Price: 1.25 USD; 1.50 CAD; 0.45 GBP
Pages: 52
On-sale Date: 1984-01-03
Editing: Len Wein (editor); Nicola Cuti (assistant editor); Tom Condon (managing editor)
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Batman / cover / 1 page

Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
  • Genre:superhero
  • Job Number:C-719
Characters:
Batman; Wrath; Alfred Pennyworth; Commissioner James Gordon; Grayle Hudson
Reprints (6)

Indexer Notes

Inks previously credited to Mike DeCarlo.

This issue has 2 variants

Issue Data

Series Data

  • Color: Color
  • Dimensions: Standard Modern Age US
  • Paper Stock: Newsprint
  • Binding: Saddle-stitched
  • Publishing Format: One-Shot
  • Publication Type: magazine

...The Player on the Other Side!
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Batman / comic story / 40 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
Letters:
Editing:
  • Genre:superhero
  • Job Number:G-1043
Characters:
Batman; Commissioner James Gordon; Wrath; Alfred Pennyworth; Grayle Hudson; Leslie Thompkins
Synopsis:
If Batman is a force for good, there must be a balancing force for evil - Wrath.
Reprints (12)

Indexer Notes

Michael Golden inked pages 1-3, 7, 10, 19 (woman in panel 1 and panel 4), 22, 23 (panel 1 and 2), 29 (panel 2-4) and Mike DeCarlo did the rest.

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Meanwhile... / in-house column / 1 page

The Players on the Other Side
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text article / 1 page

Script:
Letters:
typeset
  • Job Number:L-1546

Indexer Notes

Background information on this Batman Special.

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