Detective Comics Vol 1 416
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Appearing in "Man-Bat Madness!"
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- Howie (Scientist) (Single appearance)
- Marla Manning
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Synopsis for "Man-Bat Madness!"
A series of chance occurrences leads Kirk Langstrom to relapse into his Man-Bat identity after marrying Francine Lee, and the Batman must capture him and restore him to normalcy.
Appearing in "The Deadly Go-Between!"
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- Zed Kurtz (First appearance)
- Jill (Batgirl Impersonator) (First appearance)
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Synopsis for "The Deadly Go-Between!"
Commissioner Gordon's friend, officer Jim McClean, has been murdered, and the Commissioner has vowed to catch his friend's killer. This prompts Barbara Gordon to do her own investigation as Batgirl. Tapping her father's phone, she overhears a phone message from "Batgirl" telling him to meet her at Park and Elm. Traveling there to catch her imposter in the act, Batgirl finds herself captured by thugs from a group called the Ice-Men. They soon capture Commissioner Gordon as well. Breaking free, Gordon, knowing that Ice-Man leader Zed Kurtz is responsible for McClean's death, finds McClean's gun and vows to shoot the crook with his victim's own weapon. However, it turns out that Zed is not alone as he exits his hideout with two body guys who appear to be aware that something is up... This story is continued next issue...
Appearing in "Rex-Circus Detective!"
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- Danny Dennis
- Philip Dennis
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- Tod Eric (Ticket Seller) (Single appearance)
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- Marie Dana (Single appearance)
- Ned Banks (Only appearance; dies)
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- The Galaxy Circus
- Newdale
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Synopsis for "Rex-Circus Detective!"
This story was originally printed in Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog #3.
Appearing in "The Case of the Gold Dust Death"
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- The Town Sheriff (Single appearance)
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- Harry (Single appearance)
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- Mike Leeds (Only appearance; dies)
- Lucy (Single appearance)
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- Unnamed Western Mining Town
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Synopsis for "The Case of the Gold Dust Death"
This story was originally printed in Gang Busters #30.
Notes
- The Man-Bat and Francine Lee appeared last in Detective Comics #407. They appear next in Detective Comics #429.
- "The Deadly Go-Between!" is reprinted in Showcase Presents: Batgirl #1.
Trivia
- Kirk Langstrom officially marries Francine Lee in this issue.
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Recommended Reading
- Batman (Volume 1)
- Batman (Volume 2)
- Batman and Robin (Volume 1)
- Batman and Robin (Volume 2)
- Batman Confidential
- Batman: Gotham Knights
- Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight
- Batman: Shadow of the Bat
- Batman: Streets of Gotham
- Batman Incorporated
- Batman: The Dark Knight (Volume 1)
- Batman: The Dark Knight (Volume 2)
- Detective Comics (Volume 1)
- Detective Comics (Volume 2)
- Superman/Batman
- Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (Volume )
Links and References
- Detective Comics article at Wikipedia
- Detective Comics series index at DCU Guide
- Detective Comics series index at Comicbookdb.com
- Detective Comics series index at the Grand Comics Database Project
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