Comic Questions about Batman

[BatKid]

Can someone please tell me the answers to the following questions about Batman, any help would be greatly appreciated:

1. What issue does Superman give Batman the Kryptonite Ring?

2. Are there any COMICS or TPB that can help me follow Batman's early says of his career, designing/making batmobile, making batsuit, deciding the cave would be his hideout......

3. What is the true readon Dick left Batman's team and is STILL angry with him?

4. Are there any comics or TPB's of Bruce's and his friends (Nightwing, Robin, Batgirl...) life like a "Secrets and Origins" type of comic?

[Beyond Batman]

As far as question 2, that's a pretty open ended question considering different writers portray Batman's past with their own personal touches. I mean, reading the original Batman #1 (the reprint of course) compared to Batman Year 1 by Miller, there is a huge distinct difference. However, they do follow the basic idea of Batman's complex past, but each story has its own uniqueness.

If you watch Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, there's a pretty cool seen where Batman draws a rough sketch of the Batsuit. They also show where his inspiration to create the Batmobile came from. However, the comics and the animated series aren't exactly detailed consistant, but they're close enough.

If you want any suggestions, Batman Year One by Frank Miller is an awesome read. As far as designing the suit and suping of the Batmobile, those are comics I'm anxious to find. To me, I already assumed all of his gadgetry was all bat inspired, and was designed to fit Batman's needs.

[Mr. Eye]

You didn't really ask for this, but I'll suggest it anyway :) . If you want a really good Batman read, go get Frank Miller's Dark Knight Returns. it's an Elsworlds tale, tha\t doesn't take place in contrinuity, but is stil damn good stuff.

Mr. Eye

[BatKid]

Thank You 'Beyond Batman' for answering question 2. I'm looking forward to buying the MOTP DVD for my B-day (July 30) and watch it again.

If anyone has more answers to my other questions and can add even more to questions 2, I would be very thankful.:D

See Ya, BatFans!:)

[icecold]

Originally posted by BatKid
2. Are there any COMICS or TPB that can help me follow Batman's early says of his career, designing/making batmobile, making batsuit, deciding the cave would be his hideout......
I recomend "Year One", "Year Two", "Haunted Knight", "The Long Halloween", and "Dark Victory". That's most of the important stuff of Bats' early years, I also suggest a few of the Legends of the Dark Knight arcs. "Venom", "Blades", and "Prey" are the only ones I can think of right now off the top of my head.

p.s.: "Venom" and "Prey" are collected in the TPB's "Venom" and "Prey" (DUH!) and "Blades" is in "Collected Legends of the Dark Knight" (I think).

[Beyond Batman]

Oh yeah, how could've I forgotten Batman: The Long Halloween and Batman: Dark Victory? I don't think Dark Victory is available as a TPB yet, but The Long Halloween is. These books get to the nitty gritty of Batman's dark portrayal. It also views' Batman's early years as the Bat. You have to pick up these books, I gurantee you'll enjoy them.