The Further Adventures of Batman Series by Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Sheckley, Henry Selsar, Joe R. Lansdale, Max Allan Collins, Mike Resnick, Karen Haber, Robert Silverberg, Stuart M. Kaminsky, Edward Wellen, Isaac Asimov, William F. Nolan, Howard Goldsmith, Edward D. Hoch, George Alec Effinger, Ed Gorman, Mort Castle, Paul Kupperberg, Jeff Rovin, Greg Cox, Robert Weinberg, Will Murray, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, John Gregory Betancourt, Brian M. Thomsen, Kay Demijohn, Jon Hammer, Karen McBurnie, Gary Cohn, Henry Slesar, Joey Cavalieri, Andy Helfer, Robert McCammon, F. Paul Wilson, Marco Palmieri, Garfield Reeves-Stevens, Mark L. Van Name, Dan Simmons, Paul Witcover, Edward Bryant, Sheri S. Tepper, Elizabeth Hand, Steve Rasnic Tem, Jerry A. Novick, Nancy A. Collins, Charles Von Rospach, Laurie Sefton

“Criminals are a superstitious, cowardly lot, so I must wear a disguise that will strike terror into their hearts! I must be a creature of the night, like a . . . a . . . a bat!”—Bruce WayneIt began with those words fifty years ago, a crusade that would grow into a legend. Orphaned as a child, his parents murdered before his eyes, millionaire Bruce Wayne dedicated his life to avenging their deaths, becoming in the dark of night the costume-garbed protector of Gotham City, BATMAN... more“Criminals are a superstitious, cowardly lot, so I must wear a disguise that will strike terror into their hearts! I must be a creature of the night, like a . . . a . . . a bat!”—Bruce WayneIt began with those words fifty years ago, a crusade that would grow into a legend. Orphaned as a child, his parents murdered before his eyes, millionaire Bruce Wayne dedicated his life to avenging their deaths, becoming in the dark of night the costume-garbed protector of Gotham City, BATMAN.To celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of his creation, fifteen of today’s greatest writers of fantastic fiction have joined together to take you inside his world of shadows and fear in all-new tales of mystery, humor, horror, and the supernatural. These are your guides through The Further Adventures Of Batman. less

Insanity was just the beginning.His madness is legendary.His evil without limit.Scarred in both body and mind, The Joker is possibly the most insidious criminal the world has ever known, his dark genius festering beneath an eternal jester’s grin. Yet, for all the pain and suffering Batman’s nemesis has brought the world over the last five decades, virtually nothing has been learned about him. Until now... moreInsanity was just the beginning.His madness is legendary.His evil without limit.Scarred in both body and mind, The Joker is possibly the most insidious criminal the world has ever known, his dark genius festering beneath an eternal jester’s grin. Yet, for all the pain and suffering Batman’s nemesis has brought the world over the last five decades, virtually nothing has been learned about him. Until now.In The Further Adventures of The Joker you’re invited to accompany some of today’s most gifted writers on a descent into madness, a journey in search of The Joker’s greatest hopes, dreams . . . and fears. In these stories of crime, mayhem, horror, and twisted humor, you will discover tales you won’t soon forget, tales which will chill your soul and tickle your funny bone. less

With the nationwide release of Warner Brothers' Batman Returns this summer, Bantam takes advantage of the resurgence in popularity of the Caped Crusader by presenting an anthology of eleven all-new Batman stories from Will Murray, Nancy A. Collins, Brian M. Thomsen, Max Allan Collins, and other outstanding talents of the genre.

The movie Batman Returns turned Catwoman into one of the hottest villains ever. Now she co-stars with the Dark Knight in an all-new collection of purrfectly criminal adventures, penned by such acclaimed authors as Will Murray, Ed Gorman, and Kristine Kathryn Rusch.