The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told #2

([May] 1992)

Table of Contents (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]

Of Fowls and Felines: Fifty Years of Felony (Table of Contents)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Martin Pasko

Pencils:

Brian Stelfreeze; Jim Aparo; Dave Stevens

Inks:

Brian Stelfreeze; Jim Aparo; Dave Stevens

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot]; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]

Indexer Notes

Includes pin-up art of Penguin and Catwoman attributed as above

The Deadliest Duo (Table of Contents)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Mike Gold

Pencils:

Brent Anderson

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Catwoman [Selina Kyle]

Indexer Notes

Catwoman pin-up attributed to Brent Anderson

[The Cat] (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks:

Bob Kane (signed); Jerry Robinson (backgrounds)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Jerry Robinson

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; John Travers; Martha Travers; The Cat [Selina Kyle; Miss Peggs; Catwoman] (introduction, villain); Denny

Synopsis:

Batman and Robin take a trip aboard an exclusive yacht in order to prevent the theft of the Travers necklace at the hands of the Cat!

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• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #1 (Spring 1940)

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

Batman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks:

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos

Colors:

?

Letters:

George Roussos

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Bustolli; Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (introduction, villain); The Boss (villain)

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• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #58 (December 1941)

The Secret Life of the Catwoman! (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures); Lew Schwartz

Inks:

Charles Paris

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Catwoman [Selina Kyle] (origin); Mister X [Mousey] (introduction, villain)

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• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #62 (December 1950-January 1951)

Indexer Notes

Inker credit by Charles Paris (himself). Letters credit by Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.

The Penguin's Fabulous Fowls! (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Edmond Hamilton

Pencils:

Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures); Lew Schwartz

Inks:

Charles Paris

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain)

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• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #76 (April-May 1953)

Crimes of the Catwoman! (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Edmond Hamilton

Pencils:

Bob Kane

Inks:

Charles Paris

Colors:

?

Letters:

Pat Gordon

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

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

Synopsis:

A seeming innocent series of newspaper stories stirs Selina Kyle to resume her old identity of the Catwoman to keep the criminal element in Gotham City from laughing at her.

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• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #203 (January 1954)

Indexer Notes

Penciller credits revised 9-11-07 by Craig Delich, previously being Sheldon Moldoff. Synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-11-07.

Partners in Plunder! (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

France Herron [Ed Herron]

Pencils:

Sheldon Moldoff [as Bob Kane]

Inks:

Joe Giella

Colors:

?

Letters:

Gaspar Saladino

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain); Herbie (villain)

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• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #169 (February 1965)

The Penguin Takes a Flyer -- Into the Future! (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Sheldon Moldoff [as Bob Kane]

Inks:

Joe Giella

Colors:

?

Letters:

Gaspar Saladino

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain)

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• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #190 (March 1967)

Indexer Notes

First page credits Chic Stone and Sid Greene with art, this is incorrect. 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.

Catwoman Sets Her Claws for Batman! (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Frank Springer

Inks:

Sid Greene

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Editing:

Julius Schwartz

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Catwoman [Selina Kyle] (villain)

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• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #197 (December 1967)

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, inks and letters 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 Springer.

Hail Emperor Penguin! (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Denny O'Neil (signed)

Pencils:

Irv Novick (signed)

Inks:

Dick Giordano (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot) (villain); Talia al Ghul; King Peeble IV

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• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #257 (July-August 1974)

The Malay Penguin! (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Steve Englehart

Pencils:

Marshall Rogers

Inks:

Terry Austin

Colors:

Jerry Serpe

Letters:

Milt Snapinn

Editing:

Julius Schwartz

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot]; Silver St. Cloud; Rupert Thorne; Dr. Bell; Professor Hugo Strange (ghost)

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• 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.

[The Catwoman!] (Table of Contents)

Catwoman / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

various

Inks:

various

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Catwoman [Selina Kyle]

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• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #256 (May-June 1974)

Indexer Notes

Made up of reprinted panels from various stories.

Terror Train! (Table of Contents)

Catwoman / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bruce Jones

Pencils:

Trevor Von Eeden

Inks:

Pablo Marcos

Colors:

Tom Ziuko

Letters:

Todd Klein

Job Number:

J-8005

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Detective Sergeant Richard Stuart (villain, introduction); Bruce Wayne (in dream); Robin [Dick Grayson] (in dream); Commissioner James Gordon (in dream)

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• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #345 (March 1982)

Indexer Notes

Story continues in next segment

In the Land of the Dead! (Table of Contents)

Catwoman / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bruce Jones

Pencils:

Trevor Von Eeden

Inks:

Pablo Marcos

Colors:

Tom Ziuko

Letters:

Shelly Leferman

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Detective Sergeant Richard Stuart (villain, death); The Jeweler (villain, in flashback, death)

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• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #346 (April 1982)

Never Scratch a Cat (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gerry Conway

Pencils:

Don Newton

Inks:

Alfredo Alcala

Colors:

Adrienne Roy

Letters:

Ben Oda

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Jason Bard; Dick Grayson; Barbara Gordon; Vicki Vale; Commissioner James Gordon; Alfred Pennyworth; Hamilton Hill

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• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #355 (January 1983)

The Penguin's Unique Umbrellas! (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Script:

?

Pencils:

various

Inks:

various

Colors:

various

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain)

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• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #257 (July-August 1974)

Indexer Notes

Consists of panels reprinted from earlier Penguin appearances. Citations for Batman #14, #21, #33, #36, #38, #169, #190 and Detective Comics #58.

Love Bird (Table of Contents)

Penguin / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Max Allan Collins

Pencils:

Norm Breyfogle

Inks:

Norm Breyfogle

Colors:

Adrienne Roy

Letters:

Albert DeGuzman

Editing:

Denny O'Neil

Job Number:

G-3090

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot]; Dovina Partridge

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• from Batman Annual (DC, 1982 series) #11 (1987)

Eyrie (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Joey Cavalieri

Pencils:

Klaus Janson

Inks:

Klaus Janson

Colors:

Klaus Janson

Letters:

John Costanza

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Jason Todd]; Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain)

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• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #568 (November 1986)

End Notes (Table of Contents)

text article / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Robert Greenberger

Letters:

typeset

Creating the Greatest (Table of Contents)

text article / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Paul Kupperberg

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

biography

Synopsis:

Biographies of writers and artists that created the included stories.