{"product_id":"batman-the-war-years-19391945-isbn-9780785832836","title":"Batman: The War Years 1939-1945","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor the first time, after 80 dark yet wonderful years, \u003ci\u003eBatman: The War Years 1939-1945\u003c\/i\u003e tells all of The Dark Knight’s compelling stories about Robin and his involvement in World War II.  Batman's villains have always been sinister, and these are his origins in fighting villains real and fiction.  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough countless comic book issues, television series, and award winning movies, Batman has been a symbol of strength and perseverance. He was \u003cb\u003ecreated in 1939\u003c\/b\u003e, on the brink of \u003cb\u003eWorld War II,\u003c\/b\u003e at a volatile time when the world needed a hero most. Who better to come to the rescue than the \u003cb\u003eCaped Crusader\u003c\/b\u003e? The poor, little, rich boy. orphaned in a late-night robbery grew up to be one of the greatest super-heroes in the \u003cb\u003eDC Universe\u003c\/b\u003e. From that inspirational moment when a bat flies through the window and inspired an adult \u003cb\u003eBruce Wayne\u003c\/b\u003e with a name and a motif, the world changed for the better. All of these are wonderful elements in a timeless tale. By early 1940, both Batman and Robin were up and running in no less than two hit comic books. \u003cb\u003eBob Kane\u003c\/b\u003e hired a teenager that he happened to meet—\u003cb\u003eJerry Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e—to help him churn out what looked like a nice long run of Batman stories.  A run that has continued, uninterrupted, to today. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e As the Second World War loomed ever larger on the horizon, Batman was about to become big business, comic-book style.  These \u003cb\u003eoriginal stories\u003c\/b\u003e show \u003cb\u003eBatman and Robin\u003c\/b\u003e in all of their original glory and allow the reader to relive the \u003cb\u003eGolden Age of Comics\u003c\/b\u003e.  Follow their \u003cb\u003epilot plots\u003c\/b\u003e such as the following:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Strange Case of the Diabolical Puppet Master\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Strange Case of Professor Radium\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Case of the Laughing Death\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHarlequin Hoax\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScarecrow Returns\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Man with the Camera Eyes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCrime Clinic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBatman Bond Advertisements\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAtlantis Goes to War\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlitzkrieg Bandits\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eand more!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eRoy Thomas has been a comics writer since 1965, mostly for Marvel or DC. Among the thousands of comic books he has written are \u003ci\u003eConan the Barbarian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Avengers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe X-Men\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFantastic Four\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAll-Star Squadron\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSub-Mariner\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Invaders\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDr. Strange\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRed Sonja\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWonder Woman\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Savage Sword of Conan\u003c\/i\u003e.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Brush up on the history of the world's favorite \u003cb\u003ebillionaire vigilante\u003c\/b\u003e, Batman, with \u003ci\u003eBatman the War Years.\u003c\/i\u003e  Part of \u003cb\u003eThe DC Comics War Years trilogy\u003c\/b\u003e that celebrates the Golden Age of heroes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Other titles in the \u003cb\u003eDC Comics: The War Years\u003c\/b\u003e series include\u003ci\u003e:  Superman: The War Years 1938-1945, Wonder Woman: The War Years 19-41-1945\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chartwell Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44892730720485,"sku":"NP9780785832836","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/4fe786e0-9d36-4875-8137-ab020146d613.jpg?v=1767831834","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/batman-the-war-years-19391945-isbn-9780785832836","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}