(1991)
Warner Books,
1992 Series
Published in English
(United States)
- Price
- 14.99 USD; 18.99 CAD
- Pages
- 212
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Warner Books, Inc.
- Brand
-
W Warner Books
- ISBN
-
0-446-39364-9
- Barcode
- 9780446393645 51499
- Editing
- Paul Levitz (editor - original series); Julius Schwartz (editor - original series); Dennis O'Neil (editor - collected edition)
- Color
- color
- Dimensions
- Standard Modern Age U. S.
- Binding
- trade paperback
- Publishing Format
- collected edition
Issue Notes
There was a version of this book published by DC Comics in 1991 for distribution to comic book stores. First Warner printing January 1992.
Collects stories of Batman vs. Ra's Al Ghul from:
Detective Comics # 411, 485, 489-490
Batman #232, 235, 240, 242-244
DC Special Series #15
Collects stories of Batman vs. Ra's Al Ghul from:
Detective Comics # 411, 485, 489-490
Batman #232, 235, 240, 242-244
DC Special Series #15
[no title indexed]
Batman / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Talia; Ra's Al Ghul
- Reprints
- in Batman: Tales of the Demon (DC, 2020 series) ([May] 2020)
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Indexer Notes
Batman has his back turned on Talia and Ra's, which differs from the Brian Stelfreeze cover of the DC Comics edition.
[no title indexed]
credits, title page / 1 page
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Indicia and publisher information
Introduction
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The other day I was sitting around thinking, as I sometimes do, about a certain pointy-eared super-hero...
Indexer Notes
Introduction by Sam Hamm, dated Christmas 1990.
Into the Den of the Death Dealers
Batman / comic story / 15 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Talia (villain, introduction); Dr. Darrk (death); League of Assassins (introduction ?); Batman
- Synopsis
- Batman meets Talia, Ra's al Ghul's daughter.
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #411 (May 1971)
-
Daughter of the Demon
Batman / comic story / 22 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman; Robin; Ra's Al Ghul (introduction); Talia; Alfred Pennyworth; Ubu
- Synopsis
- Ra's Al Ghul discovers Batman's secret identity.
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #232 (June 1971)
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Swamp Sinister
Batman / comic story / 15 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Ra's al Ghul (villain); Talia al Ghul (villain); Alfred Pennyworth; Solomon T. London; Striss (Ra's al Ghul's technician, death); Polard (Ra's al Ghul's technician, death)
- Synopsis
- Ra's Al Ghul forces Batman to track down Striss, who has stolen a secret formula from Ra's. Striss does not know the deadly secret of the chemical formula.
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #235 (September 1971)
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Vengeance for a Dead Man
Batman / comic story / 17 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Ra's Al Ghul; Talia Al Ghul; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Commissioner James Gordon; Mason Sterling (Death); Flinky Davenport; Dr. Moon; Alfred Pennyworth; Mr. Keener
- Synopsis
- Batman and Talia track down the killer of Mason Sterling and Batman discovers who removed Sterling's brain.
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #240 (March 1972)
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Bruce Wayne--Rest in Peace
Batman / comic story / 14 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Ra's Al Ghul (Cameo); Batman [Bruce Wayne; also as Matches Malone]; James Gordon; Dr. Harris Blaine; Lo Ling
- Synopsis
- Batman begins his war against Ra's Al Ghul by faking Bruce Wayne's death and recruiting some allies.
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #242 (June 1972)
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The Lazarus Pit
Batman / comic story / 23.5 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Ra's Al Ghul; Talia; Batman [Bruce Wayne; also as Matches Malone]; Lo Ling; Robin [Dick Grayson; also as Matches Malone]; Dr. Harris Blaine; Ubu; Molly Post
- Synopsis
- Batman tracks Ra's Al Ghul to Switzerland, only to find he is dead.
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #243 (August 1972)
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The Demon Lives Again
Batman / comic story / 15.5 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Ra's Al Ghul; Talia; Molly Post; Lo Ling; Dr. Harris Blaine
- Synopsis
- Batman tracks Ra's Al Ghul to the desert and is forced to fight him in a duel.
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #244 (September 1972)
-
I Now Pronounce You Batman and Wife
Batman / comic story / 20 pages
- Script
- Denny O'Neil
- Pencils
- Michael Golden
- Inks
- Dick Giordano
- Colors
- Cory Adams
- Letters
- Milt Snapinn
- Editing
- Joe Orlando (managing editor); Julius Schwartz (editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (associate editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- A pale, swirling shroud covers the city and the silence seems to breathe!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman; Alfred Pennyworth; Talia; Ra's Al Ghul; Lurk; Professor Vasco Marke-Witch; Snazzy Trope; DJ Barry Dark
- Reprints
- from DC Special Series (DC, 1977 series) #15 - Batman Spectacular (Summer 1978)
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- Keywords
- Batcave; Gotham City
The Vengeance Vow
Batman / comic story / 20 pages
- 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
The Bronze Tiger is really Ben Turner, last seen in Richard Dragon, Kung Fu Fighter (DC, 1975 series) #18.
Where Strike the Assassins
Batman / comic story / 10 pages
- 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)
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Requiem for a Martyr
Batman / comic story / 22 pages
- 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
Batman gets justice for Kathy Kane who was killed by the League of Assassins on Sensei's orders in Detective Comics #485.
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Table of Contents
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0.
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Batman -
1.
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2.
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3.
[no title indexed]
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4.
Introduction
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5.
[no title indexed]
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6.
Into the Den of the Death Dealers
Batman -
7.
Daughter of the Demon
Batman -
8.
Swamp Sinister
Batman -
9.
Vengeance for a Dead Man
Batman -
10.
Bruce Wayne--Rest in Peace
Batman -
11.
The Lazarus Pit
Batman -
12.
The Demon Lives Again
Batman -
13.
I Now Pronounce You Batman and Wife
Batman -
14.
The Vengeance Vow
Batman -
15.
Where Strike the Assassins
Batman -
16.
Requiem for a Martyr
Batman -
17.
Afterword
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18.
[no title indexed]
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19.
[no title indexed]
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20.
[no title indexed]
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