TY - BOOK ED - DC Comics, Inc., TI - 80 years of Batman, the deluxe edition T2 - Detective comics SN - 9781401285388 PY - 2018///] CY - Burbank, CA PB - DC Comics KW - Batman KW - Science fiction comic books, strips, etc KW - Superhero comics KW - lcgft KW - Science fiction comics KW - Comics (Graphic works) KW - Graphic novels N1 - "Batman created by Bob Kane with Bill Finger."; Originally published in single magazine form in Detective Comics 20, 27 (1939), 38, 60, 64, 66, 140, 151, 153, 225, 233, 267, 298, 327, 359, 400, 437, 443, 457, 474, 482, 500, 567, 742, 27 (2014) N2 - Join DC to celebrate the 80th anniversary and 1,000th issue of one of the most important publications ever, Detective Comics. Over the past eight decades, Batman has remained at the forefront of popular culture, which is in no small part because of this comic book series that is synonymous with the Dark Knight! Celebrate Detective Comics with DC, as we revisit classic stories from comics from the 1930s onward, featuring some of Batman's greatest allies and villains and work from some of the greatest creators ever to grace the graphic-literature medium! With a new cover by DC Publisher and Chief Creative Officer Jim Lee, These stories will be accompanied by breathtaking essays from some of the best writers of our time about how Batman has affected their work and American culture at large. Be here for the celebration of the year! ER -