My Very First Comic Book | Batman Monthly 17 | Batman 340

Описание: As there are no Absolute books out this week I thought I'd talk about something a little different. This is a video about the very first comic book I can remember reading, 1989's Batman Monthly 17 from London Editions Magazines.

This was a British newsstand reprint of three Batman comics, Batman 340 from 1981, 1957's Batman 110, and the Catwoman back-up story from Batman 346, published in 1982.

The headline story is A Man Called Mole by Gerry Conway, Roy Thomas, and Gene Colan that features a dramatic reimagining of an obscure golden age super villain, The Mole.

This was a gruesome revenge story, and was very frightening to my young self, which is why it took hold in my mind.

I'll open the video with a brief explanation of the comic, and an outline of the main story, before moving to an unscripted flip through of the entire comic.

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Background music by Katt Strike. Go listen to it here:    • I Never Even Told You (Instrumental) | Kat...  

Chapters:
00:00 My Very First Comic Book
02:27 Who is The Mole?
03:50 UK Reprint Size Comparison
04:30 Flipping Through The Comic
08:42 Ra's al Ghul Character Fact File
09:24 The Letters Page
11:11 Batman 110: Crime of the Month Club
12:33 Catwoman Back-Up Story and Fiendish Feet Advert
14:32 Physical Collection Update

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