Tales of the Batman: Gerry Conway #1

([September] 2017)

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

Batman / cover / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils

Jim Aparo

Inks

Jim Aparo

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

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] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Jim Aparo; Carmine Infantino; Don Newton; José Luis García-López

Inks

Jim Aparo; Murphy Anderson; Dick Gordano

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] (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Pencils

Michael Golden

Inks

Michael Golden

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?

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typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]

Indexer Notes

Title and credits with illustrations from Batman #295.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Pencils

Michael Golden

Inks

Michael Golden

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?

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typeset

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superhero

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: 5)

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

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Michael Golden

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Michael Golden

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?

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typeset

Genre

superhero

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] (Table of Contents: 6)

Man-Bat / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jim Aparo

Inks

Jim Aparo

Colors

?

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 (Table of Contents: 7)

Man-Bat / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

Steve Ditko

Inks

Al MIlgrom

Colors

?

Letters

Ben Oda

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] (Table of Contents: 8)

Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Ernie Chan

Inks

Ernie Chan

Colors

Tatjana Wood

Letters

John Workman

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 (Table of Contents: 9)

Batman / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

Ernie Chan

Inks

Frank McLaughlin

Colors

?

Letters

John Workman ?

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] (Table of Contents: 10)

Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Ernie Chan

Inks

Ernie Chan

Colors

Tatjana Wood

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

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! (Table of Contents: 11)

Batman / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

Ernie Chan

Inks

Frank McLaughlin

Colors

?

Letters

Ben Oda

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] (Table of Contents: 12)

Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jim Aparo (signed)

Inks

Jim Aparo (signed)

Colors

Tatjana Wood

Letters

?

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! (Table of Contents: 13)

Batman / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

Michael Golden

Inks

Michael Golden

Colors

Jerry Serpe

Letters

Ben Oda

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] (Table of Contents: 14)

cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Mike Kaluta

Inks

Mike Kaluta

Colors

Tatjana Wood

Letters

?

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 (Table of Contents: 15)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

Jim Aparo

Inks

Jim Aparo

Colors

Adrienne Roy

Letters

?

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] (Table of Contents: 16)

Superman and Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jim Aparo (signed)

Inks

Jim Aparo (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

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! (Table of Contents: 17)

Superman and Batman / comic story / 56 pages (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

George Tuska

Inks

Vince Colletta

Colors

Carl Gafford

Letters

Ben Oda

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] (Table of Contents: 18)

Batman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Michael Golden

Inks

Michael Golden

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?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]

Indexer Notes

Illustration taken from Batman #295.

[Batman #305] (Table of Contents: 19)

Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jim Aparo (signed)

Inks

Jim Aparo (signed)

Colors

Tatjana Wood

Letters

?

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! (Table of Contents: 20)

Batman / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

John Calnan

Inks

Dave Hunt

Colors

Jerry Serpe

Letters

Ben Oda

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] (Table of Contents: 21)

Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jim Aparo (signed)

Inks

Jim Aparo (signed)

Colors

Tatjana Wood

Letters

?

Job Number

S-3010

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Black Spider

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #306 (December 1978)

Night of Siege (Table of Contents: 22)

Batman / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

John Calnan

Inks

Dave Hunt

Colors

Jerry Serpe

Letters

Ben Oda

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] (Table of Contents: 23)

Batman; Wonder Woman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jim Aparo

Inks

Jim Aparo

Colors

Tatjana Wood

Letters

?

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! (Table of Contents: 24)

Batman; Wonder Woman / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

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] (Table of Contents: 25)

Batman; Adam Strange / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jim Aparo

Inks

Jim Aparo

Colors

Tatjana Wood

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

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 (Table of Contents: 26)

Batman; Adam Strange / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

Jim Aparo

Inks

Jim Aparo

Colors

Adrienne Roy

Letters

Jim Aparo

Job Number

J-6394

Genre

superhero

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] (Table of Contents: 27)

Batgirl / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

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 (Table of Contents: 28)

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.

[Detective Comics #498] (Table of Contents: 29)

Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

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 (Table of Contents: 30)

Batman / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

Don Newton

Inks

Dan Adkins

Colors

Adrienne Roy

Letters

Ben Oda

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] (Table of Contents: 31)

Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jim Aparo

Inks

Jim Aparo

Colors

Tatjana Wood

Letters

John Workman

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 (Table of Contents: 32)

Batman / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

Don Newton

Inks

Dan Adkins

Colors

?

Letters

?

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] (Table of Contents: 33)

Batman; Scalphunter / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jim Aparo

Inks

Jim Aparo

Colors

Tatjana Wood

Letters

?

Job Number

C-504

Genre

superhero

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 (Table of Contents: 34)

Batman; Scalphunter / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

José Luis García-López [as J.L. Garcia-Lopez]

Inks

José Luis García-López [as J.L. Garcia-Lopez]

Colors

Tatjana Wood

Letters

John Costanza

Job Number

J-6408

Genre

superhero

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

Bull Run; Civil War

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] (Table of Contents: 35)

Batman; Firestorm / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jim Aparo

Inks

Jim Aparo

Colors

Tatjana Wood

Letters

?

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 (Table of Contents: 36)

Batman; Firestorm / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

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] (Table of Contents: 37)

Batman; Guardians of the Universe / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jim Aparo

Inks

Jim Aparo

Colors

Tatjana Wood

Letters

?

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 (Table of Contents: 38)

Batman; Guardians of the Universe / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

Jim Aparo

Inks

Jim Aparo

Colors

Adrienne Roy

Letters

Jim Aparo

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] (Table of Contents: 39)

Batman; Green Lantern / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jim Aparo [as Aparpo] (signed)

Inks

Jim Aparo [as Aparpo] (signed)

Colors

Tatjana Wood

Letters

?

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] (Table of Contents: 40)

Batman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Michael Golden

Inks

Michael Golden

Colors

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]

Indexer Notes

Illustration taken from Batman #295.

To Trap an Immortal (Table of Contents: 41)

Batman; Green Lantern / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

Jim Aparo

Inks

Jim Aparo

Colors

Adrienne Roy

Letters

Jim Aparo

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] (Table of Contents: 42)

Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jim Aparo (signed)

Inks

Jim Aparo

Colors

Tatjana Wood

Letters

?

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! (Table of Contents: 43)

Batman / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

Don Newton

Inks

Dan Adkins

Colors

Adrienne Roy

Letters

Ben Oda

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] (Table of Contents: 44)

Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jim Aparo (signed)

Inks

Jim Aparo

Colors

Tatjana Wood

Letters

?

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? (Table of Contents: 45)

Batman / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

Don Newton

Inks

Dan Adkins

Colors

Adrienne Roy

Letters

Ben Oda

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] (Table of Contents: 46)

Superman and Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

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! (Table of Contents: 47)

Superman and Batman / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

Rich Buckler

Inks

Frank McLaughlin

Colors

Carl Gafford

Letters

John Costanza

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] (Table of Contents: 48)

Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jim Starlin

Inks

Jim Starlin

Colors

Tatjana Wood

Letters

?

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 (Table of Contents: 49)

Batman / comic story / 25 pages (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

Don Newton

Inks

Dan Adkins

Colors

Adrienne Roy

Letters

Ben Oda

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] (Table of Contents: 50)

Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jim Starlin

Inks

Jim Starlin

Colors

Tatjana Wood

Letters

?

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! (Table of Contents: 51)

Batman / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

Don Newton

Inks

Dan Adkins

Colors

Adrienne Roy

Letters

John Costanza

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] (Table of Contents: 52)

Batman / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

John Calnan

Inks

Dave Hunt

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]

Indexer Notes

Biography of Gerry Conway with illustration from Batman #305.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 53)

Batman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Michael Golden

Inks

Michael Golden

Colors

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]

Indexer Notes

Illustration taken from Batman #295.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 54)

insert or dust jacket / 0 pages (report information)

Script

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside rear dust jacket with a biography of Gerry Conway

The Dark Knight Detective in His Most Exciting Adventures! (Table of Contents: 55) (Expand) /

Batman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0 pages (report information)