Issue Contents:
Batman's 30th Anniversary Issue
Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
- Robin [Dick Grayson]
- The Joker
- The Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot]
Credits
- Pencils: Irv Novick
- Inks: Irv Novick
- Letters: Gaspar Saladino
Story Notes
Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. The cover contains reproductions of the covers to Detective Comics #27 and Batman #1.
The Cry of the Night is -- "Sudden Death!"
"To many, the gathering darkness of night calms the troubled turmoil of the world."
Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
- Robin [Dick Grayson]
- Alfred Pennyworth
- Commissioner James Gordon
- Mel Lambert
- Steven Crane
- Paul Rogers
- Alfred Stryker
Credits
- Script: Mike Friedrich
- Inks: Joe Giella
- Letters: Ben Oda
- Pencils: Bob Brown
Story Notes
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Pages 8 and 17 have paid advertisements taking up the bottom third of the page. Page 11 has a half-page house ad for Adventure Comics #380 (May 1969) at the bottom of the page. This is a "modern" version of "The Case Of The Chemical Syndicate." An editorial note at the end of the story explains: "Every old-time BATMANIAC knows of BATMAN'S creation by teen-age BOB KANE! DC's current teen-rage, MIKE FRIEDRICH, updated this issue's yarn from the very first BATMAN story ever published (in DETECTIVE COMICS #27, May 1939)."
Credits
- Script: Julius Schwartz
Story Notes
Letters of comment from Martin Pasko, George Bell, Bruce Mellor and Steve Beery.
The Case of the Chemical Syndicate
Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
- James Gordon
- Streven Crane
- Paul Rogers
- Alfred Stryker
Credits
- Script: Bill Finger
- Pencils: Bob Kane
- Inks: Bob Kane
- Letters: Bob Kane
Story Notes
This is not a reprint of the original story from Detective Comics #27 (May 1939). The story presented here as having been originally published in Detective Comics #27 is a redrawn (traced), re-lettered, and censored version. • The knife jutting from the back of the murder victim (page 2, panel 2) has been removed. • A word balloon where the killer confesses to the crime (page 6, panel 2 - "Sure... I did it! But you won't send me to the 'chair' for it! I'll -- ") has been deleted.
#7: Detective Comics #27
Featuring Fact File
Credits
- Script: E. Nelson Bridwell (uncertain)
- Pencils: Sheldon Moldoff
Batman's Souvenir Album
Characters
- Batman
- Robin [Dick Grayson]
- Batwoman
- The Joker
Credits
- Pencils: Sheldon Moldoff
- Inks: Sheldon Moldoff
Story Notes
Collage of panels of Bat-items & people from various sources.