Batman #457 [Direct]
(December 1990)

DC, 1940 Series
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Price
1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; 0.50 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1990-10-25
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Editing
Kelley Puckett (credited) (assistant editor); Denny O'Neil (credited as Dennis O'Neil) (editor)

Issue Notes

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Norm Breyfogle
Inks
Norm Breyfogle
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Tim Drake]; Scarecrow [Jonathan Crane]
Reprints

Master of Fear (Table of Contents: 1)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Alan Grant (credited)
Pencils
Norm Breyfogle (credited)
Inks
Steve Mitchell (credited)
Colors
Adrienne Roy (credited)
Letters
Todd Klein (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Brue Wayne]; Vicki Vale; Scarecrow [Jonathan Crane] (villain); Rico Marcuse; Hammy; Leon; Tim Drake [also as Robin (last page cameo)] (introduction); Alfred Pennyworth; Joe Chill (Scarecrow fear image); Thomas Wayne (Scarecrow fear image); Martha Wayne (Scarecrow fear image); Obeah Man (Scarecrow fear image); Jack Drake (Scarecrow fear image); Janet Drake (Scarecrow fear image); Jeremy (Scarecrow fear image); Robin [Jason Todd] (Scarecrow fear image); Robin [Dick Grayson] (Scarecrow fear image)
Synopsis
With Batman and Vicki captured by the Scarecrow, Tim risks his potential future as Robin by disobeying Bruce's orders to go rescue them. After successfully rescuing Batman and defeating the Scarecrow, Batman presents to Tim a new Robin costume for him to wear.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

First appearance of Tim Drake in the new Robin costume as he officially takes over the role of Robin.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Bat-Signals / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
KC Carlson (replies); Denny O'Neil
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from Hurricane Hugo, Melissa Page, Cory Boecker and Mark Anderson. Includes "From the Den" column.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Batman
  2. 1. Master of Fear
    Batman
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Bat-Signals
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • John Monagle
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Adam Schotz
  • Jim Van Dore