([October] 1990)

DC, 1990 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
3.95 USD; 4.95 CAD
Pages
132
On-sale Date
1990-08-23
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
ISBN
0-930289-63-3 Search at WorldCat
Editing
KC Carlson (collected edition editor)
Color
Color
Dimensions
Standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock
Cardstock cover; Newsprint interior
Binding
Squarebound; trade paperback
Publishing Format
Collected Edition

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
George Pérez (signed)
Inks
George Pérez (signed)
Colors
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman; Robin
Cover Thumbnail for Batman: A Lonely Place of Dying (DC, 1990 series) [Direct] Cover Thumbnail for Batman: A Lonely Place of Dying (1990 series) [Newsstand]
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

Inside of front cover

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

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

A blank page with the Robin logo at the bottom.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

credits, title page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Introduction (Table of Contents: 4)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Denny O'Neil
Letters
typeset

[Batman #440] (Table of Contents: 5)

Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
George Pérez
Inks
George Pérez
Colors
Anthony Tollin
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman
Reprints

A Lonely Place of Dying Chapter One: Suspects (Table of Contents: 6)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
George Pérez (co-plot); Marv Wolfman (plot, script)
Pencils
Jim Aparo
Inks
Mike DeCarlo
Colors
Adrienne Roy
Letters
John Costanza
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman; Commissioner Gordon; Alfred Pennyworth; Two-Face (villain); Tim Drake (unamed cameo); New Titans [Starfire; Cyborg; Jericho; Troia; Changeling]; Robin [Jason Todd] (flashback); Robin [Dick Grayson] (flashback); The Flying Graysons (flashback)
Synopsis
Batman discovers that Two-Face is back in town and planning his demise.
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[The New Titans #60] (Table of Contents: 7)

Teen Titans / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
George Pérez (signed)
Inks
George Pérez (signed)
Colors
Anthony Tollin (sourced)
Genre
superhero
Characters
New Titans [Cyborg; Jericho; Nightwing; Raven; Speedy; Starfire; Troia]; Changeling; Danny Chase; Batman; Robin [Dick Grayson]
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A Lonely Place of Dying Chapter Two: Roots (Table of Contents: 8)

Teen Titans / comic story / 25 pages (report information)

Script
Marv Wolfman (plot, script); George Pérez (plot)
Pencils
George Pérez
Inks
Bob McLeod
Colors
Adrienne Roy
Letters
John Costanza
Job Number
G-5030
Genre
superhero
Characters
New Titans [Cyborg [Victor Stone]; Jericho [Joseph Wilson]; Nightwing [Dick Grayson]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Starfire [Koriand'r; Kory Anders]; Troia [Donna Troy Long]]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth; Harrison Haly; Tim Drake; Wilhelm (dies); Samson; Pedro
Synopsis
Dick goes back to the circus to try and find himself. Who is the mystery teenager following Batman and Nightwing?
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[Batman #441] (Table of Contents: 9)

Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
George Pérez
Inks
George Pérez
Colors
Anthony Tollin
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman; Dick Grayson; Tim Drake; Alfred Pennyworth; Two-Face
Reprints

A Lonely Place of Dying Chapter Three: Parallel Lines! (Table of Contents: 10)

Batman / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script
Marv Wolfman
Pencils
Jim Aparo
Inks
Mike DeCarlo
Colors
Adrienne Roy
Letters
John Costanza
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman; Tim Drake; Nightwing [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Two-Face (villain); Robin [Dick Grayson] (flashback); The Flying Graysons (flashback); Penguin (flashback); Commissioner James Gordon
Synopsis
Tim Drake reveals how he deduced Batman was Bruce Wayne.
Reprints

[The New Titans #61] (Table of Contents: 11)

Teen Titans / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
George Pérez (signed)
Inks
George Pérez (signed)
Colors
Anthony Tollin
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
New Titans [Cyborg; Jericho; Nightwing; Raven; Speedy; Starfire; Troia]; Batman
Reprints

A Lonely Place of Dying: Part Four Going Home! (Table of Contents: 12)

Teen Titans / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script
Marv Wolfman (plot, script); George Pérez (plot)
Pencils
George Pérez (layouts); Tom Grummett (finishes)
Inks
Bob McLeod
Colors
Adrienne Roy
Letters
John Costanza
Job Number
G-5270
Genre
superhero
Characters
New Titans [Cyborg [Victor Stone]; Jericho [Joseph Wilson]; Nightwing [Dick Grayson]; Raven; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Starfire [Koriand'r; Kory Anders]; Troia [Donna Troy Long]]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth; Tim Drake; Commissioner James Gordon; Terry Long; Two-Face [Harvey Dent] (villain)
Synopsis
Nightwing and Batman search for Two-Face.
Reprints

[Batman #442] (Table of Contents: 13)

Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
George Pérez
Inks
George Pérez
Colors
Anthony Tollin
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Robin [Tim Drake]; Batman; Nightwing; Alfred Pennyworth
Reprints

A Lonely Place of Dying Chapter Five: Rebirth (Table of Contents: 14)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
George Pérez (co-plot); Marv Wolfman (plot, script)
Pencils
Jim Aparo
Inks
Mike DeCarlo
Colors
Adrienne Roy
Letters
John Costanza
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman; Robin [Tim Drake]; Nightwing [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Two-Face (villain); Joker (cameo)
Synopsis
Tim Drake dons the Robin costume and saves Batman and Nightwing from Two-Face.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

Inside of back cover

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

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

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Batman
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
  5. 4. Introduction
  6. 5. [Batman #440]
    Batman
  7. 6. A Lonely Place of Dying Chapter One: Suspects
    Batman
  8. 7. [The New Titans #60]
    Teen Titans
  9. 8. A Lonely Place of Dying Chapter Two: Roots
    Teen Titans
  10. 9. [Batman #441]
    Batman
  11. 10. A Lonely Place of Dying Chapter Three: Parallel Lines!
    Batman
  12. 11. [The New Titans #61]
    Teen Titans
  13. 12. A Lonely Place of Dying: Part Four Going Home!
    Teen Titans
  14. 13. [Batman #442]
    Batman
  15. 14. A Lonely Place of Dying Chapter Five: Rebirth
    Batman
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
  18. 17. ["Jason Todd, the second Robin, was dead - savagely murdered by the Joker."]
    Batman
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  • Mike Nielsen
  • Antonio Pontes Junior
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore
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