([June] 2018)

DC, 2018 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
19.99 USD; 25.99 CAD
Pages
244
On-sale Date
2018-04-18
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [circle and serifs]
ISBN
978-1-4012-7470-2 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
9781401274702 51999
Editing
Jeb Woodard (group editor - collected editions); Alex Galer (editor - collected edition); Paul Santos (editor - collected edition)
Color
Color
Dimensions
Standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock
Card stock covers; glossy interiors
Binding
Trade paperback
Publishing Format
Collected edition

Issue Notes

Collects stories from:
Detective Comics #36, 471-472, 942
Batman #356
Batman Annual #10
Batman: Gotham Knights #8-11
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #18

Color reconstruction by Mike Sellers

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Brian Bolland
Inks
Brian Bolland
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Hugo Strange; Batman [Bruce Wayne]
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[Title Page] (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Andy MacDonald
Inks
Andy MacDonald
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Hugo Strange

Indexer Notes

Collection title logo with illustrations from Detective Comics #942.

Table of Contents (Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Andy MacDonald
Inks
Andy MacDonald
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Hugo Strange; Batman [Bruce Wayne]

Indexer Notes

Table of Contents, includes illustration from Detective #942.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Marshall Rogers
Inks
Terry Austin
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Dr. Todhunter [Hugo Strange]; Magda; Joe Chill

Indexer Notes

Indicia and publisher information, includes illustration from Detective Comics #471.

[Professor Hugo Strange] (Table of Contents: 4)

Batman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
Bob Kane (signed); Jerry Robinson (backgrounds)
Inks
Bob Kane (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Jerry Robinson

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Commissioner James Gordon; John Davis (G-Man, death); Henry Jenkins (electrical engineer); Clancy (Policeman); Professor Hugo Strange (villain, introduction); Strange's gang (villains)
Synopsis
After he witnesses the death of a G-Man and obtaining a clue as to the perpetrator, Hugo Strange, the Batman has to battle a deadly fog created by Strange that he uses to commit crimes.
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Keywords
Daily Globe; gas pellet; Sterling Silver Company; Wolf Brothers Fur Company

Indexer Notes

Batman fires a gun in the story.

[Detective Comics #471] (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Pencils
Marshall Rogers
Inks
Terry Austin
Colors
Tatjana Wood
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Hugo Strange
Reprints

The Dead Yet Live (Table of Contents: 6)

Batman / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Englehart
Pencils
Marshall Rogers
Inks
Terry Austin
Colors
Jerry Serpe
Letters
John Workman

Job Number
S-2653
Genre
superhero
Characters
Dr. Hugo Strange (villain); Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Rupert Thorne; Marko; Alfred Pennyworth; Silver St. Cloud; Joe Chill (in dream); Martha Wayne (in dream); Thomas Wayne (in dream)
Synopsis
Bruce Wayne checks into the private hospital Graytowers to recover from injuries he sustained fighting Dr. Phosphorus, but he soon discovers that Hugo Strange is using the facility to turn the rich and influential patients into his mindless slaves. When Strange sics a venomous snake on Batman, which knocks the hero out, Strange uncovers Batman's secret identity.
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Indexer Notes

Return of Dr. Hugo Strange, part 1 of 2.

[Detective Comics #472] (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Pencils
Marshall Rogers
Inks
Terry Austin
Colors
Tatjana Wood
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]
Reprints

I Am the Batman! (Table of Contents: 8)

Batman / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Englehart
Pencils
Marshall Rogers
Inks
Terry Austin
Colors
Jerry Serpe
Letters
John Workman

Job Number
S-2655
Genre
superhero
Characters
Hugo Strange (villain; in Batman costume); Robin [Dick Grayson]; Bruce Wayne [Batman](not in costume); Alfred Pennyworth; Silver St. Cloud; Rupert Thorne; Penguin; Joker
Synopsis
Hugo Strange, who has taken over Bruce Wayne's life, offers to sell the Batman's secret identity to the highest bidder. But Boss Thorne doesn't want to play that game, and tries to beat the information out of Strange. Meanwhile, Silver, who suspects something is wrong with "Bruce," summons Dick Grayson, who as Robin, rescues Batman from Strange's captivity.
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Indexer Notes

Part 2 of 2.

[Batman #356] (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Pencils
Ed Hannigan (signed)
Inks
Dick Giordano (signed)
Colors
Anthony Tollin
Letters
?

Job Number
C-182
Genre
superhero
Characters
Hugo Strange; Batman [Bruce Wayne]
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The Double Life of Hugo Strange (Table of Contents: 10)

Batman / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script
Gerry Conway
Pencils
Don Newton
Inks
Dick Giordano
Colors
Adrienne Roy
Letters
Ben Oda

Job Number
J-8502
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Vicki Vale; Hugo Strange (villain)
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[Batman Annual #10] (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Pencils
Denys Cowan
Inks
Dick Giordano
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman; Hugo Strange
Reprints

Down to the Bone (Table of Contents: 12)

Batman / comic story / 38 pages (report information)

Script
Doug Moench
Pencils
Denys Cowan
Inks
Alfredo Alcala
Colors
Adrienne Roy
Letters
John Costanza

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman; Hugo Strange (villain); Warren Carstairs; Franklin Hersch; Eric Hammond; Vicki Vale; Lucius Fox; Alfred Pennyworth; Robin [Jason Todd]; Amanda Groscz; Julia Pennyworth; Harvey Bullock; Commissioner Gordon
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[Batman: Gotham Knights #8] (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Pencils
Brian Bolland (signed)
Inks
Brian Bolland (signed)
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman; Catwoman
Reprints

Transference Part 1 of Four (Table of Contents: 14)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Devin Grayson
Pencils
Roger Robinson
Inks
John Floyd
Colors
Pamela Rambo; Digital Chameleon (Separator)
Letters
Bill Oakley

Genre
superhero
Characters
Catwoman; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Lucius Fox; Dick Grayson [Nightwing]; Tim Drake [Robin]; Hugo Strange
Reprints

[Batman: Gotham Knights #9] (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Pencils
Brian Bolland (signed)
Inks
Brian Bolland (signed)
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Hugo Strange; Batman
Reprints

Transference Part 2 of Four (Table of Contents: 16)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Devin Grayson
Pencils
Roger Robinson
Inks
John Floyd
Colors
Pamela Rambo; Digital Chameleon (Separator)
Letters
Bill Oakley

Genre
superhero
Characters
Hugo Strange; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Dick Grayson [Nightwing]; Tim Drake [Robin]
Reprints

[Batman: Gotham Knights #10] (Table of Contents: 17)

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

Pencils
Brian Bolland (signed)
Inks
Brian Bolland (signed)
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Catwoman; Nightwing
Reprints

Transference Part 3 of Four (Table of Contents: 18)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Devin Grayson
Pencils
Roger Robinson
Inks
John Floyd
Colors
Pamela Rambo; Digital Chameleon (separator)
Letters
Bill Oakley

Genre
superhero
Characters
Nightwing; Robin [Tim Drake]; Alfred Pennyworth; Catwoman; Hugo Strange
Reprints

[Batman: Gotham Knights #11] (Table of Contents: 19)

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

Pencils
Brian Bolland (signed)
Inks
Brian Bolland (signed)
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Robin [Tim Drake]; Catwoman; Nightwing; Hugo Strange (in Batman costume); Bruce Wayne
Reprints

Transference Part 4 of Four (Table of Contents: 20)

Batman / comic story / 30 pages (report information)

Script
Devin Grayson
Pencils
Roger Robinson
Inks
John Floyd
Colors
Pamela Rambo; Digital Chameleon (Separator)
Letters
Bill Oakley

Genre
superhero
Characters
Robin [Tim Drake]; Nightwing; Hugo Strange (in Batman costume); Bruce Wayne; Alfred Pennyworth; Catwoman
Reprints

[Detective Comics #942] (Table of Contents: 21)

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

Pencils
Yanick Paquette (credited, signed)
Inks
Yanick Paquette (credited, signed)
Colors
Nathan Fairbairn (credited) (signed as Nathan Fairbarn)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Batwoman [Kate Kane]; Nightwing [Richard Grayson]
Reprints

Night of the Monser Men Finale (Table of Contents: 22)

Batman / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Orlando (story, script); James Tynion IV (story)
Pencils
Andy MacDonald
Inks
Andy MacDonald
Colors
John Rauch
Letters
Marilyn Patrizio

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Nightwing [Dick Grayson]; Spoiler [Stephanie Brown]; Orphan [Cassandra Cain]; Batwoman [Kate Kane]; Clayface [Basil Karlo]; Doctor Hugo Strange; Justice League [Cyborg [Victor Stone]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Lantern [Jessica Cruz]; Green Lantern [Simon Baz]; Wonder Woman [Diana of Themyscira]] (cameo)
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Indexer Notes

This story is continued from Nightwing (DC, 2016 series) #6 and is the conclusion of a six-part storyline.

Professor Hugo Strange (Table of Contents: 23)

Who's Who / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script
Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Paul Kupperberg (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); Barbara Kesel (contributing writer); Greg Weisman (contributing writer); E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer)
Pencils
Denys Cowan
Inks
Art Nichols
Colors
Anthony Tollin; Len Wein; Tatjana Wood; Tom Ziuko
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Professor Hugo Strange; Batman (background)
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 24) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 3 pages (report information)

Scientist, Philosopher and Criminal Genius! (Table of Contents: 25)

Hugo Strange / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Andy MacDonald
Inks
Andy MacDonald
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Hugo Strange

Indexer Notes

Back cover with text on contents of collection, includes illustration from Detective Comics #942.

Editing
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Batman
  2. 1. [Title Page]
  3. 2. Table of Contents
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
  5. 4. [Professor Hugo Strange]
    Batman
  6. 5. [Detective Comics #471]
    Batman
  7. 6. The Dead Yet Live
    Batman
  8. 7. [Detective Comics #472]
    Batman
  9. 8. I Am the Batman!
    Batman
  10. 9. [Batman #356]
    Batman
  11. 10. The Double Life of Hugo Strange
    Batman
  12. 11. [Batman Annual #10]
    Batman
  13. 12. Down to the Bone
    Batman
  14. 13. [Batman: Gotham Knights #8]
    Batman
  15. 14. Transference Part 1 of Four
    Batman
  16. 15. [Batman: Gotham Knights #9]
    Batman
  17. 16. Transference Part 2 of Four
    Batman
  18. 17. [Batman: Gotham Knights #10]
    Batman
  19. 18. Transference Part 3 of Four
    Batman
  20. 19. [Batman: Gotham Knights #11]
    Batman
  21. 20. Transference Part 4 of Four
    Batman
  22. 21. [Detective Comics #942]
    Batman
  23. 22. Night of the Monser Men Finale
    Batman
  24. 23. Professor Hugo Strange
    Who's Who
  25. 24. [no title indexed]
  26. 25. Scientist, Philosopher and Criminal Genius!
    Hugo Strange
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