([August] 2007)

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Volume
2
Price
16.99 USD; 20.99 CAD
Pages
516
On-sale Date
2007-06-27
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [swirl]
ISBN
978-104012-1362-6
Barcode
9781401213626 51699
Editing
Julius Schwartz (original editor); Bob Joy (editor collected edition)

Issue Notes

Reprints Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #343-358 and Batman (DC, 1940 series) #175, 177-181, 183-184, 186 and 188.

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Carmine Infantino
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Showcase Presents Batman Volume Two (Table of Contents: 1)

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Table of Contents and Credits pages.

[Detective Comics #343] (Table of Contents: 2)

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The Secret War of the Phantom General (Table of Contents: 3)

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John Broome
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Carmine Infantino
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Joe Giella
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[Detective Comics #344] (Table of Contents: 4)

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The Crime-Boss Who Was Always One Step Ahead of Batman! (Table of Contents: 5)

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Gardner Fox
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Sheldon Moldoff (ghost for Bob Kane)
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Joe Giella
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[Batman #175] (Table of Contents: 6)

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The Decline and Fall of Batman (Table of Contents: 7)

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Gardner Fox
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Sheldon Moldoff
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Joe Giella
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Gaspar Saladino
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[Detective Comics #345] (Table of Contents: 8)

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The Blockbuster Invasion of Gotham City! (Table of Contents: 9)

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Gardner Fox
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Carmine Infantino
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[Batman #177] (Table of Contents: 10)

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Two Batmen Too Many! (Table of Contents: 11)

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Bill Finger
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The Art Gallery of Rogues! (Table of Contents: 12)

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John Broome
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Sid Greene
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Gaspar Saladino
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[Detective Comics #346] (Table of Contents: 13)

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Batman's Inescapable Doom-Trap! (Table of Contents: 14)

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John Broome
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[Detective Comics #347] (Table of Contents: 15)

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The Strange Death of Batman! (Table of Contents: 16)

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Gardner Fox
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[Batman #178] (Table of Contents: 17)

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Gil Kane
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Raid of the Rocketeers! (Table of Contents: 18)

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Robert Kanigher
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Sheldon Moldoff
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Joe Giella
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Gaspar Saladino
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The Loan Shark's Hidden Hoard! (Table of Contents: 19)

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John Broome
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[Detective Comics #348] (Table of Contents: 20)

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Birdmaster of Bedlam! (Table of Contents: 21)

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Robert Kanigher
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Sheldon Moldoff
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[Batman #179] (Table of Contents: 22)

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Gil Kane
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Ira Schnapp
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Clay Pigeon for a Killer! (Table of Contents: 23)

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Robert Kanigher
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Sheldon Moldoff
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Sid Greene
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The Riddle-Less Robberies of the Riddler! (Table of Contents: 24)

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Gardner Fox
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Sheldon Moldoff
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[Detective Comics #349] (Table of Contents: 25)

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Joe Kubert
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Joe Kubert
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The Blockbuster Breaks Loose! (Table of Contents: 26)

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[Detective Comics #350] (Table of Contents: 27)

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The Monarch of Menace! (Table of Contents: 28)

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[Batman #180] (Table of Contents: 29)

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Death Knocks Three Times! (Table of Contents: 30)

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[Detective Comics #351] (Table of Contents: 31)

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The Cluemaster's Topsy-Turvy Crimes! (Table of Contents: 32)

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[Batman #181] (Table of Contents: 33)

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Beware of -- Poison Ivy! (Table of Contents: 34)

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Best Wishes Batman and Robin (Table of Contents: 35)

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The Perfect Crime -- Slightly Imperfect! (Table of Contents: 36)

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[Detective Comics #352] (Table of Contents: 37)

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Batman's Crime Hunt A-Go-Go! (Table of Contents: 38)

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Best Bat-Wishes Batman and Robin (Table of Contents: 39)

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Originally a 2-page centerfold.

[Detective Comics #353] (Table of Contents: 40)

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The Weather Wizard's Triple-Treasure Thefts! (Table of Contents: 41)

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[Batman #183] (Table of Contents: 42)

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A Touch of Poison Ivy! (Table of Contents: 43)

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Batman's Baffling Turnabout! (Table of Contents: 44)

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Joe Giella
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[Detective Comics #354] (Table of Contents: 45)

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Batman
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No Exit for Batman! (Table of Contents: 46)

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[Batman #184] (Table of Contents: 47)

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Mystery of the Missing Manhunters! (Table of Contents: 48)

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The Boy Wonder's Boo-Boo Patrol! (Table of Contents: 49)

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[Detective Comics #355] (Table of Contents: 50)

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Hate of the Hooded Hangman! (Table of Contents: 51)

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[Detective Comics #356] (Table of Contents: 52)

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Inside Story of the Outsider! (Table of Contents: 53)

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[Batman #186] (Table of Contents: 54)

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The Joker's Original Robberies! (Table of Contents: 55)

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Gommissioner Gordon's Death-Threat! (Table of Contents: 56)

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[Detective Comics #357] (Table of Contents: 57)

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Bruce Wayne Unmasks Batman! (Table of Contents: 58)

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[Batman #188] (Table of Contents: 59)

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The Eraser Who Tried to Rub Out Batman! (Table of Contents: 60)

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The Ten Best-Dressed Corpses in Gotham City! (Table of Contents: 61)

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[Detective Comics #358] (Table of Contents: 62)

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The Circle of Terror! (Table of Contents: 63)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Batman
  2. 1. Showcase Presents Batman Volume Two
  3. 2. [Detective Comics #343]
    Batman
  4. 3. The Secret War of the Phantom General
    Batman
  5. 4. [Detective Comics #344]
    Batman
  6. 5. The Crime-Boss Who Was Always One Step Ahead of Batman!
    Batman; Robin
  7. 6. [Batman #175]
    Batman
  8. 7. The Decline and Fall of Batman
    Batman; Robin
  9. 8. [Detective Comics #345]
    Batman
  10. 9. The Blockbuster Invasion of Gotham City!
    Batman; Robin
  11. 10. [Batman #177]
    Batman
  12. 11. Two Batmen Too Many!
    Batman; Robin
  13. 12. The Art Gallery of Rogues!
    Batman; Robin
  14. 13. [Detective Comics #346]
    Batman
  15. 14. Batman's Inescapable Doom-Trap!
    Batman; Robin
  16. 15. [Detective Comics #347]
    Batman
  17. 16. The Strange Death of Batman!
    Batman; Robin
  18. 17. [Batman #178]
    Batman
  19. 18. Raid of the Rocketeers!
    Batman; Robin
  20. 19. The Loan Shark's Hidden Hoard!
    Batman; Robin
  21. 20. [Detective Comics #348]
    Batman
  22. 21. Birdmaster of Bedlam!
    Batman; Robin
  23. 22. [Batman #179]
    Batman
  24. 23. Clay Pigeon for a Killer!
    Batman
  25. 24. The Riddle-Less Robberies of the Riddler!
    Batman; Robin
  26. 25. [Detective Comics #349]
    Batman
  27. 26. The Blockbuster Breaks Loose!
    Batman
  28. 27. [Detective Comics #350]
    Batman
  29. 28. The Monarch of Menace!
    Batman; Robin
  30. 29. [Batman #180]
    Batman
  31. 30. Death Knocks Three Times!
    Batman; Robin
  32. 31. [Detective Comics #351]
    Batman
  33. 32. The Cluemaster's Topsy-Turvy Crimes!
    Batman; Robin
  34. 33. [Batman #181]
    Batman
  35. 34. Beware of -- Poison Ivy!
    Batman; Robin
  36. 35. Best Wishes Batman and Robin
    Batman; Robin
  37. 36. The Perfect Crime -- Slightly Imperfect!
    Batman; Robin
  38. 37. [Detective Comics #352]
    Batman
  39. 38. Batman's Crime Hunt A-Go-Go!
    Batman; Robin
  40. 39. Best Bat-Wishes Batman and Robin
    Batman; Robin
  41. 40. [Detective Comics #353]
    Batman
  42. 41. The Weather Wizard's Triple-Treasure Thefts!
    Batman; Robin
  43. 42. [Batman #183]
    Batman
  44. 43. A Touch of Poison Ivy!
    Batman; Robin
  45. 44. Batman's Baffling Turnabout!
    Batman; Robin
  46. 45. [Detective Comics #354]
    Batman
  47. 46. No Exit for Batman!
    Batman; Robin
  48. 47. [Batman #184]
    Batman
  49. 48. Mystery of the Missing Manhunters!
    Batman; Robin
  50. 49. The Boy Wonder's Boo-Boo Patrol!
    Batman; Robin
  51. 50. [Detective Comics #355]
    Batman
  52. 51. Hate of the Hooded Hangman!
    Batman; Robin
  53. 52. [Detective Comics #356]
    Batman
  54. 53. Inside Story of the Outsider!
    Batman; Robin
  55. 54. [Batman #186]
    Batman
  56. 55. The Joker's Original Robberies!
    Batman; Robin
  57. 56. Gommissioner Gordon's Death-Threat!
    Batman; Robin
  58. 57. [Detective Comics #357]
    Batman
  59. 58. Bruce Wayne Unmasks Batman!
    Batman; Robin
  60. 59. [Batman #188]
    Batman
  61. 60. The Eraser Who Tried to Rub Out Batman!
    Batman; Robin
  62. 61. The Ten Best-Dressed Corpses in Gotham City!
    Batman; Robin
  63. 62. [Detective Comics #358]
    Batman
  64. 63. The Circle of Terror!
    Batman; Robin
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