(1995)

DC, 1995 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
0.00 FREE
Pages
16
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [bullet]
Editing
?
Color
color cover
Dimensions
standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock
high quality paper
Binding
glued
Publishing Format
one-shot

Issue Notes

This issue is a special reprint of material from Detective Comics #33, 34 and 38 (November 1939, December 1939 and April 1940, respectively) and the compilation was copyright 1995 by DC Comics (per the issue's indicia). Is was published to be used as a free giveaway incentive for the sale of the movie "Batman Forever" by Blockbuster Video in late 1995. Similar to later Toys'R' Us giveaway.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bob Kane (signed)
Inks
Jerry Robinson
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for Detective Comics Special Reprint (DC, 1995 series) #38
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[Robin - The Boy Wonder] (Table of Contents: 1)

Batman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
Bob Kane (signed)
Inks
Jerry Robinson
Colors
?
Letters
Jerry Robinson
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The Batman. That amazing, weird figure of night, at last takes under his protecting mantle an ally in his relentless fight against crime...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson] (introduction, origin); John Grayson (introduction, Dick's father, death); Mary Grayson (introduction, Dick's mother, death); Mr. Haly (Haly Circus owner); Boss Zucco [Anthony Zucco] (villain, introduction); Blade (villain, death)
Synopsis
Dick Grayson watches his parents die and overhears the killers confessing the point, and he decides to tip off the Police. However, the Batman intervenes to save the boy's life, and trains him to become his partner, Robin the Boy Wonder. Then the duo head out to gather evidence needed to put the criminals behind bars.
Reprints
Keywords
Haly Circus; Hero origin; slingshot; The Flying Graysons

The Legend of the Batman (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
Bob Kane (signed); Sheldon Moldoff (backgrounds)
Inks
Bob Kane (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Sheldon Moldoff
First Line of Dialogue or Text
One night, some fifteen years ago, Thomas Wayne, his wife and his son were walking home from a movie...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne] (origin); Thomas Wayne (Bruce's father, death, flashback); Martha Wayne (Bruce's mother, death, flashback); Joe Chill (villain, unnamed)
Synopsis
Young Bruce witnesses the murder of his parents, trains himself mentally and physically and assumes the identity: "Batman" in order to fight crime and be an "avenger of evil".
Reprints
Keywords
Dark unnamed alley; Hero origin; Wayne Manor
Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
Related Scans
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Batman
  2. 1. [Robin - The Boy Wonder]
    Batman
  3. 2. The Legend of the Batman
    Batman
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Ruben Cortes
  • Jochen G.
  • Rogers
  • Adam Schotz
  • Jim Stangas
  • Jim Van Dore
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