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Issue: Batman: The Strange Deaths of Batman #[nn]
Publication Date: March 2009
 
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Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [swirl]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics
On Sale Date: 01/21/2009
Volume: none
Pages: 164
ISBN: 9781401221744
UPC/EAN: 978140122174451999
Price: $22.99 CAD
$19.99 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 15 (10 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Trade Paperback
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Modern Age U. S.
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Binding: Softcover
Publishing Format: Collected Edition
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne] (as tombstone statue); Riddler; Poison Ivy; Scarecrow; Lex Luthor; Catwoman; Joker
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From Content Item: FlagBatman #291 published September 1977
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]main image
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: The illustration behind the title is a panel from Nightwing (DC, 1996 series) #52.
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The Strange Deaths of Batman

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Two-Face
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Frontispiece. The main image is from the splash page of Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #347 and the background image is from a panel from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #291.
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The Strange Deaths of Batman

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Joker; Batman [Bruce Wayne]
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Title page. Background illustration from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #294.
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[untitled]

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Catwoman
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Table of contents. Both images from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #291.
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The Strange Death of Batman!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ? (original color)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Bouncer; Gardner Fox; Superman; Atom [Ray Palmer]; Aquaman; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Flash [Barry Allen]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Batman [Bruce Wayne] (of Earth-2); Alfred Beagle (of Earth-2)
Synopsis: Batman and Robin put an end to the crime spree of the Bouncer by taking away his costume's properties of elasticity. But writer Gardner Fox wonders how the story would have turned out differently if Batman had been killed by the Bouncer and Robin had had to come up with a way to neutralize the Bouncer's abilities.
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From Content Item: FlagDetective Comics #347 published January 1966
was The Strange Death of Batman! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 14
Disclose Notes: Pages 9 and 14 are each 2/3 pages. Drew Moore credit from the artist.
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Robin's Revenge

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ? (original color)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman; Batman [Bruce Wayne; also as Golden Gloves]; Robin [Dick Grayson; also as Rick Danner]; Automator [David Gregor]; Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Aquaman; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Commissioner Jim Gordon; Perry White; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Alfred Pennyworth
Synopsis: After the Automator kills the Batman, Robin devotes the next ten years of his life to hunting down the killer. When the thief dubbed Golden Gloves starts operating using technology strikingly similar to the Automator's, Superman and Robin investigate and discover that Golden Gloves isn't the Automator, but a brainwashed Batman, who was actually teleported away ten years ago by the Automator, whom they finally bring to justice.
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From Content Item: FlagWorld's Finest Comics #184 published May 1969
was Robin's Revenge! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 16
Disclose Notes: An imaginary story. Page 9 is a 2/3 page and page 16 is a half-page. Drew Moore credit from the artist.
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The Corpse That Wouldn't Die

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ? (original color)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman and the Atom
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Atom [Ray Palmer]; Commissioner Jim Gordon; Mr. Manton; Mrs. Manton; Howard Manton; Debbie Manton; Bugsy Cathcart; Army Eddie
Synopsis: When Batman is electrocuted and declared brain dead while on the trail of the kidnapped Debbie Manton, the Atom must enter the detective's brain and reactivate it to finish the case and in doing so restores the Batman's brain to normal functioning.
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From Content Item: FlagThe Brave and the Bold #115 published October 1974
was The Corpse That Wouldn't Die! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 20
Disclose Notes: Drew Moore credit from the artist.
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Where Were You on the Night Batman Was Killed?: The Testimony of the Catwoman!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne; also as Two-Face]; Catwoman [Selina Kyle; also as Madame Claudine]; Joker; Riddler; Lex Luthor; Killer Moth; Scarecrow; Cavalier; Mr. Freeze; Colonel Jake van Cleeve; Spook; Mad Hatter; Poison Ivy; Signalman; Ra's Al Ghul; Captain Stingaree; Tweedle Dee?; Tweedle Dum?; Cody
Synopsis: When word spreads throughout the underworld that Batman has been killed, several villains take credit for the deed. So the villain community sets up a trial to test the various claims, with Ra's al Ghul acting as judge and Two-Face acting as prosecutor. First up is the Catwoman. But Two-Face finds the technical error in Catwoman's story and she is dismissed.
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From Content Item: FlagBatman #291 published September 1977
was Where Were You on the Night Batman Was Killed? The Testimony of the Catwoman! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 17
Disclose Notes: Batman is not revealed to be acting as Two-Face until the fourth part of the story. It is unclear whether Tweedle Dee or Tweedle Dum is the character shown in the gallery. Drew Moore credit from the artist.
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Where Were You on the Night Batman Was Killed?: The Testimony of the Riddler!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne; also as Two-Face]; Riddler; Killer Moth; Joker; Lex Luthor; Captain Stingaree; Cavalier; Mad Hatter; Spook; Poison Ivy; Scarecrow; Signalman; Mr. Freeze; Ra's al Ghul; Commissioner Jim Gordon; John Sholes; Stefan Niros; Elena Niros
Synopsis: It is the Riddler's turn to provide testimony in the murder of the Batman, but the prosecutor Two-Face finds the flaw in the Riddler's testimony, and he is also dismissed.
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From Content Item: FlagBatman #292 published October 1977
was Where Were You on the Night Batman Was Killed? The Testimony of the Riddler! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 17
Disclose Notes: Drew Moore credit from the artist.
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[Where Were You on the Night Batman Was Killed?:] The Testimony of Luthor!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne; also as Two-Face]; Lex Luthor; Superman; Mad Hatter; Poison Ivy; Spook; Scarecrow; Signalman; Mr. Freeze; Cavalier; Ra's al Ghul; Killer Moth; Cluemaster; Lois Lane; Sparky Grimes; Sam Hoxie; Captain Stingaree; Joker (off panel)
Synopsis: Lex Luthor's claim to have killed the Batman is refuted by surprise witness Superman, who convinces the jury that Luthor did not kill Batman, as he thought.
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From Content Item: FlagBatman #293 published November 1977
was [Where Were You on the Night Batman Was Killed?] The Testimony of Luthor! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 17
Disclose Notes: Drew Moore credit from the artist.
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[Where Were You on the Night Batman Was Killed?:] The Testimony of the Joker!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne; also as Two-Face]; Joker; Ra's al Ghul; Mr. Freeze; Killer Moth; Poison Ivy; Mad Hatter; Spook; Scarecrow; Captain Stingaree; Cavalier; Cluemaster; Signalman; Batman [Jerry Randall]; Tweedle Dum; Tweedle Dee; Catwoman; Riddler; Lex Luthor; Superman; Two-Face; Commissioner Jim Gordon; Arkham Asylum
Synopsis: The Joker testifies to the circumstances whereby he killed Batman, but when Two-Face demands that the Joker produce the photographic evidence he claims to have, a recess is called. After Two-Face leaves the court, he removes his disguise, revealing the Batman beneath. Having identified the real murderer, Batman confronts the Joker and sends him back to Arkham. Later, Batman confers with Commissioner Gordon and discusses how it was really Batman-admirer Jerry Randall in a Batman costume that the Joker had killed and how the trial was a ruse to discover who was actually responsible.
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From Content Item: FlagBatman #294 published December 1977
was [Where Were You on the Night Batman Was Killed?] The Testimony of the Joker! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 17
Disclose Notes: Drew Moore credit from the artist.
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Buried Alive!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Commissioner Jim Gordon; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Bob Tobias; Ed Wiley; Morgan Edge; Jimmy Olsen
Synopsis: Superman and Robin are wondering where Batman is when Ed Wiley, wearing a shirt covered in TNT and standing on the top of Metropolis Bridge, announces he has captured Batman and demands ten million dollars ransom. After Wiley blows himself up, partially catching Robin in the blast, it is up to Superman to interpret Wiley's last words and find Batman, but the escape artist has already freed himself from being buried alive.
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From Content Item: FlagWorld's Finest Comics #269 [Direct] published June 1981
was Buried Alive! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 14
Disclose Notes: Drew Moore credit from artist.
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The Prison

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Talia; Ra's al Ghul; Sora (in portrait)
Synopsis: Ra's al Ghul orders Talia to kill the Batman, but her love for the detective trumps her loyalty to her father.
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From Content Item: FlagThe Batman Chronicles #8 [Direct Sales] published January 1997
was The Prison [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 18
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Modern Romance

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Catwoman; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Martian Manhunter; Barbara Gordon; Commissioner Jim Gordon; Wonder Woman [Diana]; Superman; Aquaman; Green Lantern [Kyle Rayner]; Flash [Wally West]; Nightwing [Dick Grayson]; Green Arrow [Connor Hawke]; Tempest [Garth]; Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Huntress [Helena Bertinelli]; Atom [Ray Palmer]; Blockbuster [Roland Desmond]; Riddler; Catman; Poison Ivy; Harley Quinn; Scarecrow; Joker; Penguin; Mary Marvel
Synopsis: Catwoman dreams of what married life with Batman would be like.
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From Content Item: FlagNightwing #52 [Direct Sales] published February 2001
was Modern Romance [Story on Interior Page(s)]excerpt
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Pages: 6
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Rest in Peace

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Lex Luthor
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: On back cover. Background illustration from splash page of Batman (DC, 1940 series) #293 and lower illustration from Nightwing (DC, 1996 series) #52.

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