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"Bruce Wayne, a wealthy American philanthropist and business owner, and Batman, his crime-fighting alter ego, have been entertaining audiences since 1939. The character was so popular after appearing in Detective Comics that DC Comics decided to give Batman a comic book of his own. In doing so, they created one of the company's most successful franchises. Author Michael Burgan details the history of Batman--from his tragic origin story and his infamous...

"Billionaire Bruce Wayne is asked to support the military's newest weapon, the ParaBomb X, a high-tech orb that emits a paralyzing light. But during the weapon's demonstration, a general grabs the orb, crashes through the window, and falls to the street below. Bruce Wayne is stunned. When he looks down at the street, he sees the thief turn into a gooey pile of mud and slip down a storm drain with the stolen weapon. He wasn't a general at all--he was...

In The Caped Crusade, with humor and insight, Glen Weldon, book critic for NPR and author of Superman: The Unauthorized Biography, lays out Batman's seventy-eight-year cultural history and shows how he has helped make us who we are today and why his legacy remains so strong.

Profiles the heroes and villains of the LEGO movie and explores the film's settings through location spreads. Batman is a hero to all who live in Gotham City. He works alone, but he never feels lonely, because he is too busy saving the city! Get inside information on his friends and enemies, and take a tour around the city, attend Commissioner Gordon's retirement party, and get the inside scoop on the Joker's latest scheme.

With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman raises the stakes on his war on crime and sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the city streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as The Joker. The Joker, whose eerie grin and laughter characterize...

"Explores the real-world science and engineering connections to the tools in Batman's Utility Belt"-- Provided by publisher.

"The Joker is dead, but not forgotten. Gotham City is saved, but it is still not safe. By night, its new symbol of hope, Batman, continues his fight to protect the innocent and the powerless. By day, his alter ego, Bruce Wayne, wonders whether there may someday be a future beyond skulking the city's rooftops or the cavernous halls of his stately manor alongside the ever-dutiful Alfred Pennyworth. But even after death, the Clown Prince of Crime's imprint...

When a priceless, jewel encrusted bird statue is installed atop a skyscraper in Gotham, Catwoman and the Penguin have their eyes on the prize, and it is up to Batman to stop them from stealing the jewels.

When Catwoman steals an ancient Egyptian sistrum which enables her to command all of Gotham City's cats, the city is rapidly overrun by rats and mice and it is up to Batman to find the lady and retrieve the artifact.

"Look inside to explore the real-world science and engineering that has inspired the gadgets on the Dark Knight's utility belt."--Page 4 of cover.