(2011 [February 2012])
DC,
2011 Series
Published in English
(United States)
- Price
- 39.99 USD; 46.99 CAD
- Pages
- 364
- On-sale Date
- 2011-12-14
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- DC Comics
- Brand
-
DC [swirl]
- ISBN
-
978-1-4012-3294-8
- Barcode
- 9781401232948 53999
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz (Editor - Original Series); Paul Levitz (Editor - Original Series); Ian Sattler (Director Editorial, Special Projects and Archival Editions)
- Color
- color
- Dimensions
- standard Modern Age US
- Binding
- hardcover
- Publishing Format
- collected edition
Issue Notes
Collects stories from:
Batman #305-306 (back-up stories), 328
Detective Comics #480, 483-497
The Brave and the Bold #153, 156, 165
Does not include covers from the above issues, as none were illustrated by Don Newton.
The spine indicates this is Volume 1, but the indicia does not list a volume number. There was only one volume in this series. Subsequent Don Newton illustrated Batman stories are collected in Tales of the Batman: Gerry Conway (DC, 2017 series) series.
Batman #305-306 (back-up stories), 328
Detective Comics #480, 483-497
The Brave and the Bold #153, 156, 165
Does not include covers from the above issues, as none were illustrated by Don Newton.
The spine indicates this is Volume 1, but the indicia does not list a volume number. There was only one volume in this series. Subsequent Don Newton illustrated Batman stories are collected in Tales of the Batman: Gerry Conway (DC, 2017 series) series.
[no title indexed]
Batman / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Cat-Man [Thomas Blake]; The Spook [Van Kaliban]; Clayface [Matt Hagen] (2nd Clayface); Cavalier [Mortimer Drake]; Tweedle Dum; Tweedle Dee; Gentleman Ghost [Jim Craddock]; Mad Hatter [Jervis Tetch]; Killer Croc [Waylon Jones]; Mister Freeze [Victor Fries]; Signalman [Phil Cobb]; Commissioner James Gordon; Joker; Scarecrow [Jonathan Crane]; Talia; Captain Stingaree [Karl Courtney]; Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot]; Getaway Genius [Roy Reynolds]; Two-Face [Harvey Dent]; Black Spider [Eric Needham]; Riddler [Edward Nigma]; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Alfred Pennyworth
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #526 [Direct] (May 1983)
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Indexer Notes
Main image is of Batman, Robin, and Batgirl, with headshots of Batman's friends and villains in the background. Background colors are different than the cover of the original issue.
[no title indexed]
Batman / insert or dust jacket / 0 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
- Keywords
- Bat Signal; Batmobile
Indexer Notes
Front interior dust jacket with illustration from Detective Comics #494.
[Title Page]
Batman / credits, title page / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Sensei
Indexer Notes
Title page with illustrations from Detective Comics #487 and 480.
[Table of Contents]
Batman / table of contents / 3 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Bronze Tiger [Ben Turner]
Indexer Notes
Table of contents with an illustration from Detective Comics #484 and 2 illustrations from #485.
[no title indexed]
Batman / credits, title page / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
Indexer Notes
Indicia and publisher information with illustrations from Batman #305 and Detective Comics #483.
[no title indexed]
Batman / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Commissioner James Gordon; Batman [Bruce Wayne]
Indexer Notes
Small illustration at the top of a mostly blank page. Illustration from Batman #328.
With This Ring Find Me Dead!
Unsolved Cases of the Batman / comic story / 8 pages
- Job Number
- S-2955
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman; James Gordon; Alfred Pennyworth; Jeremy Parkins; Martha Carter; Dave Carter; Jeff Richter
- Synopsis
- Batman attempts to solve the mystery of a dead woman who has a wedding ring that is inscribed "To my darling wife. Love, the Batman."
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #305 (November 1978)
-
Indexer Notes
Story continues in Batman #306
The Perfect Fighting Machine
Batman / comic story / 17 pages
- Script
- Denny O'Neil
- Pencils
- Don Newton
- Inks
- Dave Hunt
- Colors
- Adrienne Roy
- Letters
- Karen Kish [as Karisha]
- Job Number
- S-3004
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth; Gork; Ivan Angst; Dr. Douglas Dundee; Dr. Moon; Mercenaries, Inc.
- Synopsis
- The leader of a gang of mercenaries enlists Dr. Moon to transform a man into the perfect fighting machine, and decides to test his new weapon against Batman.
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #480 (November-December 1978)
-
The Mystery Murderer of '"Mrs. Batman"!
Unsolved Cases of the Batman / comic story / 8 pages
- Job Number
- S-2972
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman; Alfred Pennyworth; Jeff Richter
- Synopsis
- Batman is confronted by the murderer of "Mrs. Batman", who threatens to expose Batman as Bruce Wayne if Batman tries to stop him.
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #306 (December 1978)
-
Indexer Notes
Story continued from Batman #305
The Curse of Crime Alley
Batman / comic story / 16 pages
- Job Number
- J-5651
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Leslie Thompkins; Thomas Wayne (flashback); Martha Wayne (flashback); Joe Chill; Maxie Zeus (intro); Long John Logan
- Synopsis
- On the anniversary of his parents' deaths, Batman returns to Crime Alley to visit Leslie Thompkins, and discovers that Maxie Zeus is planning to take out a former associate with a plan that endangers innocent lives.
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #483 (April-May 1979)
-
Indexer Notes
Origin recap. Leslie Thompkins and Crime Alley previously appeared in Detective Comics #457.
Assault on Olympus!
Batman / comic story / 16 pages
- Script
- Denny O'Neil
- Pencils
- Don Newton
- Inks
- Dan Adkins
- Colors
- Adrienne Roy
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz
- Job Number
- J-5652
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Maxie Zeus (villain); Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth
- Synopsis
- Batman goes after Maxie Zeus by infiltrating his headquarters, but Maxie catches Batman in a deathtrap.
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #484 (June-July 1979)
-
The Vengeance Vow!
Batman / comic story / 20 pages
- Job Number
- J-5952
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Batwoman [Kathy Kane] (death); League of Assassins (Villain); Ra's Al Ghul (Villain); Talia; Alfred Pennyworth; Bronze Tiger [Ben Turner]; Sensei
- Synopsis
- Receiving a warning that Kathy Kane, the former Batwoman, is in danger, Batman travels to Kathy's circus only to find her attacked by the League of Assassins. Kathy is killed in the attack. Ra's Al Ghul reveals that the Sensei is behind the attack, so Batman goes after him, but must face off against the formidable Bronze Tiger.
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #485 (August-September 1979)
-
Indexer Notes
Story continues in 487, then in 489, and concludes in 490.
The Bronze Tiger is really Ben Turner, last seen in Richard Dragon, Kung Fu Fighter (DC, 1975 series) #18.
Menace of the Murder Machines
Batman; Red Tornado / comic story / 17 pages
- Job Number
- J-6026
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman; Red Tornado; James Gordon; Alfred Pennyworth; Charles Gibson; Jeff Rand; Dr. Gregory Tarre
- Synopsis
- Batman investigates the murder of an industrialist in his skyscraper 23 floors up, and discovers that a machine is responsible for the death. Batman and Red Tornado team-up to take on the killer robots that are controlled by an unknown enemy.
- Reprints
- from The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #153 (August 1979)
-
Murder by Thunderbolt
Batman / comic story / 17 pages
- Job Number
- J-6023
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Maxie Zeus (villain); Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Reuben Rice (death); The Joker (cameo); Calvin; Iggy Zafuto; Plowboy (death); Alfred Pennyworth
- Synopsis
- Batman investigates the mysterious death of a skydiver that occurred in mid-dive, and discovers a connection to a rival gang that wants to take over Maxie Zeus' operations while Zeus is incarcerated at Arkham.
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #486 (October-November 1979)
-
- Keywords
- Arkham Asylum
Corruption!
Batman; Doctor Fate / comic story / 17 pages
- Job Number
- J-5998
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman; Doctor Fate; James Gordon; Sergeant William Tyler; Whitey Kendall; Donald Sterling
- Synopsis
- When a unknown power turns Gotham's police evil, Batman and Doctor Fate team-up to find to find that a deceased cop who was framed as being corrupt wants revenge from beyond the grave.
- Reprints
- from The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #156 (November 1979)
-
The Perils of Sergius
Batman / comic story / 17 pages
- Job Number
- J-6122
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne; also as Matches Malone]; Sensei; The League of Assassins; Sergius; Alfred Pennyworth; Ma Murder; Twitchy; Ape; Chuckles
- Synopsis
- Batman helps a writer who has unexpectedly been targeted by assassins.
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #487 (December 1979-January 1980)
-
The Spook's Death Sentence for Batman
Batman / comic story / 17 pages
- Job Number
- J-6168
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Spook; Selina Kyle [Catwoman](cameo); Alfred Pennyworth; Lucius Fox; Commissioner James Gordon; Simon Thatcher; Mr. Torr; Jeff Laird; Desmond Foster; Mr. Wilton
- Synopsis
- When the Spook is hired to free a death row inmate, he causes Batman to switch places with the prisoner, with the guards believing that Batman is the prisoner as the clock ticks down to the scheduled execution.
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #488 (February-March 1980)
-
Where Strike the Assassins
Batman / comic story / 10 pages
- Job Number
- J-6407
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; League of Assassins; Bronze Tiger [Ben Turner]; Alfred Pennyworth; Sensei; Barton McManus
- Synopsis
- Batman searches for a geologist who has been kidnapped by Sensei and the League of Assassins.
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #489 (April 1980)
-
Indexer Notes
Story continues in next issue.
Requiem for a Martyr!
Batman / comic story / 22 pages
- Job Number
- J-6427
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; League of Assassins; Lurk; Gotham City mayor; Commissioner James Gordon; Reverend Feeney (death); world religious leaders; Barton McManus; Sensei; Ra's Al Ghul; Talia Al Ghul
- Synopsis
- Batman must stop Sensei who plans to assassinate the world's religious leaders who have come to Gotham for a conference.
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #490 (May 1980)
-
Indexer Notes
Storyline continues from previous issue. Batman gets justice for Kathy Kane who was killed by the League of Assassins on Sensei's orders in issue #485.
The Riddle of the Golden Fleece
Batman / comic story / 17 pages
- Job Number
- J-6485
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Professor Price; Medea (Maxie's daughter); Maxie Zeus (villain); Bernard O'Hara (villain); Fred Britt (villain; death)
- Synopsis
- Maxie Zeus tries to steal a gold cloth as a gift for his daughter.
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #491 (June 1980)
-
Vengeance Trail
Batman / comic story / 15 pages
- Job Number
- J-6557
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth; Commissioner Gordon; Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Cormorant; General Scarr
- Synopsis
- After General Scarr's henchman, Cormorant, almost kills Batgirl, Batman goes after the crime boss but is captured.
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #492 (July 1980)
-
Indexer Notes
Crossover with Batgirl, story continued in Batgirl story that is next in this collection. Cormorant attempt to kill Batgirl in the Batgirl story in Detective Comics #491.
At War With General Scarr
Batgirl / comic story / 10 pages
- Job Number
- J-6576
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; General Scarr; Commissioner Gordon; Cormorant
- Synopsis
- Batgirl saves Batman from General Scarr and Cormorant, and regains her belief in herself.
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #492 (July 1980)
-
Indexer Notes
Crossover with Batman, story continued from Batman story this issue.
Prescription for Tragedy
Batman; Man-Bat / comic story / 17 pages
- Job Number
- J-6601
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Man-Bat [Kirk Langstrom]; Francine Langstrom; Rebecca Langstrom; Alfred Pennyworth; Commissioner James Gordon; Jason Bard; Dr. Douglas Dundee; Lawrence Lucerne; Manny [Manfred]; Ralph
- Synopsis
- Batman goes after a drug smuggling ring, but Man-Bat believes one of their drugs is the only chance to save his sick daughter, leading to a confrontation between the two.
- Reprints
- from The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #165 (August 1980)
-
Riddles in the Dark
Batman / comic story / 17 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Riddler [Edward Nigma] (villain); Swashbuckler [Michael Carter]; Vigilante [Greg Sanders](flashback); Alfred Pennyworth; Commissioner James Gordon; J. R. Noone
- Synopsis
- The Riddler escapes and flees Gotham to go to Houston. Batman follows and teams up with a new hero, Swashbuckler, to stop the Riddler.
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #493 (August 1980)
-
Indexer Notes
Swashbuckler says The Vigilante is his uncle.
The Crime Doctor Calls at Midnight!
Batman / comic story / 16 pages
- Job Number
- J-6623
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Commission James Gordon; The Crime Doctor [Dr. Bradford Thorne] (introduction, villain); Alfred Pennyworth; Dr. Douglas Dundee
- Synopsis
- Batman faces a new twist in crime, the Crime Doctor, who uses medical tools and knowledge to plan crimes and to help criminals for a percent of the take.
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #494 (September 1980)
-
Indexer Notes
Story continues in Detective Comics #495.
Batman previously battled a Crime Doctor named Dr. Matthew Thorne in Detective Comics #77 (July 1943). This story appears to be the first meeting between Batman and any Crime Doctor, so presumably Bradford Thorne is the Earth 1 Crime Doctor and this is his first appearance, while Matthew Thorne is the Crime Doctor of Earth 2.
A Tale of Time Past!
Batman / comic story / 8 pages
- Job Number
- J-6801
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth; James Gordon; Hank Weber (flashback, death); Daryl Richmond (flashback); Daryl Richmond's son
- Synopsis
- On his first case 35 years ago, Jim Gordon apprehended a jewel thief. Now the thief's son comes after Gordon seeking revenge.
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #328 (October 1980)
-
Murder in Quicksilver
Batman / comic story / 17 pages
- Script
- Michael Fleisher
- Pencils
- Don Newton
- Inks
- Frank Chiaramonte
- Colors
- Adrienne Roy
- Letters
- John Workman
- Job Number
- J-6637
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; The Crime Doctor [Dr. Bradford Thorne] (villain); Sterling Silversmith; Frenchy; Elmo Kraft (death)
- Synopsis
- Having discovered that Batman is Bruce Wayne, and knowing that Batman knows his true identity as well, the Crime Doctor attempts to flee Gotham. But he is kidnapped by Sterling Silversmith who tortures him in order to learn Batman's identity.
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #495 (October 1980)
-
Indexer Notes
Story continued from Detective Comics #494.
Sterling Silversmith previously appeared in Detective Comics #446.
Murder on the Mystery Ship!
Batman / comic story / 15.66 pages
- Job Number
- J-6780
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Clayface [Basil Karlo] (apparent death); Commissioner James Gordon; John Carlinger; Myrna Gentry; Nurse Jacobs (death); Rita Morgansen; Bill Motherwell; Stacy Darnell
- Synopsis
- When a horror film exposition takes place on a cruise ship in Gotham Harbor, Basil Karlo takes offense at not being invited, so he breaks out of Arkham and boards the ship to get revenge.
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #496 (November 1980)
-
- Keywords
- Arkham Asylum
Bad Night in Baja
Batman / comic story / 15 pages
- Job Number
- J-6847 ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth; Waldo Pepper (hotel owner); Ernie Edwards (thug); Sloan (FBI agent); Witt (FBI agent); The Squid [Clement Carp] (villain); Squid's men; Marie Schneider (newlywed); David (Marie's husband); Mr. Halston
- Synopsis
- Batman travels to Baja Mexico to retrieve stolen US missile launch codes from The Squid who is planning to sell them to the highest bidder. Batman escapes with the documents but is badly wounded and hides out in a seedy hotel with the Squid and his men in pursuit.
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #497 (December 1980)
-
- Keywords
- Baja; California; Mexico
Indexer Notes
Parody of the Spirit strip, dedicated to Will Eisner.
[no title indexed]
Batman / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
Indexer Notes
Small illustration at the top of a mostly blank page. Illustration from The Brave and the Bold #153.
[no title indexed]
Batman / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Thomas Wayne (flashback); Martha Wayne (flashback); Joe Chill
Indexer Notes
Small illustration at the top of a mostly blank page. Illustration from Detective Comics #483.
[Biography]
insert or dust jacket / 0 pages
- Characters
- Red Tornado
Indexer Notes
Rear interior dust jacket with biography of Don Newton, includes illustration from The Brave and the Bold #153, which wraps around to the back cover.
Editing
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Table of Contents
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[no title indexed]
Batman -
1.
[no title indexed]
Batman -
2.
[Title Page]
Batman -
3.
[Table of Contents]
Batman -
4.
[no title indexed]
Batman -
5.
[no title indexed]
Batman -
6.
With This Ring Find Me Dead!
Unsolved Cases of the Batman -
7.
The Perfect Fighting Machine
Batman -
8.
The Mystery Murderer of '"Mrs. Batman"!
Unsolved Cases of the Batman -
9.
The Curse of Crime Alley
Batman -
10.
Assault on Olympus!
Batman -
11.
The Vengeance Vow!
Batman -
12.
Menace of the Murder Machines
Batman; Red Tornado -
13.
Murder by Thunderbolt
Batman -
14.
Corruption!
Batman; Doctor Fate -
15.
The Perils of Sergius
Batman -
16.
The Spook's Death Sentence for Batman
Batman -
17.
Where Strike the Assassins
Batman -
18.
Requiem for a Martyr!
Batman -
19.
The Riddle of the Golden Fleece
Batman -
20.
Vengeance Trail
Batman -
21.
At War With General Scarr
Batgirl -
22.
Prescription for Tragedy
Batman; Man-Bat -
23.
Riddles in the Dark
Batman -
24.
The Crime Doctor Calls at Midnight!
Batman -
25.
[no title indexed]
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26.
A Tale of Time Past!
Batman -
27.
Murder in Quicksilver
Batman -
28.
Murder on the Mystery Ship!
Batman -
29.
Bad Night in Baja
Batman -
30.
[no title indexed]
Batman -
31.
[no title indexed]
Batman -
32.
[no title indexed]
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33.
[Biography]
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34.
Who Is Batman?
Batman
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