Mike Marts (credited) (editor - original series); Janelle Asselin (credited) (associate editor - original series); Katie Kubert (credited) (assistant editor - original series); Rickey Purdin (credited) (assistant editor - original series); Scott Nybakken (credited) (editor)
Color
color
Dimensions
Standard Modern Age US
Binding
softcover
Publishing Format
Collected Edition
Issue Notes
Second printing available August 21, 2013 and third printing available December 3, 2014 (per comiclist.com).
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Catwoman [Selina Kyle; also as Elva Barr]; Mister Unknown (first appearance, death); Jiro Osamu (first appearance); Daisuke (first appearance); Misaki (first appearance); Lord Death Man (villain)
Synopsis
Bruce heads to Japan to get his first recruit for Batman, Inc.
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Robin [Dick Grayson] (cameo flashback); Mister Unknown [Jiro Osamu]; Shiny Happy Aquazon [Kim]; Misaki; Lord Death Man (villain); Batman [Jiro Osamu]; Professor Gorilla
Synopsis
Batman and Catwoman help Jiro Osamu fake his own death as Mister Unknown so he can establish his new identity as tha Batman of Japan.
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; El Gaucho [Don Santiago Vargas]; Súper Malón [Cimmaron [also as Black Miguel]]; Inspector Bruno; Victory V's [Captain Carnation (flashback); Fadar (flashback); Iron Lady (flashback); Knight (flashback); Mister Albion [Charlie] (flashback)]; El Papagayo (villain); Doctor Dedalus [Otto Netz] (flashback, villain); Club of Villains [Scorpiana [Tristessa Delicias] (villain); El Sombrero (villain)]; Metaleks
Synopsis
Batman and the Gaucho pursue the mystery of Oroboros and try to locate three kidnapped children.
Every day the doctors come to the terrible old man on the island.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Batwoman [Kate Kane]; Batwoman [Kathy Webb-Kane] (flashback, origin); Bat-Girl [Elizabeth Kane] (flashback); El Gaucho [Don Santiago Vargas; also as Agent-33 (in flashback)]; Robin [Dick Grayson] (flashback); Alfred Pennyworth (flashback); Ace the Bat-Hound (flashback); Colonel Jake Kane; Aldrin Stoja (flashback); Johnny Valentine [Janosz Valentin] (villain); Club of Villains [Scorpiana [Tristessa Delicias] (villain); El Sombrero (villain)]; Jimmy the Jackdaw (flashback, villain); Spyrall [Agent-Zero [Otto Netz; also as Dr. Dedalus] (flashback, villain)]; Lew Moxon
Synopsis
Batman learns that the Gaucho was involved in the long-ago murder of Kathy Kane, the first Batwoman.
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Batwoman [Kate Kane]; Batwing [David Zavimbi] (first appearance); El Gaucho [Don Santiago Vargas]; The Hood [George Cross]; Colonel Jake Kane; Club of Villains [Scorpiana [Tristessa Delicias] (villain); El Sombrero (villain)]; Adolf Hitler (flashback, villain); Leviathan [Doctor Dedalus [Otto Netz] (villain); Talia al Ghul (in shadows)]
Synopsis
Batwoman and the Hood rescue Batman and the Gaucho from Scorpiana and the plans of Doctor Dedalus.
Batman Incorporated [Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Blackbat [Cassandra Cain]; The Knight [Cyril Sheldrake]; Squire [Beryl Hutchinson]; Batman [Dick Grayson]; Robin [Damian Wayne]; El Gaucho [Don Santiago Vargas]; Dark Ranger [Johnny Riley]; Batgirl [Stephanie Brown]; The Hood [George Cross]; Red Robin [Tim Drake]; Batwing [David Zavimbi]; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Man-of-Bats [Bill Great Eagle]; Raven Red [Charles Great Eagle]; Nightrunner [Bilal Asselah]
The Hood [George Cross]; Batgirl [Stephanie Brown]; Dark Ranger [Johnny Riley]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; El Gaucho [Don Santiago Vargas]
So, Bruce Wayne is hiring Batmen. This is how I understand it.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne; also as Nero Nykto]; Batman [Dick Grayson]; Robin [Damian Wayne]; Red Robin [Tim Drake]; Batgirl [Stephanie Brown]; Blackbat [Cassandra Cain]; Batwing [David Zavimbi]; Dark Ranger [Johnny Riley]; Huntress [Helena Bertinelli]; Nightrunner [Bilal Asselah]; Oracle [Barbara Gordon]; Outsiders [Freight Train [Cecil]; Halo [Gabrielle Doe]; Katana [Tatsu Yamashiro]; Looker [Lia Briggs]; Metamorpho [Rex Mason]]; The Super-Collective [The Kollektiv; Spidra; Traktir]; Alfred Pennyworth; Joe Average and the Average Joes [Joe Average (villain); Electrician (villain); Mechanic (villain)]; Leviathan [Doctor Dedalus [Otto Netz] (villain); Talia al Ghul (in shadows)]; Emoticon-Man [Stephen Lime]
Synopsis
Bruce Wayne continues to advertise the advantages of Batman, Inc. and assigns Red Robin to work with the Outsiders. He is also working undercover as Nero Nykto to bring down Joe Average and the Average Joes.
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Man-of-Bats [Dr. William Eagle]; Raven Red [Charlie]; Neal (death); Lucy (corpse); Redz Gang (villains); Sam Black Elk (villain); Leviathan (villain); Johnny Cloud (villain)
Synopsis
Raven Red is annoyed and embarrassed by his father's crimefighting methods until Batman shows him that Man-of-Bats is indeed a hero.
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Batgirl [Stephanie Brown]; Jolisa Windsor; Zedette Makarov; Dragon Fly; Tiger Moth; Silken Spider; Miss Hexley (villain); Son of Pyg [Johnny Valentine; also as Janosz Valentin] (villain)
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Batman [Dick Grayson]; Batwing [David Zavimbe; also as Desmond Zavimbi]; Dark Ranger [Johnny Riley]; El Gaucho [Don Santiago Vargas; also as Agent 33]; The Hood [George Cross]; Nightrunner [Bilal Asselah]; Oracle [Barbara Gordon] (voice only); Outsiders [Freight Train [Cecil]; Halo [Gabrielle Doe]; Katana [Tatsu Yamashiro]; Looker [Lia Briggs]; Metamorpho [Rex Mason]]; Red Robin [Tim Drake]; Ro-Bats; Robin [Damian Wayne]; Lucius Fox; Leviathan [Dr. Dedalus [Otto Netz] (villain); Heretic (villain); Jezebel Jet (villain, corpse); Talia al Ghul (villain); Lord Death Man (villain)]