Upcoming DC Comics collections: Simon and Kirby's Sandman, Bat Lash, the Creeper and more

A sneak peek at Amazon listings yields these cool finds:

Sandman by Kirby and Simon
No details, but 264 pages, I'm thinking this be the whole Golden Age output by this legendary team. Would it also include the team's work on the 70s-era Sandman book? Maybe some page counter out there can let us know in the comments section to this post. At any rate, it'll make a beautiful book and one I'd be very excited to add to my Kirby shelf. In a way, I'm glad DC has shifted away from the chronological Archives approach to reprints Gold and Silver Age stuff if it yields collections like this.

Showcase Presents: Bat Lash

This is a slightly-before-my-comics-readin' time Western title that I've always heard great stuff about. Scripts by Sergio Aragones with art by the awesome Nick Cardy. Should look nice in the black-and-white Showcase format. It adds up to 240 pages, which is a bit thinner than the typical Showcase whopper.

Showcase Presents: The Creeper
Oh yeah! I'm looking forward to this one nearly as much as aforementioned Kirby Sandman book. I've seen reprints of Ditko's weird/cool Creeper stories before, but it'll be nice to get the whole works in this collection. Ditko art looks pretty darned good in black and white, too. Although it'd be nice to see the Creeper's insane costume in color. This one is 296 pages, which almost makes me wish they'd release it as a hardcover ala the Simon-Kirby collection.

More Showcase volumes coming up include:

Showcase Presents: The Flash Vol. 3
Showcase Presents: Green Lantern Vol. 4
Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter Vol. 2
Showcase Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3


DC Comics Classic Library: Batman - The Annuals Vol. 1

Searching the Internets, I found out that this one includes the first three Batman 80-page Giant Annuals from the 1960s, which were very fun collections of older Batman tales. In color and hardcover, it'll be a blast. I'm hoping this means DC will be publishing more of those 80-page gems in hardcover collections.

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