Batman Family #1

(September-October 1975)

The Minerva Menace! (Table of Contents)

Shazam; Hostess / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Captain Marvel [Shazam; Billy Batson] (Fawcett/DC); Aunt Minerva

Synopsis:

Comic strip-style advertisement for Hostess Twinkies. Captain Marvel prevents underworld supervillain Aunt Minerva from taking control of the city's children through the power of Hostess Twinkies.

The Invader from Hell! (Table of Contents)

Batgirl and Robin / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Elliot S! Maggin

Pencils:

Mike Grell

Inks:

Mike Grell

Colors:

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Letters:

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Job Number:

S-1992

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Benedict Arnold (villain); The Devil (villain)

Synopsis:

Batgirl and Robin team-up to keep Benedict Arnold from taking over the U.S.

Reprints:

• in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #2/1976 (17. Januar 1976)
• in Batman in the Seventies (DC, 1999 series) #[nn] ([December] 1999)

Indexer Notes

This story was originally scheduled for 1st Issue Special (DC, 1975 series) #6. Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Warning! Supplies Are Dangerously Low... (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Content Information

Synopsis:

Advertisement for back copies of Famous First Edition and Limited Collectors' Edition tabloid specials by DC.

Indexer Notes

Located between pg. 17 and 18 of "Invader from Hell".

2 Sizzling Summer Specials (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Content Information

Synopsis:

Advertisement for two upcoming Limited Collectors' Edition tabloid-size specials by DC: Secret Origins of Super-Villains and Superman.

Indexer Notes

Located between pg. 17 and 18 of "Invader from Hell".

The Origins of Batgirl and Robin the Boy Wonder (Table of Contents)

Batgirl and Robin / text story / 1 page (report information)

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typeset

Job Number:

S-2071

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Batgirl [Barbara Gordon] (origin); Robin [Dick Grayson] (origin); Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Commissioner James Gordon; Killer Moth; Jason Bard

Synopsis:

Recap of the histories of Batgirl and Robin, by way of introducing the new Batman Family comic books.

Indexer Notes

Includes images of Batgirl and Robin incorporated into their respective logos.

The Great Handcuff King! (Table of Contents)

The Adventures of Alfred / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Joe Samachson

Pencils:

Jerry Robinson

Inks:

George Roussos

Colors:

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Letters:

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Job Number:

N-1552

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Alfred Pennyworth; Ronny Lowndes; The Hurton Gang (villains); Bruce Wayne; Dick Grayson

Synopsis:

Alfred shows Ronny Lowndes some handcuffs that he bought and encounters The Hurton Gang.

Reprints:

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #28 (April-May 1945)

[Detective/Batman Covers] (Table of Contents)

Comedy Cover Capers / activity / 1 page (report information)

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Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Batman; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Man-Bat

Synopsis:

Reprinted covers from past issues of Detective Comics and Batman with humorous dialogue replacing the original cover text.

Reprints:

• Incorporates the covers from Detective Comics #355, #385, #402, and Batman #192.

Commissioner Gordon's Death-Threat! (Table of Contents)

Batman Presents... Commissioner Gordon / comic story / 9.75 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Sheldon Moldoff [as Bob Kane]

Inks:

Joe Giella

Colors:

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Letters:

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Job Number:

N-1347

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner Gordon; Fred Purley Robbins

Synopsis:

A crook once caught by Commissioner Gordon uses him to lure Batman into a trap.

Reprints:

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #186 (November 1966)

Indexer Notes

Credits for script and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Records show that Bob Kane was paid for the pencils, but scholars agree that pencils were actually by Moldoff. Bottom quarter of last page taken up by another feature.

Fantasy's Most Bizarre Hero (Table of Contents)

Man-Bat / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Steve Ditko

Inks:

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Colors:

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Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Man-Bat

Synopsis:

Promotion for DC's new comic book series, Man-Bat with illustration. Also includes promotions for 3 other titles by Gerry Conway: All-Star Comics, Blackhawk and Code Name: Assassin.

Indexer Notes

Located between p. 7 and 8 of "Death-Threat".

Here is the Original Dialogue for the Covers (Table of Contents)

Comedy Cover Capers / activity / 0.25 page (report information)

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Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Batman; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Man-Bat; Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]

Synopsis:

Displays the original dialogue from the covers featured in Comedy Cover Capers.

Reprints:

• Incorporates portions of cover art from Detective Comics #355, #385, #402, and Batman #192.

Indexer Notes

Takes up bottom quarter of the final page of "Death-Threat" and presumably masks promotional copy present in the original version of the "Death-Threat" story.

Challenge of the Man-Bat (Table of Contents)

Batman Presents... / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Frank Robbins

Pencils:

Neal Adams

Inks:

Dick Giordano

Colors:

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Letters:

?

Job Number:

N-1353

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Man-Bat [Kirk Langstrom] (origin); Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth

Reprints:

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #400 (June 1970)

Indexer Notes

Reprints 1st appearance of Man-Bat. Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

We Can Put DC Comics Right in Your Mailbox (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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Content Information

Characters:

Batman; Robin

Synopsis:

Subscription ad for DC, featuring illustrations of Batman and Robin.

Indexer Notes

Located between pg. 13 and 14 of "Challenge of the Man-Bat".

Coming Soon... (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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Content Information

Synopsis:

Promotion for new DC title The Legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table.

Indexer Notes

Located between pg. 13 and 14 of "Challenge of the Man-Bat".

The Alfred Story (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Content Information

Characters:

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

Synopsis:

Batman and Robin tell of how Alfred became their butler, and of his previous experiences as a villain called The Outsider.

Reprints:

• in Lynvingen (Semic, 1977 series) #7/1977 ([juli] 1977)

Indexer Notes

A biography of Alfred, with reprinted panels from various sources surrounded by Batman and Robin narrating outside of the panels. Dialogue attempts to address the change of appearance Alfred undergoes between his early appearances and more recent stories. The story has no definitive ending; it just stops.