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Issue: Batman #4
Publication Date: January 1990
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Issues: #4 of 6 Issues
Title: The Joker's Revenge
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagTitan
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Indicia Publisher: Titan Books Ltd.
On Sale Date: 1990
Volume:
Pages: 100
ISBN: 185286253X
UPC/EAN: 978185286253400595
Price: £5.95 GBP
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 20 (5 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: Printed by Richard Clay Ltd, Bungay, Suffolk.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color cover; Black and White interior
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Binding: Squarebound Softcover
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Batman: The Joker's Revenge

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Neal Adams
Inker(s): Neal Adams
Colorist(s): Matt Brooker
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman
Character(s): Batman; Joker
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Pages: 1
Job Number: S-1546
Disclose Notes: Cover designed by Rian Hughes and Mark Cox.
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Inker(s): ?
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Cityscape, presumably Gotham
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[untitled]

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Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Copyright info and list of other Batman books from Titan.
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Title Page

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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman
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Pages: 1
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Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: biography, non-fiction
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Brief career summaries of Denny O'Neil, Neal Adams, Bob Haney, Mike Friedrich, and Dick Giordano.
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Foreword

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Terry Pratchett
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Batman
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Pages: 1
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Introduction

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Duncan McAlpine
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Batman
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Pages: 2
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Pages: 1
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Chapter One: Half An Evil

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Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Half an Evil

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Denny O'Neil
Penciller(s): Neal Adams
Inker(s): Dick Giordano
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): John Costanza
Editor(s): Julius Schwartz [as Julie Schwartz] (original editor)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Two-Face (villain); Commissioner Gordon [James Gordon]; Arthur Reeves; Alfred Pennyworth; Billy the Tramp; Robin [Dick Grayson] (flashback); Boss Maroni (flashback)
First Line: It is hushed, here... the only sounds are the muffled murmuring of swamp beasts and the gentle lap of water against grassy banks...
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Pages: 15
Job Number: S-753
Disclose Notes: Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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Chapter Two: The Superman-Batman Revenge Squads

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Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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The Superman-Batman Revenge Squads!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Leo Dorfman
Penciller(s): Neal Adams
Inker(s): Neal Adams ?; Dick Giordano ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman; Batman
Character(s): Superman; Batman; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Flash [Barry Allen]; Superman Revenge Squad; Batman Revenge Squad; Jimmy Olsen; James Gordon; "Cash" Carew; "Barney the Blast"; The "Flamethrower"
Synopsis: Once each year Superman and Jimmy Olsen bet their crime-fighting skills against Batman and Robin. But as the two heroes participate in various contests of skill, their respective Revenge Squads try to sabotage their opponents.
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Pages: 17
Disclose Notes: This issue has colored-in panel gutters on many pages.
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Chapter Three: The Superman-Batman Split

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Letterer(s): typeset
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The Superman-Batman Split!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Cary Bates
Penciller(s): Neal Adams
Inker(s): Neal Adams ?; Dick Giordano ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman; Batman
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; James Gordon; Jimmy Olsen; Ronald Jason; Desmond Jason
Synopsis: Actor Jason Desmond's dying performance is an attempt to fool Superman and Batman into believing he is 2 aliens, one hunting the other. But his story rings false and Superman lets Batman in on the hoax, which ends up fooling Supergirl, Batgirl, Robin, and Jimmy Olsen anyway.
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Pages: 18
Disclose Notes: Part II is titled "A Tale of 3 Teams." Adams inks per Nick Caputo, October, 2013. Previous indexer credited Dick Giordano, as have several published sources. See note at https://www.comics.org/issue/21924/#156369.
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Chapter Four: The Joker's Five-Way Revenge

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Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
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The Joker's Five-Way Revenge!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Denny O'Neil
Penciller(s): Neal Adams
Inker(s): Neal Adams
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman
Character(s): V: Joker; Batman; James Gordon; Packy White; Philly Jack Barton; Bigger Melvin; Bing Hooley
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 22.5
Job Number: S-563
Disclose Notes: Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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Chapter Five: The Silent Night of the Batman

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Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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The Silent Night of the Batman

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Mike Friedrich
Penciller(s): Neal Adams
Inker(s): Dick Giordano
Colorist(s): Jerry Serpe
Letterer(s): Gaspar Saladino
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; James Gordon
Synopsis: A peaceful night in Gotham allows Batman to spend time with James Gordon.
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Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ?
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Cityscape, presumably Gotham
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Batman
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover with blurb and reviews.

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