Batman: Cataclysm [First Printing]
([July] 1999)

DC, 1999 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
17.95 USD; 28.25 CAD
Pages
324
On-sale Date
1999-05-26
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [bullet]
ISBN
1-56389-527-7 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
761941219585 00111
Editing
Denny O'Neil (credited as Dennis O'Neil) (editor - original series); Scott Peterson (credited) (editor - original series); Jordan B. Gorfinkel (credited) (editor - original series); Darren Vincenzo (credited) (editor - original series); Jim Spivey (credited) (editor - collected edition)
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Modern Age US
Binding
softcover
Publishing Format
collected edition

Issue Notes

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dave Taylor (credited, signed)
Inks
Dave Taylor (credited, signed)
Colors
Matt Hollingsworth (credited)
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
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[Editorial Credits] (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

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?
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typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Batman: Cataclysm (Table of Contents: 2)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

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Indexer Notes

Title page with creative credits.

[Cast of Characters] (Table of Contents: 3)

Batman / character profile / 1 page (report information)

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typeset
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superhero

[Prologue] (Table of Contents: 4)

Batman / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Chuck Dixon (credited)
Pencils
Mark Buckingham (credited)
Inks
Bob McLeod (credited)
Colors
Gloria Vasquez (credited)
Letters
John Costanza (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Jolene Relazzo (seismologist, introduction)
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Cataclysm, Part 1: Castles Built on Sand (Table of Contents: 5)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Alan Grant (credited)
Pencils
Mark Buckingham (credited)
Inks
Wayne Faucher (credited)
Colors
Pamela Rambo (credited as Pam Rambo); Android Images (credited) (seps)
Letters
Bill Oakley (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman; Oracle [Barbara Gordon]; Alfred Pennyworth; Harvey Bullock; Anarky
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Shudder (Table of Contents: 6)

Nightwing / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Chuck Dixon (credited)
Pencils
Scott McDaniel (credited)
Inks
Karl Story (credited)
Colors
Roberta Tewes (credited); Jamison Services (credited as Jamison) (separator)
Letters
John Costanza (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Nightwing [Dick Grayson]; Tad Ryerstad; Tarantula [John Law] (photograph)
Synopsis
Nightwing rushes to Gotham City to help when the city is hit by a terrible earthquake. Tad decides on a name for his vigilante identity.
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Cataclysm: Part Three: Lifelines (Table of Contents: 7)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Doug Moench (credited)
Pencils
Klaus Janson (credited)
Inks
Sal Buscema (credited)
Colors
Gregory Wright (credited); Android Images (credited)
Letters
Todd Klein (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Lucius Fox; Alfred Pennyworth; Batman; Barbara Gordon; Harvey Bullock; Commissioner James Gordon
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The First and the Last (Table of Contents: 8)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Chuck Dixon (credited)
Pencils
Graham Nolan (credited)
Inks
Klaus Janson (credited)
Colors
Gloria Vasquez (credited); Android Images (credited) (separator)
Letters
John Costanza (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Huntress; Detective Montoya; Alfred Pennyworth; Harold; Batman
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Claustrophobia (Table of Contents: 9)

Catwoman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Devin Grayson (credited)
Pencils
Jim Balent (credited)
Inks
John Stanisci (credited)
Colors
Buzz Setzer (credited)
Letters
Albert DeGuzman (credited as Albert De Guzman)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Catwoman
Synopsis
Catwoman is planning to rob a store when an earthquake hits and destroys the building. She helps some trapped people get out.
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Isle of Men (Table of Contents: 10)

Batman / comic story / 38 pages (report information)

Script
Doug Moench (credited)
Pencils
Jim Aparo (credited)
Inks
David Roach (credited)
Colors
Pat Garrahy (credited)
Letters
Clem Robins (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Jared Manx; Catman; Black Spider; KGBeast; Cluemaster; Faceless; Steeljacket; Barbara Gordon [Oracle]
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Love Me 2 Times (Table of Contents: 11)

Two-Face / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Klaus Janson (credited)
Pencils
Klaus Janson (credited)
Inks
Klaus Janson (credited)
Colors
Noelle Giddings (credited)
Letters
Clem Robins (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Two-Face [Harvey Dent]
Synopsis
Some crooked cops who try to turn in Two-Face to the police have the tables turned on them.
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Cataclysm: The Naked City (Table of Contents: 12)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Alan Grant (credited)
Pencils
Mark Buckingham (credited)
Inks
Wayne Faucher (credited)
Colors
Pamela Rambo (credited as Pam Rambo); Android Images (credited) (separator)
Letters
Bill Oakley (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman; Oracle [Barbara Gordon]; Commissioner James Gordon; The Penguin; Tim Drake [Robin]; Quakemaster
Reprints

House of Cards (Table of Contents: 13)

Batman / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Chris Renaud (credited)
Pencils
Chris Renaud (credited)
Inks
Bob McLeod (credited)
Colors
Ian Laughlin (credited)
Letters
Clem Robins (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Ra's al Ghul
Synopsis
Ra's al Ghul tries to determine the best way to take advantage of the earthquake.
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A Bird with a Hand (Table of Contents: 14)

Penguin / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Rick Burchett (credited)
Pencils
Rick Burchett (credited) (layouts); Bill Sienkiewicz (credited) (finishes)
Inks
Bill Sienkiewicz (credited) (finishes)
Colors
Grant Goleash (credited)
Letters
Clem Robins (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot]
Synopsis
The Penguin tries to take advantage of the earthquake by winning favors from trapped victims.
Reprints

The Day After Judgment (Table of Contents: 15)

Nightwing / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Chuck Dixon (credited)
Pencils
Scott McDaniel (credited)
Inks
Karl Story (credited)
Colors
Roberta Tewes (credited); Jamison Services (credited as Jamison) (separator)
Letters
John Costanza (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Nightwing [Dick Grayson]; Robin [Tim Drake]; Oracle [Barbara Gordon]; Commissioner James Gordon; Darryl Broadbent (reporter); Detective Hawke; Alfred Pennyworth; Harold; Detective Harvey Bullock; Detective Renee Montoya
Synopsis
Nightwing checks out Oracle and then the batcave to find out how his friends are. A gruesome villain attempts to blackmail Gotham with more earthquakes.
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Trapped (Table of Contents: 16)

Robin / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Chris Renaud (credited)
Pencils
Alex Maleev (credited)
Inks
Alex Maleev (credited)
Colors
Jason Wright (credited)
Letters
Clem Robins (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Robin [Tim Drake]
Synopsis
Robin helps rescue a person trapped under some rubble.
Reprints

Blunt Trauma (Table of Contents: 17)

Huntress; Spoiler / comic story / 38 pages (report information)

Script
Chuck Dixon (credited)
Pencils
Eduardo Barreto (credited)
Inks
Bill Sienkiewicz (credited)
Colors
Jason Wright (credited)
Letters
Tim Harkins (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Huntress [Helena Bertinelli]; Spoiler [Stephanie Brown]; Dean; Arthur Brown [Cluemaster] (villain); Mr. Parsons (villain); Ernie Chubb (villain); Monsoon (villain); Garfield Lynns [Firefly] (villain); Otis Flannegan [Ratcatcher] (villain); Titus Czonka [The Baffler] (villain)
Synopsis
Spoiler and Huntress meet during the clean-up after the earthquake, and must team up to take down Stephanie's dad... the Cluemaster, and the other prison escapees.
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Master of Destruction (Table of Contents: 18)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Doug Moench (credited)
Pencils
Klaus Janson (credited)
Inks
Sal Buscema (credited)
Colors
Gregory Wright (credited); Android Images (credited) (separator)
Letters
Todd Klein (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman; Commissioner James Gordon; Harvy Bullock; Rene Montoya; Lucius Fox; Nightwing; Robin [Tim Drake]; Alfred Pennyworth
Reprints

Shifting Ground (Table of Contents: 19)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Chuck Dixon (credited)
Pencils
Graham Nolan (credited)
Inks
Klaus Janson (credited)
Colors
Gloria Vasquez (credited); Android Images (credited) (separator)
Letters
John Costanza (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman; Nightwing; Robin [Tim Drake]; Jolene Relazzo; Huntress; Oracle [Barbara Gordon]; Quakemaster (villain); Alfred Pennyworth; Harold; Detective Bullock; Detective Montoya
Reprints

Flattened (Table of Contents: 20)

Robin / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Chuck Dixon (credited)
Pencils
Stewart Johnson (credited as Staz Johnson)
Inks
Stan Woch (credited)
Colors
Adrienne Roy (credited)
Letters
Tim Harkins (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Robin [Tim Drake]; Quakemaster; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Nightwing [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Mackenzie "Hardback" Bock; Oracle [Barbara Gordon]; Scarface; Ventriloquist; Harvey Bullock; Renee Montoya; Alfred Pennyworth
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Little Orphan Andy (Table of Contents: 21)

Leslie Thompkins / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Kelley Puckett (credited)
Pencils
Rick Burchett (credited)
Inks
Rick Burchett (credited)
Colors
Noelle Giddings (credited)
Letters
Clem Robins (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Leslie Thompkins
Synopsis
Leslie helps to calm a frightened child.
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Batman
  2. 1. [Editorial Credits]
  3. 2. Batman: Cataclysm
  4. 3. [Cast of Characters]
    Batman
  5. 4. [Prologue]
    Batman
  6. 5. Cataclysm, Part 1: Castles Built on Sand
    Batman
  7. 6. Shudder
    Nightwing
  8. 7. Cataclysm: Part Three: Lifelines
    Batman
  9. 8. The First and the Last
    Batman
  10. 9. Claustrophobia
    Catwoman
  11. 10. Isle of Men
    Batman
  12. 11. Love Me 2 Times
    Two-Face
  13. 12. Cataclysm: The Naked City
    Batman
  14. 13. House of Cards
    Batman
  15. 14. A Bird with a Hand
    Penguin
  16. 15. The Day After Judgment
    Nightwing
  17. 16. Trapped
    Robin
  18. 17. Blunt Trauma
    Huntress; Spoiler
  19. 18. Master of Destruction
    Batman
  20. 19. Shifting Ground
    Batman
  21. 20. Flattened
    Robin
  22. 21. Little Orphan Andy
    Leslie Thompkins
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