The Best of DC
#14
[Direct]
(July 1981)
DC,
1979 Series
- Volume
- 3
- Price
- 0.95 USD
- Pages
- 100
- Indicia Frequency
- Monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- DC Comics Inc.
- Brand
-
DC Blue Ribbon Digest
- Editing
- Dick Giordano
Issue Notes
Copyright © 1981 DC Comics Inc.
Denys Cowan credits for the 1-page origin stories from The Comic Reader #190.
This issue has variants:
Denys Cowan credits for the 1-page origin stories from The Comic Reader #190.
This issue has variants:
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Best of DC -- Batman's Villains
table of contents / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
Both here and the back cover incorrectly list the Joker story as "This One'll Kill Ya, Batman".
This One'll Kill You, Batman, Chapter 1: And If I Laugh...
Batman / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- Denny O'Neil
- Pencils
- Irv Novick
- Inks
- Dick Giordano
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz (original editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
-
from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #260 (January-February 1975)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
This One'll Kill You, Batman, Chapter 2: ...'Tis That I May Not Weep!
Batman / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- Denny O'Neil
- Pencils
- Irv Novick
- Inks
- Dick Giordano
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz (original editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #260 (January-February 1975)
-
in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #5/1982 (3. März 1982)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
Half an Evil
Batman / comic story / 15 pages
- Script
- Denny O'Neil
- Pencils
- Neal Adams
- Inks
- Dick Giordano
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- John Costanza
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz [as Julie Schwartz] (original editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It is hushed, here... the only sounds are the muffled murmuring of swamp beasts and the gentle lap of water against grassy banks...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Two-Face (villain); Commissioner Gordon [James Gordon]; Arthur Reeves; Alfred Pennyworth; Billy the Tramp; Robin [Dick Grayson] (flashback); Boss Maroni (flashback)
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #234 (August 1971)
-
- Keywords
- Bat-Signal; Batmobile; Batrope; GCPD Headquarters; Gotham City; Nautical Museum; Two-Face's coin; Wayne Foundation
Indexer Notes
The scarred side of Two-Face's face is changed to green here. In the original printing, it was purple.
The Malay Penguin!
Batman / comic story / 17 pages
- Script
- Steve Englehart
- Pencils
- Marshall Rogers
- Inks
- Terry Austin
- Colors
- Jerry Serpe
- Letters
- Milt Snapinn
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz (original editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #473 (November 1977)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
Riddler on the Move!
Batman / comic story / 18 pages
- Script
- Denny O'Neil
- Pencils
- Ernie Chan [as Ernie Chua]
- Inks
- Dick Giordano
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz (original editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Riddler; Batman; Riddler; Blair Brambel; Alfred Pennyworth
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #263 (May 1975)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
The Curious Case of the Catwoman's Coincidences!
Batman / comic story / 18 pages
- Script
- Denny O'Neil
- Pencils
- Irv Novick
- Inks
- Dick Giordano
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz (original editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Catwoman; Batman; "Crusher" Baines; Rudy Stern; Alfred Pennyworth; "Gentleman" Jeremiah Jimson; James Gordon
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #266 (August 1975)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
More Batman Thrills
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover. Promo for various Batman comics. Covers to Detective Comics #503, Batman #337, and The Brave and the Bold #176 are depicted.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Batman's Villains
Batman -
1.
Best of DC -- Batman's Villains
-
2.
This One'll Kill You, Batman, Chapter 1: And If I Laugh...
Batman -
3.
This One'll Kill You, Batman, Chapter 2: ...'Tis That I May Not Weep!
Batman -
4.
The Origin of the Joker
Batman -
5.
Half an Evil
Batman -
6.
The Origin of Two-Face
Batman -
7.
Batman's Rogue's Gallery
Batman -
8.
The Malay Penguin!
Batman -
9.
The Origin of the Penguin
Batman -
10.
Riddler on the Move!
Batman -
11.
The Origin of the Riddler
Batman -
12.
The Curious Case of the Catwoman's Coincidences!
Batman -
13.
The Origin of the Catwoman
Batman -
14.
More Batman Thrills
-
15.
Villainy Times Five!
Batman
This issue was modified by, among others
- Nick Caputo
- Peter Croome
- Gregory Fischer
- Merlin Haas
- Denys Howard
- Lee Lines
- Lou Mazzella
- Mike Nielsen
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- Jim Van Dore
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