Batman
- Bat-Manga!
- バットマン
- The BatManga Jiro Kuwata Edition
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Synopsis
In 1966, the Batman TV series starring Adam West prompted a Batman craze in Japan. In response to this, the shounen magazine Shounen King and its publisher Shonen Gahosha licensed the rights to make their own Batman stories, with the full consent of the original Batman publisher, DC Comics. (Source: Wikipedia)
Publication notes
Batman was republished by Shogakukan as a BOX set on October 28, 2013 under "Batman: The BatManga Jiro Kuwata Edition" title. The series was published in English as Bat-Manga! by Pantheon in trade paperback on October 28, 2008. This edition contained an exclusive interview with the creator of the original manga, Jiro Kuwata and pictures of vintage Batman toys. In July 2014, DC Comics started to release the entire manga in English through ComiXology as a Digital First series.
Published
Apr 1966 to Mar 1967
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- #18173
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Bruce Wayne475 fan favoritesExternal profileFirst Appearance: Detective Comics #27 (May 1939) Height: 6' 2" Weight: 210 Skills: Master of 127 martial arts, mental and physical human peak, and considered the worlds greatest detective. Allies: Dick Grayson/Robin/Nightwing, Alfred Pennyworth, Police Commissioner Jim Gordon, Clark Kent/Superman, Justice League. Batman's secret identity is Bruce Wayne, a wealthy industrialist, playboy, and philanthropist. Witnessing the murder of his parents as a child leads him to train himself to physical and intellectual perfection and don a bat-themed costume in order to fight crime. Batman operates in the fictional Gotham City, assisted by various supporting characters including his sidekick Robin and his butler Alfred Pennyworth, and fights an assortment of villains influenced by the characters' roots in film and pulp magazines. Unlike most superheroes, he does not possess any superpowers; he makes use of intellect, detective skills, science and technology, wealth, physical prowess, and intimidation in his war on crime. (Source: Wikipedia)
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