DC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals #1 (2009) - Printings, Contents and Key Issues

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Series: DC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals (DC, 2009 series)
Issue: #1
Publication date: [June] 2009
Key date: June 2009
On-sale date: April 22, 2009
Indicia publisher: DC Comics
Price: $39.99; 45.99 CAD
Pages: 272
Barcode: 978140122192853999
ISBN: 978-1-4012-2192-8

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Rodney Ramos; inks: Rodney Ramos; colors: Allen Passalaqua	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
1	Contents	table of contents	3	letters: typeset
2	A Word From the Publisher	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	script: Paul Levitz
3	Introduction	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	5	script: Michael Uslan
4	Batman Annual #1: 1,001 Secrets of Batman and Robin	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Curt Swan, Sheldon Moldoff, Dick Sprang; inks: Charles Paris	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
5	How to Be the Batman	comic story	12	script: Bill Finger; pencils: Lew Sayre Schwartz; inks: Stan Kaye	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; James Gordon; Doctor Sampson
6	The Strange Costumes of Batman!	comic story	12	script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Charles Paris	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; James Gordon; Doctor Robert Darcy
7	Untold Tales of the Batsignal!	comic story	11	pencils: Lew Sayre Schwartz; inks: Charles Paris	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Dave Purdy; James Gordon; Vicki Vale
8	Secrets of Batman's Utility Belt	illustration	1
9	The Origin of the Bat-Cave!	comic story	12	script: Bill Finger; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles Paris	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Professor Carter Nichols
10	Batman's Electronic Crime-File!	comic story	12	pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Charles Paris	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; John Creeden
11	The Thrilling Escapes of Batman and Robin	comic story	12	script: Bill Finger; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Stan Kaye	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Vicki Vale; Paul King
12	The Amazing Inventions of Batman	comic story	8	script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Charles Paris	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
13	Batman Annual #2: Batman and Robin in Their Most Thrilling Roles!	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Sheldon Moldoff, Dick Sprang, Lew Sayre Schwartz, Win Mortimer; inks: Charles Paris, Stan Kaye	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
14	The Underseas Batman	comic story	9.67	script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Charles Paris	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Slant Stacy
15	The Lord of Batmanor	comic story	12	script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Charles Paris	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
16	Batman -- Indian Chief!	comic story	9.67	script: France Herron; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Stan Kaye	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson] Chief Man-of-the-Bats [Great Eagle]; Little Raven [Little Eagle]; Black Elk
17	The Jungle Batman!	comic story	12	script: David Vern Reed; pencils: Lew Sayre Schwartz; inks: Charles Paris	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; James Gordon; Sinister 8 [Frenchy Le Doix; Singh Dan; Baron Hengler; Ling Chee; Luigi Verona; Aldo Toledano; Liverpool Kid; Sumatra Joe]
18	1962 Batman and Robin Calendar	illustration	2
19	When Batman Was Robin	comic story	12	script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Charles Paris	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Robin [Bruce Wayne]; Harvey Harris; Alfred Pennyworth
20	Batman the Magician!	comic story	12	script: Bill Finger; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles Paris	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
21	Batman -- The Superman of Planet X!	comic story	10	script: France Herron; pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Charles Paris	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Batman [Tlano]
22	Greetings From the Bat Family	illustration	1	pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Bat-Girl [Betty Kane]; Batwoman [Kathy Kane]; Bat-Mite; Alfred Pennyworth; James Gordon; Bat-Hound [Ace]
23	Batman Annual #3: Batman and Robin's Most Fantastic Foes!	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Gorilla Boss; Joker; Two-Face [Paul Sloane]; Human Firefly; (Imposter) Mad Hatter; Mirror Man
24	The Mad Hatter of Gotham City	comic story	12	script: Bill Finger; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles Paris	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; (Imposter) Mad Hatter [(Imposter) Jervis Tetch]
25	The Human Firefly!	comic story	12	script: France Herron; pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Charles Paris	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Firefly [Garfield Lynns]
26	The Mental Giant of Gotham City!	comic story	10	script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Charles Paris	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Barney Barrows
27	The Joker's Aces!	comic story	12	script: David Vern Reed; pencils: Lew Sayre Schwartz; inks: Stan Kaye	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Joker
28	The Gorilla Boss of Gotham City!	comic story	12	script: David Vern Reed; pencils: Lew Sayre Schwartz; inks: Stan Kaye	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
29	The New Crimes of Two-Face	comic story	9.67	script: Bill Finger; pencils: Lew Sayre Schwartz; inks: Charles Paris	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Two-Face [Paul Sloane]
30	The Mysterious Mirror-Man!	comic story	12	script: Bill Finger; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles Paris	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Mirror-Man [Floyd Ventris]
31	A Collector's Item...	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira Schnapp	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Two-Face [Paul Sloane]; Mirror-Man; Firefly [Garfield Lynns]; Barney Barrows
32	Afterword	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	2	script: Richard Bruning
33	Biographies	text article	4	letters: typeset

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