The Saga of Ra's Al Ghul #1 (1988) - Printings, Contents and Key Issues

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Saga of Ra's Al Ghul	cover	2	pencils: Jerry Bingham; inks: Dick Giordano; letters: Todd Klein	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Ra's Al Ghul; Talia Al Ghul; Ubu; League of Assassins
1	Meanwhile...	in-house column	1	script: Dick Giordano
2	Into the Den of the Death-Dealers!	comic story	15	script: Denny O'Neil; pencils: Bob Brown; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Tom Ziuko; letters: Ben Oda; editing: Julius Schwartz	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Talia Al Ghul (villain, introduction); Dr. Darrk (death); League of Assassins
3	Daughter of the Demon	comic story	22	script: Denny O'Neil; pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Tom Ziuko; letters: John Costanza; editing: Julius Schwartz	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Ra's Al Ghul (1st appearance, villain); Talia Al Ghul; Ubu
4	Night of the Living Dead!	comic story	11	script: Cary Bates; pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Neal Adams; letters: John Costanza; editing: Joe Orlando	El Diablo [Lazarus Lane] (1st appearance); Lucifer (horse); Juanita; Wise Owl; Slate (bandit, dies); Clint (bandit, dies); Kid (bandit, dies)
5	2 Free Months of DC Comics!	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: various; inks: various; letters: typeset	Superman; Batman; Starfire; Flash; Green Lantern (all in stock images)

Collection	Year
Batman: Tales of the Demon #[nn] ISBN 978-1-4012-9943-9	2020	On eBay ›

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