An art book featuring Jerry Robinson's Golden Age originals. Out of print.

From the publisher:

In this memoir, penned by the late Jerry Robinson in his final years, he tells the story of a seventeen-year-old college hopeful who became the artist on Detective Comics, and later Batman, shares his thoughts on creating the Joker as the first super villain, and relates the celebrity-studded journeys that a long life in comics afforded him.

In this volume, you'll also find never before published original artwork from iconic comics like Detective Comics #76 and Batman #14 and cover artwork featuring Batman, Robin, and the Joker, delving deep into imagery that has shaped the evolution of comics' most famous villain.

"I always thought that heroes were essentially dull. Villains were more exotic and could do more interesting things".
-Jerry Robinson

From AEindex.org:

This is a collection of original art with various random essays from Robinson. Along with extensive original comic art, this volume also features sketches from Robinson’s travels and art from his days at Playbill. But you’re probably here for the original comic art, and it’s a great collection of golden age material, including the cover and ten consecutive pages from Detective Comics 76.

The book is broken into seven chapters, each dealing with a different period in Robinson’s career. Chapter 1 covers Robinson’s early career and his work on Batman, with a lot of original art on the left and published art on the right. It’s a nice comparison and the 9” x 12” dimensions allow for the art to shine. Chapter 2 is all about the Joker, with more Batman art. Chapter 7 is written by Robinson’s daughter Jens and includes a lot of non-superhero art, and has pencil roughs along with inked pages.

Golden age Batman original art is hard to come by, and this is an excellent display of some very rare art.