The Further Adventures of Batman : 14 All-New Adventures of The Caped Crusader

Criminals are a superstitious, cowardly lot, so I must wear a disguise that will strike terror into their hearts! I must be a creature of the night, like a . . . a . . . a bat! Bruce Wayne It began with those words fifty years ago, a crusade that would grow into a legend. Orphaned as a child, his parents murdered before his eyes, millionaire Bruce Wayne dedicated his life to avenging their deaths, becoming in the dark of night the costume-garbed protector of Gotham City, BATMAN. To celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of his creation, fifteen of todays greatest writers of fantastic fiction have joined together to take you inside his world of shadows and fear in all-new tales of mystery, humor, horror, and the supernatural. These are your guides through The Further Adventures Of Batman. Death of the dreammaster / Robert Sheckley -- Bats / Henry Slesar -- Subway Jack / Joe R. Lansdale -- The sound of one hand clapping / Max Allan Collins -- Neutral ground / Mike Resnick -- Batman in nighttown / Karen Haber and Robert Silverberg -- The Batman memos / Stuart M. Kaminsky -- Wise men of Gotham / Edward Wellen -- Northwestward / Isaac Asimov -- Daddy's girl / William F. Nolan -- Command performance / Howard Goldsmith -- The pirate of Millionaires' Cove / Edward D. Hoch -- The origin of the polarizer / George Alec Effinger -- Idol / Ed Gorman. Death of the dreammaster / Robert Sheckley Bats / Henry Selsar Subway Jack / Joe R. Lansdale The sound of one hand clapping / Max Allan Collins Neutral ground / Mike Resnick Batman in nighttown / Karen Haber and Robert Silverberg The Batman memos / Stuart M. Kaminsky Wise men of Gotham / Edward Wellen Northwestward / Isaac Asimov Daddy's girl / William F. Nolan Command performance / Howard Goldsmith The pirate of Millionaires' Cove / Edward D. Hoch The origin of the Polarizer / George Alec Effinger Idol / Ed Gorman. "Batman" stories by Isaac Asimov, Stuart Kaminsky, William F. Nolan, Max Allan Collins, Ed Gorman, Edward D. Hoch, Joe Lansdale, and Henry Slesar, among others.