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Collected Comics Library Podcast #199
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Regular readers of the blog of listeners of the podcast, know that I’m a big fanboy of The Batman, yes “The” Batman. meaning the older and slightly more campy Batman of the Golden Age and early Silver Age. That said, DC Comics will be releasing The Batman Annuals HC (expected April 22, 2009) as part of their newly formed Classic Library editions. This is an interesting book because the Batman Annuals, published between 1961 and 1964, contained nearly no new material, they were simply 80+ page comic books reprinting material from Batman and Detective Comics from the 1950′s. Today, on the podcast, I take a look at why DC would reprint these stories not just now in 2008 but rather in 1961. What makes these stories so special? How rare are these stories and if they have ever been collected in other hardcovers or trade paperbacks.
Also, as I stated in a previous blog post, the 5th Annual NCAA Football Bowl Contest is upon us and with it some of the best prizes to be won – ever; including the highly sought after UK edition of From Hell (Knockabout). There’s also Product and Shipping news on Showcase Presents: Strange Adventures and the Secret Invasion trade paperback and news about The Spirit Archives Volume 27 from Dark Horse. Al this and the New Releases of the Week.
Chris
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Chris – This is exciting news and will be a great resource to read some of the “wacky” Batman stories from the late Golden Age of Comic Books. I can’t wait to see it. Too bad they didn’t get this out in time for Christmas.
[...] has been reported over at the Silver Age Batman blog and at the Collected Comics Library that DC is going to reprint in a harcover “archive” format the first three Batman [...]