Price: 0.75 USD; 1.00 CAD; 0.40 GBP
Pages: 36
On-sale Date: 1986-07-15
Editing: Denny O'Neil (credited as Dennis O'Neil) (editor); Barbara Kesel (assistant editor)
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Legends Chapter 1
(Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page

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  • Genre:superhero
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Issue Data

  • Publisher's Brand: DC [bullet]
  • Indicia / Colophon Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
  • Indicia Frequency: monthly
  • Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
  • Printer: ?

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from DC Releases #30.

A Bird in the Hand ...
(Table of Contents: 1)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Trevor Von Eeden (credited)
Inks:
Trevor Von Eeden (credited)
Colors:
Adrienne Roy (credited)
Letters:
John Costanza (credited)
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Sondra Van Decar (death); Mr. Van Decar; David Estevez; Mrs. Andreason (flashback); Mrs. Lewis (flashback); Detective Roberta Valle (death); Beverly; George; Joe
Synopsis:
Magpie shows up at a party showing the Wayne collection of jewels where G. Gordon Godfrey shows up. She escapes and Batman and Robin track her to a museum.
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Indexer Notes

Legends crossover continues in Chapter 2: Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #568 and Legends (DC, 1986 series) #1.

From the Den
(Table of Contents: 2)

Bat-Signals / letters page / 1 page

Script:
Pencils:
Jim Starlin (cover preview)
Inks:
Jim Starlin (cover preview)
?
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?
Letters:
typeset
  • Job Number:L-2491

Indexer Notes

Informational paragraphs from the editor and assistant editor (who is also the writer of this issue).

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 3)

Batman / illustration / 1 page

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  • Genre:superhero
  • Job Number:C-583
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  1. Legends Chapter 1
    Batman
  2. A Bird in the Hand ...
    Batman
  3. From the Den
    Bat-Signals
  4. [no title indexed]
    Batman
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