Batman (1940) Annual Canadian Price Variant comic books 1970-1985

Canadian edition with $1.25 cover price - "The Messiah of the Crimson Sun." Story by Mike W Barr. Art and cover by Trevor Von Eeden. In a small rural town, the rising of the sun means death for all of its inhabitants as the sunlight literally burns them alive. Now, the Messiah of the Crimson Sun has decreed that the same thing will happen to Gotham City with the next dawn. It is a true race against the sun for Batman to prevent this catastrophe. 48 pages. Full color. Cover price $1.25.

Canadian edition with $1.60 cover price. Cover pencils by Ed Hannigan (layouts), painted by John Totleben. "First Face: The Child Childhood's End", script by Mike Barr, art by Jerry Ordway; Batman recalls his painful childhood when the parents of a young boy that Bruce Wayne knows are killed by the getaway car of a botched bank robbery. "Second Face: The Avenger Innocent Blood!", script by Mike Barr, art by Alex Nino; A group of ordinary bank robbers assume the guise of the Black Heart Liberation Army, a counter-revolutionary organization, in order to mislead the police; Batman steps in. "Third Face: The Detective Death by Double Fault!", script by Mike Barr, pencils by Dan Jurgens, inks by Dick Giordano; Bruce Wayne is invited to a dinner party by a friend who he hasn't heard from in 10 years; A mystery ensues. "Fourth Face: The Man Perspectives!", script by Mike Barr, art by Paul Smith; Batman rescues some children from a burning hospital but takes a bullet in the process. Cover price $1.60.