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The Official Batman Batbook
The Official Batman Batbook Revised Bat-Edition is the only official guide to the 1966 television series.(The original edition sold over 100,000 copies worldwide) Containing a detailed guide to every episode and the feature film. Obsecure batfacts, trivia, a complete list of Holy Words, Batfight words, BatEquipment. Interviews with cast and crew members. This newly updated edition contains hundreds of new photos, additional facts (like cast salaries), trivia and interviews with guest stars, henchmen, crew members and the producers.
171 pages, Paperback
First published May 1, 1986
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About the author
Joel Eisner
6 books4 followersJoel Eisner is the author of three successful tv pop culture books
including the bestselling The Official Batman Batbook (selling over 100,000
copies worldwide). He has co-written Lost in Space Forever and Television
Comedy Series: An episode Guide to 153 TV Sitcoms in Syndication.
His most recent book is The Official Batman Batbook Revised Bat-Edition a
newly updated and enlarged version of the original Batbook which
surpasses the original in both scope and content.
Upcoming projects include a film and TV trivia book and a pop culture series of books called Attack of the Rubber-Suit Monsters dealing with the hundreds of films and television series featuring actors in rubber monster, gorilla and robot suits.
TV Historian Joel Eisner received a B.A. in Media Arts and an
MBA in Marketing from Long Island University.
He has published numerous interviews and articles in such magazines
as Starlog, Starblazer, SFTV, and Collecting Hollywood. He has been
quoted and his works have been sited in numerous publications.
He lives in New York City with his wife Sharon, his son Jeremy and their dog Sparky.
Mr. Eisner is available for inquiries at
PRICEOFFEAR@HOTMAIL.COM
including the bestselling The Official Batman Batbook (selling over 100,000
copies worldwide). He has co-written Lost in Space Forever and Television
Comedy Series: An episode Guide to 153 TV Sitcoms in Syndication.
His most recent book is The Official Batman Batbook Revised Bat-Edition a
newly updated and enlarged version of the original Batbook which
surpasses the original in both scope and content.
Upcoming projects include a film and TV trivia book and a pop culture series of books called Attack of the Rubber-Suit Monsters dealing with the hundreds of films and television series featuring actors in rubber monster, gorilla and robot suits.
TV Historian Joel Eisner received a B.A. in Media Arts and an
MBA in Marketing from Long Island University.
He has published numerous interviews and articles in such magazines
as Starlog, Starblazer, SFTV, and Collecting Hollywood. He has been
quoted and his works have been sited in numerous publications.
He lives in New York City with his wife Sharon, his son Jeremy and their dog Sparky.
Mr. Eisner is available for inquiries at
PRICEOFFEAR@HOTMAIL.COM
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April 8, 2022
Ten Bat-Questions for the proud owner of the 2008 Revised Bat Edition of The Official Batman Batbook:
1) Is it as big as the phone book?
-Yes.
2) Does it scream cheap?
-My God, yes.
3) Are there errors of every possible kind liable to occur in the art of book designing and publishing?
-Is there ever!
4) But does that even matter since there’s a lot more information than the original, particularly more quotes from the cast and crew, although some of these quotes are poorly attributed and cited, like who even said that, you’ll be thinking?!
-Yeah, it’s clearly a labor of love and it’s not like those types of errors do more than annoy me. I’m reading this for fun. The very act of reading it may even be considered camp these lame days.
5) But did you or did you not try to return this book?
-Lies! I did indeed double-check if that was an option but only because in one of the lists of trivia at the ends of the chapters the author switched between using the actors’ names and using the characters’ names and it was driving me crazy, honest. I didn’t even see the kids playing in the street, officer, I just want to know did Batman earn $4000.00 for the second episode or did Adam West?!!
6) Relax.
-I was afraid that was endemic of a larger problem. But I really don’t care.
7) When did the booze and/or etcetera kick in?
8) So it doesn’t bother you that you paid $35.00 for information easily found online for free?
-No. Firstly, only an idiot would think that’s free information. Secondly, here all of that info is neatly arranged and categorized. Plus, I’d rather flip pages than look up search terms, click links, copy and paste an old URL into the Wayback Machine, save bookmarks, lose my place, forget the name of a website, etc.
9) Would you rather be a can of Coke or a bottle of Pepsi?
10) Would you be interested in purchasing a potential revised revised edition if it were to include color photos?
-Nope. I understand the complaints about the photo quality but the photos aren’t the biggest draw for me anyway. It would be nice if they were of high quality but they aren’t. And there are colorful batbooks full of pictures out there. Maybe I’ll buy one of them someday. For now, I have this. And I’m definitely, totally, one hundred percent happy I have this SAT Prep-looking door stopper…
1) Is it as big as the phone book?
-Yes.
2) Does it scream cheap?
-My God, yes.
3) Are there errors of every possible kind liable to occur in the art of book designing and publishing?
-Is there ever!
4) But does that even matter since there’s a lot more information than the original, particularly more quotes from the cast and crew, although some of these quotes are poorly attributed and cited, like who even said that, you’ll be thinking?!
-Yeah, it’s clearly a labor of love and it’s not like those types of errors do more than annoy me. I’m reading this for fun. The very act of reading it may even be considered camp these lame days.
5) But did you or did you not try to return this book?
-Lies! I did indeed double-check if that was an option but only because in one of the lists of trivia at the ends of the chapters the author switched between using the actors’ names and using the characters’ names and it was driving me crazy, honest. I didn’t even see the kids playing in the street, officer, I just want to know did Batman earn $4000.00 for the second episode or did Adam West?!!
6) Relax.
-I was afraid that was endemic of a larger problem. But I really don’t care.
7) When did the booze and/or etcetera kick in?
8) So it doesn’t bother you that you paid $35.00 for information easily found online for free?
-No. Firstly, only an idiot would think that’s free information. Secondly, here all of that info is neatly arranged and categorized. Plus, I’d rather flip pages than look up search terms, click links, copy and paste an old URL into the Wayback Machine, save bookmarks, lose my place, forget the name of a website, etc.
9) Would you rather be a can of Coke or a bottle of Pepsi?
10) Would you be interested in purchasing a potential revised revised edition if it were to include color photos?
-Nope. I understand the complaints about the photo quality but the photos aren’t the biggest draw for me anyway. It would be nice if they were of high quality but they aren’t. And there are colorful batbooks full of pictures out there. Maybe I’ll buy one of them someday. For now, I have this. And I’m definitely, totally, one hundred percent happy I have this SAT Prep-looking door stopper…
August 19, 2009
Holy history! And so on. For someone like me, brought up in the sixties, Batman was must-see television. So what could be more wonderful than this concise volume that contains everything one should know about the caped crusader, the boy-wonder, the witless police chiefs of Gotham City and - best of all - the villains (at a slightly later stage of my adolescence, I am not ashamed to say that Catwoman assumed an entirely different type of poularity with me!)
In addition to the expected episode guides and cast lists this marvellous volume also contains a comprehensive list of all phrases prefixed with 'holy' as exclaimed by Robin - Holy finishing touches!
Tune in next week, same bat-time, same bat-channel.
In addition to the expected episode guides and cast lists this marvellous volume also contains a comprehensive list of all phrases prefixed with 'holy' as exclaimed by Robin - Holy finishing touches!
Tune in next week, same bat-time, same bat-channel.
January 25, 2015
This book came as a Christmas gift from a student. He had heard me raving in class about getting the entire 1966-1969 series of Batman on DVD. The book is a fun read. Every episode briefed. Every Bat-device used, every Robin "Holy ..." quote. Along with background stories and tidbits from the creators and stars. I didn't give it five stars because there were some spelling and grammar issues. What a nice companion to my DVD set.
April 4, 2014
Holy backdoor, Batman! This is a great read. Details on each episode, trivia, and remembrances from the cast and crew. What more could you want? well, ok, more shots of Julie Newmar in that skin tight catsuit, but other than that this book has it all.
August 11, 2016
Great little book covering all the episodes of the show with little trivia footnotes, would have liked more photos but my edition is the original release, I believe there is now an updated version I think with more content .
February 24, 2013
The definitive book on the series has yet to be written, but until then, Eisner's will do the job quite nicely. The West and Ward autobiographies are both excellent companion volumes.
April 1, 2014
Got this as a going away to college present. Dumb, fun stuff. Best read while watching the show, I guess.
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