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On the cover and spine of book the title is "Detective Comics: 80 Years of Batman The Deluxe Edition", but the indicia title is "Detective Comics: 80 Years of Batman".
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Batman - 80 ans #[nn]
published September 2019
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Dust jacket cover with an illustration of Batman with a background of Detective Comics covers through the years.
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This is the book cover under the dust jacket. It wraps around from front to back cover and features images of Detective Comics covers through the years.
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Inside front dust jacket with a brief description of the contents of this collection, with an illustration of Batman from the splash page of Detective Comics #38.
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Front end pages featuring images of Detective Comics logos through the years.
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Title page featuring images of Detective Comics covers through the years.
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Title page with creator credits featuring images of Detective Comics covers through the years.
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Indicia and publisher information
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Introduction by Dan DiDio dated 2018, explaining his memories of Detective Comics.
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Paul Levitz explains the origin of comic books and Detective Comics in particular. Includes illustrations from Detective Comics #27 Cover (Batman), #1 (Slam Bradley), #64 (Boy Commandos), and #20 (Crimson Avenger).
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Foreword written by Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont. Includes illustrations from Detective Comics #27 and a reproduction of the cover of Batman: Death of Innocents (DC, 1996 series) #1.
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Images of Detective Comics covers through the years.
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First Crimson Avenger story
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Anthony Tollin explains the influence of pulp novel heroes on Batman and vice versa.
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First Batman story, named "Bat-Man" in the story.
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Art credits from GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection lists Joe Shuster as the sole artist for this story.
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First Robin story. The splash page replicates the cover.
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First Air Wave story. No origin provided.
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First Boy Commandos story. Brooklyn's true name, Dan Turpin, was not revealed until later in the Boy Commandos adventures.
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First Two-Face story, continues in Detective Comics #68.
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First Riddler story.
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First Pow-Wow Smith story. Created by writer Don Cameron and penciler Carmine Infantino, Smith is a Sioux Indian who is the Sheriff of the small Western town of Elkhorn, where he is known as a master detective. He prefers to be addressed by his proper name, Ohiyesa, but the white citizenry take to calling him "Pow-Wow" so stubbornly that he eventually gives up and accepts the nickname among them.
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First Roy Raymond story.
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Text article by Dale Cendali about her relationship with Lew Sayre Schwartz and explains how Schwartz gave Cendali spiral notebooks that he used to layout Batman stories. The notebook pages are presented on the pages that follow. This page includes a small reproduction of the cover of Detective Comics #200 by Win Mortimer.
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Reproduction of pages from a spiral notebook that Lew Sayre Schwartz used to create layouts for the Batman story "Radio Station C-R-I-M-E!" from Detective Comics #200. Does not include any actual story pages from Detective Comics #200.
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First Martian Manhunter story.
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First Batwoman story. Batwoman also appears in Detective Comics #233, 249, 276, 286, 292, 302, 307, 311, and 318.
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Text article by Glen David Gold examining how the trauma of his parent's death drove Bruce Wayne to become Batman. Includes illustrations from Detective Comics #500 "To Kill a Legend" and small reproductions of the covers of Batman #156, Crisis on Infinite Earths #7, and Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #128.
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First Bat-Mite story.
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First Clayface [Matt Hagen] story
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First New Look Batman. Story in two parts of 8 and 6.67 pages.
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Story in two parts of 7.5 pages each.
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Text article by Shelley Zimmerman about how she was influenced by Batman to become a police officer and ultimately became the police chief of San Diego. Includes illustrations.
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First Man-Bat story.
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Reprints first new appearance of Manhunter [Paul Kirk] (Manhunter of the 1940's Adventure Comics run).
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Batman - Manhunter team-up. Conclusion to the Manhunter series.
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First Leslie Thompkins
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Text article by Dennis O'Neil addressing how comics popularity changed over time. Includes illustrations from Detective Comics #457 "There Is No Hope in Crime Alley!", #482 "Bat-Mite's New York Adventure!", and #153 "The Land of Lost Years!".
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First modern appearance of Deadshot, his only previous appearance was in Batman #59 (June-July 1950).
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Images of Detective Comics covers through the years.
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Front page of original wraparound cover.
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Text article by Cory Doctorow questioning if Batman has had any success in cleaning up Gotham. Includes illustrations from Detective Comics (2011 series) #27, ?, the cover of Batman (DC, 1940 series) #404, and Detective Comics #742.
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Wraparound cover presented across 2 pages.
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This story was originally commissioned by editor Julius Schwartz from writer Harlan Ellison in 1971. (see https://www.newsfromme.com/2018/06/30/a-harlan-ellison-story/)
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Introduction to the lost story Batman: Mortality.
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This is the first 5 pages of an unfinished Batman story by Paul Levitz and Denys Cowan. The typed script by Levitz accompanies the black and white Cowan art, the story pages are not colored or lettered.
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Based on the original story by Bob Kane and Bill Finger.
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Images of Detective Comics covers through the years.
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Neil Gaiman writes a personal account of the impact Batman has had on his life.
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Small reproductions of Detective Comics covers from the Golden Age, from issues #1, 22, 27, 31, 38, 65, 69, 101, 119, and 165.
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Small reproductions of Detective Comics covers from the Silver Age, from issues #233, 239, 270, 327, and 372.
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Small reproductions of Detective Comics covers from the Bronze Age, from issues #393, 431, 457, and 500.
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Small reproductions of Detective Comics covers from the Dark Age, from issues #567, 575, 587, 651, and 739.
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Small reproductions of Detective Comics covers from 2011 - 2019, from Volume 2 issues #1, 27, 33, and issues #934 and 1000.
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Biographies of the writers and artists who contributed to the stories in this collection.
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Rear end pages featuring images of Detective Comics logos through the years.
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Inside rear dust jacket with a list of the people who contributed tributes for this volume, with an illustration of Robin from Detective Comics #38.
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Back cover with text on contents of collection, includes illustration of Batman from the cover of Detective Comics #27.
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