Batman Album #41

Published
October 1978
Page count
100
Cover price
75 cents
Colour
Black & white
Format
Comic series
Branding
Planet Comics [rectangle]
 
Planet Comics [rectangle]

Credits

Editing
, editor

Issue contents Hide all

Show/hide Cover No title recorded (Batman) Cover, 1 page

""I have met the enemy--and he is mine!" Bait In a Bat-Trap; Manhunter from Mars "Martians…too strong…can't hold out!"; Riddler on the Rampage; Kill Batman--In Triplicate"

Featuring

Feature
Batman
Genre
Superhero

Credits

Art
Ernie Chan, line art [as Ernie Chua]
 
Neal Adams, line art
 
Ernie Chan, line art [as Ernie Chua]
 
Ernie Chan, line art [as Ernie Chua]

Reprint history

Also printed
United States
Batman 279 (DC, 1995 series) (1995)
Based on
United States
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #460 (June 1976)
 
United States
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #462 (August 1976)
 
United States
Batman (DC, 1940 series) #279 (September 1976)
 
United States
World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #245 (June-July 1977)
Show/hide 1. Slow Down--and Die (Batman) Comic story, 31 pages

Featuring

Feature
Batman
Genre
Super-hero

Credits

Writing
Bob Rozakis, scripter
 
Michael Uslan, scripter
Art
Ernie Chan, penciller [as Ernie Chua]
 
Frank McLaughlin, inker
Editing
Julius Schwartz, editor
 
E. Nelson Bridwell, Associate Editor
 
Bob Rozakis, Assistant Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #460 (June 1976)
 
United States
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #461 (August 1976)
 (Bruce Wayne -- Bait in a Bat-Trap)
 
United States
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #462 (August 1976)
 (Kill Batman in -- Triplicate)

Notes

Splash pages and story titles have been removed from the stories from Detective Comics 461 and 462 to merge the stories and reduce the page count.

Show/hide 2. Riddler on the Rampage (Batman with Robin the Teen Wonder) Comic story, 17 pages

Featuring

Feature
Batman with Robin the Teen Wonder
Genre
Super-hero

Credits

Writing
David Vern, scripter [as David V. Reed]
Art
Ernie Chan, penciller [as Ernie Chua]
 
Tex Blaisdell, inker
Editing
Julius Schwartz, editor

Reprint history

First print
Australia
Batman (KG Murray, 1976 series) #128 ([December 1975?])
Also printed
United States
Batman 279 (DC, 1995 series) (1995)
Show/hide 3. Superman's Perfect Crime Part 2: Socrates Seeks a Secret (Superman and Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder) Comic story, 16 pages

Featuring

Feature
Superman and Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Genre
Super-hero

Credits

Writing
Cary Bates, scripter
Art
Ross Andru, penciller
 
Mike Esposito, inker
Editing
Mort Weisinger, editor
 
E. Nelson Bridwell, editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #180 (November 1968)
Also printed
United States
DC Special Series (DC, 1977 series) #23 (February 1981)
 (DC Blue Ribbon Digest)

Notes

This is part two of this story, continued from World's Finest Comics 178. An imaginary story.

Show/hide 4. While the City Sleeps (Batman and Robin) Comic story, 12 pages
Show/hide 5. Today Mars, Tomorrow... the Universe (Superman and Batman) Comic story, 20 pages

Featuring

Feature
Superman and Batman
Genre
Super-hero

Credits

Writing
Bob Haney, scripter
Art
Curt Swan, penciller
 
Murphy Anderson, inker
Editing
Denny O'Neil, editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #245 (June-July 1977)

Status

This issue includes help from

  • Anthony Revill

AusReprints ID

  • 2192

Entry created

  • 23/01/2005

Cover added

  • 23/01/2005

Index completed

  • 19/02/2009

Last updated

  • 02/12/2010