The art is sloppy, the plots baffoonish, the criminals stereotypical- but for the price of a current Marvel
color trade paperback (just 6 issues for $24.99) you get the entire 1940s run of Batman’s daily comic strips (3 volumes in one) for the same price. And currently, Barnes and Noble has this on Clearance at many locations. And with Gas prices and everything else the way they are this is a very wise and buy and that makes this volume (flaws and all) worth consuming.

Also- read each volumes introduction after you read the scripts- many times a spoiler is talked about and that can ruin the fun of the stories.