The Saga of Ra's Al Ghul #3

(March 1988)

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Meanwhile... / in-house column / 0.67 page (report information)

Bruce Wayne -- Rest in Peace! (Table of Contents: 3)

Batman / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script

Denny O'Neil (credited)

Pencils

Irv Novick (credited)

Inks

Dick Giordano (credited)

Colors

Tom Ziuko (credited)

Letters

Ray Holloway ?

Editing

Julius Schwartz (credited) (original editor)

Job Number

G3446

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Beginning the most sensational... the most dangerous... and certainly, the most important adventure in the illustrious career of the... Batman

Feature Logo

Batman

Genre

superhero

Characters

Ra's Al Ghul (cameo); Batman [Bruce Wayne; also as Matches Malone]; James Gordon; Matches Malone (death); Dr. Harris Blaine; Lo Ling

Synopsis

Batman begins his war agains Ra's Al Ghul by faking Bruce Wayne's death and recruiting some allies.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #242 (June 1972)

Keywords

faking one's death

Indexer Notes

First line is completed by the feature logo illustration.

Death of Matches Malone occurs off-panel.

The Lazarus Pit! (Table of Contents: 4)

Batman / comic story / 23.5 pages (report information)

Script

Denny O'Neil (credited)

Pencils

Neal Adams (credited)

Inks

Dick Giordano (credited)

Colors

Tom Ziuko (credited)

Letters

Jean Simek

Editing

Julius Schwartz (credited) (original editor)

Job Number

G-3446

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Two men -- each highly trained in the fighting arts, each superbly conditioned -- face each other in what promises to be a duel to the death!

Feature Logo

Batman

Genre

superhero

Characters

Ra's Al Ghul; Talia Al Ghul; Batman [Bruce Wayne; also as Matches Malone]; Lo Ling; Robin [Dick Grayson; also as Matches Malone]; Dr. Harris Blaine; Ubu; Molly Post

Synopsis

Batman engages in mortal combat with Lo Ling. Batman tracks Ra's Al Ghul to Switzerland, only to find he is dead. Ra's Al Ghul is revived by a Lazarus Pit.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #243 (August 1972)

Keywords

combat; knives; Lazarus Pit

[The Dynamic Duo Comin' Atcha!] (Table of Contents: 5)

Batman; Robin / illustration / 0.5 page (report information)

Pencils

José Luis García-López

Inks

?

Colors

?

Feature Logo

Batman [pointy ears, block letters]

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Synopsis

Classic 1970s-1980s image of Batman and Robin running toward the reader.

Keywords

classic image

Indexer Notes

Also includes the 1980s "Robin the Boy Wonder" logo. Lower half of page.

The Widow's Walk (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Howie Post (credited as Howard Post)

Pencils

Neal Adams (credited)

Inks

Joe Orlando (credited)

Colors

Tom Ziuko (credited)

Letters

Ben Oda

Editing

Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number

G-3446

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Witch burnings, pirate plunder and murder, lost whalers and silent bitter women - this is still the heritage of the village of Whaler's Harbor, clinging silently to the bleak rocky coast of New England...

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Angus Beame; Mary Bourne; Mr. Bourne (Mary's father); Homer Clyde (Mr. Bourne's servant); Mildred Clyde (Homer's wife); lawyer; various crewmen of Angus Beame; exotic item merchant; modern-day beachgoers

Synopsis

In 1897, merchant seaman Angus Beame marries Mary Bourne for her eventual inheritance. When Mary's father's will is read, and is not to Angus' satisfaction, he sails away and leaves Mary. In response, Mary places a curse on her betraying husband that he may not return to harbor until the day she dies.

Reprints

• from House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #179 (March-April 1969)

Keywords

1897; caption added or modified; curse; inheritance; New England coastal town; sea or island setting; ships

Indexer Notes

This reprint is introduced at the top of page one with a banner saying "Bonus Chiller", and the following text: "Just in case the last story's ending didn't send enough chills down your spine, we'd like to take this extra time to present another special tale of terror for your enjoyment..."

The house given to Mary and Angus by her father bears a noticeable resemblance to the Norman Bates house in Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho" (1960).

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