This came out before Dark Knight and Englehart and Rogers developed a definitve look for the Batman. The artwork is stunning and you get a lot of insight of the man behind the mask (my life goes crazy sometimes). Even Robin, the Joker, and Penguin look great. The Penguin is written as a true criminal mastermind instead of as the comic relief character he is often portrayed as. The Joker story is chilling and is a landmark story for the Clown Prince of Crime (this is why a lot of his pinups have Joker fish on them). Englehart and Rogers did a great job on the run of the Batman and it is too bad that they never collaborated on Batman stories again. They had a great understanding of the characters and their histories (the use of oversized props and an obscure early character Hugo Strange). Buy this today, as this belongs on any Bat-lover's bookshelf.