The Batman Family #1

(September-October 1975)

Minerva Menace! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Captain Marvel / Shazam!; Hostess Twinkies / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

The Invader from Hell! (Table of Contents: 2)

Batgirl and Robin / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script

Elliot Maggin

Pencils

Mike Grell

Inks

Mike Grell

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

S-1992

Genre

superhero

Characters

Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Benedict Arnold (villain); The Devil (villain)

Synopsis

Batgirl and Robin team-up to keep Benedict Arnold from taking over the U.S.

Reprints

• in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #2/1976 (17. Januar 1976)
• in Batman in the Seventies (DC, 1999 series) (1999 [February 2000])
• in Batgirl: The Greatest Stories Ever Told (DC, 2011 series) (2010 [February 2011])
• in Robin, The Boy Wonder: A Celebration of 75 Years (DC, 2015 series) ([July] 2015)
• in Batgirl: The Bronze Age Omnibus (DC, 2018 series) #1 (2017 [February 2018])
• in Robin: The Bronze Age Omnibus (DC, 2020 series) ([May] 2020)

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

This story was originally scheduled for 1st Issue Special (DC, 1975 series) #6.

Warning! Supplies Are Dangerously Low... (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

2 Sizzling Summer Specials (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

The Origins of Batgirl and Robin the Boy Wonder (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Job Number

S-2071

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batgirl [Barbara Gordon] (origin); Robin [Dick Grayson] (origin); Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Commissioner James Gordon; Killer Moth; Jason Bard

Synopsis

Recap of the histories of Batgirl and Robin, by way of introducing the new Batman Family comic books.

Indexer Notes

Includes images of Batgirl and Robin incorporated into their respective logos.

The Great Handcuff King! (Table of Contents: 6)

Alfred / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Don C. Cameron ?; Joe Samachson ?

Pencils

Jerry Robinson

Inks

Jerry Robinson

Colors

?

Letters

George Roussos

Job Number

N-1552

Feature Logo

The Adventures of Alfred

Genre

superhero; detective-mystery

Characters

Alfred Pennyworth; Ronny Lowndes; The Hurton Gang (villains); Bruce Wayne; Dick Grayson

Synopsis

Alfred shows Ronny Lowndes some handcuffs that he bought and encounters The Hurton Gang.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #28 (April-May 1945)

Comedy Cover Capers (Table of Contents: 7)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Man-Bat [Kirk Langstrom]

Indexer Notes

Reprinted covers from past issues of Detective Comics #355, #385, #402, and Batman #192 with humorous dialogue replacing the original cover text.

Commissioner Gordon's Death-Threat! (Table of Contents: 8)

Batman Presents... Commissioner Gordon / comic story / 9.67 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Joe Giella

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

Job Number

N-1347

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner Gordon; Fred Purley Robbins

Synopsis

A crook once caught by Commissioner Gordon uses him to lure Batman into a trap.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #186 (November 1966)
• in Batman Classics (Classics/Williams, 1970 series) #109 (1979)

Indexer Notes

Credits for script and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Records show that Bob Kane was paid for the pencils, but scholars agree that pencils were actually by Moldoff.

Fantasy's Most Bizarre Hero (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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

Here Is the Original Dialogue for the Covers on Page 30 (Table of Contents: 10)

illustration / 0.33 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Man-Bat [Kirk Langstrom]; Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]

Indexer Notes

Displays the original dialogue from the covers from Detective Comics #355, #385, #402, and Batman #192 featured in Comedy Cover Capers.

Batman Presents... Challenge of the Man-Bat (Table of Contents: 11)

Man-Bat / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Robbins

Pencils

Neal Adams

Inks

Dick Giordano

Colors

?

Letters

John Costanza

Job Number

N-1353

Genre

superhero

Characters

Man-Bat [Kirk Langstrom] (origin); Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #400 (June 1970)

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Reprints the first appearance of Man-Bat.

We Can Put DC Comics Right in Your Mailbox (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Coming Soon... (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

The Alfred Story (Table of Contents: 14)

Batman / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

? (various)

Pencils

? (various)

Inks

? (various)

Colors

?

Letters

? (various)

Job Number

N-1358

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth

Synopsis

Batman and Robin tell of how Alfred became their butler, and of his previous experiences as a villain called The Outsider.

Reprints

• in Batman Classics (Classics/Williams, 1970 series) #88 (1977)
• in Lynvingen (Semic, 1977 series) #7/1977 ([juli] 1977)
• in Läderlappen [och Robin] (SatellitFörlaget, 1989 series) #3/1990

Indexer Notes

A biography of Alfred, with reprinted panels from various sources surrounded by Batman and Robin narrating outside of the panels. Dialogue attempts to address the change of appearance Alfred undergoes between his early appearances and more recent stories. The story has no definitive ending; it just stops.