Detective Comics Vol 1 417
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Appearing in "Batman For a Night!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Jim Gordon
- Jan Paxton (Single appearance) (Boxer)
Villains:
- Stacy Brand (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Trina Paxton (Only appearance; dies) (Jan's Sister)
- The Champ (Single appearance) (Champion Boxer)
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Synopsis for "Batman For a Night!"
A writer’s attempt to play Batman for a day becomes serious when his sister is murdered by a bank robber.
Appearing in "A Bullet For Gordon!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Villains:
- Jill (Final appearance) (Batgirl Impersonator)
- Zed Kurtz (Final appearance)
- Unnamed Crime Boss (Single appearance)
- Rods (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
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Synopsis for "A Bullet For Gordon!"
Continuing from last issue, Commissioner Gordon has vowed to get revenge on the man who killed police officer Jim McClean, and has his targets set on Zed Kirtz of the Ice-Man gang. Getting into a gun fight aginst the crooks, they are easily defeated due to the intervention of Batgirl.
After stopping the crooks, Batgirl spots her imposter who posed as her watching the fight, and so she knocks the girl out and takes her place and is taken to the real killer of Jim McClean: A hood named Rods. After finding out who they are the crooks are about to force Batgirl to unmask when the police show up with Commissioner Gordon to break them up.
After wards the Commissioner offers to ride Batgirl home, who declines not wanting to reveal her secret identity to him. However, that night as Barbara Gordon sleeps, her father watches over her wondering when she will reveal to him that she is really Batgirl.
Appearing in "Alfred, Armchair Detective"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Villains:
- Stubby Stubbs (Single appearance)
- Willie (Single appearance) (Henchman)
Other Characters:
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Items:
- None
Vehicles:
- None
Synopsis for "Alfred, Armchair Detective"
Reprinted from Batman #31.
Appearing in "The Mystery of Edgar Alan Poe Solved"
Featured Characters:
- Sgt. Frank Speares (Single appearance)
Supporting Characters:
Villains:
- Unnamed Crooks (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Captain Ellis (Single appearance) (Police Captain)
- Bill (Single appearance) (Frank's Partner)
- Albert Hendricks (Single appearance) (Boating Enthusiast)
- Joe Hildebrand (Single appearance) (Auto Mechanic)
Locations:
- Unnamed City
Items:
- None
Vehicles:
- None
Synopsis for "The Mystery of Edgar Alan Poe Solved"
Reprinted from Gang Busters #49.
Notes
- "A Bullet for Gordon!" is reprinted in Showcase Presents: Batgirl #1.
- "Alfred, Armchair Detective!" was originally featured in Batman #31.
- "The Mystery that Edgar Allan Poe Solved" was originally featured in Gang Busters #49.
Trivia
- It's revealed that Jim Gordon secretly knows about his daughter Barbara's activities as Batgirl.
See Also
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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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