At the height the 1960's Batman television shows popularity, a shonen manga magazine in Japan serialized fifty-three chapters, starring The Dark Knight, which were all written by Jiro Kuwata. These rare Batman tales were known by relatively few outside of Japan until award-winning designer Chipp Kidd's 2008 book, Bat-Manga!: The Secret History of Batman in Japan (Pantheon Books), introduced them to a whole new generation of Batman fans. In BATMAN: THE JIRO KUWATA BATMANGA VOL. 1, see The Dark Knight and his sidekick Robin fight against some of his strangest villains, including Dr. Faceless and the Human Ball! DC Comics is proud to publish the complete Jiro Kuwata penned Batman Manga adventures in three painstakingly restored and translated volumes. This collection is not to be missed by both Batman and Manga fans alike! BATMAN: THE JIRO KUWATA BATMANGA VOL. 1 collects the first nineteen chapters.

Nearly fifty years after it was originally published in Japan, the famed Batman manga is now fully translated and available to English-speaking readers in its entirety for the first time! Dive into these beautiful, timeless stories written and illustrated by the legendary manga creator Jiro Kuwata.

The two hottest genres in comics gleefully collide head-on, as the most beloved American superhero gets the coolest Japanese manga makeover ever. In 1966, during the height of the first Batman craze, a weekly Japanese manga anthology for boys, Shonen King, licensed the rights to commission its own Batman and Robin stories. A year later, the stories stopped. They were never collected in Japan, and never translated into English. Now, in this gorgeously produced book, hundreds of pages of Batman-manga comics more than four decades old are translated for the first time, appearing alongside stunning photographs of the world's most comprehensive collection of vintage Japanese Batman toys. This is The Dynamic Duo as you've never seen them: with a distinctly Japanese, atomic-age twist as they battle aliens, mutated dinosaurs, and villains who won't stay dead. And as a bonus: Jiro Kuwata, the manga master who originally wrote and drew this material, has given an exclusive interview for our book. More than just a dazzling novelty, Bat-Manga is an invaluable, long-lost chapter in the history of one of the most beloved and timeless figures in comics.

Manga superstar Natsume (creator of Togari) debuted his unique vision of the Dark Knight with the miniseries collected in this compact, manga-sized edition! There's a new serial killer in Gotham, who may have ties to the young Bruce Wayne's training in Japan. But does the murderer know Bruce Wayne is the Batman? Did his past experience somehow lead to a killer's rampage through the Gotham underworld today?

This Volume includes 3 BL chapters that will make your heart races!

At The Class President's Beck and Call:
Just like the others, Ichika's joined the student council because he admired the beautiful and charismatic President Sasamori. But the president is actually a hardcore masochist! And as the only person who knows, Ichika had to help the president enjoy his weird hobby. One day, Sasamori asked Ichika to accompany him to an S&M Club, but why did Ichika felt so irritated when the other club members were playing with the president's body?

The Secretary and His Pet
After a massive number of council members resigned at the same time, the ones who left beside the president and vice-president are only Yashiro, the secretary, and the 1st-year Mochizuki. At first, Yashiro only thought Mochizuki as a loyal pet who will gladly follow his instruction and will smile if got praised but what he did not realize that the pet might not be a cute hamster or rabbit... but a snake ready to predate him!

Now Then, Sir, Here's Your Aphrodisiac
Kojou is an elementary school teacher who got stressed easily. Fortunately, he ran to his underclassman from university day, Hiiragi, who was also his first love! Hiiragi gave Kojou a drug that can help with his complication. He did get better, but not without a side-effect—an irresistible sensitive body! Thankfully, Hiiragi decided to take responsibility in the best way Kojou never imagined.

ItÕs the WorldÕs Greatest Super Heroes in manga format! Mangaka Shiori Teshirogi (Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas) creates an exciting new story, combining an authentic Japanese comics approach with the WorldÕs Greatest Super Heroes. Translated into English and collected for a Western audience for the first time, Batman and the Justice League Vol. 1 is a great entry point for fans of the Justice League and manga alike. The book comes in standard manga size trim and reads right-to-left like traditional manga stories! A young boy from Japan travels to Gotham City on a mission. A year before, his two parentsÑboth scientistsÑwere presumably killed in an explosion that destroyed an experimental power plant. But the boy believes they may still be alive. At the very least, heÕs determined to find out what actually happened. But his quest soon leads to a run-in with some powerful forcesÑforces that require help from both Batman and the Justice League!

The Dark Knight teams up with Scooby-Doo and the sleuths of Mystery Inc. in a series of adventures and mysteries! It all starts when Batman discovers his original purple gloves are missing--Velma, Shaggy, and Scooby-Doo will have to go back in time to solve the case! And when a ghost starts haunting the Batcave, there's no one like Scooby-Doo and Mystery Inc. to help Batman get to the bottom of it! Even if the ghost turns out to be fake....how did someone get into the Batcave to create a phony phantom? Catch these adventures and more in The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mystery Vol. 1, collecting The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries #1-12!