Batman: The Ultimate Guide to the Dark Knight

by ScottBeatty (Author)

• Used

  Hardcover
  2005

  $3.23

  The best-ever book on the Dark Knight of Gotham City just got better! An extra 16 pages fully updates DK's comprehensive BATMAN: THE ULTIMATE GUIDE..., first published in Autumn 2001. Double-page features showcase some of the most thrilling Batman storylines of the last few years, and the Rogues Gallery section is augmented with information on the top new villains. The Timeline section is brought fully up to date, showing key characters' new looks, and additional features highlight some of the Caped Crusader's classic adventures in the 1950s (The Golden Age) and the 1960s (The Silver Age).

• Used

  Hardcover
  2001

  $4.84

  Born in the late 1930s, Batman is one of the greatest of all fictional heroes. The Ace of Detectives, the Caped Crusader, the Dark Knight - each generation has its own favourite nickname for this ultimate crimefighter as he wages war on a host of horrific supervillains, For this guide, Dorling Kindersley has been permitted unprecedented access to the archives of DC Comics, creators of Batman and shapers of his legend. Artwork reveals the secret workings of key installations and equipment such as the Batcave, the Batmobile, Batman's suit and the weaponry contained in his Utility Belt. Panoramic views of Gotham City and Arkham Asylum with its villaninous inmates allow readers to enter Batman's world.