Written by Len Wein, Doug Moench, Mike W. Barr, Gerry Conway, Marv Wolfman, Barbara J. Randall, Alan Brennert. The best Batman stories of the 1980s are presented in BATMAN IN THE EIGHTIES, a new collection featuring nine thrilling stories of the Dark Knight Detective featuring Batman, Robin, Nightwing, Batgirl, the Joker, Penguin, and the Scarecrow! This volume contains "Shadow Play" (from BATMAN #348), "He With Secrets Fears the Sound" (DETECTIVE COMICS #518), "When Velvet Paws Caress the Ground" (DETECTIVE COMICS #519), "A Batman and the Outsiders Primer" (DC SAMPLER #3), "To Kill a Legend" (DETECTIVE COMICS #500), "Transition" (NEW TITANS #55), "Pieces of Penguin" (BATMAN #384), "Dreadful Birthday, Dear Joker...!" (BATMAN #321), "The Player on the Other Side," (BATMAN SPECIAL #1), and "Fear For Sale" (DETECTIVE COMICS #571), complete with introduction and chapter notes by comics historian John Wells. 192 pg, FC.