Detective Comics #526 [Direct]
(May 1983)

DC, 1937 Series
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Volume
47
Price
1.50 USD; 2.00 CAD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1983-02-01
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Editing
Dick Giordano (managing editor); Len Wein (editor); Nicola Cuti (assistant editor)

Issue Notes

Batman's 500th Anniversary appearance in Detective Comics.
This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Don Newton (signed)
Inks
Dick Giordano (signed)
Colors
Anthony Tollin

Job Number
C-343
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Cat-Man [Thomas Blake]; The Spook [Van Kaliban]; Clayface [Matt Hagen] (2nd Clayface); Cavalier [Mortimer Drake]; Tweedle Dum; Tweedle Dee; Gentleman Ghost [Jim Craddock]; Mad Hatter [Jervis Tetch]; Killer Croc [Waylon Jones]; Mister Freeze [Victor Fries]; Signalman [Phil Cobb]; Commissioner James Gordon; Joker; Scarecrow [Jonathan Crane]; Talia; Captain Stingaree [Karl Courtney]; Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot]; Getaway Genius [Roy Reynolds]; Two-Face [Harvey Dent]; Black Spider [Eric Needham]; Riddler [Edward Nigma]; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Alfred Pennyworth
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Indexer Notes

Main image is of Batman, Robin, and Batgirl, with headshots of Batman's friends and villains in the background.

Colors credit confirmed by Anthony Tollin.

All My Enemies Against Me! (Table of Contents: 1)

Batman / comic story / 56 pages (report information)

Script
Gerry Conway
Pencils
Don Newton
Inks
Alfredo Alcala
Colors
Adrienne Roy
Letters
Ben Oda

Job Number
J-8594
Genre
superhero
Characters
Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot]; Gentleman Ghost [Jim Craddock]; Two-Face [Harvey Dent]; Captain Stingaree [Karl Courtney]; Talia; Mad Hatter [Jervis Tetch]; Killer Moth [Drury Walker]; Mister Freeze [Victor Fries]; Tweedle Dum; Tweedle Dee; Clayface [Matt Hagen] (2nd Clayface); Riddler [Edward Nigma]; Scarecrow [Jonathan Crane]; Black Spider [Eric Needham]; The Spook [Van Kaliban]; Cat-Man [Thomas Blake]; Cavalier [Mortimer Drake]; Joker; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Getaway Genius [Roy Reynolds]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Waldo Flynn; Jason Todd; Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Commissioner James Gordon; Vicki Vale; Lance; Clancy (police officer); Signalman [Phil Cobb]; Joseph Todd (death); Trina Todd (death); Killer Croc [Waylon Jones]; Filbert Hughes III (criminal gang leader); Mr. Robinson; Walter (security guard); Winchell (security guard); John Grayson (flashback); Mary Grayson (flashback)
Synopsis
Upon finding out that Croc is planning to kill Batman, the Joker gathers all of Batman's enemies together in an attempt to kill Batman first. Robin finds out that Croc has killed Jason Todd's parents. Jason discovers the Batcave, and puts on an old costume of Dick's from when he was part of the Flying Graysons, and stows away in the Batmobile. When Batman teams with Catwoman, Talia, Robin, and Batgirl to battle the villains and to take down Croc, Jason lends a hand to help defeat Croc. With the Todds dead, Bruce decides to take Jason in to raise him.
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Indexer Notes

Story continues from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #359.

A Special 500th Anniversary Bonus Pin-Up from the Man Who Started It All -- Bob Kane (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bob Kane
Inks
Bob Kane
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Image is similar to the cover of Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #31.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Batman
  2. 1. All My Enemies Against Me!
    Batman
  3. 2. A Special 500th Anniversary Bonus Pin-Up from the Man Who Started It All -- Bob Kane
    Batman
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Peter Croome
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Dave Marchand
  • Lou Mazzella
  • John Monagle
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Van Dore