In the 1960s, during the height of Bat-mania, mangaka (comic book creator) Jiro Kuwata was commissioned to write and draw a series of original Batman comics for the Japanese market. Many Western readers were only recently introduced to the existence of this unique take on the Caped Crusader. Now DC Comics presents the series in its entirety for the first time, fully translated and unabridged!

This manga introduced the villain Lord Death Man who became part of Batman canon.

Bat-Manga! was released in English as a condensed trade paperback on October 28, 2008 with an exclusive interview with the creator of the original manga, Jiro Kuwata and pictures of vintage Batman toys.

In July 2014, DC Comics started to release the entire Japanese Batman manga in English through ComiXology as a Digital First series named The Jiro Kuwata Batmanga. The digital run was followed by a complete three-volume release in both print and digital form.