Tales of the Batman: Don Newton

(2011 [February 2012])

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Batman / insert or dust jacket / 0 pages (report information)

Pencils

Don Newton

Inks

Bob Smith

Colors

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]

Keywords

Bat Signal; Batmobile

Indexer Notes

Front interior dust jacket with illustration from Detective Comics #494.

[Title Page] (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman / credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Don Newton

Inks

Dan Adkins; Dave Hunt

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Sensei

Indexer Notes

Title page with illustrations from Detective Comics #487 and 480.

[Table of Contents] (Table of Contents: 3)

Batman / table of contents / 3 pages (report information)

Pencils

Don Newton

Inks

Dan Adkins

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

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] (Table of Contents: 4)

Batman / credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Don Newton

Inks

Dave Hunt; Dan Adkins

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]

Indexer Notes

Indicia and publisher information with illustrations from Batman #305 and Detective Comics #483.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Batman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Don Newton

Inks

Kim DeMulder

Colors

?

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! (Table of Contents: 6)

Unsolved Cases of the Batman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Rozakis

Pencils

Don Newton

Inks

Dave Hunt

Colors

Adrienne Roy

Letters

Ben Oda

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 (Table of Contents: 7)

Batman / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

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"! (Table of Contents: 8)

Unsolved Cases of the Batman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Rozakis

Pencils

Don Newton

Inks

Dave Hunt

Colors

Adrienne Roy

Letters

Ben Oda

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 (Table of Contents: 9)

Batman / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script

Denny O'Neil

Pencils

Don Newton

Inks

Dan Adkins

Colors

Adrienne Roy

Letters

Todd Klein

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! (Table of Contents: 10)

Batman / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

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! (Table of Contents: 11)

Batman / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script

Denny O'Neil

Pencils

Don Newton

Inks

Dan Adkins

Colors

Adrienne Roy

Letters

Ben Oda

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 (Table of Contents: 12)

Batman; Red Tornado / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script

Cary Burkett

Pencils

Don Newton

Inks

Bob Smith

Colors

Jerry Serpe

Letters

Todd Klein

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 (Table of Contents: 13)

Batman / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script

Denny O'Neil

Pencils

Don Newton

Inks

Dan Adkins

Colors

Adrienne Roy

Letters

John Workman

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! (Table of Contents: 14)

Batman; Doctor Fate / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script

Cary Burkett

Pencils

Don Newton

Inks

Bob Smith

Colors

Jerry Serpe

Letters

Ben Oda

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 (Table of Contents: 15)

Batman / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script

Denny O'Neil

Pencils

Don Newton

Inks

Dan Adkins

Colors

Adrienne Roy

Letters

Milt Snapinn

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 (Table of Contents: 16)

Batman / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script

Cary Burkett

Pencils

Don Newton

Inks

Dan Adkins

Colors

Adrienne Roy

Letters

Milt Snapinn

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 (Table of Contents: 17)

Batman / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Denny O'Neil

Pencils

Don Newton

Inks

Dan Adkins

Colors

Adrienne Roy

Letters

Ben Oda

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! (Table of Contents: 18)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Denny O'Neil

Pencils

Don Newton

Inks

Dan Adkins

Colors

Adrienne Roy

Letters

Ben Oda

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 (Table of Contents: 19)

Batman / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script

Denny O'Neil

Pencils

Don Newton

Inks

Dan Adkins

Colors

Adrienne Roy

Letters

Milton Snapinn

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 (Table of Contents: 20)

Batman / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script

Cary Burkett

Pencils

Don Newton

Inks

Dan Adkins

Colors

Adrienne Roy

Letters

John Costanza

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 (Table of Contents: 21)

Batgirl / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Cary Burkett

Pencils

Don Newton

Inks

Bob Smith

Colors

Adrienne Roy

Letters

John Costanza

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 (Table of Contents: 22)

Batman; Man-Bat / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script

Martin Pasko

Pencils

Don Newton

Inks

Dan Adkins

Colors

Adrienne Roy

Letters

Ben Oda

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 (Table of Contents: 23)

Batman / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script

Cary Burkett

Pencils

Don Newton

Inks

Dan Adkins

Colors

Adrienne Roy

Letters

John Costanza

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! (Table of Contents: 24)

Batman / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Fleisher

Pencils

Don Newton

Inks

Bob Smith

Colors

Adrienne Roy

Letters

Milt Snapinn

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.

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

Indexer Notes

All-black blank page

A Tale of Time Past! (Table of Contents: 26)

Batman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Marv Wolfman

Pencils

Don Newton

Inks

Kim DeMulder

Colors

Adrienne Roy

Letters

Milt Snapinn

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 (Table of Contents: 27)

Batman / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

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! (Table of Contents: 28)

Batman / comic story / 15.66 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Fleisher

Pencils

Don Newton

Inks

Dan Adkins

Colors

Adrienne Roy

Letters

Milt Snapinn

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 (Table of Contents: 29)

Batman / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

Don Newton

Inks

Dan Adkins

Colors

Adrienne Roy

Letters

Ben Oda

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] (Table of Contents: 30)

Batman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Don Newton

Inks

Bob Smith

Colors

?

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] (Table of Contents: 31)

Batman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Don Newton

Inks

Dan Adkins

Colors

?

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.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 32) (Expand) /

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

[Biography] (Table of Contents: 33)

insert or dust jacket / 0 pages (report information)

Pencils

Don Newton

Inks

Bob Smith

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

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.

Who Is Batman? (Table of Contents: 34)

Batman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Don Newton

Inks

Bob Smith

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman; Red Tornado

Indexer Notes

Back cover with text on contents of collection, includes illustration from The Brave and the Bold #153, which wraps around from the rear interior dust jacket.