Bat-Manga!: The Secret History of Batman in Japan
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Bat-Manga!: The Secret History of Batman in Japan

The two hottest genres in comics gleefully collide head-on, as the most beloved American superhero gets the coolest Japanese manga makeover ever.

In 1966, during the height of the first Batman craze, a weekly Japanese manga anthology for boys, Shonen King, licensed the rights to commission its own Batman and Robin stories. A year later, the stories stopped. They were never collected in Japan, and never translated into English. Now, in this gorgeously produced book, hundreds of pages of Batman-manga comics more than four decades old are translated for the first time, appearing alongside stunning photographs of the world€s most comprehensive collection of vintage Japanese Batman toys.

This is The Dynamic Duo as you€ve never seen them: with a distinctly Japanese, atomic-age twist as they battle aliens, mutated dinosaurs, and villains who won€t stay dead. And as a bonus: Jiro Kuwata, the manga master who originally wrote and drew this material, has given an exclusive interview for our book.

More than just a dazzling novelty, Bat-Manga! is an invaluable, long-lost chapter in the history of one of the most beloved and timeless figures in comics.

  • TitleBat-Manga!: The Secret History of Batman in Japan
  • BrandPantheon
  • ManufacturerPantheon
  • BindingPaperback
  • ProductGroupBook
  • ItemPartNumber9780375714849
  • ReleaseDate2008-10-28T00:00:01Z
  • UnitCount1
  • EANs9780375714849