Batman Allies: Alfred Pennyworth

([May] 2020)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Bob Smith

Inks

Terry Beatty

Colors

?

Letters

?

Characters

Alfred Pennyworth; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Nightwing [Dick Grayson]; Robin [Tim Drake]

Indexer Notes

Collection title logo with illustration from the cover of Batman: Gotham Adventures #16.

Table of Contents (Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils

Jim Aparo

Inks

Jim Aparo

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Joker; Poison Ivy; Penguin; Killer Moth; Riddler; Two-Face; Scarecrow; Ra's Al Ghul

Indexer Notes

Table of Contents, includes illustration from The Untold Legend of the Batman #2.

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

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jim Aparo

Inks

Jim Aparo

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Batman; Alfred Pennyworth; Lucius Fox

Indexer Notes

Indicia and publisher information, includes illustration from the cover of Detective Comics #501.

Here Comes Alfred! (Table of Contents: 4)

Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Don C. Cameron

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (backgrounds)

Colors

?

Letters

George Roussos

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth (introduction); Jarvis Pennyworth (Alfred's father who was a butler for Thomas Wayne, mention only); The Duke of Dorian [aka Gaston LeDuc]; Manuel Stiletti (villain, international crook, introduction); Pablo (villain); Tomas (villain)

Synopsis

Things get very complicated when an English butler, named Alfred, suddenly shows up on the doorstep of Wayne Manor and announces that he is there to attend to their needs in order to fulfill a promise that he made to the original butler for the Wayne family. Then he discovers accidentally that his new masters are in reality Batman and Robin!

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #16 (April-May 1943)

Keywords

Bat-Signal; Batmobile; Batplane; Gotham City; Gotham Globe

Accidentally on Purpose! (Table of Contents: 5)

Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Don C. Cameron

Pencils

Jack Burnley (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

George Roussos

Colors

?

Letters

George Roussos

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Henry Corliss (jewelry store owner); John Kling (stockbroker); Dr. Goodwin (villain); Biff Bannon [also called Biff Bannister] (villain, gang boss)

Synopsis

Endeavoring to lose some weight, Alfred goes on an exercise program at an out of the way place in the country. While he is gone, the Caped Crusaders face an evil doctor, who uses a certain potion that allows him to control the actions of people and, in the end, are saved by a mysterious "thin man" who knows their secret identities.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #83 (January 1944)

Keywords

Bat Cave; Batmobile; Batplane (mention only); Gotham City; Kling & Huggins Storckbrokers

Alfred, Armchair Detective! (Table of Contents: 6)

The Adventures of Alfred / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Don C. Cameron ?; Joe Samachson ?

Pencils

Jerry Robinson

Inks

Jerry Robinson

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Alfred Pennyworth; Bruce Wayne (cameo); Dick Grayson (cameo); Stubby Stubbs (villain, introduction); Willie (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

Alfred is surprised to learn that what he read in a book about a case being solved by an "armchair detective", which he considers impossible, proves to be true on a chair he accidentally gets involved in...and he's tied to that armchair!

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #31 (October-November 1945)

Keywords

Gotham City

[Detective Comics #356] (Table of Contents: 7)

Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Carmine Infantino (signed)

Inks

Joe Giella (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Outsider

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #356 (October 1966)

Keywords

Go-Go Checks

Inside Story of the Outsider! (Table of Contents: 8)

Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 14.67 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Joe Giella

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Outsider (villain); The Grasshopper Gang (villain); Aunt Harriet Cooper

Synopsis

Outsider revealed as Alfred. Alfred is "resurrected." The Alfred Foundation renamed as the Wayne Foundation.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #356 (October 1966)

Indexer Notes

Story in two parts: unnumbered part 1 (7.67 pp.), Part 2 (7 pp.).

[The Untold Legend of the Batman #2] (Table of Contents: 9)

Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 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

• from The Untold Legend of the Batman (DC, 1980 series) #2 (August 1980)

"With Friends Like These..." (Table of Contents: 10)

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

• from The Untold Legend of the Batman (DC, 1980 series) #2 (August 1980)

[Detective Comics #501] (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Pencils

Jim Aparo (signed)

Inks

Jim Aparo

Colors

Tatjana Wood

Letters

?

Job Number

C-557

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman; Alfred Pennyworth; Lucius Fox

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #501 [Direct] (April 1981)

The Man Who Killed Mlle. Marie! (Table of Contents: 12)

Batman / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

Don Newton

Inks

Dan Adkins

Colors

Adrienne Roy

Letters

Ben Oda

Job Number

J-6990

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman; Alfred Pennyworth; Lucius Fox; Inspector Dupre; Julia Remarque; Mlle. Marie (flashback)

Synopsis

Alfred and Lucius leave Gotham mysteriously, and Batman follows them to Paris where they all become involved in the mystery behind the death of French resistance fighter Mlle. Marie.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #501 (April 1981)

Indexer Notes

Story continues in Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #502.

[Detective Comics #502] (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Pencils

Jim Aparo (signed)

Inks

Jim Aparo

Colors

Tatjana Wood

Letters

?

Job Number

C-562

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman; Alfred Pennyworth; Lucius Fox

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #502 [Direct] (May 1981)

Who Shot Mlle. Marie? (Table of Contents: 14)

Batman / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

Don Newton

Inks

Dan Adkins

Colors

Adrienne Roy

Letters

Ben Oda

Job Number

J-6991

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman; Alfred Pennyworth; Lucius Fox; Julia Remarque; Jacques Remarque; Inspector Dupre [Roget]; Mlle. Marie (flashback)

Synopsis

Batman, Alfred, and Lucius are held captive by a former French resistance group who want to avenge their former leader Mlle. Marie by holding a trial for the man whom they believe killed her: Alfred Pennyworth.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #502 (May 1981)

Indexer Notes

Julia Remarque revealed as the daughter of Alfred and Mlle. Marie (Mlle. Marie is a character from Star-Spangled War Stories comic).

Story continues from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #501.

Waiting in the Wings (Table of Contents: 15)

Batman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Kevin Dooley

Pencils

Malcolm Jones III

Inks

Malcolm Jones III

Colors

Adrienne Roy

Letters

Albert DeGuzman

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman; Alfred Pennyworth

Synopsis

Alfred decides to try an acting career.

Reprints

• from Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #13 ([June] 1989)

[Batman: Shadow of the Bat #31] (Table of Contents: 16)

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

Pencils

Brian Stelfreeze (signed as Brian Freeze)

Inks

Brian Stelfreeze (signed as Brian Freeze)

Colors

Brian Stelfreeze (signed as Brian Freeze)

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Tim Drake]; Alfred Beagle

Reprints

• from Batman: Shadow of the Bat (DC, 1992 series) #31 [Direct Sales] (September 1994)

Indexer Notes

Retro cover design.

The Shadow of the Bat Falls Upon (Table of Contents: 17)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Brian Stelfreeze

Inks

Brian Stelfreeze

Colors

Brian Stelfreeze

Letters

?

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Tim Drake]; Alfred Beagle

Reprints

• from Batman: Shadow of the Bat (DC, 1992 series) #31 (September 1994)

Indexer Notes

Title and credits for issue, includes illustration from cover.

The Battling Butler! (Table of Contents: 18)

Batman / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script

Alan Grant

Pencils

Bret Blevins

Inks

Bret Blevins

Colors

Adrienne Roy

Letters

Todd Klein

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Tim Drake]; Alfred Beagle

Synopsis

Timeline complications produce the hefty Alfred Beagle.

Reprints

• from Batman: Shadow of the Bat (DC, 1992 series) #31 (September 1994)

[Batman: Gotham Adventures #16] (Table of Contents: 19)

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

Pencils

Bob Smith (signed)

Inks

Terry Beatty (signed)

Colors

Lee Loughridge ?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Alfred Pennyworth; Batman; Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Nightwing; Robin [Tim Drake]

Reprints

• from Batman: Gotham Adventures (DC, 1998 series) #16 [Direct Sales] (September 1999)

Captive Audience (Table of Contents: 20)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Scott Peterson

Pencils

Craig Rousseau

Inks

Terry Beatty

Colors

Lee Loughridge

Letters

Tim Harkins

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman; Robin [Tim Drake]; Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Nightwing; Alfred Pennyworth

Synopsis

Alfred is kidnapped, but hardly needs the Bat-family's help to escape.

Reprints

• from Batman: Gotham Adventures (DC, 1998 series) #16 (September 1999)

Regnum Defende, Part One (Table of Contents: 21)

Alfred Pennyworth / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Scott Beatty

Pencils

Jeff Parker

Inks

Jeff Parker

Colors

Jeff Parker

Letters

Phil Balsman

Genre

spy

Characters

Alfred Pennyworth [as Alfred Beagle]; Mr. Fawkes; VILLAINS: Parsifal; Red Scare (dies); Vandal Savage; Gudra

Synopsis

Alfred is called to duty by his country's secret service.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #806 (July 2005)

Indexer Notes

This story is set during Alfred's younger years.

Regnum Defende, Part II (Table of Contents: 22)

Alfred Pennyworth / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Scott Beatty

Pencils

Jeff Parker

Inks

Jeff Parker

Colors

Jeff Parker

Letters

Jared K. Fletcher

Editing

Michael Wright

Genre

spy

Characters

Alfred Pennyworth [as Alfred Beagle]; Thomas Wayne (cameo); Martha Wayne (cameo); Mr. Fawkes; VILLAINS: Parsifal; Red Scare (deceased); Iron Curtain; Herr Blitzkrieg; Gudra

Synopsis

Alfred's career as a spy comes to an early end.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #807 (August 2005)

Indexer Notes

This story is set during Alfred's younger years.

[Batman Eternal #31] (Table of Contents: 23)

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

Pencils

Rafael Albuquerque

Inks

Rafael Albuquerque

Colors

Rafael Albuquerque

Genre

superhero

Characters

Alfred Pennyworth; Bane

Reprints

• from Batman Eternal (DC, 2014 series) #31 (January 2015)

Indexer Notes

Color art from issue cover with no logos, numbers, and pricing.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 24)

Batman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Alex Ross (painting)

Inks

Alex Ross (painting)

Colors

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Alfred Pennyworth

Indexer Notes

Illustration of Alfred from the cover of Batman #686.

Buried Deep (Table of Contents: 25)

Batman / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script

Scott Snyder (story); James Tynion IV (story); Ray Fawkes (script); Kyle Higgins (consulting writer); Tim Seeley (consulting writer)

Pencils

Fernando Pasarin

Inks

Matthew Ryan

Colors

Blond

Letters

Taylor Esposito

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Batwing [Luke Fox]; Spoiler [Stephanie Brown]; Alfred Pennyworth [Penny-One]; Harvey Bullock; Julia Pennyworth [Penny-Two]; Vicki Vale;
Bane (villain); Clayface [Basil Karlo] (villain); Hush [Thomas Elliot] (villain); Joker's Daughter [Duela] (villain); Mr. Freeze [Victor Fries] (villain); Mr. Zsasz [Victor Zsasz] (villain)

Reprints

• from Batman Eternal (DC, 2014 series) #31 (January 2015)

Keywords

Arkham Asylum; Batcave; G.C.P.D.; Gotham City

Good Boy (Table of Contents: 26)

Batman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Tom King

Pencils

David Finch

Inks

David Finch

Colors

Gabe Eltaeb

Letters

Deron Bennett

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Commissioner James Gordon]; Alfred Pennyworth; Ace

Synopsis

Alfred rescues a dog from a shelter then trains it as a gift for Bruce for Christmas. Alfred names the dog Ace, and as a joke, Bruce fashions a mask for him and calls him Bat-Hound.

Reprints

• from Batman Annual (DC, 2017 series) #1 (January 2017)

Keywords

Christmas

Father's Day (Table of Contents: 27)

Batman / comic story / 38 pages (report information)

Script

Tom Taylor (credited)

Pencils

Otto Schmidt (credited)

Inks

Otto Schmidt (credited)

Colors

Otto Schmidt (credited)

Letters

Troy Peteri; A Larger World Studios (as A Larger World)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

There was a call.

Genre

superhero

Characters

Alfred Pennyworth; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Leslie Thompkins; The Drone [Peter Harris]; Thomas Wayne (portrait); Martha Wayne (portrait)

Synopsis

As Batman pushes himself past his limits to stop a villain called the Drone from using drones to bomb the city, Alfred shows his love and devotion to Bruce by working tirelessly to support his every need.

Reprints

• from Batman Annual (DC, 2017 series) #3 (February 2019)

Keywords

Father's Day

Butler. Actor. Soldier. Spy. (Table of Contents: 28)

Batman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Brian Bolland

Inks

Brian Bolland

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Alfred Pennyworth

Indexer Notes

Back cover with text on contents of collection, includes illustration from the cover of Batman: Gotham Knights #42.