He is . . .

A wealthy businessman by day and acrime fighter by night

The Caped Crusader, the Dark Knight™, and the World’s Greatest Detective

Gotham City’s most famous Super Hero

 

Who HQ brings you the stories behind the most beloved characters of our time.

 

His aliases include the Caped Crusader, the Dark Knight, and World’s Greatest Detective, but he’s best known as Batman, and he’s leaping from the night sky onto the page in this fun biography.

 

Bruce Wayne, a wealthy American philanthropist and business owner, and Batman, his crime-fighting alter ego, have been entertaining audiences since 1939. The character was so popular after appearing in Detective Comics that DC Comics decided to give Batman a comic book of his own. In doing so, they created one of the company’s most successful franchises.

 

Author Michael Burgan details the history of Batman–from his tragic origin story and his infamous arch enemies–to his iconic depictions in television and movies throughout the years. This book shows readers why this superhero with no superpowers is so beloved around the world.

自1939年以來，富有的美國慈善家和企業主布魯斯·韋恩以及他的打擊犯罪的蝙蝠俠一直娛樂著大眾。這個角色在偵探漫畫中出現後非常受歡迎，以至於DC 偵探漫畫決定創造一本蝙蝠俠自己的漫畫書。 開始打造後，他們創造了公司最成功的專營權之一。

 

作者邁克爾·伯根詳細介紹了蝙蝠俠的歷史-從他的悲慘起源故事和臭名昭著的死敵--到多年來他在電視和電影中指標性的描繪。此書向讀者展示了為什麼這個沒有超級能力的超級英雄在世界各地如此受歡迎。

（文字整理/楊靜愉）