([November] 2009)

DC, 2009 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
19.99 USD; 24.99 CAD
Pages
300
On-sale Date
2009-09-02
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [swirl]
ISBN
978-1-4012-2238-3 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
9781401222383 51999
Editing
Michael Siglain (credited) (editor - original series); Harvey Richards (credited) (assistant editor); Bob Harras (credited) (group editor - collected editions); Sean Mackiewicz (credited) (editor)
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock
cardstock cover
Binding
softcover
Publishing Format
collected edition

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Kelley Jones (credited, signed)
Inks
Kelley Jones (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]
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Introduction (Table of Contents: 1)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
John Carpenter (credited)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Beware the Witching Hour (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Pencils
Kelley Jones (signed)
Inks
Kelley Jones (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]
Reprints

Scarecrow Escapes Asylum! (Table of Contents: 3)

Batman / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Niles (credited)
Pencils
Kelley Jones (credited)
Inks
Kelley Jones (credited)
Colors
Michelle Madsen (credited)
Letters
Pat Brosseau (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth; Commissioner James Gordon; Detective Clarkson; Detective Barry Lucas; Scarecrow [Jonathan Crane] (villain); Axeman (villain)
Synopsis
In this fatal first issue by the creative team of Steve Niles and Kelley Jones, Batman will come face-to-face with the Master of Fear himself - but just what is the Scarecrow after? And what does it have to do with the Axeman? Could it be some elaborate scheme to trap the Bat? Be here at the beginning - and beware!
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The Axe-Man Cometh! (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Kelley Jones (signed)
Inks
Kelley Jones (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Axeman; Batman [Bruce Wayne]
Reprints

Batman May He Lye Stille (Table of Contents: 5)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Niles (credited)
Pencils
Kelley Jones (credited)
Inks
Kelley Jones (credited)
Colors
Michelle Madsen (credited)
Letters
Pat Brosseau (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth; Commissioner James Gordon; Detective Clarkson; Detective Barry Lucas; Man-Bat [Kirk Langstrom]; Larry; Axeman [as Axe-Man in this story] (villain)
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The Malleable Menace Meets the Dark Knight Detective! (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Kelley Jones (signed)
Inks
Kelley Jones (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Clayface; Batman [Bruce Wayne]
Reprints

[Mud Pies at Midnight!] (Table of Contents: 7)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Niles (credited)
Pencils
Kelley Jones (credited)
Inks
Kelley Jones (credited)
Colors
Michelle Madsen (credited)
Letters
Pat Brosseau (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth; Commissioner James Gordon; Detective Clarkson; Detective Barry Lucas; Mr. Hedgley (death); Clayface (villain); Jonathan Crane [Scarecrow] (villain); Joker (villain); Midnight (villain)
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Indexer Notes

Story title from previous story's "next" blurb.

Crimes of the Heart! (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Kelley Jones (signed)
Inks
Kelley Jones (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Midnight; Batman [Bruce Wayne]
Reprints

[War of the Gargantuas!] (Table of Contents: 9)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Niles (credited)
Pencils
Kelley Jones (credited)
Inks
Kelley Jones (credited)
Colors
Michelle Madsen (credited)
Letters
Pat Brosseau (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth; Commissioner James Gordon; Detective April Clarkson; Officer Henderson; Richard Dunkirk; Captain Douglas Van Ark (death); Clayface (villain); Midnight (villain)
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Indexer Notes

Story title from the previous story's "next" blurb.

Predatory Party Crashers! (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Pencils
Kelley Jones (signed)
Inks
Kelley Jones (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Man-Bat [Kirk Langstrom]; Midnight; Detective April Clarkson
Reprints

[Time Runs Out for the Dark Knight!] (Table of Contents: 11)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Niles (credited)
Pencils
Kelley Jones (credited)
Inks
Kelley Jones (credited)
Colors
Michelle Madsen (credited)
Letters
Pat Brosseau (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth; Commissioner James Gordon; Detective April Clarkson; Officer Henderson; Richard Dunkirk; Man-Bat [Kirk Langstrom]; Dr. Lajos; Midnight (villain); Joker [as Monsieur Blagueur] (villain)
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Indexer Notes

Story title from previous story's "next" blurb.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Kelley Jones (signed)
Inks
Kelley Jones (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I got a rock! Hahahahahaha!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Joker
Reprints

[Trick or Treat!] (Table of Contents: 13)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Niles (credited)
Pencils
Kelley Jones (credited)
Inks
Kelley Jones (credited)
Colors
Michelle Madsen (credited)
Letters
Pat Brosseau (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth; Commissioner James Gordon; Detective April Clarkson; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen] (cameo); Detective Barry Lucas; Joker (villain); Midnight (villain); Killer Croc [Waylon Jones] (cameo)
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Indexer Notes

Story title from previous story's "next" blurb.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Kelley Jones (signed)
Inks
Kelley Jones (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It's going to be a red death for the Dark Knight!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Midnight
Reprints

[Crocodile Tears...] (Table of Contents: 15)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Niles (credited)
Pencils
Kelley Jones (credited)
Inks
Kelley Jones (credited)
Colors
Michelle Madsen (credited)
Letters
Pat Brosseau (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth; Commissioner James Gordon; Detective April Clarkson; Detective Barry Lucas (corpse); Mayor of Gotham (death); Midnight (villain); Killer Croc [Waylon Jones]
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Indexer Notes

Story title from previous story's "next" blurb.

Oh Holy Knight! (Table of Contents: 16)

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

Pencils
Kelley Jones (signed)
Inks
Kelley Jones (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Detective April Clarkson; Batman [Bruce Wayne]
Reprints

[Silent Night, Deadly Knight!] (Table of Contents: 17)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Niles (credited)
Pencils
Kelley Jones (credited)
Inks
Kelley Jones (credited)
Colors
Michelle Madsen (credited)
Letters
Pat Brosseau (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth; Commissioner James Gordon; Detective April Clarkson; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Detective Barry Lucas (corpse); Joker (villain); Midnight (villain)
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Indexer Notes

Story title from previous story's "next" blurb.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Kelley Jones (signed)
Inks
Kelley Jones (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
There are nights when the wolves are silent and only the moon howls.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Detective April Clarkson; Midnight
Reprints

[New Year's Evil] (Table of Contents: 19)

Batman / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Niles (credited)
Pencils
Kelley Jones (credited)
Inks
Kelley Jones (credited)
Colors
Michelle Madsen (credited)
Letters
Pat Brosseau (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth; Commissioner James Gordon; Detective April Clarkson (death); Walter Clarkson (first appearance); Richard Dunkirk (death); Catwoman [Selina Kyle] (cameo); Midnight (villain)
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Indexer Notes

Story title from previous story's "next" blurb.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Kelley Jones (signed)
Inks
Kelley Jones (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Batman-- Stop! You're going to kill him!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Midnight
Reprints

[Heart Broken!] (Table of Contents: 21)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Niles (credited)
Pencils
Kelley Jones (credited)
Inks
Kelley Jones (credited)
Colors
Michelle Madsen (credited)
Letters
Pat Brosseau (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth; Commissioner James Gordon; Detective April Clarkson (flashback); Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Man-Bat [Kirk Langstrom]; Midnight (villain); Axeman (villain); Killer Croc [Waylon Jones] (villain); Scarecrow [Jonathan Crane] (villain)
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Indexer Notes

Story title from previous story's "next" blurb.

Monster Mash! (Table of Contents: 22)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Kelley Jones (signed)
Inks
Kelley Jones (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Man-Bat [Kirk Langstrom]; Midnight; Killer Croc [Waylon Jones]; Scarecrow [Jonathan Crane]
Reprints

[Mad Monster Party!] (Table of Contents: 23)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Niles (credited)
Pencils
Kelley Jones (credited)
Inks
Kelley Jones (credited)
Colors
Michelle Madsen (credited)
Letters
Pat Brosseau (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Commissioner James Gordon; Detective April Clarkson (hallucination); Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Man-Bat [Kirk Langstrom]; Midnight (villain); Axeman (villain); Killer Croc [Waylon Jones] (villain); Scarecrow [Jonathan Crane] (villain)
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Indexer Notes

Story title from previous story's "next" blurb.

Grave Matters (Table of Contents: 24)

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

Pencils
Kelley Jones (signed)
Inks
Kelley Jones (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Midnight [Detective April Clarkson]
Reprints

[The Grand (Guignol) Finale] (Table of Contents: 25)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Niles (credited)
Pencils
Kelley Jones (credited)
Inks
Kelley Jones (credited)
Colors
Michelle Madsen (credited)
Letters
Pat Brosseau (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Commissioner James Gordon; Alfred Pennyworth; Karen Beckett (corpse); Midnight [Detective April Clarkson] (identity revealed; villain)
Synopsis
Batman works his way through the clues, and determines, to his hearts dismay, that Midnight is... April Clarkson.
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Indexer Notes

Story title from previous story's "next" blurb.

Character Designs by Kelley Jones (Table of Contents: 26)

Batman / illustration / 10 pages (report information)

Pencils
Kelley Jones
Inks
Kelley Jones
Colors
Kelley Jones
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero