Classic DC solicits for May 2007

[Slam_Bradley]

THE BATMAN CHRONICLES VOL. 3 TP
Written by Bill Finger
Art by Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson and various
Cover by Kane
The third volume in the series collecting every Batman story in chronological order of publication! This volume, collecting DETECTIVE COMICS #46-50, BATMAN #4-5 and more, features The Joker, Clayface and more.
Advance-solicited; on sale May 9 o 192 pg, FC, $14.99 US

THE ORIGINAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF COMIC BOOK HEROES VOLUME 1: BATMAN TP
Written by Michael Fleischer
Art by various
Everything you ever wanted to know about DC's Dark Knight - and so much more - can be found in this amazing volume, brought back into print for the first time in 30 years!
Originally published in 1976, this extensive volume - the first in a series - includes everything you could want to know about Batman, his allies and enemies, weapons in his war on crime and his adventures from the 1930s to the 1970s!
Advance-solicited; on sale May 23 o 416 pg, B&W, $19.99 US

GOLDEN AGE DR. FATE ARCHIVES VOL. 1 HC
Written by Gardner Fox
Art by Hal Sherman and various
Cover by Hal Sherman
Don't miss this new, extra-sized archive collecting the complete, mystic adventures of Doctor Fate from More fun Comics #55-98! Young Kent Nelson, taken in by the ancient wizard Nabu, is trained in the mystic arts, preparing to protect the world from mystic threats as the golden-helmeted hero Dr. Fate!
Advance-solicited; on sale June 27 o 396 pg, FC, $75.00 US

SHOWCASE PRESENTS: THE WAR THAT TIME FORGOT VOL. 1 TP
Written by Robert Kanigher
Art and cover by Ross Andru & Mike Esposito
Over 500 pages of classic adventures are included in this value-priced volume collecting one of the most unusual series ever from DC Comics! On an unnamed, uncharted Pacific island, dinosaurs continued to thrive while World War II raged across the globe. It's there that members of the U.S. Military found themselves armed only with standard-issue weapons against the deadliest predators ever to roam the Earth!
Advance-solicited; on sale May 2 o 560 pg, B&W, $16.99 US

SHOWCASE PRESENTS: THE FLASH VOL. 1 TP
Written by Robert Kanigher, John Broome and Gardner Fox
Art by Carmine Infantino, Joe Giella and various
Cover by Infantino & Giella
Over 500 pages of classic adventures are included in this value-priced volume! The Fastest Man Alive stars in these fantastic tales from late 1950s and into the 1960s! This collection features The Flash in battle against the Mirror Master, the Trickster, Captain Cold and many other villains!
Advance-solicited; on sale May 16 o 512 pg, B&W, $16.99 US

[Slam_Bradley]

Random Thoughts:

THE BATMAN CHRONICLES VOL. 3 TP

I'm glad that DC is continuing this program, albeit slowly. I'm still unlikely to buy this volume as I already own copies of all the stories in it except Batman #5. But a vol. 4 would be a definite buy.

THE ORIGINAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF COMIC BOOK HEROES VOLUME 1: BATMAN TP

This is an interesting reprint item. I remember this from the 70s. I never owned a copy, but would pick this up if I found it cheap.

GOLDEN AGE DR. FATE ARCHIVES VOL. 1 HC

Expensive, but man...every GA solo appearance of Dr. Fate. One of these days.

SHOWCASE PRESENTS: THE WAR THAT TIME FORGOT VOL. 1 TP

This is clearly the must-buy of the month. I really love that DC is bringing out Showcase volumes of semi-obscure features like this.

SHOWCASE PRESENTS: THE FLASH VOL. 1 TP

This may be the first Showcase that I take a definite pass on. I have the first two Flash Archives, so I doubt there will be much here that I don't already have.

[Lone Ranger]

SHOWCASE PRESENTS: THE WAR THAT TIME FORGOT VOL. 1 TP


SHOWCASE PRESENTS: THE FLASH VOL. 1 TP


I love how DC often pairs one mainstream collection with a slightly more 'off the wall' choice.

I'll be getting both of these although I've probably got half of each in back issues.

[dan bailey]

DC continues to pretty much read my mind where Showcase Presents is concerned, I see.

Which I suppose means I merely need to intensify my previously expressed yearning for volumes devoted to the Metal Men, Tomahawk, the Doom Patrol, various war titles ...

[dan bailey]

THE ORIGINAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF COMIC BOOK HEROES VOLUME 1: BATMAN TP
Written by Michael Fleischer
Art by various
Everything you ever wanted to know about DC's Dark Knight - and so much more - can be found in this amazing volume, brought back into print for the first time in 30 years!
Originally published in 1976, this extensive volume - the first in a series - includes everything you could want to know about Batman, his allies and enemies, weapons in his war on crime and his adventures from the 1930s to the 1970s!
Advance-solicited; on sale May 23 o 416 pg, B&W, $19.99 US



Only just noticed this. I picked the original up for probably a couple of bucks from one of those itinerant overstock- & remainder-selling outfits temporarily doing business in some normally vacant Phoenix storefront in, probably, the fall of '81. I guess it would've been, after Origins of Marvel Comics & Son of Origins, the 3rd comics TPB I ever owned.

[Captain Jim]

Flash is long overdue and certainly makes my list. And sorry, but personally I never cared at all for the War that Time Forgot.