your facebook friends. A celebration of 75 years by bob kane, frank miller. Reprinting stories from the dark knights entire career, this book portrays the batman.
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The greatest stories ever told, a unique collection that spans over six decades. Like the greatest batman stories ever told, the greatest joker stories ever told chronicle the history of one of comic book historys most enduring characters. Here is mark waids personal list for his choices for mark waids greatest stories ever told. This is the second volume in the greatest batman stories ever told series by dc comics and consists of a selection of tales spanning the history of the character containing material published between 1940 to 1986. Written by bill finger, dennis oneil, and others art by bob kane, neal adams, frank miller, and others cover by alex ross in time for the release of the warner. This is a great sampler of good short stories featuring batman. The first postcrisis story is 1986s, one night in gotham which records supermans efforts to bring batman in and how they two end up teaming up instead. If there is a graphic novel in the superhero genre we would recommend, batman. The stories he wrote saw the introduction of batman s son damian, forced batman to come back from the dead and saw him expand his operations by setting up bases and recruiting an army of batmen all around the world. Witness the evolution of batman in some of his most signifigant tales from the 1940s to the present. The greatest stories ever told is going to depend on what era of the stories of superman and batman you enjoy.
In this book, i think the author was trying to tell all the readers that not. Kindle ebooks can be read on any device with the free kindle app. Due to its large file size, this book may take longer to download. To kill a legend is about the phantom stranger allowing batman and, despite batman s efforts to keep him out of it, robin to go to an alternate universe to. The greatest stories ever told, which is a collection of 12 stories about the legendary character batman created by bob kane and bill finger, written over a period of. Greatest batman stories ever told tpb 1988 warner edition.
Collected within is batmans origin, some of his classic battles with rogues such as the joker and catwoman and other stories that define why batman is the hero he is today. Catwoman and the penguin by dc comics online at alibris. The greatest stories ever told superman and batman. The joker has changed radically from age to age, much like the batman.
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