BATMAN VS. THE WEREWOLF

Besides famous villains such as The Joker and The Penguin, it was not unusual for Batman to battle all manner of monstrosities over his 715-issue first run (Spring 1940 - October 2011). In the 100-page Super Spectacular BATMAN #255 (March-April 1974), our caped crusader faces one of his strangest -- and most deadliest -- foes . . . a werewolf stalks the streets of Gotham! The full-length story is scripted by Len "Swamp Thing" Wein, with pencils by Neal Adams and inks by Dick Giordano.

BATMAN IN FAIRYLAND

As any reader of WOM knows by now, there no are lengths that the keeper of the Mysterious Mansion will go through in the search for monsters wherever they may be. As you will see, even the Caped Crusader has battled his fair share of beasts and nefarious non-humans.

In this issue of BATMAN #5 from DC Comics way back in the Spring of 1941 our hero and the Boy Wonder are transported to Fairyland by a scientist who needs their help in rescuing his daughter who has become trapped there. When they arrive to said abode, they are met by all sorts of obstacles: a witch, a man of fire and a man of ice, a cyclops, a giant and of course, a dragon. We know how these stories turn out, but the fun of reading them is half the ride!

The script is by Bill Finger, the cover and story pencils are by Bob Kane, inks are by Jerry Robinson and background inks and lettering are by George Roussos.

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