When I think of Gerry Conway, I don't necessarily think of Batman, but as it turns out, he's written his fair share of Batman stories. Everything in this book I've read before. Most everything I've read I read when it was brand new. There are a couple exceptions, but very few. This book has a nice mix of stories from Batman, Detective Comics, Batman Family, Brave & The Bold, World's Finest and Man-Bat.
A couple of the stories in here I have very strong, fond memories of, though I had no idea they were Gerry Conway stories. The first being the story from Batman Family #17. And it's not even the story itself that I have really fond memories of, but the entire issue. I remember all the stories kind of blending into one another. The story reprinted in this volume has one of my favorite BatFam sequences ever. Huntress breaks into the Wayne Foundation building and is quickly "discovered" by Batman and Robin. It's the first meeting between Batman and Huntress and I love it. Batman brings Huntress to meet Kathy Kane, who in turn takes Huntress to meet Batgirl. That story isn't in this volume, though.
Another story I have very fond memories of is from World's Finest #250. I don't think the story is nearly as good as I remember it, but I'm a sucker for anniversary stories with lots of guest stars. This tale isn't just the Superman/Batman story you'd normally get in World's Finest. It also stars Green Arrow and Black Canary and the WWII Earth 2 Wonder Woman, all who also had features in World's Finest. I do love these kinds of stories, whether they are successful or not.
This book also has a fair amount of Brave & The Bold stories. I love those tales. LOVE THEM!!! Especially the ones that are the more impossible ones, like Batman teaming up with Scalphunter.
I wouldn't say there's anything in this book that's outstanding, but it's a great read cover to cover nonetheless.
If DC is going to reprint more Gerry Conway stuff, I hope their next project is the Fury of Firestorm series. That, to me, is classic Gerry Conway.
Tales Of The Batman: Gerry Conway Vol 1
Writer: Gerry Conway
Artist: Steve Ditko, Ernie Chan, Michael Golden, George Tuska, John Calnan, Jim Aparo, Don Newton, Jose Luis Garcia Lopez, Carmine Infantino, Rich Buckler, Al Milgrom, Frank McLaughlin, Vince Colletta, Dave Hunt, Dan Adkins, Steve Mitchell
DC Comics
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