The Black Bat Companion

Coming soon from Altus Press, priced at $29.95, one of the most beloved Pulp characters, The Black Bat, is finally celebrated with this 340-Page deluxe retrospective. Author Tom Johnson has indexed each issue, listing everything you need to know about the series, along with the following highlights:

1)    A complete reprint of the rejected Black Bat adventure, “The Lady’s Out For Blood.”

2)    A breakdown of the newly discovered final Black Bat story, “The Celebrity Murders.”

3)    All 800 German Black Bat stories newly identified for the English audience.

4)    Nine complete reprints of The Black Bat Golden Age comic book stories.

5)    An interview with series creator Norman Daniels as well as his complete Payment records for the first time.

6)    Featuring additional articles by Will Murray, this is the ultimate history of the series.