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GOODWIN, ARCHIE & HAMPTON, SCOTT: : BATMAN - Night Cries

USA.NY.DC Comics,1992.

ISBN 1563890593.

UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE+/FINE+. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,wrap-around colour pictorial artwork by Archie Scott, illustrated dw/dj,with white lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright, crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain pale grey cloth boards with bright,crisp, blocked white lettered title to front and white letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate mottled,pale grey endpapers.UK,slim Qrto HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,96pp [unpaginated] includes graphic novel format in comic strip-style form with text in speech balloons or boxes. A madman who murders swiftly and senselessly. . . a decent man tormented by what he needs to do. . . and a secret that is darker and dirtier than all the rest. . . For more than fifty years,Batman has been one of the world's most popular fictional heroes. Part of the reason for this enduring acceptance has been the kinds of adventures his creators have given him - usually flamboyant,larger-than-life melodramas featuring the kind of grotesque villains who can only exist in the imagination. 'Night Cries' is an exception. In this brilliant graphic novel,writer Archie Goodwin and artist Scott Hampton have put Batman into a situation that, while dramatic and full of action,has at its heart a problem that is painfully real. It takes Batman to a place he's never been before.The story is fiction; the tragedy that propels it is not. Some things frighten even the Batman.Some crimes even he can't solve. . . Since his first appearance in 'Detective Comics #27,in May,1939,Batman has been a pop-culture icon.He has appeared in thousands of comic book stories and dozens of animated cartoons.In the late sixties, he was played by Adam West in a popular live-action show twice a week in prime time on ABC TV (US).He has also been on the big screen,first in two weekly serials in the forties and more recently (then 1992) in two feature films starring Michael Keaton and directed by Tim Burton. He is currently featured in four monthly comics published by DC - 'Batman', 'Detective Comics','Legends of the Dark Knight' and 'Shadow of the Bat' - and often appears in the company's graphic novels. Archie Goodwin,a veteran of thirty years in the comics field,he began his career as a writer and editor of the b/w magazines 'Creepy','Eerie',and 'Blazing Combat',and has continued dividing his time between writing and editing ever since.He has written for most characters,including 'Wolverine','Spider-Man',and the award-winning series 'Manhunter' with artist Walt Simonson,as well as syndicated newspaper strips such as 'Star Wars' with artist Al Williamson.He has been Editor-in-Chief of Marvel Comics,editorial director of 'Epic Illustrated',and is currently a group editor for DC comics. Scott Hampton born April,1959,in Highpoint, North Carolina,he graduated from Spring Valley High School in Columbia,South Carolina and attended the University of South Carolina for two years.He began working steadily in comics in 1982 and has contributed stories to a wide range of magazines and publishers,including 'Alien Worlds' for Pacific,'Epic Illustrated', 'Hellraiser' and 'A1' for Epic,and 'Tales of Terror' and 'Tapping the Vein' for Eclipse.His work also includes the graphic novels 'Silverheels' and 'Pigeons from Hell' from Eclipse and the second volume of 'BOOKS OF MAGIC' for DC. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. Buyers in EU countries may be required to pay Import VAT and a handling fee to the courier/mail service on items costing more than 150 Euros (including shipping costs).For items less than 150 Euros to EU buyers,charges may be minimised by opting to pay myself direct,via my account at Paypal. Please contact seller prior to ordering for more information. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

UK,slim Qrto HB+ dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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