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Issue: The Best of DC #2
Publication Date: November 1979
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Issues: #2 of 71 Issues (177 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC Blue Ribbon DigestView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 08/07/1979
Volume: 1
Pages: 100
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0709893173012
Price: $0.95 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 16 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Joe Orlando (managing editor); Paul Levitz (editor)
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from Comic Reader #171.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: 5" x 6.75"
Paper Stock: Glossy cardstock cover; Newsprint interior
Binding: squarebound
Publishing Format: was ongoing
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40th Anniversary Special!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Wally Fax (painting)
Inker(s): Wally Fax (painting)
Colorist(s): Wally Fax (painting)
Letterer(s): Gaspar Saladino
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman
Character(s): Batman
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagLimited Collectors' Edition #C-44 published June 1976
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Best of DC No. 2 -- Batman

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Forties

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Fred Ray
Inker(s): Jerry Robinson
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman
Character(s): Batman; Robin
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From Content Item: FlagBatman #9 published February 1942
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The People vs. the Batman

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Finger
Penciller(s): Bob Kane
Inker(s): Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (backgrounds)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): George Roussos
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman and Robin
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner Gordon
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagBatman #7 published October 1941
was The People vs. the Batman [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
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Alfred, Armchair Detective!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Don C. Cameron ?; Joe Samachson ?
Penciller(s): Bob Kane
Inker(s): Jerry Robinson
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Feature(s): The Adventures of Alfred
Character(s): Alfred; Bruce Wayne (cameo); Dick Grayson (cameo)
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From Content Item: FlagBatman #31 published October 1945
was Alfred, Armchair Detective! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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The 1,000 Secrets of the Batcave!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Finger
Penciller(s): Jim Mooney
Inker(s): Charles Paris
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Wolf Brando (villain, introduction, death); Commissioner James Gordon; Reilly (police officer); Two-Face [Harvey Dent] (image); The Joker (image)
Synopsis: An escaped convict on the run accidentally discovers the entrance to the Batcave and learns the secret identities of Batman and Robin, and attacks the dynamic duo using their own weapons and trophies against them.
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From Content Item: FlagBatman #48 published August 1948
was The 1,000 Secrets of the Batcave! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Story includes a diagram of the Batcave.
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The Fifties

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Win Mortimer
Inker(s): Win Mortimer
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman
Character(s): Batman; Robin; Two-Face
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagBatman #69 published February 1952
was The King of the Cats! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Top of cover reprint is cut off to accommodate text heading at top of page.
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The First Batman

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Finger
Penciller(s): Sheldon Moldoff
Inker(s): Stan Kaye
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Dr. Thomas Wayne; Martha Wayne; Joey Chill; Lew Moxon
Synopsis: Bruce finds out his father was the "first" Batman and later finds the man who paid Joey Chill to shoot his father.
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From Content Item: FlagDetective Comics #235 published September 1956
was The First Batman [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Retelling of the origin of Batman.
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Murder at Mystery Castle

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Finger
Penciller(s): Sheldon Moldoff
Inker(s): Charles Paris
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Pat Gordon
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
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From Content Item: FlagDetective Comics #246 published August 1957
was Murder at Mystery Castle [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
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The Sixties

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Irv Novick
Inker(s): Irv Novick
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman
Character(s): Batman; Robin; The Joker; The Penguin
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From Content Item: FlagDetective Comics #387 published May 1969
was Batman's 30th Anniversary Issue [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: 30th anniversary cover.
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The Cry of Night Is-- "Kill!"

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Michael Friedrich
Penciller(s): Bob Brown
Inker(s): Joe Giella
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner Gordon; Alfred (cameo)
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From Content Item: FlagDetective Comics #387 published May 1969
was The Cry of the Night is -- "Sudden Death!" [Story on Interior Page(s)]retitled
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Pages: 17
Disclose Notes: Original title was "The Cry of the Night Is-- 'Sudden Death!'" Re-write of "Case of the Chemical Syndicate" from Detective Comics #27.
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The Seventies

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Neal Adams
Inker(s): Bernie Wrightson
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman
Character(s): Batman
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagBatman #241 published May 1972
was At Dawn Dies Mary MacGuffin! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Miscellaneous
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): Batman; The Joker
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagBatman #251 published September 1973
was The Joker's Five-Way Revenge! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 22.5
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: If you enjoyed this classic collection...
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promo for Batman #318 (on sale September 13, 1979), Detective Comics #486 (on sale September 13, 1979), and The Brave and the Bold #157 (on sale September 27, 1979), with small cover reproductions.
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The Batman -- Forty Years Young

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Mike W. Barr
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Brief overview of Batman's first 40 years in the comics.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Neal Adams; ?
Inker(s): Neal Adams ?; ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman
Character(s): Batman
First Line: Together in one volume -- the best stories...
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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