(January 1986)

DC, 1985 Series
Price
1.75 USD; 2.50 CAD
Pages
44
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1985-09-17
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Editing
?

Issue Notes

On-sale date from DC Releases #20.

Two Classic Stories (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Marshall Rogers
Inks
Marshall Rogers
Colors
Marshall Rogers
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Hugo Strange (background)

[Detective Comics #471] (Table of Contents: 1)

Cover Gallery / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Marshall Rogers
Inks
Terry Austin
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Hugo Strange
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Sequence on inside front cover page.

The Dead Yet Live (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Englehart
Pencils
Marshall Rogers
Inks
Terry Austin
Colors
Marshall Rogers
Letters
John Workman
Editing
Julius Schwartz

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Rupert Thorne; Dr. Phosphorus (flashbck, cameo); Alfred Pennyworth; Silver St. Cloud; Hugo Strange [also as Dr. Todhunter]; Magda
Synopsis
Bruce Wayne checks into the private hospital Graytowers to recover from injuries he sustained fighting Dr. Phosphorus, but he soon discovers that Hugo Strange is using the facility to turn the rich and influential patients into his mindless slaves. When Strange sics a venomous snake on Batman, which knocks the hero out, Strange uncovers Batman's secret identity.
Reprints

I Am the Batman! (Table of Contents: 3)

Batman / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Englehart
Pencils
Marshall Rogers
Inks
Terry Austin
Colors
Marshall Rogers
Letters
John Workman
Editing
Julius Schwartz

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Hugo Strange [also as Bruce Wayne; also as Batman]; Magda; Alfred Pennyworth; Silver St. Cloud; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Rupert Thorne; Penguin (cameo); Joker (cameo)
Synopsis
Hugo Strange, who has taken over Bruce Wayne's life, offers to sell the Batman's secret identity to the highest bidder. But Boss Thorne doesn't want to play that game, and tries to beat the information out of Strange. Meanwhile, Silver, who suspects something is wrong with "Bruce," summons Dick Grayson, who rescues Batman from Strange's captivity as Robin.
Reprints

A Canterbury Tail (Table of Contents: 4)

Tales of the Great Disaster / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Levitz (plot); Jack C. Harris (script)
Pencils
Marshall Rogers
Inks
Terry Austin
Colors
Marshall Rogers
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando

Genre
war; science fiction
Characters
John B. Temple-Smythe; MacDoogle
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Set sometime in the future in Canterbury, a new city 80 kilometers southeast of ancient London, as well as in Glasgow.

[Detective Comics #472] (Table of Contents: 5)

Cover Gallery / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Marshall Rogers
Inks
Terry Austin
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Sequence on inside back cover page.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Two Classic Stories
    Batman
  2. 1. [Detective Comics #471]
    Cover Gallery
  3. 2. The Dead Yet Live
    Batman
  4. 3. I Am the Batman!
    Batman
  5. 4. A Canterbury Tail
    Tales of the Great Disaster
  6. 5. [Detective Comics #472]
    Cover Gallery
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Jim Van Dore