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Issue: Batman in the Eighties #[nn]
Publication Date: November 2004
 
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Publisher: FlagDC
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Indicia Publisher: DC Comics
On Sale Date: 09/15/2004
Volume: none
Pages: 196
ISBN: 1401202411
UPC/EAN: 978140120241551995
Price: $30.95 CAD
$19.95 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 19 (9 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Robert Greenberger (collected edition); Paul Levitz (original); Dick Giordano (original); Denny O'Neil (original); Len Wein (original)
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Publication Type: Trade Paperback
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: Cardstock cover
Binding: Squarebound
Publishing Format: Collected Edition
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Assets1
 
 
[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Jim Aparo
Rodney Ramos
James Sinclair
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Subject Matter
superhero
Batman
Batman
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Miscellaneous
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Batman in the Eighties

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Miller
Dick Giordano
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Subject Matter
superhero
Batman
Batman
Reprinting
from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1942 series) #285 [Batman figure only]
Miscellaneous
1
Title page.
[untitled]

Credits  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
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Miscellaneous
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Company credits with indicia information at bottom of page and back ground illustration.
Table of Contents

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
Batman
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Miscellaneous
1
Table of Contents with background illustration.
Introduction

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
John Wells
Frank Miller (Batman: The Dark Knight); David Mazzucchelli (Batman #404)
Frank Miller (Batman: The Dark Knight); David Mazzucchelli (Batman #404)
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typeset
Subject Matter
Batman
Reprinting
FlagWorld's Finest Comics #285 [Direct Sales] published November 1982
was Deliver Us from Evil! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
Miscellaneous
4
Introductory text with small reproductions of the covers to Batman: The Dark Knight #1 and Batman #404.
Family

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
Cover Gallery
Batman; Robin; Batgirl; Nightwing; Speedy; Superman
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Miscellaneous
4
Text article on the Batman Family of the Eighties with cover reproductions for Detective Comics #526, The Brave and the Bold #184 and 200, Batgirl Special, Teen Titans Spotlight #14, Batman and the Outsiders #32, World's Finest Comics 286, Batman #368, The New Teen Titans #39 and Action Comics Weekly #618.
Shadow Play

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Gerry Conway
Gene Colan
Klaus Janson
Adrienne Roy
Ben Oda
Subject Matter
superhero
Batman
Batman; Man-Bat
Reprinting
FlagBatman #348 [Direct] published June 1982
was Shadow Play [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
18
He with Secrets Fears the Sound

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Barbara J. Randall
Trevor von Eeden
Trevor von Eeden
Jerry Serpe
Milt Snapinn
Subject Matter
superhero
Batgirl
Batgirl: Velvet Tiger
Reprinting
FlagDetective Comics #518 [Direct] published September 1982
was He with Secrets Fears the Sound... [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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... When Velvet Paws Caress the Ground

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Barbara J. Randall
Trevor von Eeden
Rodin Rodriguez
Gene D'Angelo
Janice Chiang
Subject Matter
superhero
Batgirl
Batgirl; Velvet Tiger
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FlagDetective Comics #519 [Direct] published October 1982
was ...When Velvet Paws Caress the Ground! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
7
A Batman and the Outsiders Primer

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mike W. Barr
Jim Aparo
Jim Aparo
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typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
Batman and the Outsiders
Batman; Halo; Black Lightning; Metamorpho; Katana; Geo-Force
Reprinting
FlagDC Sampler #3 published January 1984
was A Batman and the Outsiders Primer [Character Profile on Interior Page(s)]
 
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2
To Kill a Legend

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Alan Brennert
Dick Giordano
Dick Giordano
Adrienne Roy
John Costanza
Subject Matter
superhero
Batman
Batman; Robin; Phantom Stranger
Reprinting
FlagDetective Comics #500 [Direct] published March 1981
was To Kill a Legend [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
19
Transition

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Marv Wolfman (co-plot; script); George Pérez (co-plot)
George Pérez
Romeo Tanghal
Adrienne Roy
John Costanza
Subject Matter
superhero
Teen Titans
Teen Titans; Batman
Reprinting
FlagThe New Titans #55 published June 1989
was Transition [Story on Interior Page(s)]pages 9-16, 26-27
 
Miscellaneous
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Villains

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
Cover Gallery
Batman; Riddler; Penguin; Two-Face; Catwoman; Joker; Man-Bat; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Talia; Nocturna; The Mudpack [Clayfaces]; Robin [Jason Todd]
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
5
Text article with reproductions of the covers to Secret Origins #44 and Special #1; Batman #329, 330, 336, 348 and 374; Batman: The Killing Joke; Catwoman #4 (1-4); and Detective Comics #556 and 569.
Pieces of Penguin!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Doug Moench
Don Newton
Alfredo Alcala
Adrienne Roy
John Costanza
Subject Matter
superhero
Batman
Batman; Robin [Dick Grayson]
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FlagBatman #374 [Direct Sales] published August 1984
was Pieces of Penguin! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
23
Mislabeld in Table of Contents as Batman #384.
Dreadful Birthday, Dear Joker...!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Len Wein
Walt Simonson
Dick Giordano
Glynis Oliver [as Glynis Wein]
Ben Oda
Subject Matter
superhero
Batman
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Lucius Fox; Commissioner James Gordon; Joker; Alfred Pennyworth; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Since 1899, Gotham Police Headquarters has stood at the junction of the area called Five Points, on the lower east side of the city...
The Joker plans his own birthday party and invites all of Gotham to watch the explosive celebration with some of Batman's closest allies. It is up to the Caped Crusader to find the event before the fireworks start.
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FlagBatman #321 [unnamed variant] published March 1980
was Dreadful Birthday, Dear Joker...! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
18
...The Player on the Other Side!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mike W. Barr
Michael Golden
Mike DeCarlo
Adrienne Roy
Todd Klein
Subject Matter
superhero
Batman
Batman; The Wrath
Reprinting
FlagBatman Special #1 [Direct] published April 1984
was ...The Player on the Other Side! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
40
Fear for Sale

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mike W. Barr
Alan Davis
Paul Neary
Adrienne Roy
John Workman
Subject Matter
superhero
Batman
Batman; Robin [Jason Todd]; Scarecrow
Reprinting
FlagDetective Comics #571 [Direct] published February 1987
was Fear for Sale [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
22
The Phenomenon

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
Cover Gallery
Batman; Sherlock Holmes; Robin [Carrie Kelley]; Deadshot; Amanda Waller; Joker
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
6
Text article with reproductions of the covers to Detective Comics #537, 572, 577; Batman: The Cult #1; 'Mazing Man #12; Suicide Squad #10; Deadshot #1 (1-4); Batman Movie Adaptation #[nn]; Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #1; Batman: Son of the Demon #[nn]; The Untold Legend of the Batman #3 and The Further Adventures of Batman. Also the first week of The Batman syndicated strip.
Contributors

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
3
Short biographical paragraphs on the creators in this issue.

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