A quick, fun story set early in Batman's career. On the eve of the demolition of Wayne Central Station, the deteriorating landmark built by Bruce Wayne's father, a massive crane collapse injures dozens in downtown Gotham. Batman must juggle his investigation into this "accident" with his fight to demolish his father's last gift to Gotham and replace it with a more modern (and structurally stable) design.
The art in this volume was NOT my thing. It's all pencil sketches, which were then "inked" with graphite, so while it fits the theme of the story (the whole thing looks like something from an architectural draughtsman), it just wasn't my cup of tea. The story is fun (in a Golden Age kind of way), but some of the storytelling devices they use weren't quite right (as an example: at one point, Bruce Wayne tells someone that his schedule is "erratic"; the next page flashes to "Two weeks later" and shows Batman battling the Penguin; the next page begins with "back to now" and cuts back to the previous conversation. I get the idea, but it could have been handled better. Then again, I might be a nit-picking English major...).
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