Building on the Batmans Origin
Through the Batman and Dark Knight archives, I have gotten a chance to read the books I could never afford. The early Batman and Detective comics had a quality that is so appealling there is no wonder this character has endured as long as he has. "The First Batman" lends itself to the Batmans origin story 8 years prior where Joe Chill was named the killer of Bruce Waynes parents. Here building on that classic Batman issue #47 we find that Bruce has found his fathers diary and clues to reopen his parents murder case. Here it seems someone may have paid Joe Chill to kill the Waynes. I don't like to give alot away but it is a classic story that's only 10 to 12 pages long but it delivers. A great issue to read and It can be found along with the Batman #47 origin story in the trade " Batmans Greatest Stories volume1" . A great trade with alot of classic Batman through the decades.