The Caped Crusader, one of the most enduring characters in popular culture, takes on Catwoman and the Penguin in a variety of thrilling tales, written and drawn by many of the comics' greatest creators. Forty years of Batman stories gathered from the pages of Batman and Detective Comics. This anthology collects stories originally published in BATMAN #1, 62, 76, 169, 190, 197, 256, 257, 345, 246, 355; DETECTIVE COMICS #58, 203, 473, 568; and BATMAN ANNUAL #11.