Sunday, April 7, 2019

DC's Greatest Imaginary Stories Vol. 2

DC's Greatest Imaginary Stories Vol. 2DC's Greatest Imaginary Stories Vol. 2 by Bill Finger
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

DC's Greatest Imaginary Stories Volum 2 collects ten out of continuity tales from Batman's past.

On the heels of reading Back Issue #111, I resolved to pick this up, primary for Batman #300, The Last Batman story. Fortunately, I was able to find it on the cheap.

Most of the stories collected within are from the late '5os or early '60s. Aside from a story where Batman marries Lois Lane and another where Batman thinks Superboy murdered his father, they primary feature Batman marrying Batwoman and their son teaming with Robin as Batman II and Robin II, complete with Roman numerals on their outfits.

The early Silver Age tales are pretty cheesy, as was the style at the time. The art is fairly typical of the time period, although Curt Swan outdraws Sheldon Moldoff, and Chic Stone by a wide margin. It's interesting that some of the stories seemed to inspire Grant Morrison's run with Dick and Damian as Batman and Robin.

The Last Batman Story from Batman #300 was worth the wait. An adult Robin and an aged Batman take on a criminal organization that seems to be consistently one step ahead of them. The story takes Batman to his logical next step in his fight against crime AND features the adult Robin costume that I've always liked. Plus the art is early Walt Simon and still looks pretty fresh thirty years later.

DC's Greatest Imaginary Stories Vol. 2 is a fun look back at when Batman and his world weren't so damn serious all the time. 3.5 out of 5 stars.

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