This is a good sampling of stories from the sixties that demonstrates the changing look and feel of the wholesome stories of square jawed crime fighter and supervillain defeater with juvenile side kick of the 1950s to the brooding Dark Knight of the 1970s and beyond. There's a shift in the supporting cast, a/k/a “the Batman Family,” as well. During the decade Bat-Girl Betty Kane in a costume color coordinated with Robin’s is replaced by Batgirl, crime fighting librarian Barbara Gordon, in a costume matching the Batman’s. Police Commissioner Gordon grows younger while Dick Grayson, Robin, grows up, graduates from high school and departs for college. Remaining consistent throughout though is the word play in the scripts: the puns, alliteration and jokes, some good, some bad, but always issuing from the lips of the heroes just before the “THUD!, SOK!,” and “WHACK!” of the villain stifling fist fights. ( )

An enjoyable read as the depth of the stories picks up after the first couple, which are really awful. But they certainly don't provide the enjoyment of reading them in elementary school. The plots are mostly unbelievable or ultra-simplistic. But as the decade goes on, some of the cartoon women start looking pretty hot.... ( )