Bat-Manga!
バットマン
“1966 Japan's Batman craze led Shounen King to create licensed Batman manga with DC Comics' approval.”
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1966 Japan's Batman craze led Shounen King to create licensed Batman manga with DC Comics' approval.
In 1966, the Batman TV series starring Adam West prompted a Batman craze in Japan. In response to this, the shounen magazine Shounen King and its publisher Shonen Gahosha licensed the rights to make their own Batman stories, with the full consent of the original Batman publisher, DC Comics. (Source: Wikipedia)
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- 6/10 “Batmanga turned out better than expected and made for a fun couple of evenings, with consistently solid art that's cool to see in that old-time style. Surprisingly, the stories avoid the bizarre...”
- 3/10 “While the opening Lord Death Man arc was genuinely entertaining with its funny villain and campy dialogue, and the final arc offered a breath of fresh air, Batmanga ultimately proved a dull and...”
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Reel · 01 Cat. №BS-M33563
A Manga Publication
- Format
- 53 × 3
- ch × vol
- Total read
- 7h 04m
- approx
- Published
- Apr 1966 – Mar 1967
- Source
- Manga
- media type
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- BS-M33563
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