([September] 2017)
DC,
2017 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 49.99 USD; 65.99 CAD
- Pages
- 444
- On-sale Date
- 2017-07-12
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- DC Comics
- Brand
-
DC [circle and serifs]
- ISBN
-
978-1-4012-7255-5
- Barcode
- 9781401272555 54999
- Editing
- Gerry Conway (editor - original series); Paul Levitz (editor - original series); Julius Schwartz (editor - original series); E. Nelson Bridwell (associate editor - original series); Bob Rozakis (assistant editor - original series); Jeb Woodard (group editor - collected editions); Liz Erickson (editor - collected edition)
Issue Notes
Collects stories and covers from:
Detective Comics #480, 463-464, 497-499, 501-504
Batman #295, 305-306
Man-Bat #1
Batman Family #17
World's Finest Comics #250, 269
The Brave and the Bold #158, 161, 171-174
Detective Comics #480, 463-464, 497-499, 501-504
Batman #295, 305-306
Man-Bat #1
Batman Family #17
World's Finest Comics #250, 269
The Brave and the Bold #158, 161, 171-174
[no title indexed]
Batman / cover / 0 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; The Joker
Indexer Notes
Dust jacket cover. Illustration of Batman taken from the cover of Detective Comics #502, illustration of the Joker taken from the cover of Detective Comics #504.
[no title indexed]
Batman / cover / 2 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Adam Strange (image on wanted poster); Alanna; Sardath
Indexer Notes
This is the book cover under the dust jacket. It wraps around from front to back cover and features a blown up image from the cover of The Brave and the Bold #161.
[no title indexed]
Batman / insert or dust jacket / 0 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Jim Aparo; Carmine Infantino; Don Newton; José Luis García-López
- Inks
- Jim Aparo; Murphy Anderson; Dick Giordano
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Scarecrow [Jonathan Crane]
Indexer Notes
Front interior dust jacket listing other Tales of the Batman volumes with small reproductions of the covers. Includes Tales of the Batman: Alan Brennert, Tales of the Batman: Carmine Infantino; Tales of the Batman: Don Newton, and Tales of the Batman: Len Wein.
[Title and Credits]
credits, title page / 1 page
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
Indexer Notes
Title and credits with illustrations from Batman #295.
[no title indexed]
credits, title page / 1 page
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
Indexer Notes
Indicia and publisher information with illustration from Batman #295. Illustration bridges this page and the first page of the Table of Contents.
Table of Contents
table of contents / 3 pages
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
Indexer Notes
Table of Contents with illustrations from Batman #295. First illustration bridges the page with indicia and publisher information, the second illustration bridges pages 2-3 of the Table of Contents.
[Man-Bat #1]
Man-Bat / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Man-Bat [Kirk Langstrom]; Francine Langstrom [She-Bat]
- Reprints
-
from Man-Bat (DC, 1975 series) #1 (December 1975-January 1976)
-
Beware the Eyes of Baron Tyme
Man-Bat / comic story / 18 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Baron Tyme [Clement Tyne]; Francine Langstrom [She-Bat]; Kirk Langstrom [Man-Bat]; Professor Raymond Arthur; Batman; Alfred Pennyworth
- Synopsis
- Baron Tyme takes control of Francine and forces her to kill. Man-Bat tracks him to his lair and the Baron is apparently killed during the struggle.
- Reprints
- from Man-Bat (DC, 1975 series) #1 (December 1975-January 1976)
-
[Detective Comics #463]
Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Job Number
- S-2369
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Black Spider [Eric Needham]; The Atom [Ray Palmer] (small image)
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #463 (September 1976)
-
Death-Web
Batman / comic story / 11 pages
- Job Number
- S-2360
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Black Spider [Eric Needham] (intro, villain); James Gordon; Alfred Pennyworth; 'Doc' Sugarman (drug dealer, death); Slinky Hamilton (drug dealer, death); Hunk; Arthur Reeves (City Commissioner); Lonnie (informant); Otto (Sugarman's thug); Jose (Sugarman's thug)
- Synopsis
- Batman breaks up a drug deal, but the dealers are killed by the Black Spider, a vigilante who emulates Batman except he prefers to eliminate drug dealers permanently.
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #463 (September 1976)
-
Indexer Notes
Story continues in Detective Comics #464.
City Commissioner Arthur Reeves introduced here and featured in issue #464 as well, returns in issue #503 as Councilman Reeves who announces he is running for mayor of Gotham City. His dislike for Batman as evidenced in this issue will feature prominently in his run for mayor.
[Detective Comics #464]
Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Job Number
- S-2398
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Black Spider [Eric Needham]
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #464 (October 1976)
-
Indexer Notes
Color credit provided by Anthony Tollin.
The Doomsday Express!
Batman / comic story / 11 pages
- Job Number
- S-2385
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Black Spider [Eric Needham] (apparent death); Alfred Pennyworth; James Gordon; 'Doc' Sugarman (flashback, drug dealer, death); Otto (flashback, Sugarman's thug); Jose (flashback, Sugarman's thug); unnamed drug dealer from Paris (death); Maria (prostitute); mugging victim (flashback); Black Spider's father (flashback, death); Arthur Reeves; frightened train passenger
- Synopsis
- Narrowly avoiding a brush with death, Batman must track down Black Spider before he kills again.
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #464 (October 1976)
-
Indexer Notes
Story continued from Detective Comics #463.
Black Spider appears to die at the end of the story, but he returns in Batman #306.
[Batman #295]
Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Job Number
- S-2757
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Martin Monroe
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #295 (January 1978)
-
The Adventure of the Houdini Whodunit!
Batman / comic story / 17 pages
- Job Number
- S-2536
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Mystery Analysts of Gotham City: [Batman [Bruce Wayne]; James Gordon; Martin Tellman; Art Saddows; Kaye Daye; Danton (former District Attorney)]; David Hamton (magician); Glenn Falkenstein (mentalist); Martin Monroe (magician's apprentice); Lisa Morrow (psychic); Winston Bennett (manager); June Gold (magician's assistant, deceased)
- Synopsis
- When Danton, Art Saddows, and Kaye Daye each witness the same woman's body turn up at 3 different locations only to have it disappear after it is loaded into the ambulance but before it arrives at the morgue, the Mystery Analysts investigate the Magic Palace, a night club for magic-related acts. They learn that the murdered woman was a magician's assistant, but who killed her?
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #295 (January 1978)
-
[Batman Family #17]
cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; The Huntress [Helena Wayne]; Man-Bat [Kirk Langstrom]
- Reprints
- from The Batman Family (DC, 1975 series) #17 (April-May 1978)
-
Scars
Batman and Robin / comic story / 23 pages
- Job Number
- J-5048
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Margo Mulhare [as Millie?]; Scar [Desmond Mallard; Drake]; Alfred Pennyworth; Lori Elton; The Huntress [Helena Bertinelli]; Batwoman [Kathy Kane]; hotel concierge; amusement park custodian; Batman [Bruce Wayne] (Earth-Two, cameo flashback); Catwoman [Selina Kyle] (Earth-Two, cameo flashback); Justice Society [Dr. Mid-Nite [Charles McNider]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Wildcat [Ted Grant]; Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; The Star Spangled Kid [Sylvester Pemberton]] (cameo flashback)
- Synopsis
- While investigating the disappearance of several celebrities, Batman encounters a couple of misfits with deformities. Dick Grayson visits Gotham with his girlfriend Lori, who is in town to try to help her ex-boyfriend. The Huntress arrives from Earth-Two looking for advice on crime-fighting, Batman takes her to meet former Batwoman Kathy Kane to compare notes. Kathy is currently working at an amusement park where the freaks Batman previously encountered live, while Dick tracks Lori who has also gone to the same park to meet her ex. There is a sinister connection behind these events.
- Reprints
- from The Batman Family (DC, 1975 series) #17 (April-May 1978)
-
Indexer Notes
First meeting of Earth-One Batman and Earth-Two Huntress.
[World's Finest Comics #250]
Superman and Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Job Number
- C-665
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Black Canary; Batman; The Creeper; Wonder Woman; Green Arrow
- Reprints
- from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #250 (April-May 1978)
-
The Reality War!
Superman and Batman / comic story / 56 pages
- Job Number
- J-4854
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Black Canary [Dinah Laurel Lance]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Alfred Pennyworth; Queen Hippolyta; Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; The Atom [Ray Palmer]; The Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny]; The Creeper [Jack Ryder]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Wonder Woman (Earth 2)(flashback); Agent Axis (flashback); The Ravager (Professor Ronsom)(flashback); Superman (Earth 2)(flashback); Professor Phineas Potter (flashback); President Franklin D. Roosevelt; Aquaman
- Reprints
- from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #250 (April-May 1978)
-
- Keywords
- Capitol Building; Central City; Earth-2; Gotham City; invisible jet; Justice League Satellite; Lincoln Memorial; Metropolis Bay; Nazis; Panzer; Paradise Island; Star City; supertankers; time travel; u-boats; Washington D.C.; World War II
Indexer Notes
This story has multiple chapters.
Chapter One (15 pages): The Reality War! features Superman and Batman.
Chapter Two (16 pages): Collision With Destiny features Green Arrow, Black Canary and Wonder Woman.
Chapter Three (25 pages): The Ravager of Time features The World's Finest Team.
On page two a notice reads "with grateful acknowledgement for the stories of--H.G. Wells, Keith Laumer, Gardner Fox, Edmond Hamilton, Roy Thomas and Robert A. Heinlein"
[no title indexed]
Batman / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
Indexer Notes
Illustration taken from Batman #295.
[Batman #305]
Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Job Number
- S-2977
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman; Thanatos; The Death's Head Group
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #305 (November 1978)
-
Death-Gamble of a Darknight Detective!
Batman / comic story / 17 pages
- Job Number
- S-2956
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Thanatos [Lina Muller; Sophia Santos](villain); The Death's Head Group; James Gordon; Fire Chief Farrel; Alfred Pennyworth; Amos Fortune (villain)
- Synopsis
- Batman investigates two mysteries: he must track down the Death's Head Group who has been setting off bombs through out Gotham, and investigate 6 businessmen have gambled their fortunes away. He learns that all the businessmen had visited the Gotham Isle casino, so he investigates as Bruce Wayne. But Bruce is affected by the device that caused the other businessmen to gamble recklessly, which acting recklessly puts Batman in danger when he goes after the bombers.
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #305 (November 1978)
-
- Keywords
- S.T.A.R. Labs
Indexer Notes
Fire Chief Farrell (spelled Farrel in this story) from Showcase #1 makes a cameo - 1st appearance since Showcase #100?
[Batman #306]
Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Job Number
- S-3010
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Black Spider
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #306 (December 1978)
-
Night of Siege
Batman / comic story / 15 pages
- Job Number
- S-2974
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; James Gordon; Hanniball Hardwicke (drug overlord); Black Spider; District Attorney Gelman; 'Doc' Sugarman (flashback, drug dealer, death); Sgt. Finley; Alfred Pennyworth
- Synopsis
- Batman tries to take down drug overlord Hanniball Hardwicke, but ends up having to protect him when the Black Spider returns with the intent to kill him.
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #306 (December 1978)
-
Indexer Notes
Black Spider previously appeared in Detective Comics #463-464.
[The Brave and the Bold #158]
Batman; Wonder Woman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]
- Reprints
- from The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #158 (January 1980)
-
Yesterday Never Dies!
Batman; Wonder Woman / comic story / 17 pages
- Script
- Gerry Conway
- Pencils
- Jim Aparo (signed)
- Inks
- Jim Aparo (signed)
- Colors
- Jerry Serpe
- Letters
- Jim Aparo
- Job Number
- J-6227
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Flashback (villain); French ambassador; Steve Trevor (hallucination, death); Joe Chill (hallucination); Thomas Wayne (hallucination, death); Martha Wayne (hallucination, death)
- Synopsis
- Flashback tries to stop an American company from building a automobile plant in France by killing the French politicians working on the plan.
- Reprints
- from The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #158 (January 1980)
-
- Keywords
- Paris
Indexer Notes
Credits state "Script: Gerry Conway (from a character suggested by Carla Conway)".
Story told in 2 parts. Part 1 - A Memory of Madness. Part 2 - Paris Knights.
[The Brave and the Bold #161]
Adam Strange; Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero; science fiction
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Adam Strange (image on wanted poster); Alanna; Sardath
- Reprints
- from The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #161 (April 1980)
-
A Tale of Two Heroes
Adam Strange; Batman / comic story / 17 pages
- Job Number
- J-6394
- Genre
- superhero; science fiction
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Adam Strange; Alanna; James Gordon; Captain Malace; Mike (tattoo shop owner)
- Synopsis
- Batman is transported to Rann where Adam Strange has been framed for murder and Batman must prove his innocence, while on Earth, Adam helps Commissioner Gordon track a killer.
- Reprints
- from The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #161 (April 1980)
-
- Keywords
- Rann; Zeta-Plus Beam
Indexer Notes
Batman and Adam Strange do not actually meet in this story as they exchange places with each other between Earth and Rann.
[Detective Comics #497]
Batgirl / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Jim Aparo (signed)
- Inks
- Jim Aparo (signed)
- Colors
- Tatjana Wood
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #497 [Direct] (December 1980)
-
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.
[Detective Comics #498]
Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Jim Aparo (signed)
- Inks
- Jim Aparo (signed)
- Colors
- Tatjana Wood
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Blockbuster [Mark Desmond]; Batgirl [Barbara Gordon] (head shot)
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #498 [Direct] (January 1981)
-
Night of the Savage
Batman / comic story / 17 pages
- Job Number
- J-6893
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Blockbuster [Mark Desmond] (villain); Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth; Commissioner James Gordon; Sharon (Commissioner Gordon's secretary); Hawkins; Lou; Ernie; Willie Macon; Mickey (thug); Willie Macon's wife; Ajax (villain); Roger Harp (news anchor, image on TV); 'Boss' Dooley; Dooley's men
- Synopsis
- Blockbuster, after being presumed drowned in Gotham Harbor, washes ashore near a small West Virginia town, where he befriended by a local miner. When Batman travels to there to investigates a Blockbuster sighting, the local union boss assumes Batman is there to investigate his criminal activities and takes steps to eliminate him.
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #498 (January 1981)
-
Indexer Notes
Story continues in Detective Comics #499.
The first few pages of the story take place shortly after Batman's last encounter with Blockbuster in Batman #309.
In the present, Batman is shown to be recovering from the gunshot would he received in Detective Comics #497.
[Detective Comics #499]
Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Blockbuster [Mark Desmond]; Batgirl [Barbara Gordon] (small image)
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #499 [Direct] (February 1981)
-
Allies in the Shadows
Batman / comic story / 17 pages
- Job Number
- J-6894
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Blockbuster [Mark Desmond] (villain); Willie Macon; unnamed miners; 'Boss' Dooley; Mickey; Dooley's men; Willie Macon's wife; Carrie Macon (Willie's daughter); Willie Macon's unnamed other daughter; unnamed Bleak Rock residents; Sam
- Synopsis
- Batman and Blockbuster are trapped with miners in a mine cave-in caused by Dooley and his men.
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #499 (February 1981)
-
Indexer Notes
Story continued from Detective Comics #498.
[The Brave and the Bold #171]
Batman; Scalphunter / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Job Number
- C-504
- Genre
- superhero; western-frontier
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Scalphunter [Ke-Woh-No-Tay];
- Reprints
- from The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #171 [Direct] (February 1981)
-
A Cannon for Batman
Batman; Scalphunter / comic story / 17 pages
- Script
- Gerry Conway
- Pencils
- José Luis García-López
- Inks
- José Luis García-López
- Colors
- Tatjana Wood
- Letters
- John Costanza
- Job Number
- J-6408
- Genre
- superhero; western-frontier
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Scalphunter [Ke-Woh-No-Tay]; Alfred Pennyworth; Professor Carter Nichols; Martha Jennings; Confederate soldiers; Union Soldiers; Juniper; Lieutenant Richards (deceased); Sergeant Rawlings (deceased)
- Synopsis
- Upon finding a strange relic from the Civil War, Batman asks Professor Nichols to send him back in time where he teams with Scalphunter to protect a shipment of medical supplies.
- Reprints
- from The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #171 (February 1981)
-
- Keywords
- American Civil War; Bull Run
Indexer Notes
Told in two parts.
Part One: A Dream of Things Past...
Part Two: The Past and Future War...
[The Brave and the Bold #172]
Batman; Firestorm / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Job Number
- C-507
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman; Firestorm
- Reprints
- from The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #172 [Direct] (March 1981)
-
Darkness and Dark Fire
Batman; Firestorm / comic story / 17 pages
- Script
- Gerry Conway
- Pencils
- Carmine Infantino
- Inks
- Steve Mitchell
- Colors
- Adrienne Roy
- Letters
- John Costanza
- Job Number
- J-6895
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Firestorm [Ronald Raymond; Professor Martin Stein]; Jason Bard; Justice League of America [Superman [Clark Kent]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Red Tornado [John Smith]; Flash [Barry Allen]]
- Synopsis
- Batman investigates strange behavior by Firestorm, while Jason Bard tries to uncover the secret of Professor Stein's sudden disappearances.
- Reprints
- from The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #172 (March 1981)
-
[The Brave and the Bold #173]
Guardians of the Universe; Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Job Number
- C-558
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Guardians of the Universe; Nemesis
- Reprints
- from The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #173 [Direct] (April 1981)
-
One of Us Is Not One of Us
Guardians of the Universe; Batman / comic story / 17 pages
- Job Number
- J-7076
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Lantern [Sinestro] (origin); Alfred Pennyworth; James Gordon; Guardians of the Universe; Carol Ferris; Thomas Kalmaku
- Synopsis
- A Guardian of the Universe reaches out to Batman to use his detective skills to determine which of the Guardians has been replaced by an imposter, and why no Green Lanterns will answer the Guardians call.
- Reprints
- from The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #173 (April 1981)
-
Indexer Notes
Story continues in The Brave and the Bold #174.
[The Brave and the Bold #174]
Batman; Green Lantern / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Guardians of the Universe
- Synopsis
- A gigantic green knight on horseback leaps from the Central Power Battery.
- Reprints
- from The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #174 [Direct] (May 1981)
-
[no title indexed]
Batman / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
Indexer Notes
Illustration taken from Batman #295.
To Trap an Immortal
Batman; Green Lantern / comic story / 17 pages
- Job Number
- J-7077
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Sinestro; Guardians of the Universe; Old Timer; Black Canary [Dinah Lance] (flashback); Green Arrow [Oliver Queen] (flashback); The Green Lantern Corps [Malet Dasim; Chaselon; The Green Man; others unnamed]
- Synopsis
- Batman has Green Lantern enlist the aid of The Old Timer, now a mortal on the planet Maltus, to help discern which of the Guardians is actually Sinestro in disguise, who has tapped into the Central Power Battery.
- Reprints
- from The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #174 (May 1981)
-
- Keywords
- Maltus; Oa
Indexer Notes
Story continued from The Brave and the Bold #173.
References Green Lantern #76-#81.
[Detective Comics #501]
Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Job Number
- C-557
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman; Alfred Pennyworth; Lucius Fox
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #501 [Direct] (April 1981)
-
The Man Who Killed Mlle. Marie!
Batman / comic story / 17 pages
- Job Number
- J-6990
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman; Alfred Pennyworth; Lucius Fox; Inspector Dupre; Julia Remarque; Mlle. Marie (flashback)
- Synopsis
- Alfred and Lucius leave Gotham mysteriously, and Batman follows them to Paris where they all become involved in the mystery behind the death of French resistance fighter Mlle. Marie.
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #501 (April 1981)
-
Indexer Notes
Story continues in Detective Comics #502.
[Detective Comics #502]
Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Job Number
- C-562
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman; Alfred Pennyworth; Lucius Fox
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #502 [Direct] (May 1981)
-
Who Shot Mlle. Marie?
Batman / comic story / 17 pages
- Job Number
- J-6991
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman; Alfred Pennyworth; Lucius Fox; Julia Remarque; Jacques Remarque; Inspector Dupre [Roget]; Mlle. Marie (flashback)
- Synopsis
- Batman, Alfred, and Lucius are held captive by a former French resistance group who want to avenge their former leader Mlle. Marie by holding a trial for the man whom they believe killed her: Alfred Pennyworth.
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #502 (May 1981)
-
Indexer Notes
Story continued from Detective Comics #501.
Julia Remarque revealed as the daughter of Alfred and Mlle. Marie (Mlle. Marie is a character from Star-Spangled War Stories comic).
[World's Finest Comics #269]
Superman and Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Rich Buckler (signed)
- Inks
- Dick Giordano (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Job Number
- C-573
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman; Superman; Green Arrow; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Red Tornado
- Reprints
- from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #269 [Direct] (June-July 1981)
-
Buried Alive!
Superman and Batman / comic story / 14 pages
- Job Number
- J-7159
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Commissioner Jim Gordon; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Bob Tobias; Ed Wiley; Morgan Edge; Jimmy Olsen
- Synopsis
- Superman and Robin are wondering where Batman is when Ed Wiley, wearing a shirt covered in TNT and standing on the top of Metropolis Bridge, announces he has captured Batman and demands ten million dollars ransom. After Wiley blows himself up, partially catching Robin in the blast, it is up to Superman to interpret Wiley's last words and find Batman, but the escape artist has already freed himself from being buried alive.
- Reprints
- from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #269 (June-July 1981)
-
[Detective Comics #503]
Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Job Number
- C-413
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #503 [Direct] (June 1981)
-
The 6 Days of the Scarecrow
Batman / comic story / 25 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth; Lucius Fox; Commissioner James Gordon; Mayor Hamilton Hill (cameo); Councilman Arthur Reeves (newspaper photo); Scarecrow [Jonathan Crane] (villain); Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Sharon (Commissioner Gordon's secretary); Selina Kyle [Catwoman] (image in clouds); Big Fredo; roller-skate bandits; Betty Lunden; Carl (works for Lunden Chemical)
- Synopsis
- Scarecrow has developed a new fear pheromone that makes anyone near Batman deathly afraid of him. Unable to work openly because of the fear he causes in others, he calls in Robin and Batgirl to track down Scarecrow.
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #503 (June 1981)
-
Indexer Notes
Councilman Reeves previously appeared in Detective Comics #463-464 as City Commissioner Reeves who had a very anti-Batman stance. In this issue, it is announced he is running for mayor against current mayor Hamilton Hill with a promise to get rid of Batman whom he blames for the rise of violence in the city.
[Detective Comics #504]
Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; The Joker
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #504 [Direct] (July 1981)
-
The Joker's Rumpus Room Revenge!
Batman / comic story / 16 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Joker (villain); Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Commissioner James Gordon; Alfred Pennyworth; Councilman Arthur Reeves (mayoral candidate); Papetto (toymaker, death); Olivia Ortega; Mickey (Joker's henchman); Donald (Joker's henchman); Horace (Joker's henchman)
- Synopsis
- The Joker returns with a plan to use toys to kill Batman, while mayoral candidate Arthur Reeves continues to speak out against Batman.
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #504 (July 1981)
-
[Biography]
Batman / text article / 2 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
Indexer Notes
Biography of Gerry Conway with illustration from Batman #305.
[no title indexed]
Batman / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
Indexer Notes
Illustration taken from Batman #295.
[no title indexed]
insert or dust jacket / 0 pages
Indexer Notes
Inside rear dust jacket with a biography of Gerry Conway
The Dark Knight Detective in His Most Exciting Adventures!
Batman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0 pages
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Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
Batman -
1.
[no title indexed]
Batman -
2.
[no title indexed]
Batman -
3.
[Title and Credits]
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4.
[no title indexed]
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5.
Table of Contents
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6.
[Man-Bat #1]
Man-Bat -
7.
Beware the Eyes of Baron Tyme
Man-Bat -
8.
[Detective Comics #463]
Batman -
9.
Death-Web
Batman -
10.
[Detective Comics #464]
Batman -
11.
The Doomsday Express!
Batman -
12.
[Batman #295]
Batman -
13.
The Adventure of the Houdini Whodunit!
Batman -
14.
[Batman Family #17]
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15.
Scars
Batman and Robin -
16.
[World's Finest Comics #250]
Superman and Batman -
17.
The Reality War!
Superman and Batman -
18.
[no title indexed]
Batman -
19.
[Batman #305]
Batman -
20.
Death-Gamble of a Darknight Detective!
Batman -
21.
[Batman #306]
Batman -
22.
Night of Siege
Batman -
23.
[The Brave and the Bold #158]
Batman; Wonder Woman -
24.
Yesterday Never Dies!
Batman; Wonder Woman -
25.
[The Brave and the Bold #161]
Adam Strange; Batman -
26.
A Tale of Two Heroes
Adam Strange; Batman -
27.
[Detective Comics #497]
Batgirl -
28.
Bad Night in Baja
Batman -
29.
[Detective Comics #498]
Batman -
30.
Night of the Savage
Batman -
31.
[Detective Comics #499]
Batman -
32.
Allies in the Shadows
Batman -
33.
[The Brave and the Bold #171]
Batman; Scalphunter -
34.
A Cannon for Batman
Batman; Scalphunter -
35.
[The Brave and the Bold #172]
Batman; Firestorm -
36.
Darkness and Dark Fire
Batman; Firestorm -
37.
[The Brave and the Bold #173]
Guardians of the Universe; Batman -
38.
One of Us Is Not One of Us
Guardians of the Universe; Batman -
39.
[The Brave and the Bold #174]
Batman; Green Lantern -
40.
[no title indexed]
Batman -
41.
To Trap an Immortal
Batman; Green Lantern -
42.
[Detective Comics #501]
Batman -
43.
The Man Who Killed Mlle. Marie!
Batman -
44.
[Detective Comics #502]
Batman -
45.
Who Shot Mlle. Marie?
Batman -
46.
[World's Finest Comics #269]
Superman and Batman -
47.
Buried Alive!
Superman and Batman -
48.
[Detective Comics #503]
Batman -
49.
The 6 Days of the Scarecrow
Batman -
50.
[Detective Comics #504]
Batman -
51.
The Joker's Rumpus Room Revenge!
Batman -
52.
[Biography]
Batman -
53.
[no title indexed]
Batman -
54.
[no title indexed]
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55.
The Dark Knight Detective in His Most Exciting Adventures!
Batman
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