Paperback "The Untold Legend of the Batman" Worth Getting

 I love to read novels about superheroes (among other things) and back in the early 1980s there was a three issue series of comics called "The Untold Legend of the Batman" that went in depth about him, Robin, Alfred, Commissioner Gordon, Batgirl and various criminals. When I recently purchased a small paperback- I thought it was a novel- , told in just written word. I was happily surprised to see those three issues reprinted in this paperback format. These are excellent origin stories and have great artwork, so get a copy!

ABOUT THE BOOK: The Untold Legend of the Batman is a three-issue Batman comic book miniseries published by DC Comics in 1980.^[1] It was written by Len Wein. The first issue was penciled by John Byrne and inked by Jim Aparo.^[2][3] The second and third issues were drawn entirely by Aparo. José Luis García-López drew the covers for the entire series. The primary plot elements of the story are retellings of the origins of several Batman characters. It is the second miniseries published by DC Comics as well as the first starring Batman.

Synopsis: To the fear-filled eyes of criminals everywhere, he is a man without a past--a Darknight Defender of the helpless and oppressed, a towering symbol of swift and vengeful justice, a wraith-like guardian of Gotham City's asphalt corridors. But to comic book fans throughout the world he is...Batman and he is a man with a mission. Now, for the first time in paperback, readers can discover the deepest secrets of the masked crimefighter, from his own origin to his first meeting with Robin, his partner in the war on crime. This spectacular re-telling of The Batman legend includes his initial encounters with his most menacing foes, as well as a fact filled tour through the Darknight Detective's secret headquarters, The Batcave. A veritable encyclopedia of the Cowled Crimefighter's past, The Untold Legend of the Batman will delight comic adventure fans everywhere!