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Batman: The Caped Crusader Vol. 1 (Batman (1940-2011)) Kindle & comiXology

by Mike W. Barr (Author), Jo Duffy (Author), John Wagner (Author), Format: Kindle Edition
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Gotham City has endured much through its dark, twisted history, and even the cosmic changes wrought by the Crisis on Infinite Earths couldn’t give the town a fresh start—the grime is in its DNA. The Crisis did, though, allow for the reintroduction of familiar foes, albeit with a fresh take on the Caped Crusader featuring a back-to-basics approach to crime-fighting.

 Criminals don’t always wear a colorful costumes: some just stalk the shadows with sinister plots and evil intentions. A new threat, a fearsome assassin known as the KGBeast, is prowling the streets of Gotham City and he’s out to dismantle America’s Strategic Defense Initiative. After saving the United States government, Batman must then solve the mystery of ten murdered women before the killer claims even more victims!

 An all-star cast of talent, led by writer Jim Starlin (Batman: The Cult, Mystery In Space) and the dynamic art duo of Jim Aparo (The Brave and The Bold, Batman & The Outsiders) and Mike DeCarlo (The Legion Of Super-Heroes), present Batman: The Caped Crusader Vol. 1, collecting Batman #417-425 and #430-431 and Batman Annual #12!

 Don’t miss out on the companion series, Batman: The Dark Knight Detective, to chronicle all of Batman’s post-Crisis adventures!
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Jim Starlin is the acclaimed author of classic graphic novels including, for DC Comics, Cosmic Odyssey and Batman: A Death in the Family, as well as the 1982 Marvel graphic novel The Death of Captain Marvel.  His other works include the space operas Warlock and Dreadstar.

A self-taught artist, Jim Aparo first attempted to break into the industry in the early 1950s at the legendary E.C. Comics group. When E.C. rejected his work, Aparo turned to advertising art in his native Connecticut, where he specialized in illustrating newspaper fashion ads while continuing his efforts to work in comics. His dream was finally realized in 1966 when Charlton Comics editor Dick Giordano hired him to draw a humorous character called Miss Bikini Luv in Go-Go Comics. Sharpening his skills on such features as the Phantom, Nightshade, Wander and Thane of Bagarth, Aparo followed Giordano to DC Comics in 1968 where he quickly gained notice for his smooth, realistic style on such titles as Aquaman, The Brave and the Bold, The Phantom Stranger, The Spectre, The House Of Mystery, The House Of Secrets, Batman, Detective Comics, and Batman and the Outsiders. An artist whose work is still considered a high-water mark for the industry, Aparo died on July 19, 2005.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07FYV85P4
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ DC (August 21, 2018)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 21, 2018
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4.5 out of 5 stars
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"NEW" with severe water damage apparently....
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"NEW" with severe water damage apparently....
This is how my "new" Batman: The Caped Crusader Vol. 1 arrived today, with severe damage to several pages from what looks like water damage, it has creases all throughout the back cover and some pages in the back are sticking together.The actual stories inside are great but the packaging caused severe damage to the product in the end and that's the only reason it deserves even 1 star. The damage made it to where some pages are almost entirely unreadable. I expected better.
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alejandro galvez
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2023
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Some of the best of Batman stories told. Back in a more simple time of Batman. Which is the best in my opinion. Less is more. These stories are timeless and beautiful to read through. Buy it.
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Brett L.
5.0 out of 5 stars At last!
Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2018
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So glad they decided to reprint all the immediate post-Crisis stuff in order. Some of these stories aren't as good as I remember them, but they were trying new things out as the 80's were coming to end. Lots of great artwork. So glad to have the Ten Knights of the Beast story in my collection again.
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Elvin Ortiz
4.0 out of 5 stars A Nice Collection
Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2018
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I like this collection. It is more compact than the Legends Collection, but the volume and the paper are lighter. It is more comfortable to carry around. Thus, if you were a Batman reader from the eighties, late eighties, this is quite a nice collection of stories. It is my first time reading these stories. I confess I was unimpressed by the KGBeast story, the serial killer who gets killed by a would-be victim, and the haunted house story in the Batman Annual. Nevertheless, the issues after that were quite compelling to read. No usual villains ere in these stories: Organized crime, a deranged sniper gone berserk, drug traffickers from South America, and the League of Assassins. There is also a different kind of relationship with Jason Todd. The new Jason is still impulsive and it leads him into dangerous waters. Jason’s route lends this latter period a darker and sadder tone. My favorite story in this volume is "You Shoulda Seen Him..." narrated from the point of view of a SWAT member and two police officers. Each tells a story of an encounter with the Batman, showing three different perspectives of the Dark Knight. There was also an interesting Robin solo story. The only story that I really disliked was the haunted house tale in the Anniversary issue. I didn't like the story or the artwork that gives Bruce a weird appearance. Jim Starlin writes most of these stories; Jim Aparo, Dick Giordano, Dave Cockrum, and Doc Bright illustrate them. Nice collection overall.
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Shane Rone
5.0 out of 5 stars Love it.
Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2019
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This is the Batman I know. If you grew up in the late 80s and 90s like me you'll love this.
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Jose Vazquez
5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite Batman stories of my childhood collected!
Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2018
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This are the Batman stories of my childhood. It brought memories can't wait for the next volume.
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Bari
5.0 out of 5 stars Definitely worth reading
Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2018
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Great read brings me back to my childhood.
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Scott
4.0 out of 5 stars The Darkening of the Knight.
Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2018
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I’m glad to see DC finally doing a comprehensive collection of the Post-Crisis Batman and Detective Comics issues and hope this series of trades will continue right up to the “Knightfall” story. This particular collection is more like Volume 2 as the issues preceding those collected here were released in the “Second Chances” book. My only major complaint is that this book leaves out issues #426-429 which is the classic “Death in the Family” story. If you want a continuous reading experience you have to stop after #425 and go grab a separate book (if you have it) to read that story and then come back to this book for the follow-up. Kind of a pain, but minor compared to the fact that a lot of the material here is being collected for the first time.
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Michael R. Stolze
5.0 out of 5 stars Book
Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2019
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Great Book !
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David Hickey
5.0 out of 5 stars dark knight adventure
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 20, 2023
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Some fantastic,gritty Batman stories with amazing art , great storylines. Bought back some memories of the old school dark knight
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Percy Jackson
5.0 out of 5 stars Diferente portada, en buen estado
Reviewed in Mexico on November 21, 2020
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La portada es diferente, no se porque Amazon no lo actualiza. Pero fuero de eso, el libro llego en excelentes condiciones.

Perfecto para aquellos que desean leer mas sobre Jason Todd en sus orígenes, cuando aún era Robin, antes de A Death In The Family.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Diferente portada, en buen estado
Reviewed in Mexico on November 21, 2020
La portada es diferente, no se porque Amazon no lo actualiza. Pero fuero de eso, el libro llego en excelentes condiciones.

Perfecto para aquellos que desean leer mas sobre Jason Todd en sus orígenes, cuando aún era Robin, antes de A Death In The Family.
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shawn
5.0 out of 5 stars Batman I grew up with
Reviewed in Canada on July 1, 2020
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Nice collection of late 80s batman stories
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Dorival Bezerra
4.0 out of 5 stars Fase incrível!
Reviewed in Brazil on July 25, 2019
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Finalmente a DC parece estar preocupada em reunir as histórias do morcego em ordem cronológica, pós Crise nas Infinitas Terras. Eu sempre tive o prazer de ler a maioria dessas histórias, as mais clássicas como "Dez Noites da Besta" que está inclusa aqui e "Morte na Família", são mais fáceis de se achar no Brasil. No entanto as edições e arcos que se passam por entre esses arcos mais famosos, talvez tenham sido coletados apenas na época das mensais da Abril ali no final dos anos 80 e começo dos 90. Com roteiros de Jim Starlin e arte do grande Jim Amparo, nós temos aqui um desenvolvimento e uma construção mais densa para a morte do novo Robin, Jason Todd, com Starlin em sua personalidade mais agressiva e impulsiva. As histórias tem um forte teor detetivesco, o que sempre cai muito bem com o morcego. Destaque para o arco "As Dez Noites da Besta" e a história em que o Jason se vinga de um cara que abusava de uma mulher que acaba por cometer suicídio, o final da história gera uma dúvida nos leitores e no homem-morcego sobre um acontecimento chocante envolvendo Robin. Só não dou as 5 estrelas, porque ao invés de realmente coletar tudo cronologicamente, os volumes possuem buracos que são justamente os arcos mais famosos como "Morte na Família", que a DC prefere coletar de forma separada, no mais é uma bola dentro da editora e quem ganha somos nos fãs!

A coleção The Caped Crusader, reunirá as edições da publicação Batman. Enquanto a coleção The Dark Knight Detective reune a publicação Detective Comics. Ambas valem muito a pena!
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david
5.0 out of 5 stars My Batman when I was growing up
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 9, 2019
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This book was a nostalgia trip for me having had the original issues years ago. A perfect book in my mind
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