Batman Vol 1 237
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"Night of the Reaper!"
"The Screaming House"
There's not enough Water in that Stream to wash the Guilt from anyone who presumes to take the Life of another... !
- -- Batman
Appearing in "Night of the Reaper!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Villains:
- Nazis
- Hans
Other Characters:
- Doctor Gruener/The Reaper
- Tom Fagan
- Col. Kurt Schloss (Dies in this issue)
- Alan (a Friend of Dick Grayson)
Locations:
Items:
- Unknown
Vehicles:
- Unknown
Synopsis for "Night of the Reaper!"
Batman tracks an ex-Nazi war criminal to the annual Halloween parade in Rutland, Vermont, to which Robin has also come, and where they also find the Reaper, a Death-costumed figure with a scythe, bent on finding the villain for reasons of his own.
Appearing in "The Screaming House"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- None
Villains:
- Count Grutt (Elias Turg)
Other Characters:
- Joey
Locations:
- Unknown
Items:
- Unknown
Vehicles:
- Unknown
Synopsis for "The Screaming House"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Notes
- Batman appeared last in Brave and the Bold (Volume 1) #99. He appears next in Detective Comics #418.
- Robin appeared last in Teen Titans #36. He appears next in Teen Titans #37.
- "The Screaming House" was originally printed in Detective Comics #37.
Trivia
- Schloss is German for either Lock or a Castle
- the Nazis want to kill their former Col. because he stole Nazi Gold
- Gruener is out for revenge because his Family died in the Concentration Camps; before he dies he realizes what he has become
- People at the Rutland Halloween Parade are dressed as Batman, Batgirl, Man-Bat, , Hawkman, Captain Marvel (Billy Batson), Superman, Aquaman, Solomon Grundy, Robin, Cain & Abel from DC Comics and Spider-Man, Thor, Invisible Woman, Dr. Doom, Captain America, Havok & Quicksilver from Marvel Comics; another resembles James Gordon and two figures in Shadow could be the Phantom Stranger and Green Lantern (Alan Scott)
Related Articles
- 1971
- Batman image gallery
- Batman quotes page
- Batman Family
- Batman's supporting cast
- Batman's rogues gallery
- Batman Titles
- Alfred Pennyworth image gallery
- Alfred Pennyworth quotes page
- James Gordon image gallery
- James Gordon quotes page
- Robin image gallery
- Robin quotes page
See Also
Recommended Reading
Links and References
- Batman series index at the Grand Comics Database
- Batman series index at Comicbookdb.com
- Batman series index at DC Indexes
- Batman series index at DCU Guide
- Batman at DC Comics
- Batman at Wikipedia
- Batman at Toonopedia
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