Detective Comics #627 [Direct]

(March 1991)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The story isn't long...

Indexer Notes

This article, appearing on the inside front cover, explains the structure of the issue: a reprint of Batman's first appearance, a reprint of the story Julius Schwartz commissioned to commemorate Batman's thirtieth anniversary, and two new stories using the same plot as the others created by the then-current creative teams of Batman and Detective Comics.

The Case of the Chemical Syndicate (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Bob Kane

Inks

Bob Kane

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Commissioner James Gordon; Lambert; Steven Crane; Alfred Stryker

Synopsis

The Bat-Man investigates a string of murders connected to a chemical syndicate.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #27 (May 1939)

Indexer Notes

This is not a reprint of this story as originally published. Instead, it is a redrawn (traced), re-lettered, and censored copy which originally appeared in Detective Comics #387. A notable change is that the murder victim on page 2, panel 2 does not have a knife jutting out of his back, as he did in the originally-published version of this story.

The Cry of Night Is-- "Kill!" (Table of Contents: 3)

Batman / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script

Mike Friedrich

Pencils

Bob Brown

Inks

Joe Giella

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Alfred Pennyworth; Mel Lambert; Steven Crane, Alfred Stryker

Synopsis

Batman and Robin investigate a string of murders connected to a scientific research syndicate.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #387 (May 1969)

Indexer Notes

Story commissioned by Julius Schwartz in celebration of Batman's thirtieth anniversary in 1969 which re-uses the plot of "Case of the Chemical Syndicate" from Detective Comics #27. Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. The original story is 16.67 pages long; this reprint fills in the final 0.33 page with a caption box ("Several significant changes were made, of course...").

The Case of the Chemical Syndicate (Table of Contents: 4)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Marv Wolfman

Pencils

Jim Aparo

Inks

Mike DeCarlo

Colors

Adrienne Roy

Letters

John Costanza

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Theodore Lambert, Sr. (death); Detective Dana Hanrahan; Ted Lambert; Fred Stryker; Pesticyde [Priscilla Stryker] (death); Steven Crane (death); Elaine Crane (death); Paul Rogers

Synopsis

Batman investigates a gruesome costumed murderer targeting the partners at a industrial chemical firm.

Reprints

• in Batman: The Dark Knight Detective (DC, 2018 series) #6 ([July] 2022)

Indexer Notes

New story re-using the plot of "Case of the Chemical Syndicate" from Detective Comics #27. Story is dedicated to "Bob Kane and Bill Finger and all those others who have kept the legend alive."

Girls, Gorillas, and a whole ton of trouble! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Angel and the Ape / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

At last! He's the official Green Lantern of Earth... (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Green Lantern / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Flashback! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Flash / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Case of the Chemical Syndicate (Table of Contents: 8)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Alan Grant

Pencils

Norm Breyfogle

Inks

Steve Mitchell

Colors

Adrienne Roy

Letters

Todd Klein

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Commissioner James Gordon; Mel Lambert; Mr. Crane (death); Paul Rogers (death); Alfred Stryker (death); CAMEOS (see note): Barbara Gordon; Alfred Pennyworth; Robin [Tim Drake]; Poison Ivy [Pamela Isley]; Killer Moth [Cameron Van Cleer]; The Cavalier [Mortimer Drake]; Doctor Phosphorus [Dr. Alexander Sartorius]; Black Spider [Eric Needham]; Killer Croc [Waylon Jones]; Deadshot [Floyd Lawton]; Crazy Quilt [Paul Dekker]; Clayface [Preston Payne]; Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot]; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Mad Hatter [Jervis Tetch]; Ventriloquist [Arnold Dresker; also as Scarface]; Two-Face [Harvey Dent]; The Riddler [Edward Nigma]; Anarky [Lonnie Machlin]; Scarecrow [Jonathan Crane]; The Spook [Val Kaliban]; The Joker; Mr. Freeze [Victor Fries]; Black Mask [Roman Sionis]

Synopsis

Batman investigates a string of murders connected to a chemical company.

Reprints

• in Batman - Mörkrets riddare (Epix, 1992 series) #6/92 [6/1992] (1992) [Last two pages of sequence]
• in Batman: The Dark Knight Detective (DC, 2018 series) #6 ([July] 2022)

Indexer Notes

New story re-using the plot of "Case of the Chemical Syndicate" from Detective Comics #27. The final two-page spread of this story shows Batman swinging above images of his friends and foes with the number 600 super-imposed over the Bat-Signal behind him along with two caption boxes concluding the narration from the story.

To wage his war on crime, he'd go to any lengths... (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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