Batman R.I.P. Prelude - Part 4 of 7 - The 3rd Batmen: Part 1 of 4 - Written by Grant Morrison Art by Tony Daniel & Jonathan Glapion Cover by Daniel
The Gotham Police HQ is taken over by the mysterious Third Batman who begins to kill cops, working his way towards Jim Gordon as he tells his tale and waits for his prize: the life of the Dark Knight, in exchange for the lives of the precinct cops. What dark secret from Batman's past lies behind the creation of the Impostor Batmen? Guest starring Bat-Mite!
36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $2.99.
Cover by DAVID FINCH. Written by GRANT MORRISON. Art by ANDY KUBERT, TONY DANIEL, and FRANK QUITELY. Also featuring interior art contributions by DAVID FINCH, SCOTT KOLINS and RICHARD FRIEND, plus a Batman Gallery by SHANE DAVIS, JUAN DOE, GUILLEM MARCH, DUSTIN NGUYEN, TIM SALE, BILL SIENKIEWICZ and PHILIP TAN, and 'Secrets of the Batcave' with designs by FREDDIE WILLIAMS II.
Grant Morrison returns to BATMAN with this oversized special! And he's brought an all-star roster of artists along with him including Andy Kubert, Tony Daniel and Frank Quitely to celebrate this milestone 700th issue featuring stories spotlighting each of the Batmen from different eras - Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson and Damian Wayne. You won't want to miss this blockbuster story that paves the way for the return of Bruce Wayne and sports mind-boggling covers by superstars David Finch and Mike Mignola
60 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $4.99.
Cover by Joel F. Naprstek. "The Screams of the Green Dragon." Story by Doug Moench. Pencils by J H Williams III. Inks by Mick Gray.
The Green Dragon wields ancient mystical forces as he tries to take over the gangland action in Gotham City. But why is a beautiful young singer integral to his plans? So much so that Batman must rescue her to foil them.
64 pages. Full color. Cover price $3.95.
WRITTEN BY CHUCK DIXON; ART BY GRAHAM NOLAN AND MARK PENNINGTON; COVER BY ART ADAMS
Nightwing guest-stars in the second chapter of the "JLApe: Gorilla Warfare" Annuals event! When a mysterious new crime boss (secretly one of the Simian Scarlet working for Gorilla Grodd) begins monkeying with the status quo in Blüdhaven, Nightwing and Batman make a deperate effort to uncover his identity. But as they dig deeper into Blüdhaven's underworld, the heroes learn that only they stand between the gang leader and world domination. For more information, see the feature article.
FC, 48 PG.$2.95" Cover price $2.95.
Art by Carmine Infantino - Murphy Anderson. Cover by Carmine Infantino - Murphy Anderson. REPRINTING THE FIRST APPEARANCE OF POISON IVY! Art by Sheldon Moldoff, Carmine Infantino, and others
In this historic issue, Batman and Robin encounter the irresistible Poison Ivy, who is out to prove that she should be public enemy number one! To accomplish this feat, she enacts a plan to turn the underworlds other female villains against each other and attempts to seduce the Batman to her side. Will the Caped Crusader be entranced by her charms? Find out in this facsimile edition featuring all the original stories, the poster and ads from the 1960s.
32 pages, full color.
Written by Doug Moench, with art by Mike Manley and Joe Rubinstein. Cover by Manley.
Looking back on his life, Bruce Wayne remembers how his parents' violent deaths at the hands of a two-bit gunman drove him to become the Dark Knight of Gotham City, and hints of a never-before revealed dark episode in Batman's early career are exposed, offering new insights into the character of the World's Greatest Detective.
Cover art by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez. The Underworld Olympics '76! starring Batman, script by David Vern (as David V. Reed), pencils by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, inks by Ernie Chan (as Ernie Chua);
Underworld Crime Olympics '76 members go to Gotham to compete in a crime contest.
Cover art by Ernie Chan (as Ernie Chua). "The Ferry Blows at Midnight!", script by David Vern (as David V. Reed), pencils by Ernie Chan (as Ernie Chua), inks by Tex Blaisdell;
The North American team of the Underworld Olympics draws its assignment, but it has an unforeseen complication.
Cover art by Ernie Chan (as Ernie Chua). The Haunting of the Spook!, script by David Vern (as David V. Reed), art by Ernie Chan (as Ernie Chua);
Batman faces the mysterious Spook.
Cover art by Ernie Chan (as Ernie Chua) and Vince Colletta. Four Doorways to Danger!, script by David Vern (as David V. Reed), pencils by Ernie Chan (as Ernie Chua), inks by Tex Blaisdell;
Batman battles the Special Police Unit, impersonates their major, and heads off for Burundi.
Cover art by Jim Aparo. The Mystery of Christmas Lost! starring Batman, script by David Vern (as David V. Reed), pencils by Romeo Tanghal, art by Frank Springer;
Dr. Tzin-Tzin mentally controls ants to help him escape from solitary confinement.
Cover art by Mike Grell. "Skull Dugger's Killjoy Capers!", script by David Vern (as David V. Reed), pencils by Mike Grell, inks by Vince Colletta;
Continuing his hunt for the evil Cosmo "Skull" Dugger, the Dark Knight Detective struggles from an odd mental affliction; Due to an encounter with Dugger's Recognito machine, Batman's reflexes of joy instead produce tremendous pain.
Cover art by Jim Aparo. "The Mad Hatter Goes Straight!", script by David Vern (as David V. Reed), pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Vince Colletta
The Mad Hatter, sad that crime isn't fun anymore, reminisces about his youth, when he would fantasize about being a white-hatted sheriff or a plume-hatted cavalier, or wearing the hat of a Foreign Legionnaire.
Cover art by Jim Aparo. "The Case of the Crimson Coffin!", script by David Vern (as David V. Reed), pencils by John Calnan, inks by Dick Giordano;
Batman battles the Carib machete assassins, who are kidnapping and drugging victims for a human sacrifice.
Cover art by Jim Aparo. The Island of Purple Mist!, script by David Vern (as David V. Reed), pencils by John Calnan, inks by Dick Giordano;
Baxter Baines admits that he wishes to unmask Batman.
Cover art by Dick Giordano. Giant-sized 300th Anniversary with 3-part book-length story, "The Last Batman Story--?", script by David Vern (as David V. Reed), pencils by Walt Simonson, inks by Dick Giordano
Batman and Robin in Gotham City of the future thwart the attempted attack by a band of blue-costumed men on a mobile surgical capsule being transferred to the Columbia Space Station surgery department.
Cover art by Jim Aparo. "The Only Man Batman Ever Killed!", script by David Vern (as David V. Reed), pencils by John Calnan, inks by Tex Blaisdell
Perry Travers dies during a botched robbery and his autopsy reveals his membership as a Wirehead in the mob of The Overlord.
Last 35-cent cover price. Cover by Jim Aparo. "The Attack of the Wire-Head Killers," script by David Vern (as David V. Reed), pencils by John Calnan, inks by Dick Giordano
After admitting to the murder of Malcolm Millbrook in order to spare Gotham from a gang war, Batman becomes the target of Millbrook's "wire-head killers."
Cover art by Jim Aparo. "Death-Gamble of a Darknight Detective!", script by Gerry Conway, pencils by John Calnan, inks by Dave Hunt
The Dark Knight takes on the Death's Head terrorist gang and Thanatos, their masked and costumed leader.
First standard-priced 40-cent cover issue. Cover by Jim Aparo. "Night of Siege," script by Gerry Conway, pencils by John Calnan, inks by Dave Hunt
An ex-junkie costumed vigilante called The Black Spider tries to kill dope dealer Hannibal Hardwicke; Batman saves Hardwicke and takes him to Bruce Wayne's penthouse apartment for safekeeping; The Black Spider battles past Batman into the apartment.
Cover art by Jim Aparo. "There'll Be a Cold Time in the Old Town Tonight!", script by Len Wein, pencils by John Calnan, inks by Dick Giordano
Bruce Wayne meets with Selina Kyle—the Catwoman now reformed; She wants to invest money in Wayne Enterprises; Batman, he answers a bat-signal summons to view the frozen body of financier Jacob Riker, who was iced for betraying Mr. Freeze...
Cover art by Joe Kubert. "The Ghost Who Haunted Batman," script by Len Wein, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Dick Giordano
Batman faces the Gentleman Ghost, whose gang is robbing the Riverside Museum, and an enemy he never expected: Alfred Pennyworth.
Cover art by Walt Simonson and Dick Giordano. A Caper a Day Keeps the Batman at Bay!, script by Len Wein, pencils by Walt Simonson, inks by Dick Giordano
Calendar Man begins committing a crime for each day of the week, wearing a different outfit each time.
