Batman : The Jiro Kuwata Batmanga. Volume 3
Kuwata, Jirō, 1935-20202015
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In 1966, writer and illustrator Jiro Kuwata became famous for introducing the Dark Knight to a brand new audience in Japan. Almost 50 years later, Kuwata’s classic tales remain the quintessential Batmanga.
Main title:
Batman : The Jiro Kuwata Batmanga. Volume 3 / written & illustrated by Jiro Kuwata ; translation by Sheldon Drzka.
Author:
Kuwata, Jirō, 1935-2020, author, illustratorDrzka, Sheldon, translator
Imprint:
New York : DC Comics, 2015.
Collation:
333 pages : colour illustrations, graphic novel
Series title:
Variant title:
The Jiro Kuwata Batmanga. Volume three
Notes:
At the height the 1960's Batman television shows popularity, a shonen manga magazine in Japan serialized fifty-three chapters, starring The Dark Knight, which were all written by Jiro Kuwata. These rare Batman tales were known by relatively few outside of Japan until award-winning designer Chipp Kidd's 2008 book, Bat-Manga!: The Secret History of Batman in Japan (Pantheon Books), introduced them to a whole new generation of Batman fans.Pages numbered from right to left.Batman created by Bob KaneTranslated from Japanese.
Audience:
Upper primary
Contents:
The crimes of the Planet KingRobot robbersClayface encounterThe robbery contestThe mysterious CatmanThe Phantom BatmanDuel in space.
ISBN:
9781401257569 (paperback)
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
343063
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Junior Fiction - Graphic Novel | BATMAN n3 | Onloan - Due: 05 Feb 2025 |