(1999 [February 2000])

DC, 1999 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
19.95 USD; 31.00 CAD
Pages
196
On-sale Date
1999-12-15
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [bullet]
ISBN
1-56389-565-X Search at WorldCat
Barcode
9781563895654
Printer
Printed in Canada
Editing
Michael Wright (credited) (editor - collected edition); Mike Carlin (credited) (executive editor)
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock
cardstock cover
Binding
squarebound
Publishing Format
collected edition

Issue Notes

Special thanks to KC Carlson, Robert Grover and Mark Waid.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Neal Adams
Inks
Neal Adams
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman

Indexer Notes

Main image taken from page 21 of "The Joker's Five-Way Revenge" from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #251 (flipped).

Batman in the Seventies (Table of Contents: 1)

Batman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman

Indexer Notes

Title page.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Company credits with indicia information at bottom of page.

Bill Finger (Table of Contents: 3)

Batman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman

Indexer Notes

Memorial to Bill Finger.

Table of Contents (Table of Contents: 4)

Batman / table of contents / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Table of Contents pages with background image.

Introduction (Table of Contents: 5)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Denny O'Neil (credited as Dennis O'Neil)
Pencils
Mike Grell (illustration)
Inks
Mike Grell (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Robin [Dick Grayson]

Indexer Notes

Introductory text with illustration and Robin.

Batman Pinup (Table of Contents: 6)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Walter Simonson (credited) (signed as Simonson (brontosaurus))
Inks
Walter Simonson (credited) (signed as Simonson (brontosaurus))
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Reprints

Cover Gallery: Classic Tales (Table of Contents: 7)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Neal Adams (credited) (The Brave and the Bold #93, Detective Comics #395, 408, 439); Jim Aparo (credited) (Detective Comics #443); Dick Giordano (credited) (Detective Comics #457)
Inks
Neal Adams (credited) (The Brave and the Bold #93, Detective Comics #395, 408); Jim Aparo (credited) (Detective Comics #443); Dick Giordano (credited) (Detective Comics #439, 457)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Batman; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Manhunter

Indexer Notes

Text article with small reproductions of the covers to The Brave and the Bold #93 and Detective Comics #395, 408, 439, 443 and 457.

There Is No Hope in Crime Alley! (Table of Contents: 8)

Batman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Denny O'Neil (credited)
Pencils
Dick Giordano (credited)
Inks
Dick Giordano (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda
Editing
Julius Schwartz (credited) (editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman; Leslie Thompkins (introduction); Alfred Pennyworth; Thomas Wayne (flashback); Martha Wayne (flashback); Joe Chill (flashback)
Reprints

A Vow from the Grave! (Table of Contents: 9)

Batman / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script
Denny O'Neil (credited)
Pencils
Neal Adams (credited)
Inks
Dick Giordano (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
John Costanza

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman
Reprints

Night of the Reaper! (Table of Contents: 10)

Batman / comic story / 25 pages (report information)

Script
Denny O'Neil (credited); Bernie Wrightson (credited as Berni Wrightson) (idea); Harlan Ellison (credited) (assist)
Pencils
Neal Adams (credited)
Inks
Dick Giordano (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
John Costanza
Editing
Julius Schwartz (credited) (editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman
Reprints

Cover Gallery: Cast of Characters (Table of Contents: 11)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jim Aparo (credited) (The Batman Family #11, The Brave and the Bold #141); Michael Wm. Kaluta (credited as Michael Kaluta) (The Batman Family #17); Neal Adams (credited) (Detective Comics #402); Ernie Chan (credited) (Detective Comics #465); Nick Cardy (credited) (World's Finest Comics #221)
Inks
Jim Aparo (credited) (The Batman Family #11, The Brave and the Bold #141); Michael Wm. Kaluta (credited as Michael Kaluta) (The Batman Family #17); Neal Adams (credited) (Detective Comics #402); Ernie Chan (credited) (Detective Comics #465); Nick Cardy (credited) (World's Finest Comics #221)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Black Canary; Man-Bat; Huntress; Superman

Indexer Notes

Text article with small reproductions of the cover to Batman Family #11 and 17; The Brave and the Bold #141; Detective Comics #402 and 465; and World's Finest Comics #221.

The Invader from Hell! (Table of Contents: 12)

Batgirl and Robin / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
Elliot Maggin (credited as Elliot S! Maggin)
Pencils
Mike Grell (credited)
Inks
Mike Grell (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Julius Schwartz (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Reprints

Batgirl & Robin Pinup (Table of Contents: 13)

Batgirl and Robin / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dick Giordano (credited)
Inks
Dick Giordano (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Reprints

Marriage: Impossible (Table of Contents: 14)

Batman / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Robbins (credited)
Pencils
Neal Adams (credited)
Inks
Dick Giordano (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
John Costanza
Editing
Julius Schwartz (credited as Julie Schwartz) (editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman; Man-Bat
Reprints

From Each Ending... A Beginning! (Table of Contents: 15)

Huntress / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Levitz (credited)
Pencils
Joe Staton (credited)
Inks
Bob Layton (credited)
Colors
Anthony Tollin (credited)
Letters
Ben Oda (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Huntress [Helena Wayne] (origin); Batman (Earth-2); Catwoman (Earth-2, dies); Flash [Barry Allen] (flashback); Flash [Jay Garrick] (flashback); Robin (Earth-2, flashback); Silky Cernak (villain); Commissioner Gordon (Earth-2, cameo)
Reprints

Supervillains Pinup (Table of Contents: 16)

Batman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jim Aparo (credited)
Inks
Jim Aparo (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Ra's Al Ghul; Two-Face; Scarecrow; Riddler; Penguin; Joker; Catwoman; Batman
Reprints

Cover Gallery: The Villains (Table of Contents: 17)

Batman / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Neal Adams (credited) (Batman #232, 234, Detective Comics #411); Jim Aparo (credited) (Batman #291); Sal Amendola (credited) (Batman #296); Marshall Rogers (credited) (Detective Comics #475)
Inks
Neal Adams (credited) (Batman #232, 234, Detective Comics #411); Jim Aparo (credited) (Batman #291); Al Milgrom (credited) (Batman #296); Terry Austin (credited) (Detective Comics #475)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Two-Face; Riddler; Poison Ivy; Scarecrow; Joker; Catwoman

Indexer Notes

Text article with small reproductions of the covers to Batman #232, 234, 291 and 296; Detective Comics #411 and 475.

This One'll Kill You, Batman! (Table of Contents: 18)

Batman / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Denny O'Neil (credited)
Pencils
Irv Novick (credited)
Inks
Dick Giordano (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda
Editing
Julius Schwartz (editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Two-Face; Joker
Reprints

Daughter of the Demon (Table of Contents: 19)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Denny O'Neil (credited)
Pencils
Neal Adams (credited)
Inks
Dick Giordano (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
John Costanza
Editing
Julius Schwartz (credited) (editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Ra's Al Ghul; Talia
Reprints

Bat-Books of the Seventies (Table of Contents: 20)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Michael Wm. Kaluta (credited as Michael Kaluta) (Batman #242); Jim Aparo (credited) (The Batman Family #14, The Brave and the Bold #105); Neal Adams (credited) (Detective Comics #405, World's Finest Comics #244); José Luis García-López (credited) (Justice League of America #165)
Inks
Michael Wm. Kaluta (credited as Michael Kaluta) (Batman #242); Jim Aparo (credited) (The Batman Family #14, The Brave and the Bold #105); Neal Adams (credited) (Detective Comics #405, World's Finest Comics #244); José Luis García-López (credited) (Justice League of America #165)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Batwoman [Kathy Kane]; Wonder Woman; Superman; Green Arrow; Green Lantern; Black Canary; Vigilante

Indexer Notes

Text article with small reproductions of the covers to Batman #242, Batman Family #14, The Brave and the Bold #105, Detective Comics #405, Justice League of America #165 and World's Finest Comics #244.

Cover Gallery: The Artists (Table of Contents: 21)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Neal Adams (credited) (Batman #227); Michael Wm. Kaluta (credited as Michael Kaluta) (Batman Family #19); Nick Cardy (credited) (The Brave and the Bold #91); Jim Aparo (credited) (The Brave and the Bold #126); Bernie Wrightson (credited) (Detective Comics #425); Dick Giordano (credited) (Detective Comics #451)
Inks
Neal Adams (credited) (Batman #227); Michael Wm. Kaluta (credited as Michael Kaluta) (Batman Family #19); Nick Cardy (credited) (The Brave and the Bold #91); Jim Aparo (credited) (The Brave and the Bold #126); Bernie Wrightson (credited) (Detective Comics #425); Dick Giordano (credited) (Detective Comics #451)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Black Canary; Aquaman

Indexer Notes

Text article with small reproductions of the covers to Batman #227, Batman Family #19, The Brave and the Bold #91 and 126 and Detective Comics #425 and 451.

Death Flies the Haunted Sky (Table of Contents: 22)

Batman / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Archie Goodwin (credited)
Pencils
Alex Toth (credited)
Inks
Alex Toth (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Alex Toth
Editing
Archie Goodwin (credited) (editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman
Reprints

Ticket to Tragedy (Table of Contents: 23)

Batman / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Denny O'Neil (credited)
Pencils
Marshall Rogers (credited)
Inks
Marshall Rogers (credited)
Colors
Adrienne Roy (credited)
Letters
Mike Stevens (credited)
Editing
Julius Schwartz (credited) (editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman
Reprints

Contributors (Table of Contents: 24)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
biography

Indexer Notes

Short biographies on the creators of the stories in this issue.

Batman Family Pinup (Table of Contents: 25)

Batman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dick Giordano (credited)
Inks
Dick Giordano (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; James Gordon; Alfred Pennyworth; Riddler; Joker; Penguin
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Batman
  2. 1. Batman in the Seventies
    Batman
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
  4. 3. Bill Finger
    Batman
  5. 4. Table of Contents
    Batman
  6. 5. Introduction
  7. 6. Batman Pinup
  8. 7. Cover Gallery: Classic Tales
  9. 8. There Is No Hope in Crime Alley!
    Batman
  10. 9. A Vow from the Grave!
    Batman
  11. 10. Night of the Reaper!
    Batman
  12. 11. Cover Gallery: Cast of Characters
  13. 12. The Invader from Hell!
    Batgirl and Robin
  14. 13. Batgirl & Robin Pinup
    Batgirl and Robin
  15. 14. Marriage: Impossible
    Batman
  16. 15. From Each Ending... A Beginning!
    Huntress
  17. 16. Supervillains Pinup
    Batman
  18. 17. Cover Gallery: The Villains
    Batman
  19. 18. This One'll Kill You, Batman!
    Batman
  20. 19. Daughter of the Demon
    Batman
  21. 20. Bat-Books of the Seventies
  22. 21. Cover Gallery: The Artists
  23. 22. Death Flies the Haunted Sky
    Batman
  24. 23. Ticket to Tragedy
    Batman
  25. 24. Contributors
  26. 25. Batman Family Pinup
    Batman
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Dan Kocher
  • Brian Saner Lamken
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Stangas
  • Andrew S. Troth
  • Jim Van Dore