Bat Man in the Pulps - Paperback
Bat Man in the Pulps - Paperback
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by Bob Kane (Author), Lew Merrill (Author)
John Charters becomes ill and takes on the characteristics of a bat, developing cannibalistic and vampiric features, while being eternally parted between his once human nature and his present animal condition. This tale of metamorphosis mixes Kafkaesque elements with the typical pulp fundamentals that would, later on, inspire the atmosphere and the characteristics of one of the most iconic "bat-inspired" comic book character of all time.Also in the book a restored version of "The Case of the Missing Heir" the very first Bob Kane's dark comic book story in the style that would make Batman a lasting success!
Author Biography
Lew Merrill, pseudonym of Victor Rousseau Emanuel (England, Jan. 2 1879 - Tarryton, NY, Apr. 6 1960), a pulp fiction writer in Great Britain, Canada, and the United States during the first half of the 20th century. He was primarily known for his Frozen North and Western serials such as The Home Trail or Lee of the Northwest Mounted. He also developed the successful series The Surgeon of Souls and cooperated to the development of Jim Anthony, Super Detective. In the last years of his career, he worked for the spicy pulp providing hundreds of short stories.
