Volume: 1
Price: 0.50 USD
Pages: 68
On-sale Date: 1975-06-05
Editing: Julius Schwartz; E. Nelson Bridwell (associate editor); Bob Rozakis (assistant editor)
Cover Thumbnail for The Batman Family (DC, 1975 series) #1 Edit Cover
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Alfred; Batgirl and Robin; Man-Bat / cover / 1 page

Pencils:
Mike Grell (signed)
Nick Cardy (Batman figure, see notes)
? (Batman figure alterations)
Inks:
Mike Grell (signed)
Nick Cardy (Batman figure, see notes)
? (Batman figure alterations)
Colors:
Letters:
?
  • Genre:superhero; detective-mystery
  • Job Number:S-2062
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Introducing the new Dynamite Duo!
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Benedict Arnold; Alfred Pennyworth (inset); Commissioner Gordon (inset); Man-Bat [Kirk Langstrom] (inset)
Reprints (5)

Indexer Notes

Grell credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Batman figure is a modified version of the Superman figure from the cover of Shazam! (DC, 1973 series) #1. Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #119.

Minerva Menace!
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Captain Marvel / Shazam!; Hostess Twinkies / comics-form advertising / 1 page

The Invader from Hell!
(Table of Contents: 2)

Batgirl and Robin / comic story / 18 pages

Script:
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  • Genre:superhero
  • Job Number:S-1992
Characters:
Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Benedict Arnold (villain); The Devil (villain)
Synopsis:
Batgirl and Robin team-up to keep Benedict Arnold from taking over the U.S.
Reprints (6)

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

This story was originally scheduled for 1st Issue Special (DC, 1975 series) #6.

Warning! Supplies Are Dangerously Low...
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

2 Sizzling Summer Specials
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

The Origins of Batgirl and Robin the Boy Wonder
(Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 1 page

Script:
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typeset
  • Genre:superhero
  • Job Number:S-2071
Characters:
Batgirl [Barbara Gordon] (origin); Robin [Dick Grayson] (origin); Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Commissioner James Gordon; Killer Moth; Jason Bard
Synopsis:
Recap of the histories of Batgirl and Robin, by way of introducing the new Batman Family comic books.

Indexer Notes

Includes images of Batgirl and Robin incorporated into their respective logos.

The Great Handcuff King!
(Table of Contents: 6)

Alfred / comic story / 4 pages

Script:
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?
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  • Genre:superhero; detective-mystery
  • Job Number:N-1552
Characters:
Alfred Pennyworth; Ronny Lowndes; The Hurton Gang (villains); Bruce Wayne; Dick Grayson
Synopsis:
Alfred shows Ronny Lowndes some handcuffs that he bought and encounters The Hurton Gang.
Reprints (1)

Comedy Cover Capers
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cartoon / 1 page

Script:
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Letters:
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  • Genre:humor
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Man-Bat [Kirk Langstrom]

Indexer Notes

Reprinted covers from past issues of Detective Comics #355, #385, #402, and Batman #192 with humorous dialogue replacing the original cover text.

Commissioner Gordon's Death-Threat!
(Table of Contents: 8)

Batman Presents... Commissioner Gordon / comic story / 9.67 pages

Script:
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?
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  • Genre:superhero
  • Job Number:N-1347
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner Gordon; Fred Purley Robbins
Synopsis:
A crook once caught by Commissioner Gordon uses him to lure Batman into a trap.
Reprints (2)

Indexer Notes

Credits for script and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Records show that Bob Kane was paid for the pencils, but scholars agree that pencils were actually by Moldoff.

Fantasy's Most Bizarre Hero
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Man-Bat / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Here Is the Original Dialogue for the Covers on Page 30
(Table of Contents: 10)

illustration / 0.33 page

Script:
?
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?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Man-Bat [Kirk Langstrom]; Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]

Indexer Notes

Displays the original dialogue from the covers from Detective Comics #355, #385, #402, and Batman #192 featured in Comedy Cover Capers.

Batman Presents... Challenge of the Man-Bat
(Table of Contents: 11)

Man-Bat / comic story / 16 pages

Script:
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?
Letters:
  • Genre:superhero
  • Job Number:N-1353
Characters:
Man-Bat [Kirk Langstrom] (origin); Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Reprints the first appearance of Man-Bat.

We Can Put DC Comics Right in Your Mailbox
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

Coming Soon...
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

The Alfred Story
(Table of Contents: 14)

Batman / comic story / 1 page

Script:
? (various)
Pencils:
? (various)
Inks:
? (various)
Colors:
?
Letters:
? (various)
  • Genre:superhero
  • Job Number:N-1358
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth
Synopsis:
Batman and Robin tell of how Alfred became their butler, and of his previous experiences as a villain called The Outsider.
Reprints (4)

Indexer Notes

A biography of Alfred, with reprinted panels from various sources surrounded by Batman and Robin narrating outside of the panels. Dialogue attempts to address the change of appearance Alfred undergoes between his early appearances and more recent stories. The story has no definitive ending; it just stops.

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["Introducing the new Dynamite Duo!"]
    Alfred; Batgirl and Robin; Man-Bat
  2. Minerva Menace!
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!; Hostess Twinkies
  3. The Invader from Hell!
    Batgirl and Robin
  4. Warning! Supplies Are Dangerously Low...
  5. 2 Sizzling Summer Specials
  6. The Origins of Batgirl and Robin the Boy Wonder
  7. The Great Handcuff King!
    Alfred
  8. Comedy Cover Capers
  9. Commissioner Gordon's Death-Threat!
    Batman Presents... Commissioner Gordon
  10. Fantasy's Most Bizarre Hero
    Man-Bat
  11. Here Is the Original Dialogue for the Covers on Page 30
  12. Batman Presents... Challenge of the Man-Bat
    Man-Bat
  13. We Can Put DC Comics Right in Your Mailbox
  14. Coming Soon...
  15. The Alfred Story
    Batman
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