From IDW: "Hot on the heels of the successful hit Batman television show starring Adam West and Burt Ward that resulted in what can only be described as "Batmania," the Batman newspaper strips debuted in 1966. Written by longtime Batman editor Whitney Ellsworth, with art by DC Comics giants Shelly Moldoff, Joe Giella, and Carmine Infantino, the newspaper strip was a huge success.
The first volume, reprinting all B&W dailies
and color Sundays from 1966 and 1967, features an all-star list of Batman and
Robin characters, including Catwoman, the Penguin, the Joker, Poison Ivy, and
Batgirl! The 11 x 8.5" hardcover designed and edited by Dean
Mullaney will feature a dust jacket cover by Pete Poplaski, and will
be 256 pages, including an introduction by Joe Desris, 'Ellsworth and
the artists perfectly captured the flavor of the television show,' Mullaney says. 'It's a tremendous amount of fun, both as nostalgia and as
a unique creation of its time.'" Amazon pre-order page here. Vintage promotional sticker below from Dark Knight News here. The original Adam West series from the 1960s will finally be released on home video next fall. Spy Vibe news here.
Related posts: Batman TV and Manga releases, Batman 66: The TV Stories Book, Batman in Swinging London, Julie Newmar, Batman 66 posters, new comic and Adam West Sings!, Shane Glines Interview, Adam West spy ad, Spy Vibe visits the Batcave, James Bond & Batman Robots, Andy Warhol Batman, Man From UNCLE & Batman Manga. Spy Vibers might also want to check out Jeff Parker's comic, King's Watch, which unites classic King Features characters The Phantom, Mandrake, and Flash Gordon. Photos from Spy Vibe's image archive on Pinterest.
Recent Spy Vibe posts: David Bowie at 67, Kevin Dart talks Ringo & Powerpuff Girls, Sherlock Exhibit, Fu Manchu history panel, Andy Warhol box set, Six-Million Dollar Man, Striped Light Nude, Buckminster Fuller, Dylan at Newport, Jane and Serge, The Goldfinger Variations, Mod Tales Interview, Pete Seeger nominated for Grammy,Kraftwerk returns to US, Beatles BBC on Fresh Air, Steranko S.H.I.E.L.D. Artist Editions, David Tennant's Ian Fleming audio books, Atomic Art, Modern Architecture LP, Julius Shulman, Shane Glines Batman, The Prisoner and Captain Scarlet, Diego Fortunato and Verner Panton, Saturday Morning Cartoons, Assassination Bureau on DVD, new Young Bond series, new Hercule Poirot novel, Early Beatles image archive, Julie Newmar, Erno Goldfinger, Hitchcock tribute.
Recent Ian Fleming posts on Spy Vibe: Ian Fleming Letters, Erno Goldfinger, Ian Fleming Music Series links: Noel Coward, Whispering Jack Smith, Hawaiian Guitar, Joe Fingers Carr, new Ian Fleming Catalog, Jon Gilbert interview, Double 007 Designs, Bond audio book reissues, discovery of one of Ian Fleming's WWII Commandos, James Bond book covers, Ian Fleming's Playboy interview for Kindle, Spy Vibe's discovery of a rare Ian Fleming serialization, rare View to a Kill, Fleming's Royal gold typewriter, Ian Fleming's memorial address, Spy Vibe's Ian Fleming image archive.