{"product_id":"essential-batman-encyclopedia-book-robert-greenberger-9780345501066","title":"The Essential Batman Encyclopedia","description":"The ultimate guide to the man behind the mask . . . and the mythology behind the man. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCriminals are a superstitious, cowardly lot. So my disguise must be able to strike terror into their hearts. I must be a creature of the night, black, terrible. . . . I shall become a bat  So declared millionaire industrialist Bruce Wayne, orphaned as a boy by a murderous thug and driven as a man to battle the scourge of crime by becoming Batman. Batman swooped into popular culture in 1939-and for nearly seventy years has thrilled audiences in countless comics, live-action and animated television programs, and seven feature films. Prowling the darkened rooftops of Gotham City, roaring through the teeming streets in the sleek, high-powered Batmobile, and leaping into action when the iconic Bat-Signal pierces the night sky, the Caped Crusader is a larger-than-life legend. And now, for the first time in more than thirty years, everything there is to know about Batman-from the beginning to the present, and from A to Z-is collected in one comprehensive new sourcebook. More than 500 pages of entries and illustrations include: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- fascinating details and the complete background on Batman's origins \u003cbr\u003e- biographies of every major character in the Batman universe-including his closest allies, from Robin the Boy Wonder and faithful butler Alfred Pennyworth to Commissioner Gordon; and his countless enemies, from the Joker, Penguin, Catwoman, and the Riddler to Scarecrow, Two-Face, Ra's al Ghul and Poison Ivy\u003cbr\u003e- classic black-and-white comic book artwork throughout\u003cbr\u003e- two sixteen-page full-color artwork inserts \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEven an all-access pass to the Batcave couldn't rival former DC Comics editor and Batman scholar extraordinaire Robert Greenberger's exhaustive ultimate archive. The Essential Batman Encyclopedia is a must for every Batman fan's bookshelf. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBATMAN, the DC Logo, and all related names, characters and elements are trademarks of DC Comics (c) 2008. All rights reserved.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50042772783377,"sku":"CIN0345501063VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50713535086865,"sku":"GOR004801522","price":12.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51423208734993,"sku":"CIN0345501063G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0345501063.jpg?v=1751227847","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/essential-batman-encyclopedia-book-robert-greenberger-9780345501066","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}