Batman (1940-2011) #618


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Hush Chapter Eleven: The Game. After the shocking revelations of last issue, Batman faces the battle of his life! But given the betrayals he's discovered, can Batman possibly fight the one person whom he cannot - and will not - fight? Was this the master plan all along? Or are there still more twists to come?




Batman (1940-) #500


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Enjoy this great comic from DC’s digital archive!




Spider-Man Vs. Mysterio


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Collects Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #13, #66-67 And #141-142; Web Of Spider-Man (1985) #90; Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (2005) #11-13; Amazing Spider-Man (1999) #618-620; And Material From Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) #50-51. When Spider-Man battles Mysterio, the stakes are far more deadly than just smoke and mirrors! Find out exactly how dangerous the master of illusion can be in this collection of Spidey’s greatest showdowns with one of his oldest foes! Relive Quentin Beck’s sinister, Steve Ditko-drawn debut — and larger-than-life battles illustrated by John Romita Sr., Ross Andru, Marcos Martin and more! Mysterio’s mists and mysteries plague Peter Parker in wicked ways, from shrinking him to six inches tall to seemingly summoning all of Spidey’s greatest foes! But is it always Beck under the iconic fishbowl helmet — or are there multiple Mysterios? And can even death stop his deceptions?!




Batman (1940-2011) #1


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The first comic dedicated exclusively to The Dark Knight! This 1940 issue pitted the Dynamic Duo against classic menaces including Professor Hugo Strange. Plus, the first appearances of The Joker and Catwoman (referred to as "the Cat")! Also includes a 2-page retelling of Batman's origin.




Batman


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Originally published in single magazine form in Detective Comics and Batman.




Supernatural the Dogs of Edinburgh


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Sam Winchester visits the United Kingdom on what is meant to be a sleepy trip...but on his first day he meets the alluring but dangerous "Emma of the Isles." Collecting the 6-issue miniseries!




Batman


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The story of how Batman's career started, told in graphic novel form.




Batman and Psychology


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Batman is one of the most compelling and enduring characters to come from the Golden Age of Comics, and interest in his story has only increased through countless incarnations since his first appearance in Detective Comics #27 in 1939. Why does this superhero without superpowers fascinate us? What does that fascination say about us? Batman and Psychology explores these and other intriguing questions about the masked vigilante, including: Does Batman have PTSD? Why does he fight crime? Why as a vigilante? Why the mask, the bat, and the underage partner? Why are his most intimate relationships with “bad girls” he ought to lock up? And why won't he kill that homicidal, green-haired clown? Combining psychological theory with the latest in psychological research, Batman and Psychology takes you on an unprecedented journey behind the mask and into the dark mind of your favorite Caped Crusader and his never-ending war on crime.




Welcome to Arkham Asylum


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Arkham Asylum for the Criminally Insane is a staple of the Batman universe, evolving into a franchise comprised of comic books, graphic novels, video games, films, television series and more. The Arkham franchise, supposedly light-weight entertainment, has tackled weighty issues in contemporary psychiatry. Its plotlines reference clinical and ethical controversies that perplex even the most up-to-date professionals. The 25 essays in this collection explore the significance of Arkham's sinister psychiatrists, murderous mental patients, and unethical geneticists. It invites debates about the criminalization of the mentally ill, mental patients who move from defunct state hospitals into expanding prisons, madness versus badness, sociopathy versus psychosis, the "insanity defense" and more. Invoking literary figures from Lovecraft to Poe to Caligari, the 25 essays in this collection are a broad-ranging and thorough assessment of the franchise and its relationship to contemporary psychiatry.