([July] 2015)
DC,
2015 Series
Published in English
(United States)
- Price
- 19.99 USD; 23.99 CAD
- Pages
- 300
- On-sale Date
- 2015-05-13
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- DC Comics
- Brand
-
DC [peel]
- ISBN
-
978-1-4012-5513-8
- Barcode
- 9781401255138 51999
- Editing
- Rachel Pinnelas (editor - collected edition)
- Color
- Color
- Dimensions
- Standard Modern Age US
- Paper Stock
- Card stock covers; non-glossy interiors
- Binding
- Trade paperback
- Publishing Format
- Collected edition
Issue Notes
Collects stories from:
Detective Comics #140, 142, 377, 822, 837
Batman #171, 179, 292, 317, 362
The Brave and the Bold #183
Joker's Asylum II: The Riddler #1
Batman (DC, 2011 series) #23.2
Legends of the Dark Knight 100-Page Super Spectacular #2
Detective Comics #140, 142, 377, 822, 837
Batman #171, 179, 292, 317, 362
The Brave and the Bold #183
Joker's Asylum II: The Riddler #1
Batman (DC, 2011 series) #23.2
Legends of the Dark Knight 100-Page Super Spectacular #2
[no title indexed]
The Riddler / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Guillem March (signed)
- Inks
- Guillem March (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Riddler [Edward Nygma; Edward Nigma]
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 2011 series) #23.2 [Standard Cover] (November 2013)
-
[Title Page]
credits, title page / 1 page
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Riddler [Edward Nigma]
Indexer Notes
Collection title logo with illustrations from The Brave and the Bold #183 and Detective Comics #377.
Table of Contents
table of contents / 2 pages
- Characters
- Riddler [Edward Nigma]
Indexer Notes
Table of Contents, includes illustration from Batman #23.2
[no title indexed]
credits, title page / 2 pages
- Characters
- Riddler [Edward Nigma]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]
Indexer Notes
Indicia and publisher information, includes illustration from the cover of Batman #317.
[Detective Comics #140]
Batman and Robin / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Riddler [Edward Nigma]
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #140 (October 1948)
-
The Riddler
Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; unnamed Mayor of Gotham City; Harrison Eagle (millionaire collector, introduction); The Riddler [Edward Nigma] (villain, origin, introduction)
- Synopsis
- Having grown up an expert and a cheat when it came to solving puzzles, Edward Nigma decides to use this capacity to mystify the Police and Batman...as the Riddler!
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #140 (October 1948)
-
- Keywords
- Basin Street Banquet; Batmobile; Cross Cleaning Company; Gotham City; The Eyrie
[Detective Comics #142]
Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Riddler [Edward Nigma]
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #142 (December 1948)
-
Crime's Puzzle Contest!
Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Dick Sprang (ghosted for Bob Kane) (signed as Bob Kane)
- Inks
- Charles Paris
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Riddler [Edward Nigma] (villain)
- Synopsis
- The Riddler returns from the "dead" to continue his campaign of puzzle contests to baffle the police and the Dynamic Duo.
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #142 (December 1948)
-
- Keywords
- Batarang; Batmobile; Batplane; Gotham City; Rainbow Club
Indexer Notes
The splash page replicates the cover.
[Batman #171]
Batman and Robin / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Riddler [Edward Nigma]
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #171 (May 1965)
-
Remarkable Ruse of the Riddler!
Batman and Robin / comic story / 24 pages
- Script
- Gardner Fox
- Pencils
- Sheldon Moldoff (ghosted for Bob Kane) (signed as Bob Kane)
- Inks
- Joe Giella
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Smiles Dawson (introduction); Roger Peale (introduction); The Riddler [Edward Nigma] (villain, has 5-page history); Riddler's gang (villains); Molehill Mob (villains)
- Synopsis
- The Riddler is released from prison and informs the Dynamic Duo that he has turned from crime, and, as proof, leads them to the hideout of the Molehill Mob. But when the former felon begins deluging them with riddles, the Caped Crusaders aren't sure he really has reformed.
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #171 (May 1965)
-
Indexer Notes
Story across 25 pages in three parts of 7.67, 7.67, and 8.67 pages.
This story references both the first story in Detective Comics #140 and the first story in Detective Comics #142.
[Batman #179]
Batman and Robin / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Sheeesh! The Riddler's back again --
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Riddler [Edward Nigma]; Napoleon Bonaparte (image only)
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #179 (March 1966)
-
Indexer Notes
The four riddle cards shown on the cover are: 1) How can one get into a locked cemetry at night? (With a skeleton key) 2) Can you tell what nationality Napolean's parents were? ("Of course I can" - Corsican) 3) When does ten added to ten equal ten? 4) Why is the letter "A" like a honeysuckle? (Both are followed by a "B" - bee)
The Riddle-Less Robberies of the Riddler!
Batman and Robin / comic story / 11.67 pages
- Script
- Gardner Fox
- Pencils
- Sheldon Moldoff (ghosted for Bob Kane) (signed as Bob Kane)
- Inks
- Joe Giella
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; The Riddler [Edward Nigma] (villain); Riddler's gang (villains); fur thieves (villains)
- Synopsis
- After the Riddler breaks out of prison, he vows never again to send riddles to Batman again before he strikes. The Caped Crusader smells a rat and discovers subtle clues that lead to the Riddler's downfall.
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #179 (March 1966)
-
- Keywords
- Corsica Glove Company; Gotham City
[Detective Comics #377]
Batman and Robin / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Riddler [Edward Nigma]
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #377 (July 1968)
-
Indexer Notes
Top half of Riddler figure is redrawn from Carmine Infantino poster offered by DC in 1967.
The Riddler's Prison-Puzzle Problem!
Batman and Robin / comic story / 14.17 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Riddler [Edward Nigma] (villain)
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #377 (July 1968)
-
Indexer Notes
Page 8 is a 2/3-page and page 15 is a 1/2-page.
[Batman #292]
Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Job Number
- S-2685
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Riddler [Edward Nigma]
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #292 (October 1977)
-
Where Were You on the Night Batman Was Killed?: The Testimony of the Riddler!
Batman / comic story / 17 pages
- Job Number
- S-2610
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne; also as Two-Face]; Riddler [Edward Nigma]; Killer Moth [Cameron Van Cleer]; Joker; Lex Luthor; Captain Stingaree; Cavalier [Mortimer Drake]; Mad Hatter [Jervis Tetch]; Spook; Poison Ivy [Pamela Isley]; Scarecrow [Jonathan Crane]; Signalman [Phil Cobb]; Mr. Freeze [Dr. Victor Fries]; Ra's al Ghul; Commissioner Jim Gordon; John Sholes; Stefan Niros; Elena Niros
- Synopsis
- It is the Riddler's turn to provide testimony in the murder of the Batman, but the prosecutor Two-Face finds the flaw in the Riddler's testimony, and he is also dismissed.
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #292 (October 1977)
-
Indexer Notes
Story continues from Batman #291 and continues in Batman #293.
[Batman #317]
Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Job Number
- C-149
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman; Robin; Riddler
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #317 (November 1979)
-
The 1,001 Clue Caper or Why Did the Riddler Cross the Road?
Batman / comic story / 17 pages
- Job Number
- J-6132
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Robin; Selina Kyle [Catwoman]; Riddler; Batman; James Gordon; Lucius Fox; Jake Hammer; Alfred Pennyworth; Karlyle Krugerrand; Gregorian Falstaff
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #317 (November 1979)
-
[The Brave and the Bold #183]
Batman; The Riddler / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Job Number
- C-803
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman; The Riddler
- Reprints
- from The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #183 [Direct] (February 1982)
-
[no title indexed]
Batman / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Riddler [Edward Nigma]
Indexer Notes
Illustration taken from the splash page of Batman #317.
The Death of Batman
Batman; The Riddler / comic story / 19 pages
- Job Number
- J-7824
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman; Riddler; James Gordon; H. Rutherford Creighton; Lt. Hansen; Luis Quintero
- Reprints
- from The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #183 (February 1982)
-
Indexer Notes
The Huntress' insignia appears on page 13, panel 7.
[Batman #362]
Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Job Number
- C-394
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Riddle Me This: Who Says Crime Doesn't Pay? I Do!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman; Riddler
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #362 [Direct] (August 1983)
-
When Riddled by the Riddler ...
Batman / comic story / 23 pages
- Job Number
- J-8805
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman; Commissioner James Gordon; Harvey Bullock; Riddler (villain)
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #362 (August 1983)
-
[no title indexed]
Batman / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Riddler [Edward Nigma]; Bruce Wayne [Batman]
Indexer Notes
Illustration from Detective Comics #822.
[Detective Comics #822]
Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Simone Bianchi (signed)
- Inks
- Simone Bianchi (signed)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #822 [Direct Sales] (October 2006)
-
E. Nigma, Consulting Detective
Batman / comic story / 22 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth; Commissioner James Gordon; Riddler [Edward Nigma]; Karrie Bishop (deceased); Greg Lanner; Pandora; Derek Lewis; Mabel; Sarah Morton; Roxy Rocket (cameo)
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #822 (October 2006)
-
[Detective Comics #837]
Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Simone Bianchi (signed)
- Inks
- Simone Bianchi (signed)
- Colors
- Simone Bianchi (signed)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Harley Quinn; Riddler; Batman
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #837 [Direct Sales] (December 2007)
-
Honor Among Thieves
Batman / comic story / 22 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Tim Drake]; Riddler [Edward Nigma]; Holly Robinson; Mabel; Harleen Quinzel [as Harley Quinn] (only as Harley in flashback); Granny Goodness [disguised as Athena]; Desaad; Lisa Ellen Newman [also as Sally Campbell]; Secret Six [Scandal Savage; Knockout; Catman [Thomas Blake]; Deadshot [Floyd Lawton]; Ragdoll [Peter Merkel]] (flashback)
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #837 (December 2007)
-
Indexer Notes
This is a COUNTDOWN tie-in story.
[Joker's Asylum II: The Riddler #1]
Joker's Asylum / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Ethan Van Sciver (signed)
- Inks
- Ethan Van Sciver (signed)
- Colors
- Tomeu Morey (signed)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Riddler [Edward Nigma]
- Reprints
- from Joker's Asylum II: The Riddler (DC, 2010 series) #1 (August 2010)
-
[no title indexed]
The Riddler / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Riddler [Edward Nigma]
Indexer Notes
Illustration from Legends of the Dark Knight 100-Page Super Spectacular #2.
The House the Cards Built
Joker's Asylum / comic story / 22 pages
- Script
- Peter Calloway
- Pencils
- Andres Guinaldo
- Inks
- Raúl Fernández
- Colors
- Tomeu Morey
- Letters
- Pat Brosseau
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Riddler [Edward Nigma] (villain); Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Jessica Duchamp; Mr. Duchamp (death); Commissioner James Gordon; Joker (villain); Two-Face [Harvey Dent] (villain, cameo); Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain, cameo); Ra's al Ghul (villain, cameo); Deadshot [Floyd Lawton] (villain, cameo); Poison Ivy [Pamela Isley] (villain, cameo); Harley Quinn [Harleen Quinzel] (villain, cameo); Bane (villain, cameo); Killer Croc [Waylon Jones] (villain, cameo); Clayface [Basil Karlo] (villain, cameo); Mr. Freeze [Victor Fries] (villain, cameo); Scarecrow [Jonathan Crane] (villain, cameo); Black Mask (villain, cameo)
- Reprints
- from Joker's Asylum II: The Riddler (DC, 2010 series) #1 (August 2010)
-
[Batman #23.2]
The Riddler / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Guillem March (signed)
- Inks
- Guillem March (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Riddler [Edward Nygma]
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 2011 series) #23.2 [Standard Cover] (November 2013)
-
[no title indexed]
The Riddler / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Riddler [Edward Nigma]; Harleen Quinzel [Harley Quinn]
Indexer Notes
Illustration from Detective Comics #837.
Solitaire
The Riddler / comic story / 20 pages
- Script
- Scott Snyder (story); Ray Fawkes (story and script)
- Pencils
- Jeremy Haun
- Inks
- Jeremy Haun
- Colors
- John Rauch
- Letters
- Taylor Esposito
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Riddler [Edward Nygma] (villain); Caroline Slater; George Lesley
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 2011 series) #23.2 (November 2013)
-
- Keywords
- Arkham Asylum; flash-mob; Gotham City; Wayne Enterprises
[Legends of the Dark Knight 100-Page Super Spectacular #2]
The Riddler / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Riddler; Batman (background image)
- Reprints
[no title indexed]
Batman / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Riddler [Edward Nigma]
Indexer Notes
Illustration from Batman #171.
Riddler In the Dark
The Riddler / comic story / 30 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Riddler; Commissioner James Gordon; Batman; Alfred Pennyworth; Nightwing; Black Mask
- Reprints
Riddled With Evil!
The Riddler / illustration / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Jeremy Haun
- Inks
- Jeremy Haun
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Riddler [Edward Nygma]
Indexer Notes
Back cover with text on contents of collection, includes illustration from the cover of Batman #23.2
Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
The Riddler -
1.
[Title Page]
-
2.
Table of Contents
-
3.
[no title indexed]
-
4.
[Detective Comics #140]
Batman and Robin -
5.
The Riddler
Batman and Robin -
6.
[Detective Comics #142]
Batman and Robin -
7.
Crime's Puzzle Contest!
Batman and Robin -
8.
[Batman #171]
Batman and Robin -
9.
Remarkable Ruse of the Riddler!
Batman and Robin -
10.
[Batman #179]
Batman and Robin -
11.
The Riddle-Less Robberies of the Riddler!
Batman and Robin -
12.
[Detective Comics #377]
Batman and Robin -
13.
The Riddler's Prison-Puzzle Problem!
Batman and Robin -
14.
[Batman #292]
Batman -
15.
Where Were You on the Night Batman Was Killed?: The Testimony of the Riddler!
Batman -
16.
[Batman #317]
Batman -
17.
The 1,001 Clue Caper or Why Did the Riddler Cross the Road?
Batman -
18.
[The Brave and the Bold #183]
Batman; The Riddler -
19.
[no title indexed]
Batman -
20.
The Death of Batman
Batman; The Riddler -
21.
[Batman #362]
Batman -
22.
When Riddled by the Riddler ...
Batman -
23.
[no title indexed]
Batman -
24.
[Detective Comics #822]
Batman -
25.
E. Nigma, Consulting Detective
Batman -
26.
[Detective Comics #837]
Batman -
27.
Honor Among Thieves
Batman -
28.
[Joker's Asylum II: The Riddler #1]
Joker's Asylum -
29.
[no title indexed]
The Riddler -
30.
The House the Cards Built
Joker's Asylum -
31.
[Batman #23.2]
The Riddler -
32.
[no title indexed]
The Riddler -
33.
Solitaire
The Riddler -
34.
[Legends of the Dark Knight 100-Page Super Spectacular #2]
The Riddler -
35.
[no title indexed]
Batman -
36.
Riddler In the Dark
The Riddler -
37.
[no title indexed]
-
38.
Riddled With Evil!
The Riddler
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- Boris Ammerlaan
- Juan Gonzalez
- John Monagle
- Jim Van Dore
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