num_pages: 210
description: Traces, in text and illustrations, the evolution of the cartoon superhero through the fifty years since his creation, recording changes in his appearance and character and those of his enemies and profiling his many progenitors
language: English
title: Tales of the Dark Knight: Batman's First Fifty Years 1939-1989
titlecomplete: Tales of the Dark Knight: Batman's First Fifty Years 1939-1989
genres: Dc Comics, Graphic Novels, History, Batman, Reference, Comics, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 106
series: Batman
publisher: Ballantine Books