Batman: Contagion [First Printing]

([June] 1996)

[Title and Credits] (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Letters

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Indexer Notes

Inside front cover with title and credits.

[Contagion Part 1] (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Alan Grant (credited)

Pencils

Vince Giarrano (credited)

Inks

Ray McCarthy (credited)

Colors

Pamela Rambo (credited); Android Images (credited) (separations)

Letters

Bill Oakley (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman; Robin [Tim Drake]; Azrael

Reprints

• from Batman: Shadow of the Bat (DC, 1992 series) #48 (March 1996)

Indexer Notes

Contagion crossover continues in Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #695.

The Gray Area [Contagion Part 2] (Table of Contents: 3)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Chuck Dixon (credited)

Pencils

Tommy Lee Edwards (credited)

Inks

Scott Hanna (credited)

Colors

Gloria Vasquez (credited); Android Images (credited) (separations)

Letters

John Costanza (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman; Robin [Tim Drake]; Oracle [Barbara Gordon]; Catwoman (cameo)

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #695 (March 1996)

Indexer Notes

Contagion crossover continued from Batman: Shadow of the Bat (DC, 1992 series) #48
Contagion crossover continues in Robin (DC, 1993 series) #27

Natural Born Healer [Contagion Part 3] (Table of Contents: 4)

Robin / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Chuck Dixon (credited)

Pencils

Mike Wieringo (credited)

Inks

Stan Woch (credited)

Colors

Adrienne Roy (credited)

Letters

Tim Harkins (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Robin [Tim Drake]; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (cameo); Renee Montoya; Alfred Pennyworth; Harvey Bullock; Azrael [Jean-Paul Valley] (last page cameo)

Reprints

• from Robin (DC, 1993 series) #27 (Late March 1996)

Indexer Notes

Contagion crossover continued from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #695.
Contagion crossover continues in Catwoman (DC, 1993 series) #31.

Flesh and Fire [Contagion Part 4] (Table of Contents: 5)

Catwoman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Chuck Dixon (credited)

Pencils

Jim Balent (credited) (thumbnails); Dick Giordano (credited) (pencils)

Inks

Bob Smith (credited)

Colors

Buzz Setzer (credited)

Letters

Albert DeGuzman (credited as Albert De Guzman)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Catwoman; Robin [Tim Drake]; Azrael; Batman; Commissioner James Gordon; Alfred Pennyworth; Nightwing

Synopsis

Catwoman, Robin and Azrael are tracking a plague carrier.

Reprints

• from Catwoman (DC, 1993 series) #31 (Late March 1996)

Indexer Notes

Contagion crossover continued from Robin (DC, 1993 series) #27
Contagion crossover continues in Azrael (DC, 1995 series) #15

Requiem for an Immortal [Contagion Part 5] (Table of Contents: 6)

Azrael / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Denny O'Neil (credited as Dennis O'Neil)

Pencils

Barry Kitson (credited)

Inks

James Pascoe (credited)

Colors

Demetrius Bassoukos (credited)

Letters

Ken Bruzenak (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Azrael; Oracle [Barbara Gordon](cameo); Catwoman

Reprints

• from Azrael (DC, 1995 series) #15 (Late March 1996)

Indexer Notes

Contagion crossover continued from Catwoman (DC, 1993 series) #31
Contagion crossover continues in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #529

Contagion, Part Six: Tears of Blood (Table of Contents: 7)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Doug Moench (credited)

Pencils

Kelley Jones (credited)

Inks

John Beatty (credited)

Colors

Gregory Wright (credited as Greg Wright); Android Images (credited) (separations)

Letters

Todd Klein (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman; Robin [Tim Drake]; Azrael (guest-star); Nightwing (guest-star); Poison Ivy (guest-star); Huntress (guest-star); Harvey Bullock; Commissioner Sarah Gordon

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #529 (April 1996)

Indexer Notes

Contagion crossover continued from Azrael (DC, 1995 series) #15
Contagion crossover continues in Batman: Shadow of the Bat (DC, 1992 series) #49

[Cover Gallery] (Table of Contents: 8)

Azrael; Batman; Catwoman; Robin / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Brian Stelfreeze (painting); Rodolfo Damaggio; Mike Wieringo; Jim Balent; Barry Kitson; Kelley Jones

Inks

Brian Stelfreeze (painting); Bill Sienkiewicz; Terry Austin; Jim Balent; James Pascoe; John Beatty

Colors

Brian Stelfreeze (painting); Gregory Wright; Android Images (separations); Bob LeRose; Electric Pickle; Demetrius Bassoukos ?; Bob LeRose

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman; Robin [Tim Drake]; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Azrael

Indexer Notes

Small reproductions of the covers from Batman: Shadow of the Bat #48, Detective Comics #695, Robin #27, Catwoman #31, Azrael #15, and Batman #529.

[Contagion Part 7] (Table of Contents: 9)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Alan Grant (credited)

Pencils

Vince Giarrano (credited)

Inks

Ray McCarthy (credited)

Colors

Pamela Rambo (credited); Android Images (credited) (separations)

Letters

Bill Oakley (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman; Commissioner Gordon; Robin [Tim Drake]; Nightwing; Huntress; Poison Ivy

Synopsis

Robin realizes he is infected. James Gordon reconciles with Batman.

Reprints

• from Batman: Shadow of the Bat (DC, 1992 series) #49 (April 1996)

Indexer Notes

Contagion crossover continued from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #529.
Contagion crossover continues in Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #696.

[Cover Gallery] (Table of Contents: 10)

Azrael; Batman; Catwoman; Robin / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Brian Stelfreeze (painting); Graham Nolan; Jim Balent; Barry Kitson; Mike Wieringo

Inks

Brian Stelfreeze (painting); Scott Hanna; Kelley Jones; Jim Balent; James Pascoe; Terry Austin

Colors

Brian Stelfreeze (painting); Gregory Wright; Android Images (separations); Gloria Vasquez; Demetrius Bassoukos ?; Bob LeRose

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Commissioner Gordon; Robin [Tim Drake]; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Azrael

Indexer Notes

Small reproductions of the covers from Batman: Shadow of the Bat #49, Detective Comics #696, The Batman Chronicles #4, Catwoman #32, Azrael #16, and Robin #28.

Babylon Falls [Contagion Part 8] (Table of Contents: 11)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Chuck Dixon (credited)

Pencils

Graham Nolan (credited)

Inks

Scott Hanna (credited)

Colors

Gloria Vasquez (credited); Android Images (credited) (separations)

Letters

John Costanza (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Tim Drake]; Alfred Pennyworth; Huntress; James Gordon; Poison Ivy (villain); Nightwing [Dick Grayson]; Oracle [Barbara Gordon]; Catwoman; Detective Renée Montoya; Detective Harvey Bullock

Synopsis

Batman rescues James Gordon and Poison Ivy from a burning building. Alfred cares for Robin who has contracted the Clench virus.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #696 (April 1996)

Indexer Notes

Contagion crossover continued from Batman: Shadow of the Bat (DC, 1992 series) #49.
Contagion crossover continues in Batman Chronicles (DC, 1995 series) #4.

Exposure (Table of Contents: 12)

Huntress / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Christopher Priest (credited)

Pencils

Matt Haley (credited)

Inks

Mike Sellers (credited)

Colors

James Sinclair (credited)

Letters

John Costanza (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne] (cameo); Huntress [Helena Bertinelli]

Reprints

• from The Batman Chronicles (DC, 1995 series) #4 (Spring 1996)

Indexer Notes

A Contagion tie-in story.

Beggar's Banquet (Table of Contents: 13)

Robin / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Chuck Dixon (credited)

Pencils

Frank Fosco (credited)

Inks

Stan Woch (credited)

Colors

Ian Laughlin (credited)

Letters

John Costanza (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Robin [Tim Drake]; Alfred Pennyworth; Jack Drake (dream); Batman [Bruce Wayne] (dream); Ariana Dzerchenko (dream); Janet Drake (dream)

Synopsis

Tim dreams of happier times while in his fevered state.

Reprints

• from The Batman Chronicles (DC, 1995 series) #4 (Spring 1996)

Indexer Notes

A Contagion tie-in story.

Contagion continues in Catwoman (DC, 1993 series) #32.

Fever Pitch [Contagion Part 9] (Table of Contents: 14)

Catwoman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Chuck Dixon (credited)

Pencils

Jim Balent (credited) (layouts); Dick Giordano (credited) (pencils)

Inks

Bob Smith (credited)

Colors

Buzz Setzer (credited)

Letters

Albert DeGuzman (credited as Albert De Guzman)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Catwoman; Batman (cameo); Nightwing (cameo)

Synopsis

Catwoman brings the last plague survivor to Gotham but finds that the survivors don't hold a cure.

Reprints

• from Catwoman (DC, 1993 series) #32 (April 1996)

Indexer Notes

Contagion crossover continued from Batman Chronicles (DC, 1995 series) #4.
Contagion crossover continues in Azrael (DC, 1995 series) #16.

Contagion [Part 10] (Table of Contents: 15)

Azrael / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Denny O'Neil (credited as Dennis O'Neil)

Pencils

Barry Kitson (credited)

Inks

James Pascoe (credited)

Colors

Demetrius Bassoukos (credited)

Letters

Ken Bruzenak (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Azrael; Batman; Nightwing; Catwoman; Tim Drake [Robin]; Alfred Pennyworth

Reprints

• from Azrael (DC, 1995 series) #16 (April 1996)

Indexer Notes

Contagion crossover continued from Catwoman (DC, 1993 series) #32
Contagion crossover concluded in Robin (DC, 1993 series) #28

Bitter Dregs [Contagion Part 11] (Table of Contents: 16)

Robin / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script

Chuck Dixon (credited)

Pencils

Mike Wieringo (credited)

Inks

Stan Woch (credited)

Colors

Adrienne Roy (credited)

Letters

Tim Harkins (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Robin [Tim Drake]; Nightwing [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Jack Drake; Dana Winters; Ariana Dzerchenko; Commissioner James Gordon; Harvey Bullock; Renee Montoya

Reprints

• from Robin (DC, 1993 series) #28 (April 1996)

Indexer Notes

Contagion crossover continued from Azrael (DC, 1995 series) #16.

Does not include the page 22 from the original issue, which was not part of the Contagion storyline and instead led into Robin #29.

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credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

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Inks

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Letters

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Indexer Notes

Inside rear cover with indicia and publisher information with a background of skeletons.

Plague in the Streets (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

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