Cover art by Nick Cardy. Make Way for Captain Thunder!, script by Elliot S! Maggin, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Bob Oksner
Willie Fawcett finds himself lost in Superman's universe and that whenever he changes into his super-powered alter ego of Captain Thunder he becomes evil; Superman helps him figure out the way to return to his universe and shake the evil influence of the Monster League of Evil.
36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.
Cover art by Nick Cardy. The Dragonfly Invasion of Metropolis!, script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Vince Colletta
WGBS gossip columnist Lola Barnett is alerted to her brother, who is in danger; she inadvertently links him to Superman during a broadcast. The Princess and the Glass Treeman!--The Fabulous World of Krypton, script by Elliot S! Maggin, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Dick Giordano and Frank McLaughlin; while visiting an orphanage, Superman tells the kids the story of Princess Reena of Krypton.
36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.
All reprints. "Mr. Mxyztplk Returns!" (from Action 80 in 1944; 2nd appearance of Mr. Mxyzptlk; art by John Sikela); Jimmy Olsen stars in "The Demons From Pandora's Box!" (from Jimmy Olsen 81; art by Kurt Schaffenberger); Superman stars in "The Magicians' Convention!" (from Action 97); Green Lantern and Zatanna star in "The Other Side of the World!" (from Green Lantern 42; script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Sid Greene); Superman stars in "The Enchanted Mountain!" (from Action 86); and Superman stars in "Beauty and the Super-Beast!" (from Superman 165; pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein). 1 panel each by Neal Adams, Berni Wrightson, Mike Kaluta, Howard Chaykin, Curt Swan, Joe Kubert, Kurt Schaffenberger, Joe Orlando, Frank Robbins, Dick Giordano, Dave Cockrum, Cazrmine Infantino, Dick Dillin, Irv Novick, Howard Chaykin, and Sergio Aragones.
100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.50.
Cover art by Nick Cardy. The Viking from Valhalla! starring Superman, Valdemar, Clark Kent, Oscar Asherman, Steve Lombard, Lois Lane, and Skagerrak, script by Elliot S! Maggin, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson. I Can't Go Home Again!--Private Life of Clark Kent, script by Elliot S! Maggin, art by Murphy Anderson
When the plans for a new highway go right through the Kent home in Smallville, Clark returns for one last visit; Pete Ross sees Clark and recalls how he recommended the highway be put through the Kent home to destroy any remaining evidence of Clark's double identity there.
36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.
WRITTEN BY STEVEN T. SEAGLE; ART AND COVER BY SCOTT MCDANIEL AND ANDY OWENS
From the pages of SUPERMAN: THE 10-CENT ADVENTURE, Superman enters the fortress of the Futuresmiths ? only to be caught in a time loop! But a new Supergirl is there to help, setting the stage for what's to come in SUPERMAN #200!
FC, 32 PG. $2.25 Cover price $2.25.
Cover pencils by Don Newton, inks by Dick Giordano. "Pieces of Penguin!" starring Robin, Alfred, Julia Pennyworth, Vicki Vale, Commissioner Gordon, Harvey Bullock, and The Penguin, script by Doug Moench, pencils by Don Newton, inks by Alfredo Alcala; The Penguin is on the loose and out to steal the plans for the Pentagon's "early bird" warning system
Last 60-cent cover price. Cover pencils by Ed Hannigan, inks by Dick Giordano. "Ruins" starring Batman, Barbara Gordon, Jason Todd, and The Joker, script by Doug Moench, pencils by Don Newton, inks by Alfredo Alcala
Bruce Wayne gets Jason Todd back to Wayne Manor after promising to go out with him as Batman
Cover art by Ed Hannigan and Dick Giordano. The Man of a Thousand Menaces, script by Doug Moench, pencils by Don Newton, inks by Alfredo Alcala
Batman faces the menace of Chimera, Commissioner Gordon has a stroke.
1st printing, direct edition. Includes Atari insert.
Cover pencils by Ed Hannigan, inks by Dick Giordano. Script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Don Newton, inks by Alfredo Alcala
1st appearance of Jason Todd, 2nd appearance of Killer Croc (Waylon Jones) in gangster guise.
The Squid comes to Gotham City to launch a takeover of its underworld, and to trap the Batman; A mobster offering crooked protection threatens a circus owner; Refusing to give in, the owner unwittingly puts a target on the heads of his star performers, a husband and wife trapeze act; Days later, a young boy discoveres that his parents had been brutally murdered. Taken in by the sympathetic millionaire Bruce Wayne (Batman) the boy trains and becomes his new mentor's sidekick as Robin, the boy wonder; Not Dick Grayson, though--This time it was the copycat story of Jason Todd, the second person to become Robin. Story continues in the pages of Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) #524.
Cover pencils by Keith Giffen, inks by Dick Giordano. "Showdown," script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Don Newton, inks by Alfredo Alcala
Dr. Thirteen exposes the secret of the "ghost" of Hugo Strange, Thorne has a falling-out with his underlings, and Batman and Robin prepare to bring the entire corrupt cabal down.
Cover art by Jim Aparo. Script by Gerry Conway (plot) and Paul Kupperberg, pencils by Don Newton, inks by John Calnan
Batman and Robin tackle Colonel Blimp, a villain who uses a zeppelin to capture a Navy battleship
Cover pencils by Ernie Colon, inks by Dick Giordano. "What Stalks the Gotham Night?", script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Tony DeZuniga
Informed by Father Green that their vampiric curse may be lifted by a total blood transfusion or a serum from the Monks own blood, Batman goes with the priest to battle the Monk and Dala
Cover pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Frank McLaughlin. "Nightmare in Crimson," script by Gerry Conway and Paul Levitz, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Tony DeZuniga
Batman attempts to capture the Monk, but is himself knocked unconscious by Robin, who is under Dalas spell.
On the eve of the mayoral election, Arthur Reeves threatens to reveal Batman's secret identity to swing the vote in his favor. Meanwhile, Batman stalks Ivy hoping to get her to reveal how she hypnotized the Wayne Foundation board into signing over the company's assets to her.
Cover art by Joe Kubert, script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Klaus Janson
Plot by Bob Rozakis. Script by Roy Thomas. Art by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez & Frank McLaughlin. Cover by Jim Aparo.
25-page tale. The Monarch of Menace convinces Gotham's hoods that the caped crusader is safely in his keeping, a story which doesn't sit well with Batman in "While the Bat's Away..."
Cover art by Jim Aparo. "Ashes to Ashes!" (The Lazarus Affair Chapter Four], script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Frank McLaughlin
Much to the surprise of Robin, Catwoman, and King Faraday. Batman accepts Ras Al Ghuls invitation to join his ranks and become immortal; Knowing Batmans agreement to join Ras was a trick, Robin spearheads an escape from the mines with Catwoman and Faraday.
Cover art by Jim Aparo. "Infinity Island!" (The Lazarus Affair Chapter Three), script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Frank McLaughlin
Batman awakens in a strange room on Infinity Island and gets attacked by a horde of possessed men; The Dark Knight gerts dragged to another room where he is shown the two classes of lives on the island
Cover art by Jim Aparo. "Fallout!" (The Lazarus Affair), script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Frank McLaughlin
Robin refuses to tolerate Talia's presence and leaves the Batcave; Batman handles the Gregorian Falstaff problem and realizes that his enemy is being bankrolled by an outside interest from a Swiss bank account; Robin goes to Catwoman for help with the Falstaff problem.
1st solo Catwoman story, "Cat's Paw!", script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Don Newton, inks by Steve Mitchell; Catwoman tracks down a gang of crooks that are robbing a chemical warehouse
Cover art by Jim Aparo. "Closed Circuit!", script by Marv Wolfman (plot) and Michael Fleisher (dialogue), pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Frank McLaughlin
The Electrocutioner, a self-appointed executioner of bad guys who escape justice, begins a series of crook-killings in Gotham City with his electrically-charged suit; Talia goes to the Batcave, seeking sanctuary in the wake of Ra's Al Ghul's apparent death; Batman and Robin have falling out.
Cover art by Jim Aparo. "Twice Dies the Batman!", script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Frank McLaughlin.
The labyrinthine mystery of "Carl Ternion" twists and turns to a stunning conclusion as Gilda Stevens' new beau is revealed to be her ex-husband: Harvey Dent, AKA Two-Face!; But why did Dent take on the new identity, and what's the real reason he avenged her husband's murder at the hands of the mysterious Anton Karoselle?
Cover art by Joe Kubert. "Double Jeopardy," script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Frank McLaughlin
Batman investigates a mystery of a crime that is now above the law and the alleged killer can't be touched; If Batman does pursue him, he himself could be the bad guy; Can Batman no longer protect those who are close to?
In one of the most unorthodox crossovers to date, DC's Dark Knight meets Mike Mignola's Hellboy! Ted Knight comes to Gotham City to lecture at a conference on alternative energies sponsored by Wayne Industries. But when Knight is kidnapped by a group of magic-wielding Nazis called the Knights of October, Hellboy offers his aid to Batman to help find Ted and thwart the Knights of October in their plans to marshal the Golden Age Starman's knowledge for their own nefarious purposes. As the heroes track the kidnappers--and their victim--to the Amazon jungle, they'll need some additional help: from Ted Knight's son Jack, Starman. Co-published with Dark Horse Comics. No interior ads.
Written by James Robinson. Art and cover by Mike Mignola. FC, 32 pg. Cover price $2.50.
Cover art by Jim Aparo. Batman in a book-length adventure titled "This Way Lies Madness," script by Len Wein, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Frank McLaughlin
Selina Kyle leaves Gotham City in order to sort things out; She tells Bruce Wayne shes disappointed with him for not trusting her when Cat-Man framed her for the museum robbery; Batman faces a motorcycle-riding "Mad Dog" Markham, a bad guy he once sent to Arkham Asylum.
Cover art by Jim Aparo. "The Cat Who Would Be King!" starring Batman, Catwoman, and James Gordon, script by Len Wein, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Bob Smith
Batman and Catwoman escape from the trap of a deadly Cats Cradle and trace the Catman to the islands owned by millionaire Adros Akropolis. Story continued from Batman #323.
