| Characters | Batman (Bruce Wayne)(Earth 1), Robin (Dick Grayson) (Earth 1), Batman (Bruce Wayne) (Earth 2), Robin (Dick Grayson) (Earth 2), Batgirl (Barbara Gordon) (Earth 1) (First appearance) (Origin), Batwoman (Katherine Kane) (Earth 1)(First appearance) (Origin), Bat-Girl (Elizabeth Kane) (Earth 1) (First appearance), Ace; The Bat Hound (Earth 1), Bat-Mite (New Earth), Batman II (Dick Grayson) (Earth 40) (Fictional character), Robin II (Bruce Wayne, Jr.) (Earth 40) (Fictional character), Katherine Wayne (Earth 40) (Fictional character), Man-Bat (Robert Langstrom) (New Earth) |
| Notes | Relives the world of early comic books with 27 stories, 50 original cover reproductions and a complete bibliography of all The Batman's appearances. Thirty-six pages in color; including 37 original covers the rest in black and white.
Reprinted Issues:
1st Story: Detective Comics Vol 1 #27, May, 1939; The Bat-Man: "The Case of the Chemical Syndicate"
2nd Story: Batman Vol 1 #1, June, 1940; "Who He Is and How He Came to Be", "The Joker"
3d Story: Batman Vol 1 #16, April, 1943 "Here Comes Alfred"
4th Story: Detective Comics Vol 1 #29, July, 1939; "The Batman Meets Doctor Death"
5th Story: Detective Comics Vol 1 #38, April, 1940; "Robin the Boy Wonder"
6th Story; Detective Comics Vol 1 #40, June, 1940; "The Murders of Clayface"
7th Story: Detective Comics Vol 1 #140, October, 1948; "The Riddler"
8th Story: Detective Comics Vol 1 #168, February, 1951; "The Man Behind the Red Hood!"
9th Story: Detective Comics Vol 1 #205, March, 1954; "The Origin of the Bat-Cave!"
10th Story: World's Finest Vol 1 #88, June, 1957; "Superman's and Batman's Greatest Foes!"
11th Story: Batman Vol 1 #67, October, 1951; "The Man Who Wrote the Joker's Jokes"
12th Story: Batman Vol 1 #68, December, 1951; "The New Crimes of Two-Face!"
13th Story: Batman Vol 1 #77, June, 1953; "The Crime Predictor"
14th Story: Batman Vol 1 #81, February, 1954; "Two-Face Strikes Again!"
15th & 16th Stories: Batman Vol 1 #86, September, 1954; "The Voyage of the First Batmarine!" & "Batman--Indian Chief!"
17th Story: Batman Vol 1 #92, June, 1955; "Ace, the Bat-Hound!"
18th Story: Detective Comics Vol 1 #233, July, 1956; "The Batwoman"
19th Story: Batman Vol 1 #105, February, 1957; "The Challenge of Batwoman"
20th Story: World's Finest Vol 1 #113, November, 1960; "Bat-Mite Meets Mr. Mxyzptlk"
21st Story: Batman Vol 1 #131, April, 1960; "The Second Batman and Robin Team"
22st Story: Batman Vol 1 #139, April, 1961; "Bat-Girl!"
23d Story: Batman Vol 1 #144, December, 1961; "Bat-Mite Meets Bat-Girl"
24th Story: Batman Vol 1 #153, February, 1963; "Prisoners of Three Worlds" (Chapter 1), "Death From Beyond" (Chapter 2), "Dimension of Doom" (Chapter 3)
25th Story: Batman Vol 1 #217, December, 1969; "One Bullet Too Many!"
26th Story: Detective Comics Vol 1 #359, January, 1967; "The Million Dollar Debut of Batgirl!"
27th Story: Detective Comics Vol 1 #402, August, 1970; "Man or Bat?"
28th Story: Batman Vol 1 #227, December, 1970; "The Demon of Gothos Mansion!" |