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Issue: The Saga of Ra's Al Ghul #3
Publication Date: March 1988
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Issues: #3 of 4 Issues
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [bullet]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 11/10/1987
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $3.50 CAD
$2.50 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 8 (3 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from DC Releases #46.

No editor for this reprint collection is credited in the indicia. The original editors are credited for the individual reprinted stories, but not for the issue overall.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; baxter interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: 4-issue miniseries
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Title Page
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The Saga of Ra's Al Ghul

Illustration  on  Cover, Wraparound
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Talia Al Ghul; Ra's Al Ghul; Lo Ling; Matches Malone; Dr. Harris Blaine; Ubu; Molly Post
Synopsis: Batman engages in mortal combat with Lo Ling. Ra's Al Ghul is revived by a Lazarus Pit.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Wrap-around cover.
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Deluxe Mar Checklist

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Checklist of DC deluxe titles for March 1988.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Black and white on inside front cover. Leftmost third of page. Shares space with Dick Giordano's "Meanwhile..." column.
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Meanwhile...

In-house Column  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: "It's not a dream," I kept telling myself. "It's not a hoax. It's not an imaginary story. It's real."
Synopsis: Dick Giordano tells of Superman's 50th anniversary exhibits and tributes, including a "Superman Shop" at Macy's flagship store in New York's Herald Square and an exhibit at the Smithsonian Institution called "Superman: Many Lives, Many Worlds".
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: Black and white on inside front cover. Rightmost two-thirds of page. Shares space with the DC March Deluxe Checklist.
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Bruce Wayne -- Rest in Peace!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Ra's Al Ghul (cameo); Batman [Bruce Wayne; also as Matches Malone]; James Gordon; Matches Malone (death); Dr. Harris Blaine; Lo Ling
First Line: Beginning the most sensational... the most dangerous... and certainly, the most important adventure in the illustrious career of the... Batman
Synopsis: Batman begins his war agains Ra's Al Ghul by faking Bruce Wayne's death and recruiting some allies.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagBatman #242 published June 1972
was Bruce Wayne -- Rest in Peace! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 14
Job Number: G3446
Disclose Notes: First line is completed by the feature logo illustration.

Death of Matches Malone occurs off-panel.
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The Lazarus Pit!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Ra's Al Ghul; Talia Al Ghul; Batman [Bruce Wayne; also as Matches Malone]; Lo Ling; Robin [Dick Grayson; also as Matches Malone]; Dr. Harris Blaine; Ubu; Molly Post
First Line: Two men -- each highly trained in the fighting arts, each superbly conditioned -- face each other in what promises to be a duel to the death!
Synopsis: Batman engages in mortal combat with Lo Ling. Batman tracks Ra's Al Ghul to Switzerland, only to find he is dead. Ra's Al Ghul is revived by a Lazarus Pit.
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From Content Item: FlagBatman #243 published August 1972
was The Lazarus Pit! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 23.5
Job Number: G-3446
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The Dynamic Duo Comin' Atcha!

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Synopsis: Classic 1970s-1980s image of Batman and Robin running toward the reader.
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Also includes the 1980s "Robin the Boy Wonder" logo. Lower half of page.
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The Widow's Walk

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: horror, occult
Character(s): Angus Beame; Mary Bourne; Mr. Bourne (Mary's father); Homer Clyde (Mr. Bourne's servant); Mildred Clyde (Homer's wife); lawyer; various crewmen of Angus Beame; exotic item merchant; modern-day beachgoers
First Line: Witch burnings, pirate plunder and murder, lost whalers and silent bitter women - this is still the heritage of the village of Whaler's Harbor, clinging silently to the bleak rocky coast of New England...
Synopsis: In 1897, merchant seaman Angus Beame marries Mary Bourne for her eventual inheritance. When Mary's father's will is read, and is not to Angus' satisfaction, he sails away and leaves Mary. In response, Mary places a curse on her betraying husband that he may not return to harbor until the day she dies.
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From Content Item: FlagHouse of Mystery #179 published March 1969
was The Widow's Walk [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Job Number: G-3446
Disclose Notes: This reprint is introduced at the top of page one with a banner saying "Bonus Chiller", and the following text: "Just in case the last story's ending didn't send enough chills down your spine, we'd like to take this extra time to present another special tale of terror for your enjoyment..."

The house given to Mary and Angus by her father bears a noticeable resemblance to the Norman Bates house in Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho" (1960).
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Two Free Months of DC Comics!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): various
Inker(s): various
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): DC Comics
First Line: Subscribe now and you'll get 14 months of your favorite DC titles(s) for the price of 12 months.
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Reprint Notes:  
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad offering two additional months of various DC titles (at three different price points) with each 12-issue subscription. Black and white ad on inside back cover.

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