Detective Comics #29
Detective Comics » Detective Comics #29 - The Batman Meets Doctor Death released by DC Comics on July 1939.
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Gardner Fox's Contribution to the Batman Mythology 0
For the third Batman story, writer Bill Finger is replaced by Gardner Fox. Fox was one of the most creative writers at D.C.; most people know him for the inventive story lines and villains he created in the Silver Age, particularly in The Flash, and most famously, the " Flash of Two Worlds" story. As this comic demonstrates, Fox's creativity was already in evidence in Batman as early as the late 1930s. Prior to this issue, Batman was just a guy in a dark costume who used h...
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I Do Funny Things Sometimes 0
Who do you think the first villain for Batman who wasn't just some gang leader? Joker? Catwoman? Penguin? Riddler? Two-Face? If you thought any of those you were wrong! The first super villain that Batman fought was a odd fellow named Dr. Death who has made appearances (though very few) outside of this comic. So the story begins with Death reading about this hero named, The Batman. Wanting to kill Batman he sends a message to the personal message column to the Daily Paper (the name of the Gotham...
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Detective Review #29 0
I can't hide the fact that I was surprise to learn that the first real super vilain Batman encounter wasn't the Joker or any other common characters we have been used to see....no it is the Doctor Death, who I never heard about before. Still, good story, with the little dark side that comes with Batman. Surprsingly, most of the other chapter of the issue were better than it used to be.......
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The best story was Spy 0
The best story was Spy, the worst Cosmo. The rest... not much there except Crimson Avenger, the best one so far. Most detectives don't do much detectiving and finding a clue or suspect is based on pure luck again.Batman: Well, waiting at the post office to see who picks the note for John Jones would be so much easier to find out who Batman really is than inventing some poor trap in some random building. The rest of the plot isn't so brilliant either, finding Doctor Death's hideout is based on pu...
1 out of 1 found this review helpful.
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