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Issue Details

Issue	#259
Published	November-December 1974
Cover Price	0.60 USD
Pages	100
Editing	Julius Schwartz; E. Nelson Bridwell

Cover Details - "Two Batman Too Many; The Strange Costumes of Batman; The Great Batman Swindle; Heroes by Proxy; The Failure of Bruce Wayne"

Characters	Batman; Robin; The Shadow.
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Nick Cardy
Inks	Nick Cardy
Notes	Cardy's credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. [August 2007]

1 page Batman foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "100 Page Batman"

Characters	Batman
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Carmine Infantino
Inks	Murphy Anderson
Notes	Contents page, modified from the cover of Detective Comics #366.

20 page Batman story "The Night of the Shadow!"

Characters	The Batman [Bruce Wayne]; GS: Shadow; Thomas Wayne; Mildred Miller; V: Willy Hank Stamper; Martha Wayne; Commissioner James Gordon; Thornton Swofford.
Synopsis	Batman goes on the trail of a convicted felon from the past, believing that he has stolen a valuable tiara. But he's wrong and discovers that only "The Shadow Knows" who actually is responsible.
Genre	superhero
Script	Denny O'Neil (signed)
Pencils	Irv Novick (signed)
Inks	Dick Giordano (signed)
Notes	Dedicated to Bill Finger. Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-20-07.

12 page Batman story "The Great Batman Swindle!"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson].
Genre	superhero
Script	Bill Finger
Pencils	Dick Sprang (verified by Sprang)
Inks	Charles Paris
Notes	Correct credits supplied by Craig Delich 2/05. Story reprinted from Detective Comics #222 (August, 1955).

12 page Batman story "The Strange Costumes of Batman!"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; V: Dr. Robert Darcy.
Genre	superhero
Script	Edmond Hamilton
Pencils	Dick Sprang (as Bob Kane)(verified by Sprang)
Inks	Charles Paris
Notes	Correct credits supplied by Craig Delich 2/05. Story reprinted from Detective Comics #165 (November, 1950).

2 page Robin illustration "A New Look for Robin"

Characters	Robin
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Carol A. Strickland; Brian Madigan; Anthony Kowalik; Steven Diaz; Carl Peppers; David Talarico; Jim Ricklef
Inks	Carol A. Strickland, Brian Madigan, Anthony Kowalik, Steven Diaz, Carl Peppers, David Talarico, Jim Ricklef
Notes	New costumes for Robin drawn by readers of the strip.

11 page Batman story "Heroes by Proxy!"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; I: Hawke and Wrenn; V: Corky Huggins & Catspaw Carlin (I for both).
Genre	superhero
Script	Don Cameron
Pencils	Dick Sprang (as Bob Kane)(verified by Sprang)
Inks	Dick Sprang (as Bob Kane)(verified by Sprang)
Colors	George Roussos (verified by Roussos)
Letters	Bob McCay (According to Sprang, Winsor McCay's son was a colorist at DC during the time of Batman #29)
Notes	Story reprinted from Batman #29 (June-July, 1945).

1 page Comedy Cover Capers illustration

Characters	Batman; Robin; Catwoman; Bat-Girl.
Genre	humor
Pencils	Sheldon Moldoff, Carmine Infantino, Irv Novick
Inks	Sheldon Moldoff, Mike Esposito, ?
Notes	Re-dialoged covers reprinted from Batman #130, 175, 197 and 209.

11 page Batman story "Two Batmen Too Many!"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; GS: Elongated Man [Ralph Dinby]; Atom [Ray Palmer]; V: Ed "Numbers" Garvey.
Genre	superhero
Script	Bill Finger
Pencils	Sheldon Moldoff (ghosting for Bob Kane)
Inks	Joe Giella
Letters	Gaspar Saladino
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. Story reprinted from Batman #177 (December, 1965).

Half page Casey the Cop filler

Genre	gag
Script	Henry Boltinoff
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff
Inks	Henry Boltinoff
Letters	Henry Boltinoff

9 page Batman story "The Failure of Bruce Wayne"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Uncle Silas Wayne.
Genre	superhero
Script	Bill Finger (credit by O'Hearn)
Pencils	Sheldon Moldoff
Inks	Charles Paris (verified by Paris)
Letters	Stan Starkman
Notes	Story reprinted from Batman #120 (December, 1958).