Batman: A Celebration of 75 Years

([September] 2014)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Bob Kane

Inks

Bob Kane

Colors

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]

Indexer Notes

This is the book cover under the dust jacket, with an illustration of Batman taken from the cover of Detective Comics #33.

Batman: A Celebration of 75 Years (Table of Contents: 2)

insert or dust jacket / 0 pages (report information)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front dust jacket listing stories included in this collection.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Batman / illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils

Bob Kane

Inks

Bob Kane

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]

Indexer Notes

Front end pages image of Batman from the cover of Detective Comics #27.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)

[Title Page] (Table of Contents: 5)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Bob Kane

Inks

Bob Kane

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]

Indexer Notes

Title page with small illustration of Batman taken from the cover of Detective Comics #27.

[Indicia and Publisher information] (Table of Contents: 6)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Bob Kane

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Indexer Notes

Indicia listing publisher credits with panel illustrations from "The Scoop of the Century!" from Batman #49.

Table of Contents (Table of Contents: 7)

table of contents / 3 pages (report information)

Letters

typeset

Part I 1939-1954: The Dynamic Duo (Table of Contents: 8)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Jack Burnley

Inks

George Roussos

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth

Indexer Notes

Introduction to stories with multiple panel illustrations, all from "Accidentally On Purpose" from Detective Comics #83.

[Detective Comics #27] (Table of Contents: 9)

Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks

Bob Kane (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #27 (May 1939)

Keywords

bat rope; revolvers

The Case of the Chemical Syndicate (Table of Contents: 10)

Batman / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed as Rob't Kane)

Inks

Bob Kane (signed as Rob't Kane)

Colors

?

Letters

Bob Kane

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Bat-Man [Bruce Wayne] (introduction); Commissioner James Gordon (introduction); Mr. Lambert (introduction, death); Lambert (introduction, Mr. Lambert's son); un-named Police Sergeant (introduction); Steven Crane (introduction, death); Crane's butler (introduction); Paul Rogers (introduction); Alfred Stryker (villain, introduction, death); Jennings (villain, introduction, Stryker's assistant)

Synopsis

In his first case, the Bat-Man investigates the murder of a chemical tycoon, discovering that one of his partners murdered him to steal the secret contracts that would leave him as the sole owner of the Apex Chemical Corporation.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #27 (May 1939)

Keywords

Apex Chemical Corporation

Indexer Notes

Named "Bat-Man" in the story.

This is not a reprint of this story as originally published. Instead, it is a redrawn (traced), re-lettered, and censored copy which was originally published in Detective Comics 387. A notable change is that the murder victim on page 2, panel 2 does not have a knife jutting out of his back, as he did in the originally-published version of this story.

The Legend of the Batman--Who He Is and How He Came to Be! (Table of Contents: 11)

Batman / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks

Bob Kane (signed); Sheldon Moldoff (backgrounds)

Colors

?

Letters

Sheldon Moldoff

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne] (origin); Thomas Wayne (Bruce's father, death, flashback); Martha Wayne (Bruce's mother, death, flashback); Joe Chill (villain, un-named)

Synopsis

Bruce Wayne's parents are murdered by a cheap crook, and young Bruce vows to avenge their deaths by warring on all criminals.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #1 (Spring 1940)
which is reprinted
• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #33 (November 1939) [first two pages only], #34 (December 1939) [splash panel]

Indexer Notes

The background inker and letterer credits were verified by Moldoff.

[Detective Comics #83] (Table of Contents: 12)

Batman; Robin / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jack Burnley

Inks

Jack Burnley

Colors

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #83 (January 1944)

Keywords

flashlights; machine guns; safes

Indexer Notes

Art credits verified by Jack Burnley.

Accidentally on Purpose! (Table of Contents: 13)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Don C. Cameron

Pencils

Jack Burnley (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

George Roussos

Colors

?

Letters

George Roussos

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Henry Corliss (jewelry store owner); John Kling (stockbroker); Dr. Goodwin (villain); Biff Bannon [also called Biff Bannister] (villain, gang boss)

Synopsis

Endeavoring to lose some weight, Alfred goes on an exercise program at an out of the way place in the country. While he is gone, the Caped Crusaders face an evil doctor, who uses a certain potion that allows him to control the actions of people and, in the end, are saved by a mysterious "thin man" who knows their secret identities.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #83 (January 1944)

Keywords

Bat Cave; Batmobile; Batplane (mention only); Gotham City; Kling & Huggins Storckbrokers

The Scoop of the Century! (Table of Contents: 14)

Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only); Lew Sayre Schwartz

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Vicki Vale (introduction); The Mad Hatter (villain, introduction); Commissioner James Gordon

Synopsis

While Batman and Robin track the Mad Hatter, they must also contend with photographer Vicki Vale who is out to prove that Batman is Bruce Wayne.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #49 (October-November 1948)

Indexer Notes

Inker credits per GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection lists the inker as Lew Sayre Schwartz.

[Detective Comics #211] (Table of Contents: 15)

Batman and Robin / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Win Mortimer

Inks

Win Mortimer

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #211 (September 1954)

The Jungle Cat Queen! (Table of Contents: 16)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Edmond Hamilton

Pencils

Dick Sprang

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Catwoman (villain) [Selina Kyle]; John Jarrow (diamond miner, villain)

Synopsis

Catwoman steals a diamond shipment and is tracked by Batman and Robin to a tropical jungle island. Once there, they find that she is working with diamond miners. When the miners capture the Dynamic Duo, Catwoman sets them loose in the jungle, clad only in animal furs, to be hunted by the wild cats under her control.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #211 (September 1954)

Keywords

Batplane; Catplane

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

Batman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Dick Sprang

Inks

Charles Paris

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]

Indexer Notes

Illustration taken from "The Batman of Tomorrow!" from Detective Comics #216.

Part II 1955-1969: The Caped Crusader (Table of Contents: 18)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Dick Sprang; Sheldon Moldoff

Inks

Charles Paris; Stan Kaye; Joe Giella

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Poison Ivy [Pamela Isley]; Superman [Clark Kent]; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]

Indexer Notes

Introduction to stories with multiple panel illustrations from Detective Comics #211 (Jungle Batman, Catwoman small headshot), #216 (Batman small headshot), World's Finest Comics #94 (sad Batman and Robin, Superman small headshot), and Batman #181 (Poison Ivy kissing Batman).

Curiously, two of the illustrations in this Part 2 introduction were from "The Jungle Cat Queen!" from Detective Comics #211, which was included in Part 1 of this collection. The Part 2 introduction mentions that Catwoman was written out of the Batman stories for a time.

[Detective Comics #216] (Table of Contents: 19)

Batman and Robin / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Win Mortimer

Inks

Win Mortimer

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman (of the Future) [Brane Taylor]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #216 (February 1955)

The Batman of Tomorrow! (Table of Contents: 20)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Edmond Hamilton

Pencils

Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batman (of the Future) [Brane Taylor]; Vicki Vale; Commissioner James Gordon; Jackson Barrow (wealthy banker); Martin Vair (villain)

Synopsis

When Bruce Wayne injures his arm, to keep Vicki from discovering that Batman has the same problem, the Caped Crusader seeks out the Batman of the Future to step in for him.....almost with disastrous results!

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #216 (February 1955)

Keywords

Bat-Cave; Batmobile; Truth-Vapor

[World's Finest Comics #94] (Table of Contents: 21)

Batman; Robin; Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Curt Swan; Sheldon Moldoff (Batman figure)

Inks

Stan Kaye; Sheldon Moldoff (Batman figure)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Reprints

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #94 (May-June 1958)

Origin of the Superman Batman Team (Table of Contents: 22)

Superman and Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Edmond Hamilton

Pencils

Dick Sprang

Inks

Stan Kaye

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne; also as Superman]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Powerman (a robot, introduction); Lex Luthor (villain)

Synopsis

When Luthor develops a liquid kryptonite gun, Superman replaces Batman with a new partner, Powerman. The Caped Crusader, hurt by the change, believes that Powerman has some sort hold over the Man of Steel, not realizing Superman has a motive in mind for his own protection from the criminal genius, Lex Luthor!

Reprints

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #94 (May-June 1958)

Keywords

Bat-Cave; Bat-Signal; Batmobile; Batplane; Gotham City; Gotham Daily News; kryptonite; Metropolis; Wayne Mansion

Indexer Notes

Silver Age origin of the Superman-Batman Team.

[Detective Comics #327] (Table of Contents: 23)

Batman; Robin / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Carmine Infantino

Inks

Joe Giella

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp (and logo?)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny]

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #327 (May 1964)

The Mystery of the Menacing Mask! (Table of Contents: 24)

Batman; Robin / comic story / 14.66 pages (report information)

Script

John Broome

Pencils

Carmine Infantino

Inks

Joe Giella

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Linda Greene; Jimmy Packer; VILLAINS: Frank Fenton; Smiler [Roland Meacham]

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #327 (May 1964)

[Batman #181] (Table of Contents: 25)

Batman; Robin / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Carmine Infantino (signed as Infantino)

Inks

Murphy Anderson (signed as Anderson)

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Trouble between the Dynamic Duo! Is she the cause?

Feature Logo

Batman [late 1960s]

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Poison Ivy [Pamela Isley]

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #181 (June 1966)

Keywords

Go-Go Checks

Beware of -- Poison Ivy! (Table of Contents: 26)

Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 11.33 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Kanigher

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Joe Giella

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Poison Ivy [Pamela Isley] (introduction); Ivy's gang (villains); Dragon Fly (villain); Silken Spider (villain); Tiger Moth (villain)

Synopsis

While Bruce and Dick are attending an art show, a woman shows up, claiming to be the greatest criminal of those currently residing in Gotham.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #181 (June 1966)

Keywords

Gotham City

[Detective Comics #359] (Table of Contents: 27)

Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Carmine Infantino (signed)

Inks

Murphy Anderson (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Editing

Julius Schwartz (original editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Meet the new Batgirl!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #359 (January 1967)

Keywords

Go-Go Checks

Indexer Notes

Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics (October 2007).

The Million Dollar Debut of Batgirl! (Table of Contents: 28)

Batman / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Carmine Infantino

Inks

Sid Greene

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

Editing

Julius Schwartz (original editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Out of the super-star studded firmament of Gotham City, where Batman and Robin shine supreme as masked manhunters-- burst a brand new luminary-- Batgirl!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Batgirl [Barbara Gordon] (introduction, origin); Killer Moth (villain); Pupa; Larva; Alfred Pennyworth; Burton Talbot

Synopsis

While Barbara is on her way to a costume party dressed as Batgirl, she runs across Killer Moth attacking Bruce Wayne and joins the battle.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #359 (January 1967)

Keywords

Batcave; Batcycle; Batmobile; Gotham City; Gotham City Police Headquarters; Gotham City Public Library; Mothmobile; Wayne Manor

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Story in two parts of 7.5 pages each.

Part III 1970-1986: Creature of the Night (Table of Contents: 29)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Neal Adams; Marshall Rogers; Alan Davis

Inks

Dick Giordano; Terry Austin; Paul Neary

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; The Joker; Deadshot [Floyd Lawton]

Indexer Notes

Introduction to stories with multiple panel illustrations from Detective Comics #395 (Batman hallucinating, Batman punching criminal), #474 (Batman looking down, Joker small headshot, Deadshot small headshot), and #574 (Batman small headshot).

[Detective Comics #395] (Table of Contents: 30)

Batman; Robin / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Neal Adams

Inks

Neal Adams

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

Editing

Julius Schwartz (original editor)

Job Number

S-309

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I offer you immortality -- or instant death! Choose, Batman -- Now!

Genre

horror-suspense; superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Delores Muerto; falcon; wolves

Synopsis

Delores Muerto, accompanied by her deadly falcon and ferocious wolves, has Batman trapped in the basement of an ancient Mexican monastery.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #395 (January 1970)

Keywords

falcons; Mexico; monastery; mystery; wolves

Indexer Notes

Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. [July 2007].

Cover Illustrates "The Secret of the Waiting Graves".

The Secret of the Waiting Graves (Table of Contents: 31)

Batman / comic story / 15.5 pages (report information)

Script

Denny O'Neil (credited)

Pencils

Neal Adams (credited)

Inks

Dick Giordano (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Ben Oda

Editing

Julius Schwartz (credited) (original editor)

Job Number

S-250

First Line of Dialogue or Text

A bleak hillside on central Mexico... a pair of open graves... and the shadow of the dread... Batman

Feature Logo

Batman [fat B]

Genre

horror-suspense; superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Juan Muerto; Dolores Muerto; Pedro Valdes; Manuel

Synopsis

Bruce Wayne is invited to a grand fiesta by Mexican socialites Juan and Dolores Muerto. As Batman, he thwarts the assassination of one of the guests and finds that the Muertos have discovered the secret of immortality.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #395 (January 1970)

Keywords

aristocracy; burial ground; death; falcons; frequently reprinted story; illusions; immortality; Mexico; mystery; wolves

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

First line is completed by the feature logo illustration.

"Muerto", fittingly, is the Spanish word for "dead" or "deceased person".

Described as "Dennis O'Neil and Neal Adams' First Tale of the Dark Knight" on the cover of Millennium Edition: Detective Comics No. 395 (DC, 2000 Series) June 2000.

[Detective Comics #442] (Table of Contents: 32)

Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jim Aparo (signed)

Inks

Jim Aparo (signed)

Colors

Tatjana Wood (original printing)

Letters

?

Editing

Archie Goodwin (original editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (original assistant editor)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Eve Dancer; Robin [Dick Grayson] (head shot); Hawkman [Carter Hall] (head shot); Manhunter [Paul Kirk] (head shot); Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson] (head shot); The Guardian [Jim Harper] (head shot)

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #442 (August-September 1974)

Death Flies the Haunted Sky (Table of Contents: 33)

Batman / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Archie Goodwin

Pencils

Alex Toth

Inks

Alex Toth

Colors

?

Letters

Alex Toth

Editing

Archie Goodwin (original editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (original assistant editor)

Job Number

L-325

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Earlier, a flash storm had shattered this Spring evening in Gotham!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Eve Dancer; Mason Terrell; Doug Garth; Rick Halstrom; Ben Dancer; Benjy Dancer

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #442 (August-September 1974)

Keywords

Batarang; Gotham City; SPAD S.XIII

Indexer Notes

With due homage to Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson, George Roussos, and Neal Adams.

[Detective Comics #474] (Table of Contents: 34)

Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Marshall Rogers

Inks

Terry Austin

Colors

Tatjana Wood (original printing)

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Deadshot [Floyd Lawton]

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #474 (December 1977)

The Deadshot Ricochet (Table of Contents: 35)

Batman / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script

Steve Englehart

Pencils

Marshall Rogers

Inks

Terry Austin

Colors

Jerry Serpe (original printing)

Letters

Ben Oda

Job Number

S-2724

Genre

superhero

Characters

Deadshot [Floyd Lawton] (villain); Robin [Dick Grayson]; Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (cameo); Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Wonder Girl [Donna Troy] (cameo); Harlequin [Duela Dent] (cameo image); Rupert Thorne; Hugo Strange (ghost); Silver St. Cloud; James Gordon; Joker (last panel cameo)

Synopsis

With Penguin's unwilling help, Deadshot escapes from prison and seeks revenge on Batman, but a giant typewriter proves his undoing.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #474 (December 1977)

Indexer Notes

This is the second appearance of Deadshot, he previously appeared in Batman #59 (June-July 1950).

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Wanted: Santa Claus -- Dead or Alive! (Table of Contents: 36)

Batman / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Denny O'Neil

Pencils

Frank Miller

Inks

Steve Mitchell

Colors

Glynis Oliver (original printing)

Letters

Ben Oda

Editing

Joe Orlando (managing editor); Len Wein (editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Christmas Eve in Gotham: First, a layer of pale snow had touched the city, and now sleet slants across the streets from the North...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Matty Lasko; Boomer Katz; Mister Jackson; "Fats" Morgan; Al; Louie

Synopsis

Batman stops a mob from stealing the day's receipts from a department store with the help of Boomer Katz, a paroled robber, and the light from a Nativity star.

Reprints

• from DC Special Series (DC, 1977 series) #21 - Super-Star Holiday Special (Spring 1980 (April 1980))

Indexer Notes

Set in Gotham City at Christmas Eve.

[Batman Special #1] (Table of Contents: 37)

Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Michael Golden

Inks

Michael Golden

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

C-719

Feature Logo

Batman [pointy ears, block letters]

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Wrath; Alfred Pennyworth; Commissioner James Gordon; Grayle Hudson

Reprints

• from Batman Special (DC, 1984 series) #1 [Direct] ([April] 1984)

Indexer Notes

Golden inker credit per GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection lists Mike DeCarlo as the inker for this cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 38)

Batman and Robin / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Marshall Rogers

Inks

Terry Austin

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Indexer Notes

Illustration taken from "The Deadshot Ricochet" from Detective Comics #474.

...The Player on the Other Side! (Table of Contents: 39)

Batman / comic story / 40 pages (report information)

Script

Mike W. Barr

Pencils

Michael Golden

Inks

Mike DeCarlo; Michael Golden

Colors

Adrienne Roy (original printing)

Letters

Todd Klein

Job Number

G-1043

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Commissioner James Gordon; Wrath; Alfred Pennyworth; Grayle Hudson; Leslie Thompkins

Synopsis

If Batman is a force for good, there must be a balancing force for evil - Wrath.

Reprints

• from Batman Special (DC, 1984 series) #1 ([April] 1984)

Indexer Notes

Michael Golden inked pages 1-3, 7, 10, 19 (woman in panel 1 and panel 4), 22, 23 (panel 1 and 2), 29 (panel 2-4) and Mike DeCarlo did the rest. Breakdown per GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection lists Mike DeCarlo as the sole inker for this story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 40)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Carmine Infantino

Inks

Sid Greene

Characters

Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]

Indexer Notes

Illustration taken from "The Million Dollar Debut of Batgirl!" from Detective Comics #359.

Part IV 1986-2011: The Dark Knight (Table of Contents: 41)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Graham Nolan; Tom Mandrake; J. H. Williams III

Inks

Cam Smith; Tom Mandrake; J. H. Williams III

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Commissioner James Gordon; Alfred Pennyworth

Indexer Notes

Introduction to stories with multiple panel illustrations from Detective Comics #633 (Batman with masked criminal), #711 (Bruce Wayne), and #821 (Small headshots of Commissioner Gordon, Alfred, and Batman).

[Detective Comics #574] (Table of Contents: 42)

Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Alan Davis

Inks

Paul Neary

Colors

Anthony Tollin (original printing)

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Jason Todd]

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #574 [Direct] (May 1987)

Indexer Notes

Color credits confirmed by Anthony Tollin.

"...My Beginning... and My Probable End." (Table of Contents: 43)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Mike W. Barr

Pencils

Alan Davis

Inks

Paul Neary

Colors

Adrienne Roy (original prining)

Letters

Richard Starkings

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne] (Origin); Robin [Jason Todd]; Leslie Thompkins; CAMEO FLASHBACK: Thomas Wayne; Martha Wayne; Alfred Pennyworth

Synopsis

Spurred on by the acclaim for the treatment of Batman: The Dark Knight, O'Neil starts to re-write the Batman legend. This issue features an origin re-cap. Leslie Thompkins is shown to know Batman's secret ID.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #574 (May 1987)

[Detective Comics #633] (Table of Contents: 44)

Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Michael Golden

Inks

Michael Golden

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #633 [Direct] (Early August 1991)

Identity Crisis (Table of Contents: 45)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Peter Milligan

Pencils

Tom Mandrake

Inks

Tom Mandrake

Colors

Adrienne Roy (original prining)

Letters

John Costanza

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth; Tim Drake

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #633 (Early August 1991)

[Batman #497] (Table of Contents: 46)

Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Kelley Jones (signed)

Inks

Kelley Jones (signed)

Colors

Bob LeRose (original printing)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Bane

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #497 [Direct] (Late July 1993)

Indexer Notes

Has an additional black and white stiff paper partial cover overlay.

The Broken Bat [Knightfall 11] (Table of Contents: 47)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Doug Moench

Pencils

Jim Aparo

Inks

Dick Giordano

Colors

Adrienne Roy (original prining)

Letters

Richard Starkings

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth; Sondra Kinsolving; Tim Drake [Robin]; Bane (villain); Black Mask (flashback); Metalhead (flashback); Riddler (flashback); Joker (flashback); Two-Face (flashback); Scarecrow (flashback); Mad Hatter (flashback); Zsasz (flashback); Firefly (flashback); Poison Ivy (flashback)

Synopsis

Bane breaks Batman's back.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #497 (Late July 1993)

[Detective Comics #711] (Table of Contents: 48)

Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Graham Nolan

Inks

Tom Palmer

Colors

Patrick Martin (original printing)

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #711 [Direct Sales] (July 1997)

Knight Out (Table of Contents: 49)

Batman / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script

Chuck Dixon

Pencils

Graham Nolan

Inks

Cam Smith

Colors

Gloria Vasquez (original printing)

Letters

John Costanza

Genre

superhero

Characters

Bruce Wayne [Batman]

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #711 (July 1997)

[Detective Comics #757] (Table of Contents: 50)

Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Dave Johnson

Inks

Dave Johnson

Colors

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #757 [Direct Sales] (June 2001)

Air Time (Table of Contents: 51)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Greg Rucka

Pencils

Rick Burchett

Inks

Rodney Ramos

Colors

Wildstorm FX (original printing)

Letters

Todd Klein

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Ethan; Hannah; Jeremy

Synopsis

While Batman pursues the members of the Lucky Hand Triad, an innocent family caught up in the chase fights for its life trapped in a car underwater.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #757 (June 2001)

[Detective Comics #821] (Table of Contents: 52)

Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Simone Bianchi (signed)

Inks

Simone Bianchi (signed)

Colors

Simone Bianchi (original printing)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #821 [Direct Sales] (September 2006)

The Beautiful People (Table of Contents: 53)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Paul Dini

Pencils

J. H. Williams III

Inks

J. H. Williams III

Colors

John Kalisz (original printing)

Letters

Jared K. Fletcher

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Tim Drake]; Alfred Pennyworth; Commissioner James Gordon; Matthew Atkins; Ronald Edwards; Villains: Johnny Lange (dies); Facade [Erik Hanson]; Vanessa Ford

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #821 (September 2006)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 54)

Batman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Tom Mandrake

Inks

Tom Mandrake

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]

Indexer Notes

Illustration taken from "Identity Crisis" from Detective Comics #633.

Part V 2011 and Beyond: Rebirth (Table of Contents: 55)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Greg Capullo

Inks

Jonathan Glapion

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Commissioner James Gordon; Nightwing [Dick Grayson]

Indexer Notes

Introduction to stories with multiple panel illustrations, all from Batman #2 (2011 series).

[Batman #2 (2011 series)] (Table of Contents: 56)

Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Greg Capullo (signed)

Inks

Greg Capullo (signed)

Colors

FCO Plascencia (original printing)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 2011 series) #2 [Direct Sales] (December 2011)

Indexer Notes

Inker credits per GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection lists the cover inker as Jonathan Glapion.

Trust Fall (Table of Contents: 57)

Batman / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script

Scott Snyder

Pencils

Greg Capullo

Inks

Jonathan Glapion

Colors

FCO Plascencia (original printing)

Letters

Richard Starkings; Jimmy Betancourt; Comicraft

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Nightwing [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Commissioner James Gordon; Lincoln March; Bill; Rolf (villain)

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 2011 series) #2 (December 2011)

[Detective Comics No. 27 Special Edition] (Table of Contents: 58)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bob Kane

Inks

Bob Kane

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Editing

Chip Kidd (Designer)

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]

Indexer Notes

A faux cover for Detective Comics No. 27 Special Edition featuring a blown up image of Batman's cowled face from early issues of Detective Comics. Followed by a preface for "The Case of the Chemical Syndicate (Reimagined)" explaining how the reimagining came to be. See indexer notes for the story in the next sequence for details.

Table of contents reads "Cover art by Bob Kane, Cover design by Chip Kidd".

[The Case of the Chemical Syndicate (Reimagined)] (Table of Contents: 59)

Batman / comic story / 29 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Finger (original script); Brad Meltzer (updated script)

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed as Rob't Kane)

Inks

Bob Kane (signed as Rob't Kane)

Colors

?

Letters

Todd Klein

Editing

Chip Kidd (Designer)

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Bat-Man [Bruce Wayne] (introduction); Commissioner James Gordon (introduction); Mr. Lambert (introduction, death); Lambert (introduction, Mr. Lambert's son); un-named Police Sergeant (introduction); Steven Crane (introduction, death); Crane's butler (introduction); Paul Rogers (introduction); Alfred Stryker (villain, introduction, death); Jennings (villain, introduction, Stryker's assistant)

Synopsis

In his first case, the Bat-Man investigates the murder of a chemical tycoon, discovering that one of his partners murdered him to steal the secret contracts that would leave him as the sole owner of the Apex Chemical Corporation.

Indexer Notes

This is a reimagining of the first Batman story. Designed by Chip Kidd, it combines the original Bob Kane artwork from Detective Comics #27 (1937 series) with the script from the modernized version of the story that appeared in Detective Comics #27 (2011 series) written by Brad Meltzer (based on the original script by Bill Finger). The original art is blown up to a larger size, with only 1-3 panels per page. As a result, the art from original 6 page story is stretched across 29 pages.

Per the preface for this story, this is a special exclusive for this collection.

This appears to use the original art from Detective Comics #27 (1937 series), not the redrawn and censored version which has been reprinted in some places (including the first story in this collection). The initial murder victim does have the knife jutting from his back.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 60)

blank page(s) / 2 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

2 all black pages interspersed within "The Case of the Chemical Syndicate (Reimagined)" to offset a couple of panels that are blown up into 2 page spreads.

Further Batman Essential Reading (Table of Contents: 61) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 5 pages (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 62)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 63)

Batman / illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils

Greg Capullo

Inks

Jonathan Glapion

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]

Indexer Notes

Rear end pages image of Batman from Batman #2 (2011 Series) "Trust Fall".

More Classic Adventures of the Caped Crusader (Table of Contents: 64)

insert or dust jacket / 0 pages (report information)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside rear dust jacket listing of other collections featuring Batman. Includes some of the books that were featured in the 5 page feature "Further Batman Essential Reading" plus a few others. No synopsis or cover reprints, just a listing title and creators.

[Back Cover] (Table of Contents: 65)

Batman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]

Indexer Notes

Back cover with text on contents of collection, includes vintage illustration of Batman with the giant penny and dinosaur trophies in the Batcave. The illustration is not from one of the stories included in the collection.