([December] 1998)

DC, 1998 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
12.95 USD; 18.95 CAD
Pages
132
On-sale Date
1998-10-28
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [bullet]; Elseworlds
ISBN
1-56389-424-6 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
761941213118 00111
Printer
Printed in Canada
Editing
Bob Kahan (credited) (editor - collected edition); Rick Taylor (credited) (editor - collected edition); Jim Spivey (credited) (associate editor - collected edition); Archie Goodwin (credited) (editor - original series); Chuck Kim (credited) (assistant editor - original series); Mike Carlin (credited) (executive editor)
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock
cardstock cover; glossy interior
Binding
squarebound; trade paperback
Publishing Format
collected edition

Issue Notes

New printing: April 19, 2006.

Thrillkiller (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan Brereton (credited) (painting)
Inks
Dan Brereton (credited) (painting)
Colors
Dan Brereton (credited) (painting)
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
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Chapter One (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Pencils
Dan Brereton (credited) (painting)
Inks
Dan Brereton (credited) (painting)
Colors
Dan Brereton (credited) (painting)
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batgirl; Robin
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Batgirl; Robin / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script
Howard Chaykin (credited)
Pencils
Dan Brereton (credited) (painting)
Inks
Dan Brereton (credited) (painting)
Colors
Dan Brereton (credited) (painting)
Letters
Bill Oakley (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Detective Bruce Wayne; Commissioner James Gordon; Mayor Ryan; Alderman Watt; Detective Duell; Detective Crocker; Detective Allan Sands; Blanca Steeplechase [Joker]
Synopsis
Commissioner Gordon assigns Detective Wayne to bring in the vigilantes Batgirl and Robin (not knowing Batgirl is his daughter Barbara), as well as to help clean up the rampant corruption in the Gotham City police department.
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Chapter Two (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Pencils
Dan Brereton (credited) (painting)
Inks
Dan Brereton (credited) (painting)
Colors
Dan Brereton (credited) (painting)
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batgirl; Robin
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Batgirl; Robin / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script
Howard Chaykin (credited)
Pencils
Dan Brereton (credited) (painting)
Inks
Dan Brereton (credited) (painting)
Colors
Dan Brereton (credited) (painting)
Letters
Bill Oakley (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Robin [Dick Grayson; Richart Graustark]; Detective Bruce Wayne; Blanca Steeplechase [Joker]; Detective Duell; Detective Crocker; Detective Allan Sands; Commissioner James Gordon; Selina Kyle; Johann Graustark; Franz Graustark; Rudy Graustark; Petra Graustark; Alderman Watt; Mayor Ryan; Barbara Merrill Gordon (cameo flashback)
Synopsis
Blanca is revealed to be working with the three corrupt detectives, who arrange to kill Selina, Bruce's informant, and the Graustarks, Dick's estranged family. Bruce and Barbara appear to be carrying on a secret affair.
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Chapter Three (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Pencils
Dan Brereton (credited) (painting)
Inks
Dan Brereton (credited) (painting)
Colors
Dan Brereton (credited) (painting)
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batgirl; Robin; Batman (shadow only)
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Batgirl; Robin / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script
Howard Chaykin (credited)
Pencils
Dan Brereton (credited) (painting)
Inks
Dan Brereton (credited) (painting)
Colors
Dan Brereton (credited) (painting)
Letters
Bill Oakley (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Robin [Dick Grayson; Richart Graustark]; Detective Bruce Wayne; Rudy Graustark; Commissioner James Gordon; Detective Harvey Bullock; Mr. Kefauver; Blanca Steeplechase [Joker]; Detective Duell; Detective Allan Sands; Detective Crocker; Mayor Ryan; Giorgio Lumatti; Alfred Pennyworth (cameo)
Synopsis
Bruce is arrested for the murder of Selina Kyle but he escapes. Barbara throws everyone off the trail by planting evidence that Selina was Batgirl. In a final confrontation that brings down the mayor and the crooked detectives, Robin is killed by the Joker. Months later, a married Barbara and Bruce return to Gotham with new cover identities and Bruce prepares to take on the role of Batman.
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Chapter Four (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Pencils
Dan Brereton (credited) (painting)
Inks
Dan Brereton (credited) (painting)
Colors
Dan Brereton (credited) (painting)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batgirl; Batman
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Batgirl; Batman / comic story / 48 pages (report information)

Script
Howard Chaykin (credited)
Pencils
Dan Brereton (credited) (painting)
Inks
Dan Brereton (credited) (painting)
Colors
Dan Brereton (credited) (painting)
Letters
Bill Oakley (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Dinah Lance [Black Canary]; Roy Harper; Harley Quinn; Joker; Alfred; Commissioner Gordon; Edward Nygma
Synopsis
In the 1960s, Batgirl has to come to grips with the death of Robin, while Bruce Wayne tries to find out who is flooding the streets with a dangerous new drug.
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Editing
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. Thrillkiller
  2. 1. Chapter One
    Batgirl; Robin
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Batgirl; Robin
  4. 3. Chapter Two
    Batgirl; Robin
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Batgirl; Robin
  6. 5. Chapter Three
    Batgirl; Robin
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Batgirl; Robin
  8. 7. Chapter Four
    Batgirl; Batman
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Batgirl; Batman
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