([July] 1991)

DC, 1990 Series
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Volume
2
Price
39.95 USD; 47.95 CAD
Pages
296
On-sale Date
1991-05-30
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC Archive Editions
ISBN
1-56389-000-3 Search at WorldCat
Editing
Mike Gold (editor - collected edition)

Issue Notes

Black-and-white reconstruction on cover and selected stories by Dale Crain and Rick Marschall. Jacket and text design by Alex Jay/Studio J. Special thanks to Ron Goulart and Mike Barson.

On-sale date listed is solicited release date.
This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Batman; Robin / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bob Kane
Inks
?
Colors
Bob LeRose (color reconstruction)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Foreword (Table of Contents: 1)

Batman / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Max Allan Collins
Pencils
Bob Kane
Inks
?
Colors
Bob LeRose (color reconstruction)
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]

Indexer Notes

Introduction by Max Allan Collins.

[Cover - Detective Comics #51] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Pencils
Bob Kane
Inks
Jerry Robinson
Colors
Bob LeRose (color reconstruction)
Letters
?
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Reprints

The Case of the Mystery Carnival (Table of Contents: 3)

Batman; Robin / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
Bob Kane
Inks
Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (also backgrounds)
Colors
Bob LeRose (color reconstruction)
Letters
George Roussos
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Synopsis
Batman and Robin must stop some crooks who have taken over an amusement park.
Reprints

[Cover - Detective Comics #52] (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Pencils
Bob Kane
Inks
Jerry Robinson
Colors
Bob LeRose (color reconstruction)
Letters
?
Editing
Mort Weisinger

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Loo Chung
Reprints

The Secret of the Jade Box (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
Bob Kane
Inks
Jerry Robinson; George Roussos
Colors
Bob LeRose (color reconstruction)
Letters
George Roussos
Editing
Mort Weisinger

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Loo Chung (villain)
Reprints

[Cover - Detective Comics #53] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Pencils
Bob Kane
Inks
Jerry Robinson
Colors
Bob LeRose (color reconstruction)
Letters
?
Editing
Mort Weisinger

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Reprints

[Viola Vane] (Table of Contents: 7)

Batman; Robin / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
Bob Kane; Jerry Robinson
Inks
Jerry Robinson; George Roussos
Colors
Bob LeRose (color reconstruction)
Letters
George Roussos
Editing
Mort Weisinger

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Viola Vane; Jim Daly
Reprints

[Cover - Detective Comics #54] (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Pencils
Bob Kane
Inks
Jerry Robinson; George Roussos
Colors
Bob LeRose (color reconstruction)
Letters
?
Editing
Mort Weisinger

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Reprints

Hook Morgan and his Harbor Pirates (Table of Contents: 9)

Batman; Robin / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
Bob Kane
Inks
Jerry Robinson; George Roussos
Colors
Bob LeRose (color reconstruction)
Letters
George Roussos
Editing
Mort Weisinger

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Linda Page
Reprints

[Cover - Detective Comics #55] (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Pencils
Bob Kane
Inks
Jerry Robinson
Colors
Bob LeRose (color reconstruction)
Letters
?
Editing
Mort Weisinger

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Reprints

The Brain Burglar (Table of Contents: 11)

Batman; Robin / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
Bob Kane
Inks
Jerry Robinson; George Roussos
Colors
Bob LeRose (color reconstruction)
Letters
George Roussos
Editing
Mort Weisinger

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Linda Page
Reprints

[Cover - Detective Comics #56] (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Pencils
Bob Kane
Inks
Jerry Robinson
Colors
Bob LeRose (color reconstruction)
Letters
?
Editing
Mort Weisinger

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Reprints

The Stone Idol (Table of Contents: 13)

Batman; Robin / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
Bob Kane
Inks
Jerry Robinson; George Roussos
Colors
Bob LeRose (color reconstruction)
Letters
George Roussos
Editing
Mort Weisinger

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Reprints

[Cover - Detective Comics #57] (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Pencils
Bob Kane
Inks
Jerry Robinson; George Roussos
Colors
Bob LeRose (color reconstruction)
Letters
?
Editing
Mort Weisinger

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Reprints

Twenty-Four Hours to Live (Table of Contents: 15)

Batman; Robin / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
Bob Kane
Inks
Jerry Robinson; George Roussos
Colors
Bob LeRose (color reconstruction)
Letters
George Roussos
Editing
Mort Weisinger

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Reprints

[Cover - Detective Comics #58] (Table of Contents: 16)

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

Pencils
Fred Ray (rough layouts); Jerry Robinson
Inks
Jerry Robinson
Colors
Bob LeRose (color reconstruction)
Letters
?
Editing
Mort Weisinger

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Reprints

[One of the Most Perfect Frame-Ups] (Table of Contents: 17)

Batman; Robin / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
Bob Kane
Inks
Jerry Robinson; George Roussos
Colors
Bob LeRose (color reconstruction)
Letters
George Roussos
Editing
Mort Weisinger

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Commissioner James Gordon; Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain, introduction); Robin [Dick Grayson]
Synopsis
The Penguin frames Batman and Robin for a crime they didn't commit.
Reprints

[Cover - Detective Comics #59] (Table of Contents: 18)

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

Pencils
Bob Kane; Jerry Robinson
Inks
Jerry Robinson
Colors
Bob LeRose (color reconstruction)
Letters
?
Editing
Mort Weisinger

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Reprints

The King of the Jungle (Table of Contents: 19)

Batman; Robin / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Joseph Greene
Pencils
Bob Kane
Inks
Jerry Robinson; George Roussos
Colors
Bob LeRose (color reconstruction)
Letters
George Roussos
Editing
Mort Weisinger

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain); Robin [Dick Grayson]
Synopsis
The Penguin leads Batman and Robin in a chase across the country.
Reprints

[Cover - Detective Comics #60] (Table of Contents: 20)

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

Pencils
Fred Ray; Jerry Robinson
Inks
Jerry Robinson
Colors
Bob LeRose (color reconstruction)
Letters
?
Editing
Mort Weisinger

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Reprints

Case of the Costume-Clad Killers (Table of Contents: 21)

Batman; Robin / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Bob Kane
Inks
Jerry Robinson; George Roussos
Colors
Bob LeRose (color reconstruction)
Letters
Ira Schnapp ?
Editing
Mort Weisinger

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Commissioner James Gordon; Joker (villain); Robin [Dick Grayson]
Reprints

[Cover - Detective Comics #61] (Table of Contents: 22)

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

Pencils
Bob Kane
Inks
Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (background inker)
Colors
Bob LeRose (color reconstruction)
Letters
?
Editing
Mort Weisinger

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Reprints

The Three Racketeers (Table of Contents: 23)

Batman; Robin / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
Bob Kane
Inks
Jerry Robinson; George Roussos
Colors
Bob LeRose (color reconstruction)
Letters
Ira Schnapp ?
Editing
Mort Weisinger

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Reprints

[Cover - Detective Comics #62] (Table of Contents: 24)

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

Pencils
Fred Ray (layouts); Jerry Robinson
Inks
Jerry Robinson
Colors
Bob LeRose (color reconstruction)
Letters
?
Editing
Mort Weisinger

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Joker (villain); Robin [Dick Grayson]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Layout artist credit verified by Fred Ray.

Laugh, Town, Laugh (Table of Contents: 25)

Batman; Robin / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
Bob Kane
Inks
Jerry Robinson; George Roussos
Colors
Bob LeRose (color reconstruction)
Letters
Ira Schnapp ?
Editing
Mort Weisinger

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Commissioner James Gordon; Joker (villain); Robin [Dick Grayson]
Reprints

[Cover - Detective Comics #63] (Table of Contents: 26)

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

Pencils
Fred Ray; Jerry Robinson
Inks
Jerry Robinson
Colors
Bob LeRose (color reconstruction)
Letters
?
Editing
Mort Weisinger

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Reprints

A Gentleman in Gotham (Table of Contents: 27)

Batman; Robin / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
Bob Kane
Inks
Jerry Robinson; George Roussos
Colors
Bob LeRose (color reconstruction)
Letters
Ira Schnapp ?
Editing
Mort Weisinger

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Linda Page; Mr. Baffle (villain, introduction)
Synopsis
Mr. Baffle crosses swords with Batman.
Reprints

[Cover - Detective Comics #64] (Table of Contents: 28)

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

Pencils
Jerry Robinson
Inks
Jerry Robinson
Colors
Bob LeRose (color reconstruction)
Letters
?
Editing
Mort Weisinger

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Reprints

The Joker Walks the Last Mile (Table of Contents: 29)

Batman; Robin / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
Bob Kane
Inks
Jerry Robinson; George Roussos
Colors
Bob LeRose (color reconstruction)
Letters
Ira Schnapp ?
Editing
Mort Weisinger

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Joker (villain); Robin [Dick Grayson]
Reprints

[Cover - Detective Comics #65] (Table of Contents: 30)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Joe Simon (on Boy Commandos); Jerry Robinson (on Batman & Robin)
Colors
Bob LeRose (color reconstruction)
Letters
Howard Ferguson
Editing
Mort Weisinger

Genre
superhero; war
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Boy Commandos
Reprints

The Cop Who Hated the Batman (Table of Contents: 31)

Batman; Robin / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Joseph Greene
Pencils
Jack Burnley
Inks
George Roussos; Ray Burnley ? (backgrounds)
Colors
Bob LeRose (color reconstruction)
Letters
Ira Schnapp ?
Editing
Mort Weisinger

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Tom Bolton [Tom Nolan, Mike's son]; Mike Nolan (flashback; villain; dies)
Synopsis
A cop holds a grudge with the Batman because he believes Batman shot his father in the back years ago.
Reprints

[Cover - Detective Comics #66] (Table of Contents: 32)

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

Pencils
Jerry Robinson
Inks
Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (also backgrounds)
Colors
Bob LeRose (color reconstruction)
Letters
?
Editing
Mort Weisinger

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Reprints

The Crimes of Two-Face (Table of Contents: 33)

Batman; Robin / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Finger (from an idea by Bob Kane)
Pencils
Bob Kane
Inks
Jerry Robinson; George Roussos
Colors
Bob LeRose (color reconstruction)
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Editing
Mort Weisinger

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Boss Moroni (villain); Robin [Dick Grayson]; Two-Face [Harvey Kent] (villain, introduction, origin); Gilda (introduction)
Synopsis
The origin of Two-Face.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Story continues in DETECTIVE COMICS #68.

[Cover - Detective Comics #67] (Table of Contents: 34)

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

Pencils
Jerry Robinson
Inks
Jerry Robinson
Colors
Bob LeRose (color reconstruction)
Letters
?
Editing
Mort Weisinger

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Reprints

Crime's Early Bird (Table of Contents: 35)

Batman; Robin / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
Bob Kane
Inks
Jerry Robinson; George Roussos
Colors
Bob LeRose (color reconstruction)
Letters
Ira Schnapp ?
Editing
Mort Weisinger

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain); Robin [Dick Grayson]
Reprints

[Cover - Detective Comics #68] (Table of Contents: 36)

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

Pencils
Jerry Robinson
Inks
Jerry Robinson
Colors
Jerry Robinson (original); Bob LeRose (Color reconstruction); Daniel Vozzo (Color reconstruction)
Letters
Jerry Robinson
Editing
Mort Weisinger

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Two-Face [Harvey Kent]
Reprints

The Man Who Led a Double Life (Table of Contents: 37)

Batman; Robin / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
Bob Kane
Inks
Jerry Robinson; George Roussos
Colors
Bob LeRose (color reconstruction)
Letters
Ira Schnapp ?
Editing
Mort Weisinger

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Two-Face [Harvey Kent] (villain); Gilda
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Story continued from DETECTIVE COMICS #66.

[Cover - Detective Comics #69] (Table of Contents: 38)

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

Pencils
Jerry Robinson
Inks
Jerry Robinson
Colors
Bob LeRose (color reconstruction)
Letters
?
Editing
Mort Weisinger

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Joker; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Reprints

The Harlequin's Hoax (Table of Contents: 39)

Batman; Robin / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Joseph Greene
Pencils
Bob Kane
Inks
Jerry Robinson; George Roussos
Colors
Bob LeRose (color reconstruction)
Letters
Ira Schnapp ?
Editing
Mort Weisinger

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Joker (villain); Robin [Dick Grayson]; Linda Page
Reprints

[Cover - Detective Comics #70] (Table of Contents: 40)

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

Pencils
Jerry Robinson
Inks
Jerry Robinson
Colors
Bob LeRose (color reconstruction)
Letters
?
Editing
Mort Weisinger

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Reprints

The Man Who Could Read Minds (Table of Contents: 41)

Batman; Robin / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Don C. Cameron
Pencils
Bob Kane
Inks
Jerry Robinson; George Roussos
Colors
Bob LeRose (color reconstruction)
Letters
Ira Schnapp ?
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Reprints

[Backcover] (Table of Contents: 42)

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

Pencils
Bob Kane; Fred Ray (rough layouts); Jerry Robinson
Inks
Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (also backgrounds)
Colors
Bob LeRose (color reconstruction)
Letters
?
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth; Mort Weisinger

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Reprints covers from DETECTIVE COMICS (DC, 1937 series) #51, #58, #66, and #70 in less than 1/4 page size.

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Batman; Robin
  2. 1. Foreword
    Batman
  3. 2. [Cover - Detective Comics #51]
    Batman; Robin
  4. 3. The Case of the Mystery Carnival
    Batman; Robin
  5. 4. [Cover - Detective Comics #52]
    Batman; Robin
  6. 5. The Secret of the Jade Box
    Batman; Robin
  7. 6. [Cover - Detective Comics #53]
    Batman; Robin
  8. 7. [Viola Vane]
    Batman; Robin
  9. 8. [Cover - Detective Comics #54]
    Batman; Robin
  10. 9. Hook Morgan and his Harbor Pirates
    Batman; Robin
  11. 10. [Cover - Detective Comics #55]
    Batman; Robin
  12. 11. The Brain Burglar
    Batman; Robin
  13. 12. [Cover - Detective Comics #56]
    Batman; Robin
  14. 13. The Stone Idol
    Batman; Robin
  15. 14. [Cover - Detective Comics #57]
    Batman; Robin
  16. 15. Twenty-Four Hours to Live
    Batman; Robin
  17. 16. [Cover - Detective Comics #58]
    Batman; Robin
  18. 17. [One of the Most Perfect Frame-Ups]
    Batman; Robin
  19. 18. [Cover - Detective Comics #59]
    Batman; Robin
  20. 19. The King of the Jungle
    Batman; Robin
  21. 20. [Cover - Detective Comics #60]
    Batman; Robin
  22. 21. Case of the Costume-Clad Killers
    Batman; Robin
  23. 22. [Cover - Detective Comics #61]
    Batman; Robin
  24. 23. The Three Racketeers
    Batman; Robin
  25. 24. [Cover - Detective Comics #62]
    Batman; Robin
  26. 25. Laugh, Town, Laugh
    Batman; Robin
  27. 26. [Cover - Detective Comics #63]
    Batman; Robin
  28. 27. A Gentleman in Gotham
    Batman; Robin
  29. 28. [Cover - Detective Comics #64]
    Batman; Robin
  30. 29. The Joker Walks the Last Mile
    Batman; Robin
  31. 30. [Cover - Detective Comics #65]
    Batman; The Boy Commandos; Robin
  32. 31. The Cop Who Hated the Batman
    Batman; Robin
  33. 32. [Cover - Detective Comics #66]
    Batman; Robin
  34. 33. The Crimes of Two-Face
    Batman; Robin
  35. 34. [Cover - Detective Comics #67]
    Batman; Robin
  36. 35. Crime's Early Bird
    Batman; Robin
  37. 36. [Cover - Detective Comics #68]
    Batman; Robin
  38. 37. The Man Who Led a Double Life
    Batman; Robin
  39. 38. [Cover - Detective Comics #69]
    Batman; Robin
  40. 39. The Harlequin's Hoax
    Batman; Robin
  41. 40. [Cover - Detective Comics #70]
    Batman; Robin
  42. 41. The Man Who Could Read Minds
    Batman; Robin
  43. 42. [Backcover]
    Batman; Robin
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