(August 1980)

DC, 1980 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.40 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1980-05-27
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
0709893117708
Editing
Paul Levitz (credited); Joe Orlando (credited) (managing editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #179.
This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
José Luis García-López (signed)
Inks
Dick Giordano (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
C-371
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth
Reprints

"With Friends Like These..." (Table of Contents: 1)

Batman / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script
Len Wein
Pencils
Jim Aparo
Inks
Jim Aparo
Colors
Glynis Oliver
Letters
Jim Aparo

Job Number
J-6657
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Snitch; John Grayson (flashback); Mary Grayson (flashback); Thomas Wayne (flashback); Martha Wayne (flashback); Joe Chill (flashback); Haly (circus owner); Boss Zucco; Wally; Jarvis Pennyworth (flashback); Boss Maroni; Joker [also as Red Hood]; Two-Face; Black Spider (cameo); Catwoman (cameo); Mr. Freeze (cameo); Tweedledee (cameo); Tweedledum (cameo); Prof. Milo (cameo); Penguin (cameo); Poison Ivy (cameo); Killer Moth (cameo); Gentleman Ghost (cameo); Ra's al Ghul (cameo); Riddler (cameo); Scarecrow (cameo); Hugo Strange (cameo)
Synopsis
When Robin joins Batman's search for the person who stole his father's costume he recalls his own origin and early life as both Robin and Bruce Wayne's ward. After conferring with Robin, Alfred too recalls how he came to work for Bruce Wayne and for Batman. Meanwhile, Batman begins to review his many enemies, including the Joker and Two-Face, but is nearly taken out by a booby-trapped Batmobile.
Reprints

The Bobsled Run (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Green Lantern; Hostess Twinkies / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

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

The Answer Man / in-house column / 0.5 page (report information)

Number 63 Joe Orlando (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

DC Profiles / in-house column / 0.5 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Batman
  2. 1. "With Friends Like These..."
    Batman
  3. 2. The Bobsled Run
    Green Lantern; Hostess Twinkies
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    The Answer Man
  5. 4. Number 63 Joe Orlando
    DC Profiles
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Steve Jenner
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Per Sandell
  • Richard Thomson
  • Jim Van Dore