Batman (1940) comic books

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Cover art by Irv Novick. "Batman's Gangland Guardians!: starring Batman, The Joker, Catwoman, Mad Hatter, Penguin, and Cluemaster, script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Chic Stone and Joe Certa, inks by Joe Giella; A west coast crime syndicate moves into Gotham City with the intent to eliminate Batman any way they can, while seven of the Caped Crusader's foes join forces to stop them, fearing that they might be next on the syndicate's list. Cap's Hobby Hints by Henry Boltinoff. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover art by Irv Novick. "Gateway to Death!" starring Batman and Robin, script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Chic Stone, inks by Sid Greene; A rash of psychic robberies, in which objects appear to move with the power of mind over matter, puzzle the Caped Crusaders, but not Alfred. "Menace of the Motorcycle Marauders!" starring Robin, script by Mike Friedrich, pencils by Chic Stone, inks by Joe Giella; Robin, on his way to school to make a speech for the Presidency of the Junior Class, stops a motorcycle gang, whicjh is led by an expelled student; He successfully captures the gang, but, in the process, loses the chance to become class president at school. Cap's Hobby Hints by Henry Boltinoff. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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DC 80 Page Giant G-49, featuring Batman's crime-fighting toys. Cover art by Neal Adams. "The 1,000 Secrets of the Batcave" (reprint from Batman # 48), script by Bill Finger, art by Jim Mooney; Wolf Brando has escapes from jail, breaks inside go Wayne Manor, and knocks Dick Grayson unconscious; Wolf discovers Batcave; Bruce Wayne joins the Gotham City Police Department as Batman to capture the criminal. Cap's Hobby Hints by Henry Boltinoff. "The Birth of Batplane II!" (from Batman 61), script by David Vern Reed, pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Charles Paris; The military uses the Batplane; criminals create replicas of the Batplane; Batman designs a new and improved model. 2-page spread showing the layout of the Batcave. 2-page spread showing Batman & Robin's gadgets. "The Secret of Batmans Utility Belt!" (Detective 185), script by David Vern, pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Charles Paris; Batman looks for his missing utility belt, which a young boy has found. "The 100 Batarangs of Batman" (Detective 244), script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris; A criminal Batman put in jail using a Batarang plans to use bomb Batarangs against Batman. "The Secret of the Batmobile" (Batman 98), script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris; A criminal called The Racer uses a fast car to outdistance the Batmobile; Vicki Vale discovers that Batman is using a phony Batmobile. "The Flying Bat-Cave!" (Detective 186), pencils by Lew Sayre Schwartz, inks by Charles Paris; To rescue Robin, Batman agrees to not appear in Gotham for a week. 84 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover art by Irv Novick. "Operation: Blindfold!", script by Frank Robbins, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Joe Giella; An unscrupulous criminal named the Schemer kills an innocent blind man and plants evidence on him to lead Commissioner Gordon to believe that he is the Batman!; When the real Batman shows up on the scene, the Police arrest him, believing that he is a phony. Letters to the editor from Biljo White and Shel Dorf. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover art by Irv Novick. "Blind As a... Bat?", script by Frank Robbins, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Joe Giella; The Police, believing that the Batman is dead, arrest and take in the Batman whom they believe is an imposter, while the real Batman, disguised as a blind man, aids Robin to prevent an armored car robbery; Robin is captured by the Schemer in the process but Batman outwits the Schemer in his attempt to down a plane loaded with gold. Letters to the editor from comic writer Mark Evanier and Irene Vartanoff. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover art by Irv Novick. "The Doomsday Ball!", script by Frank Robbins, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Joe Giella; A small nuclear device is stolen and is being used to threaten Gotham City, so Batman enlists the aid of a criminal named Brill to identify the blackmailer...but first, the Caped Crusaders must survive some death traps arranged by Brill and his men. Captain Action and Action Boy Meet Dr. Evil! ad. Letters to the editor from inker Klaus Janson and cartoonist Fred Hambeck. One-page "Fact File" report on Tarantula from Star-Spangled Comics (1941-43). 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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DC 80-Page Giant G-55. Mostly reprint issue featuring the women in Batman's life with new bridging materials written for this issue with a script by E. Nelson Bridwell, pencils by Gil Kane, and inks by Jack Abel (10 pages). Clayface and Catwoman in "The Women in Batman's Life!" Catwoman reprint, "The Secret Life of the Catwoman!" (from Batman 62 in 1951). Vicki Vale, girl reporter in "Vicki Vale's Secret!" (from Batman 73 in 1952). Reprint of "The Dilemma of the Detective's Daughter!" (from Batman 165 in 1964). Kathy Kane (Batwoman) in a reprint of "The Menace of the Firefly!" (from Batman 126 in 1959). Also appearing in this issue: Eclipso, Queen Bee and Poison Ivy. Excerpts are included from "The Crimes of the Catwoman" (Detective 203 in 1954), "The Batwoman" (Detective 233 in 1956), "The Problem of the Proxy Paintings" (Batman 194 in 1967), "Batman Vs. Eclipso" (Brave and the Bold 64 in 1966), "Beware of Poison Ivy" (Batman 181 in 1966), "A Touch of Pooison Ivy" (Batman 183 in 1966), and "The Million-Dollar Debut of Batgirl" (Detective 359 in 1967). 84 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover art by Irv Novick. "Jungle Jeopardy," script by Frank Robbins, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Joe Giella; The gang lords of Gotham hire Mr. Esper, alias "Brainwash", to defeat Batman and Robi; They lure the two heroes to a bank robbery in order to implant a subliminal device beneath the Batmobile; Esper forces the Dynamic Duo to return to the Batcave, where they are induced to see it as transformed into an African jungle with wild animals. Letter to the editor from comics historian Peter Sanderson Jr. One-page "Fact File" covers the Golden Age Green Lantern. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Neal Adams. "The Case of the Purr-loined Pearl!", script by Frank Robbins, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Joe Giella; After being released from jail, Catwoman begins a a weight-reducing salon as Selina Kyle; She offers crash-reducing courses to eight women released from the Women's House of Detention; Catwoman defeats them in combat and gives them Catwoman costumes; That night Batman and Robin catch Catwoman's crooks driving the Catmobile and stealing a valuable pearl. Letter to the editor from comic writer Mark evanier. Statement of ownership--average print run 941,000; average paid circulation 533,450. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover pencils by Irv Novick. "Batman's Big Blow-Off!", script by Frank Robbins, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Joe Giella; An underground newspaper prints the faces of four men beside Batman's face, and asserts one of them is Batman and that they will reveal his true identity in the next issue; Scribe, the writer of the article, assures his chief that even though he does not know who Batman really is, Batman will have to unmask to save the rest (including underworld kingpin Spooks Manson) from becoming gangland targets; Batman throws them a curve by going on television and unmasking, revealing himself as reclusive billionaire Howard Hayes; He does so with Hayes's permission, and the newspaper goes out of business. One-page text feature, "Fact File # 7: Detective Comics # 27." Letter to the editor from Irene Vartanoff. One-page Casey the Cop story by Henry Boltinoff. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover pencils by Irv Novick. "Baffling Deaths of the Crime-Czar!", script by Frank Robbins, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Joe Giella; The aging Mr. Big of the Gotham underworld, Li'l Studs, is being given a "welcome home" banquet by gangsters following a stay in the hospital; Quirk, one of Studs's competitors, has hired three hitmen to rub him out: a crack pistol shot named the Silencer, a poison-dart hurler called the Dart, and Big Jolt, a specialist in electrocution; Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson are posing as waiters to avert such a hit-attempt, and thus stave off a gang-war amongst the other mob chiefs for Studs's place; Studs indeed dies, but none of the mobsters can agree as to how he was killed, since all three of the assassins struck at the same time; With help from Dr. Jennings, a doctor who treated Li'l Studs, Batman and Robin discover the truth: Studs died of a heart attack before any of the assassins could kill him. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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DC Giant G-61; 30th anniversary issue. "The Origin of Robin" (new story; script by E. Nelson Bridwell, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito) "Here Comes Alfred," the original origin of Alfred, from Batman no. 16 (April-May, 1943). "The Game of Death," from Star Spangled Comics no. 127 (April, 1952). "The Man Behind the Red Hood," one of the most important stories in the Batman mythos, from Detective no. 186 (February,1951). "The Challenge of Clay-Face," the origin of the second Clay-face, from Detective no. 298 (December, 1961). 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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First 15-cent cover price. Cover pencils by Irv Novick. "Batman's Marriage Trap!" Script by Frank Robbins, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Joe Giella; While Batman is otherwise occupied with his involvement in a beauty televised beauty pageant where the winner gets a night on the town with Batman, the criminal known as Strack and his thugs rob different locations in the city; The next day when he realizes that he can use Batman's eligible bachelor status against him he gets his girlfriend, Cleo to back a campaign called "Women To End BATchelorhood" (W.E.B.) who would target Batman with a series of protests for single men to get married, Batman in particular; As the movement begins to gain popularity among single women, Barbara Gordon gets suspicious of the group and joins it in her Batgirl identity; As the women follow Batman all over the city, Cleo would arrive at just the right time to throw off the women and boast about how weak men are; This lack of interest in Batman makes Batman fall for Cleo, all the while Strack and his goons manage to pull off various heists. Letter to the editor from comics historian Peter Sanderson Jr. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover pencils by Irv Novick. "Call Me Master!", script by Frank Robbins, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Dick Giordano; Batman and Robin try to stop three apparent robberies during the same night, only to find that each of the "victims" insists that a legitimate operation is going on, such as transferal of goods from a warehouse; However, all three "victims" are members of the Civic Conscience Council, as is Bruce Wayne; Bruce discovers that all the members of the Council, besides himself, have been hit by mysterious thefts, and the three "legitimate" operations last night prove to be illegitimate; Bruce soon receives orders himself from a mysterious phone caller, is compelled to open a drug storeroom at Wayne Foundation for thieves to enter and, after Robin subdues the crooks, learns that even Robin can give him a command to hit him on the chin and he must obey it; Batman and Robin notice that Myron Mycroft, the mastermind and a member of the Council, soon learns that Batman is subject to his commands; He gives Batman a phone-command to blow up Wayne Manor as a test, and witnesses Batman push down a plunger-activator after a fierce internal struggle. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Dick Giordano. Alfred given a new last name, Pennyworth, in "Angel--Or Devil?", script by Frank Robbins, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Dick Giordano; Batman stops a member of Ye Olde Avon Players from striking a girl at the back door of the Gotham Theatre, but for some reason, the girl grabs Batman's hand and enables the assailant to stun him; When he recovers, he has lost his quarry in the players' backstage; Resuming his usual patrol, he spots the girl hitchhiking and gives her a lift to her destination: Wayne Manor; The girl turns out to be Dahne Pennyworth, daughter of Wilfred Pennyworth, Alfred's brother, and, like Wilfred, a thespian with the Players; She explains that the man who tried to strike her was her boyfriend and that it was a misunderstanding. Letter to the editor from comics writer Mark Evanier. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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DC Giant G-67. All reprints: "Batman and Robin's Greatest Mystery" (from Detective 234), "the Hand From Nowhere" (from Batman 130), "The Man Who Couldn't Be Tried Twice" (from Batman 118), "The Body in the Bat-Cave" (from Batman 121), and "The League Against Batman" (from Detective 197). Also 8 pages of Batman newspaper strips. Letter to the editor from Neal Pozner. Murphy Anderson cover. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Neal Adams. "Death Casts the Deciding Vote," script by Frank Robbins, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Dick Giordano; Batman stops an airplane hijacking and gets a senator to Washington DC in time for a critical vote on an anti-crime bill. "The Silent Night of the Batman," script by Mike Friedrich, pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Dick Giordano; A peaceful night in Gotham allows Batman to spend time with James Gordon. Reprint fantasy story: "Time to Kill!", script by Jack Miller, art by John Giunta; Jed Bruno travels to the future to get revenge on his enemy. Letter to the editor from inker Klaus Janson. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover pencils by Neal Adams and Carmine Infantino (layout), inks by Neal Adams. "This Murder Has Been ... Pre-Recorded!", script by Frank Robbins, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Dick Giordano; The murder of a construction company owner leads Batman to a plot by the killer to murder Marla Manning, a lady journalist investigating the crime; Manning first contacts Bruce Wayne, as she was the writer responsible for informing the people about the Wayne Foundation's Victims Program, and she had learned about the murder; Bruce promises her to contact Batman and later that night, he visits her and together they start investigating the case more closely; Batman contacts Commissioner Gordon about the case of Marla Manning's death threat; Batman follows the clues to a man called Nova, who was the main suspect of the crime; However, Batman couldn't find any proof of his guilt and is forced to return to Marla empty handed; Then, they come up with the idea of posting a note in Marla's newspaper story about how she would reveal the identity of the killer in the next issue. Letter to the editor from comic writer Martin Pasko. Statement of ownership: The average number of copies sold per issue during the previous year was 355,782. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover art by Neal Adams. "Dead... Till Proven Alive!", script by Frank Robbins, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Dick Giordano; Rock fans worldwide are finding clues buried in Oliver Twists albums that the lead singer, Saul Cartwright, is dead and has been replaced by an impostor; Batman and Robin investigate the matter while the rockers are guests at Wayne Manor and find criminal ties to one member; During their investigations, the Dynamic Duo come across a couple of deadly traps and they realize that one of the members of the group has tried to kill them. "So You Want to be a Cartoonist?" article by Joe Kubert. "Case of No Consequence!", script by Mike Friedrich, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Dick Giordano; After a long night of fighting crime, Batman is exhausted, but as he is ready to return home, he spots a mugger taking away something from a man; When Batman approaches, he learns that the victim was mute and could only speak in hand signs; The man tells Batman that the thief took away his camera, which is his only means of livelihood; Batman decides to fulfill the mute photographer's request to retrieve his stolen camera and he starts a chase across the city. Letters to the editor from comic writer Mike Barr, comic artist John Workman, and comics historian Bill Schelly. Beatles cover appearance. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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DC Giant G-73. All reprints: "City Without Guns" (from Detective 196), script by Bill Finger, pencils by Dick Sprang (as Bob Kane), inks by Charles Paris; When Bruce and Dick visit London's Scotland Yard, they are shocked to see a frame that once held a picture of Batman and Robin empty, and seek to find out why this has happened. "Batman of the Mounties" (from Batman 78), script by David Vern Reed, pencils by Bob Kane (signed, Batman & Robin figures only) and Lew Schwartz, inks by Stan Kaye; Batman and Robin are the guests for National Law Enforcement Week in Canada, but soon become involved in a manhunt with a Royal Canadian Mountie. "The Mardi Gras Mystery," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Jack Burnley (as Bob Kane), inks by Charles Paris; Batman and Robin are invited to New Orleans for the Mardi Gras festival and get involved in the hunt for a hidden treasure aboard an old abandoned paddleboat. "Journey to the Top of the World" (from Batman 93), script by Bill Finger, pencils by Dick Sprang (as Bob Kane), inks by Charles Paris; Batman and Robin are informed of the loss of valuable microfilm atop Mount K-4, which reveals the names of many members of an international crime cartel. "Around the World in 8 Days" (from Detective 248), script by Bill Finger, pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Charles Paris; Bandits break into a hospital and steal an experimental new drug....the only one that will save a patient, and Batman & Robin only have a week to discover its location and get it back so that the man can be injected with it.. Also 14 pages of newspaper strips from 1944. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Dick Giordano. "Carnival of the Cursed," script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Dick Giordano; Investigating the murder of a jazz musician in New Orleans, Batman encounters the powerful Moloch and his gang, who are seeking the victim's trumpet for a hidden map to a gold mine; After Batman's first encounter against the beastly Moloch, he starts following the clues left by the thugs and he realizes that Moloch's gang has kidnapped one of the late musician's friends. Letter from comics writer Martin Pasko. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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The 2002 series wasn't the first time Batman (or Bruce Wayne) faced a murder charge. Here's a 1970 Batman two-part story, "Wanted for Murder-One, the Batman!" in which Batman faces a charge of murder. Script by Frank Robbins, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Dick Giordano. Commissioner Gordon faces the possibility that his old friend, Batman, may be a murderer. But things can't be that bad because the problem is resolved early enough for there to be a backup story, "The Shutdown on Yoyr Street!" Script by Mike Friedrich, pencils by Novick, inks by Mike Esposito. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover art by Neal Adams. "The Demon of Gothos Mansion!", script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Dick Giordano; Alfred receives a letter from his niece Daphne, saying she is a teacher to children at Gothos Mansion but thinks there is something strange; Batman decides to investigate and once he arrives at the place, he is attacked by some men, but easily defeats them; He then gets into Daphne's room, where she tells him she has discovered the children were Dwarves and she is forced to wear ancient clothes; On the wall there's a portrait of a girl who looks exactly like Daphne; Batman breaks the lock and opens the door of the room in order to leaves the room; However, he steps outside the room into a hallway and he falls through a trapdoor into a net; The Elder Heathrow and his men bind Batman's hands and he is placed on a stone with a noose round his neck; In about a quarter of an hour it will drop into the cellar and Batman will be hanged. One-page Casey the Cop story by Henry Boltinoff. "Help Me--I Think I'm Dead!", script by Mike Friedrich, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Mike Esposito; Professor "Buck" Stuart is running for congress against incumbent Forte on a platform of cleaning up the polluted river that Forte has allowed ICM to dump their chemicals into; When Stuart's campaign headquarters are burned to the ground, Robin investigates. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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DC Giant G-79; Reprints include "Outlaw Town, U.S.A." (from Batman 75), "The Living Bat-Plane!" (from Batman 91), "The Duplicate Batman" (from Batman 83), "The Gotham City Safari" (from Batman 111), "Prisoners of the Bat-Cave" (from Batman 108), and "The Door That Hid Disaster" (from Detective 238). 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Dick Giordano. "Asylum of the Futurians!", script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Dick Giordano; Late one night, on a road on the outskirts of Gotham City, Batman finds a young woman who is trying to find someone to save her husband who has been abducted by a strange group of people. "Temperature Boiling... and Rising!", script by Mike Friedrich, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Frank Giacoia; Robin discovers the truth behind a fake photo of candidate Stuart and who burned down his campaign headquarters. Fantastic Fingerprints! filler page; 3 panel illustrations with accompanying text. Letter to the editor from comics writer Mike Barr. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Dick Giordano. "Take-Over of Paradise!", script by Frank Robbins, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Dick Giordano; Batman disrupts violent protests and organizes the young people on the streets in order to put them on the right path protest; After a new housing project is announced, they commit violence again. Robin the Boy Wonder in "Danger Comes A-Looking!", script by Mike Friedrich, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Dick Giordano; Robin discovers who bombed the ROTC building on Hudson University. Letter to the editor from comics writer and DC "Answer Man" Bob Rozakis. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover by Neal Adams. "Blind Rage of the Ten-Eyed Man!", script by Frank Robbins, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Dick Giordano; The Ten-Eyed Man continues waging his war against Batman, and he hijacks an airplane, luring the Dark Knight into a battle in trap-ridden jungle; Batman takes "Ten-Eyed" Reardon back to America. "Wiped Out!", script by Mike Friedrich, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Dick Giordano; When Dick Grayson and Terri Bergstrom's apartments are burglarized, Robin tracks down the criminals. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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1st appearance of Ra's Al Ghul. Last 15-cent cover price. Cover by Neal Adams. "Daughter of the Demon," script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Dick Giordano; Origin of Batman and Robin retold; Robin returns home from a night of adventuring; Two gunmen armed with tranquilizer darts shoot the Boy Wonder and take him prisoner; Later, Bruce Wayne receives a photograph of his kidnapped partner and a challenge to find him; Ra's Al Ghul contacts deduce that Bruce Wayne and the Batman are one in the same; He calls upon the world's greatest detective to help him find his daughter Talia, who also has been kidnapped. Letter to the editor by Mike W. Barr. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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DC Giant G-85. 64 page giant. Cover by Dick Giordano. All reprints: "The Death-Cheaters of Gotham City" (from Batman 72), script by David Vern Reed, pencils by Jim Mooney (as Bob Kane), inks by Jim Mooney; Batman becomes a member of the strange "Death Cheaters Club," but a wanted criminal, who fits the qualifications for membership, is denied the same—and vows vengeance against all the members! "The Other Bruce Wayne" (from Batman 111), script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff (as Bob Kane), inks by Charles Paris; Commissioner Gordon has a surprise for Bruce: a relative of his from the coast who decides to teach Bruce how to be a great detective. "The Murder of Bruce Wayne" (from World's Finest 58), script by David Vern, pencils by Bob Kane (signed, Batman & Robin figures only) and Lew Schwartz, inks by Charles Paris; A member of the International Chemical Company's Board of Trustees decides that the other members are trying to defraud the stockholders, so derives a plan to kill them all....including Bruce Wayne! "Bruce Wayne's Aunt Agatha" (from Batman 89), script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff (as Bob Kane), inks by Stan Kaye; The arrival of Bruce Wayne's aunt to Wayne Manor poses a real problem for the Dynamic Duo, especially after she unmasks the Batman! "The Crime of Bruce Wayne" (from Detective 249), script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff (as Bob Kane), inks by Charles Paris; Bruce Wayne decides to go along with a scheme in which he would confess to being a wanted criminal known as the Collector in order to get vital information from a cellmate about where the crook stashed $50,000. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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Batman stars in the story "Half an Evil" which is the first appearance of the Silver-Age Two Face. Script by Denny O' Neil, pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Dick Giordano. Robin stars in the story "Vengeance for a Cop." Script by Mike Friedrich, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Giordano. Reprint: 1964 story "Trail of the Talking Mask" which introduces the "new look" for Batman, symbolized by the addition of an oval around the bat-insignia. Script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Carmine Infantino, and inks by Joe Giella. Letter to the editor from comics writer Bob Rozakis (misspelled "Razakis"). Adams cover. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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52-page giant. The Dark Knight must do the unthinkable and team-up with Ra's Al Ghul to find the Daughter of the Demon before it's too late. It's the return of Talia in "Swamp Sinister." Script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Dick Giordano. Robin stars in a solo adventure in "The Outcast Society." Script by Mike Freidrich, art by Novick/Giordano. Reprint: Batman and Robin in "Castle with Wall-to-Wall Danger!" Script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella (from Detective Comics # 329). 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

48-page giant. "Wall of the Ghost-Bride!" Script by Frank Robbins, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Dick Giordano. Robin stars in a solo adventure in "Rain Fire!" Script by Mike Friedrich, art by Novick/Giordano. Reprint: Batman and Robin in "While the City Sleeps" (art by Bob Kane; from Detective Comics # 30). 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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100-page Super Spectacular. Cover by Neal Adams. All reprints: "The Masterminds of Crime!" (from Batman # 70), script by David Vern Reed, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Charles Paris; Batman disguises himself as the crook Drexel to infiltrate the Crime Academy. "The Origin of the Doom Patrol" (from My Greatest Adventure # 80), script by Arnold Drake (plot) and Bob Haney (script), pencils by Bruno Premiani; A mysterious man known only as the Chief calls three people who have all escaped certain doom but were left outcasts because of their experiences; He recounts their individual stories; He asks them to become the Doom Patrol, and their first mission is to defuse a bomb; The Chief informs the Doom Patrol of an alien spaceship that has landed on Earth carrying a super-weapon; General Immortus, spying on them, makes plans. "Oh Plastic Man" (from Police Comics # 14), art by Jack Cole; Woozy and Plastic Man set out to capture Eel O'Brian. "Guarding a Lion" (from Sensation Comics #57), script by John Broome, art by Joe Kubert; Sargon the Sorcerer must figure out who the mysterious person is who has been messing with the circus lion. "Danger in the Totem's Eye!" (from Adventure # 276), script and pencils by Arthur Adler, inks by Bob Oksner; Al Pratt goes to a museum to research Indian culture but ends up tracking down some robbers. "The Aqua-Thief of the Seven Seas!" (from Adventure Comics #276), script by Robert Bernstein, art by Ramona Fradon; Aquaman is falsely accused of stealing a chest of diamonds. "The Legion of Super-Outlaws!" (from Adventure Comics #324), script by Edmund Hamilton, art by John Forte; An evil scientist tricks the Heroes of Lallor into fighting the Legion. "Mr. Roulette's Greatest Gamble" (from Batman #75), script by David Vern Reed, pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Charles Paris. A key that lists all the superheroes featured on the wrap-around cover. 100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.50.

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52-page giant. Cover pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Dick Giordano. "Silent Night, Deadly Night!", script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Dick Giordano; On Christmas Eve, Batman tracks down a thug who wants revenge on his former boss. A Christmas tale originally presented in Batman #15, "The Loneliest Men in the World," script by Don Cameron, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson; For this Christmas, Batman and Robin decide to play Santa to "the loneliest men in the world": those who have no friends at that festive time of the year. But criminal Dirk Dagner decides to use this plan for his own financial advantage! "Soul-Pit!", script by Mike Friedrich, pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Dick Giordano; Robin and his friends get in a fight with some "Jesus freaks" and then Robin is contacted by Terri Bergstrom that he needs to help Rick Asher. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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52-page giant. Cover pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Dick Giordano. "Vengeance for a Dead Man!", script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Dick Giordano; Batman and Talia track down the killer of Mason Sterling and Batman discovers who removed Sterling's brain. "Theater of the Mind!", script by Mike Friedrich, art by Rich Buckler; Robin reunites Rick Asher with his father. "Batman's Great Face-Saving Feat!", script by France Herron, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff (ghost for Bob Kane), inks by Joe Giella; A private investigator seeks to join the Mystery Analysts, but is blackballed by Batman for a very specific reason. Letter to the editor from writer and DC "Answer Man" Bob Rozakis. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Bernie Wrightson. "At Dawn Dies Mary MacGuffin!" starring Batman, Colonel Sulphur, Mary MacGuffin, Howard MacGuffin, and James Gordon, script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Dick Giordano; Batman races against the clock to save a young woman from a diabolical madman. "Secret of the Psychic Siren!", script by Mike Friedrich, art by Rich Buckler; Terri Bergstrom's search for her cousin comes to an end, leading to Robin, Terri and Lilith battling a cult that worships Cthulhu. "The Case of the Honest Crook!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos (backgrounds); Batman helps out a young convict released from prison who is having trouble getting an honest job to support his new, but sick wife; The Caped Crusaders then vow to help track down the rats who set him up to be arrested originally, but Robin is nearly beaten to death, and the Batman swears vengeance on those responsible. Letter to the editor from David B. Michelinie. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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52-page giant. Cover art by Michael Kaluta. "Bruce Wayne--Rest in Peace!", script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Dick Giordano; Batman begins his war against Ra's Al Ghul by faking Bruce Wayne's death and recruiting some allies. "Death-Point!", script by Mike Friedrich, pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Dick Giordano; While battling Chthulu cultists, Terri is possessed by a demon. "The People Vs. the Batman," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos; Weasel Venner wants to make sure that a fellow criminal doesn't make public the fact that he is the head racketeer in Gotham City, so he arranges for someone to be set up for the murder of Horatio Delmar: that someone being Bruce Wayne! 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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Batman follows a lead that takes half-way around the world on the trail of "The Lazarus Pit!" Talia appearance. Script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Dick Giordano. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

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Ra's Al Ghul is back, and with a vengeance. Can Batman defeat the Demon in a one-on-one duel to the death? "The Demon Lives Again!" Talia appearance. Script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Dick Giordano. Robin stars in the solo adventure "Teen-Age Trap!" Script by Elliot Maggin, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Giordano. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover by Neal Adams. "The Bruce Wayne Murder Case!", script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Dick Giordano (pp. 1-2) and Neal Adams (pp. 3-15); Batman stops a crooked political group for framing another political group for the murder of Bruce Wayne. "Who Stole the Gift from Nowhere!", script by Elliot S! Maggin, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Dick Giordano; Luke Graham is accused of stealing $50,000 in cash that was sent anonymously to the Hudson University Library. Letter to the editor from comic writer David Michelinie. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover art by Dave Cockrum and Neal Adams. How Many Ways Can a Robin Die? starring Batman, script by Frank Robbins, pencils by Irv Novick (pp 1-17) and Dick Dillin (pp 18-23), inks by Dick Giordano; Batman must rescue the real Robin from some crazies who are using dummies to demonstrate various ways to kill Robin. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

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Batman must find a bomb before it ruins Gotham City's Christmas celebration. Christmas story. "Merry Christmas, and a Deadly New Year!" Script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Dick Giordano. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover by Michael Kaluta. "Death-Knell for a Traitor!", script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Bob Brown, inks by Dick Giordano; Batman follows an ex-Navy man who turned traitor during World War II to take a fabulous diamond from the Japanese; Batman realizes that said Navy man is in league with criminal Colonel Sulphur, and he has to stop them from recovering the diamond. "The Immortals of Usen Castle," script by Elliot S! Maggin, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Frank McLaughlin; Dick Grayson and Diane Lewis are giving some local youths a tour of a castle that is supposedly haunted; When Diana and some of the children disappear, Dick changes to Robin and discovers the secret behind the "ghosts" in the castle. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover by Dick Giordano. "The Citadel of Crime," script by Frank Robbins, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Dick Giordano; Batman tracks down the boss behind a gun-smuggling operation. "Case of the Kidnaped Crusader!", script by Elliot S! Maggin, pencils by Bob Brown, inks by Frank McLaughlin; Tom Carson, a consumer advocate, goes missing during the test drive of a new experimental car. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover by Dick Giordano. "The Deadly Numbers Game!", script by Frank Robbins, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Dick Giordano; Batman investigates a strange series of thefts based upon number-associated objects that end up in the hands of wax dummies in a museum; Batman confronts the man responsible for the thefts and learns that the young man has been trying to improve the ticket sales of the museum. "Return of the Flying Grayson!", script by Elliot S! Maggin, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Frank McLaughlin; Robin tracks down some stolen paintings, one of which is of his parents doing their circus act. "The Batman Nobody Knows!", script by Frank Robbins, art by Dick Giordano; Bruce Wayne takes a group of children on a camping trip and learns what they think of Batman; After listening to their stories, Bruce surprises them by appearing as Batman. Letters from comics writers Bob Rozakis and Mike W. Barr. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.