The Untold Legend of the Batman

by Len Wein and John (ILT) Byrne Len Wein,Jim Aparo

Book Overview

To the fear-filled eyes of criminals everywhere, he is a man without a past--a Darknight Defender of the helpless and oppressed, a towering symbol of swift and vengeful justice, a wraith-like guardian... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812503538
• Release Date: July 1989
• Publisher: Tor Books
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.8" x 1.0" x 4.3"

Customer Reviews

Quite an interesting read

This nice little story of early-modern age Batman is not so much a story in its own right but more something of a clip show. The actual scripts and drawings are all original, of course, but very little of the plot is. The plot itself is mostly an excuse for a thorough retelling of the story of the Batman, his allies and his foes. It doesn't make any shocking new discoveries about the Batman's past, as do the Killing Joke or Year One; the stories told are taken directly and fully from classic silver and golden age volumes such as 'The Origin of the Batman'(Batman#47, 1948), or 'The First Batman'(Detective Comics#235, 1956).The plot itself is lacking and simply not very interesting. The ending is quite well done, but there's simply no building up to it. Whatever plot there is is constantly interrupted by flashbacks from practicaly every character. However, what 'the Untold Legend of the Batman' attempts to do, and does quite well, is put some order into the Batman world, settle some old contradictions and set one formal history of Batman. Indeed, the early 80s were a time when super-heroes were recreated, especially Superman and Wonder-Woman, and Batman had to be fitted into the new DC universe.So, while 'the Untold Legend of the Batman' is hardly a decent story itself, and does very little to develop the characters or the plot in any way, it's still an interesting read for all Batman fans and anybody who wants to know a thing or two about the Dark Knight, and is a fine addition to any comics collection.

The origins of the dark detective.

Growing up, I'd always enjoyed watching Adam West and Burt Ward on the television show Batman. So, one day at the school book fair many moons ago, I picked up this book. Boy was I impressed! First of all, the writing is excellent and is presented in a very mature manner. Secondly, the art is amazing. It blew me away then and still impresses me now. Watching the t.v. show, you never really learn any history about the Dark Knight. This book tells you who the first Batman and Robin were, who killed Bruce Wayne's parents and who first tought young Bruce the skills he'd need to become a detective. The origins of some of the favorites such as Alfred Pennyworth and The Joker are here too. I have always been very proud to own this book and I'm sure you would be too.

GREAT STORY

IF U ARE NEW TOO BATMAN U NEED TOO READ THIS BOOK BECAUSE IT STARTS U OFF WITH HOW BATMAN CAME TO BE AND HOW ROBIN AND BATFIRL CAME TO BE

The Origin of the Batman Finally Revealed!

This great story interweaves the untold legend of Bruce Wayne, the Batman, as well as a psychological subplot. The art is great by Byrne and Aparo, and we finally learn who slew Bruce Wayne's parents, and the shocking scheme behind it. Unfortunately, thanks to both the Crisis of Infinite Earths and Zero Hour, this entire story is null and void, but it is a must for all fans of Batman.