Best of
Batman

1997

Batman: The Long Halloween


Jeph Loeb - 1997
    Working with District Attorney Harvey Dent and Lieutenant James Gordon, Batman races against the clock as he tries to discover who Holiday is before he claims his next victim each month. A mystery that has the reader continually guessing the identity of the killer, this story also ties into the events that transform Harvey Dent into Batman's deadly enemy, Two-Face.

Batman Archives, Vol. 1


Bill Finger - 1997
    1 is a remarkable look back at the early adventures that built the foundation for the legend of the Caped Crusader and the Boy Wonder. Showcasing artwork by Bob Kane, the creator of Batman, this amazing hardcover edition features the first appearances of Batman, Robin, Professor Hugo Strange, and the freakish Clayface. Also included in this beautiful archive edition is one of Batman's first confrontations with the madman who would become his greatest rival, the demented and deadly Joker.

Batman/Wildcat (1997) #3


Chuck Dixon - 1997
    Includes Robin (Tim Drake), Oracle (Barbara Gordon), Killer Croc (Waylon Jones), KGBeast, Steel Jacket and Monsoon.

Batman/Wildcat (1997) #2


Chuck Dixon - 1997
    While they are searching, KGBeast and Willis Danko fight to the death.

Robin: Facing the Enemy


Alan Grant - 1997
    Like its wildly successful predecessors, this fourth much-anticipated film will create excitement long before its release date through high-profile advertising and licensed merchandise. For this motion picture event, Little, Brown presents the only junior novelization available plus three additional Batman stories.The legendary Dark Knight soars again in three exciting paperbacks based on Batman and Robin and its characters. Our junior novelization captures all the power of the feature film, with a scene from the movie on the cover and a page-turning text inside. Also available are Robin and Batgirl, two original novels that explore the film's secondary characters in depth and feature' full-color movie photos of Chris O'Donnell and Alicia Silverstone on their covers. And finally...The popular TV show launches another direct-to-video movie! Don't miss the exciting new book version of Sub-Zero, the animated direct-to-video Adventures of Batman "TM" and Robin "TM" movie due out this summer! Mr. Freeze, Batgirl, Robin, and, of course, Batman rocket across the screen in this adventure-filled animated extravaganza.