The Batman Handbook: The Ultimate Training Manual

Scott Beatty, Chuck Dixon, David Hahn

Quirk Books, 2005 - Humor - 191 pages

At one time or another, we've all fantasized about being super heroes. The problem has always been that radioactive spider bites and sun-inspired superpowers are a bit hard to come by. But with The Batman Handbook, this lifelong fantasy can finally become a reality.

With sections on 'How to Throw a Batarang,''How to Make a Batsuit,' and 'How to Bulletproof Your Batmobile,' this is the ultimate real-world training manual for any aspiring caped crusader. You'll discover how to:

- Train a Sidekick
- Execute a Backflip
- Survive a Poison Gas Attack
- Throw a Grappling Hook
- plus dozens of other crucial skills

With original two-color illustrations by a DC Comics artist, The Batman Handbook has the information you'll need to emerge victorious against any criminal mastermind. And with Batman Begins releasing in June 2005, and the new animated series The Batman! launched in Fall 2004, The Batman Handbook is sure to be a hit.

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User Review  - Alfonso809 - LibraryThing

Ok, apparently I don’t have the “resources” ($$$) necessary to be a super hero…. So I was thinking maybe if somebody needs a side kick… well I’m available… I require little food (my basic diet is ...

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User Review  - okrysmastree - LibraryThing

This book is great! I was impressed by the amount of "real life" knowledge Beatty had to have researched to make this book believable; it seems pretty accurate in its descriptions of the ridiculous ...

Contents

• Foreword: 7
• Introduction: 9
• The Basics: 11
• How to Become a Crime Fighter: 12
• How to Make a Batsuit: 15
• How to Assemble a Utility Belt: 23
• How to Make a BatSignal: 29
• Haw to Bulletproof Your Batmobile: 32
• How to Train a Sidekick: 39
• How to Build a Batcave: 44
• How to Maintain Your Alter Ego: 51
• Bat Skills: 53
• How to Throw a Batarang: 54
• How to Throw a Grappling Hook: 62
• How to Slide down the BatPole: 66
• How to Make a Quick Costume Change: 68
• How to See in the Dark: 72
• How to Drive the Batmobile on Two Wheels: 74
• How to Jump a Bridge in Your Batmobile: 78
• How to Execute a Back flip: 83
• How to Swing around a Flagpole: 87
• Fighting Skills: 93
• How to Win a Whip Fight: 94
• How to Disarm a Gunman: 99
• How to Break a Chokehold: 102
• How to Take a Kick to the Head: 105
• How to Win a Sword Fight: 106
• How to Survive a Shootout: 108
• How to Take out a Roomful of Goons: 112
• How to Jump out of a Tall Building: 116
• Detective Skills: 121
• How to Photograph a Crime Scene: 128
• How to Determine the Cause and Time of Death: 130
• How to Collect Blood Samples: 134
• How to Plant a Homing Device: 137
• How to Extract a Confession: 139
• How to Talk down a Gunman: 142
• Escape Skills: 146
• How to Keep from Freezing to Death: 150
• How to Withstand Poison Kisses: 154
• How to Survive a Poison Gas Attack: 158
• How to Use a Rebreather: 162
• How to Slow Your Breathing: 165
• How to Conquer Phobias: 168
• How to Withstand Hypnosis: 171
• How to Extinguish an inferno: 173
• How to Cause a Short Circuit: 176
• How to Break Free of Bindings: 179
• How to Blend into the Shadows and Slip Away: 187
• Acknowledgments: 190
• About the Batcrew: 191

Popular passages

Page 2 - Nothing in this book should be construed or interpreted to infringe on the rights of other persons or to violate criminal statutes. We urge you to obey all laws and respect all rights, including property rights, of others.‎

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About the author

Scott Beatty is the author of Batman: The Ultimate Guide to the Dark Knight and volumes devoted to Catwoman, Superman, Wonder Woman, and the JLA. He is the co-author of the critically acclaimed Batgirl: Year One and other graphic novels. He lives in Pennsy

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Batman Handbook: The Ultimate Training Manual
• Authors: Scott Beatty, Chuck Dixon, David Hahn
• Illustrated by: David Hahn
• Contributor: Chuck Dixon
• Publisher: Quirk Books, 2005
• ISBN: 1594740232, 9781594740237
• Length: 191 pages
• Subjects: Humor / Form / Parodies