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Issue: Batman Archives #8
Publication Date: August 2012
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Issues: #8 of 8 Issues (13 Printings)
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Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC Archive EditionsView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics
On Sale Date: 06/27/2012
Volume: 8
Pages: 228
ISBN: 9781401233761
UPC/EAN: 978140123376155999
Price: $68.00 CAD
$59.99 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 39 (16 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: Collects the early adventures of Batman and Robin from the pages of Detective Comics #155-170.
Black and white reconstruction by Rick Keene. Color reconstruction by Evan Medeiros.
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Publication Type: Hardcover
Color: color
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Paper Stock: glossy interiors
Binding: hardcover with dustjacket
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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32 Content Items from other Issues reprinted as/in this Issue:
FlagDetective Comics #155 published January 1950 was Bruce Wayne, Private Detective [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagDetective Comics #155 published January 1950 was Bruce Wayne, Private Detective! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagDetective Comics #156 published February 1950 was Batmobile of 1950 [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagDetective Comics #156 published February 1950 was The Batmobile of 1950! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagDetective Comics #157 published March 1950 was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagDetective Comics #157 published March 1950 was The Race of the Century [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagDetective Comics #158 published April 1950 was Hall of Trophies [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagDetective Comics #158 published April 1950 was The Thousand and One Trophies of Batman! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagDetective Comics #159 published May 1950 was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagDetective Comics #159 published May 1950 was Bruce Wayne -- You Are Batman! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagDetective Comics #160 published June 1950 was The Globe-Trotter of Crime [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagDetective Comics #160 published June 1950 was The Globe-Trotter of Crime! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagDetective Comics #161 published July 1950 was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagDetective Comics #161 published July 1950 was The Men Who Died on Time! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagDetective Comics #162 published August 1950 was The Law of the Iron Road [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagDetective Comics #162 published August 1950 was The Law of the Iron Road! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagDetective Comics #163 published September 1950 was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagDetective Comics #163 published September 1950 was The Man Who Feared Metal! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagDetective Comics #164 published October 1950 was Untold Tales of the Bat-Signal! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagDetective Comics #164 published October 1950 was Untold Tales of the Bat-Signal! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagDetective Comics #165 published November 1950 was The Strange Costumes of Batman! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagDetective Comics #165 published November 1950 was The Strange Costumes of Batman! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagDetective Comics #166 published December 1950 was The Man with a Million Faces! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagDetective Comics #166 published December 1950 was The Man with a Million Faces! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagDetective Comics #167 published January 1951 was Bodyguards for Cleopatra! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagDetective Comics #167 published January 1951 was Bodyguards to Cleopatra! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagDetective Comics #168 published February 1951 was The Man Behind the Red Hood [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagDetective Comics #168 published February 1951 was The Man Behind the Red Hood! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagDetective Comics #169 published March 1951 was Boss of the Big House [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagDetective Comics #169 published March 1951 was Batman -- Boss of the Big House! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagDetective Comics #170 published April 1951 was The Flying Dutchman II [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagDetective Comics #170 published April 1951 was The Flying Dutchman II! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Synopsis: Cover image is taken from the cover of Detective Comics #164
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Title Page

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Red Hood [The Joker]
Synopsis: Title page illustration taken from the splash page of "The Man Behind the Red Hood!" from Detective Comics #168.
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[untitled]

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Synopsis: indicia and publisher information
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Table of Contents

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Synopsis: Table of Contents with image taken from "The Race of the Century" from Detective Comics #157.
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Foreword

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Synopsis: Foreword with image taken from "Untold Tales of the Bat-Signal" from Detective Comics #164.
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Detective Comics #155

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Bruce Wayne, Private Detective!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Ed Wedge (detective); Tracks Carlin (villain, flashback); Frank Kelcey (villain, architect); Tilley (villain, Carlin's attorney)
Synopsis: Bruce subs for a famed detective as he recuperates from appendix surgery. He immediately gets two clients, both of whom want a model train that once belonged to a criminal, Tracks Carlin......and are willing to get it any any cost!
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Disclose Notes: Oddity: Batman throws his gauntlets into a wind tunnel motor to save his life. Yet, in the next panel, he is still wearing his gauntlets!
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Detective Comics #156

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The Batmobile of 1950!

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Character(s): un-named magician; Smiley Dix (villain); Snake (villain); Zoot (villain)
Synopsis: After being injured in a wreck involving the Batmobile while chasing some crooks, Batman finds himself laid up, unable to fight crime......or so is thought by crookdom, who are soon introduced to the fearsome capablities of the new Batmobile!
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Detective Comics #157

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The Race of the Century

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Atkins (Canadian Mounted Policeman, death); un-named RCMP medical examiner; The Masked Highwayman [Bart Gillis] (villain)
Synopsis: Batman and Robin volunteer their help to the Royal Canadian Mountain Police to help locate and round up the Masked Highwayman, who is believed to shot and killed a RCMP member. The problem is: without the murder bullet, the Highwayman cannot be charged with the crime!
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Disclose Notes: Oddity: Vicki Vale is a blonde in this story.
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Detective Comics #158

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Character(s): The Joker (image)
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The Thousand and One Trophies of Batman!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Dr. Doom (villain, smuggler, death); The Joker (villain, image)
Synopsis: As they add trophy 1000 to the Bat-Cave's collection, the Caped Crusaders decide to check over the other trophies to make sure they are in good shape. They are called out on another case, bringing back trophy 1001 unaware that the evil Dr. Doom is hiding inside and plans to rig some of the trophies in the Bat-Cave to kill the Dynamic Duo.
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Detective Comics #159

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Character(s): T. Worthington Chubb
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Bruce Wayne – You Are Batman!

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Character(s): T. Worthington Chubb (villain); Chubb's gang [Lefty; Joe; rest un-named] (villains)
Synopsis: Bruce Wayne receives a special delivery letter in which the writer claims to know that he is Batman and warns him not to interfere with crimes being committed or his true identity will be revealed to the world.
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Detective Comics #160

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Character(s): The Globe-Trotter [Henry Guile III]
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The Globe-Trotter of Crime!

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Character(s): Inspector Chisolm (of Scotland Yard); Mackman (a swimmer); Inspector Bertand (of the French Surete); The Globe-Trotter [Henry Guile III] (villain, wealthy society figure); Frenshaw (villain, a fence)
Synopsis: Commissioner Gordon and famed Police officers from all over the world gather in Gotham City to recount one of Batman's toughest cases that involved them all before awarding the Dynamic Duo a trophy as "The Globe-Trotters of the Law".
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Detective Comics #161

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The Men Who Died on Time!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): James Dice (theatrical producer, death); Fells (Dice's butler); Fred Barker (theatrical producer, death); Thomas Slade (former theatrical producer); Connie Bell (actress); Dr. French; Eddy Grace (former actor); Carl Rowland (fiancee of Connie Bell); The Avenger [Bell Waters] [aka as Wright] (villain, a jeweler)
Synopsis: Batman faces a clever criminal that targets theatrical producers, telling each of them that they will die at midnight. The "death" of Batman provides a clue to that killer.
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Detective Comics #162

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The Law of the Iron Road!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): un-named Railroad Protective Association Chief; Kip Naylor (Railroad Protective Association agent); Miss Lawson (actress); Joe (railroad baggage man); Mr. Spangle (circus owner); Melville (villain, Miss Lawson's husband and fake train conductor); Mike (villain); Midge [aka Tim Thumb] (villain, ex-circus midget)
Synopsis: Batman decides to introduce Robin to the workings of the Railroad Protective Association and both are assigned to work with one of their top agents.
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Detective Comics #163

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The Man Who Feared Metal!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): un-named sanitarium doctors; "Slippery Jim" Elgin [aka "The Man of 1000 Faces"] (villain, death)
Synopsis: In a quirk of fate, a wanted criminal, seriously injured in an explosion, has a metallic splinter driven into his skull, which has queer magnetic properties, requiring him to stay away from anything metal.
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Detective Comics #164

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Untold Tales of the Bat-Signal!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): un-named Gotham City Gazette City Editor; Dave Purdy (Gotham City Gazette reporter); Tiger Bishop (villain); Big Red (villain, flashback); "Killer" Craig (villain, flashback)
Synopsis: News reporter Dave Purdy is given a seemingly easy assignment: he must find and report on a case in which the Bat-Signal ALONE saved a person.
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Disclose Notes: Pictured in the story is a detailed schematic of the Bat-Signal.
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Detective Comics #165

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Disclose Notes: Three of the four figures of Batman list a story title: "North Pole Crimes", "Crimes of the Future" and "The Modern Midas".
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The Strange Costumes of Batman!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Dr. Robert Darcy (villain, expert technician and chemist); King Midas [George Midas] (villain, flashback]; The Joker (villain, image)
Synopsis: While making an inspection of equipment in the Bat-Cave, Bruce and Dick also must inspect the various costumes Batman and Robin use in their fight against crime for leaks and tears, and, as it turns out, a never before used costume saves the day for the Batman, who has been seriously wounded.
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Job Number: N-1073
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Detective Comics #166

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The Man with a Million Faces!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Hubert Harper (movie star); John Gillen [aka "the Man With a Million Faces"] (ex-convict); Mr. Corkin (jewelry salesman); Carey (villain, circus prop man); Withers (villain, circus prop man)
Synopsis: An ex-con, John Gillen, working with the Carson Circus and billed as "The Man With a Million Faces," astounds the public with his ability to visually imitate anyone. However, the Dynamic Duo discover two employees at the circus are using this fact to commit crimes and blame them on him.
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Detective Comics #167

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Cleopatra
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Bodyguards to Cleopatra!

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Character(s): Cleopatra [aka The Great One]; Professor Carter Nichols; Yati (Royal scribe); Sebek (manager of the granaries); Takeloth (Chief of the Royal Police); Ka-Ra (villain, chief irrigation engineer)
Synopsis: Professor Nichols uses hypnosis to send Batman and Robin back to Cleopatra's Egypt to investigate their appearance in a mysterious ancient frieze.
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Detective Comics #168

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Character(s): The Red Hood [The Joker]
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The Man Behind the Red Hood!

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Character(s): Dean Chalmers (of State University); Paul Wong (student); Jimmy Kale (student); Earl "Farmerboy" Benson (villain, ex-con, university gardener); The Red Hood [The Joker](villain, origin)
Synopsis: Batman is invited to be a guest instructor for a class on criminology at State University, and, since the students are making such good progress, he decides to use them to try and solve a case he never could concerning a criminal known as the Red Hood.
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Detective Comics #169

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Batman -- Boss of the Big House!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Robin [Dick Grayson]; Glen Powers; Prison Warden Downs; Steve (prison guard); Dr. Fleming (prison doctor); Dead Shot [Floyd Lawton] (villain, cameo); "The Black Diamond" (villain, cameo); John "Squint" Tolmar (villain); Pete Dugan (villain, prison barber); "Big George" Howlett (villain, death); Jergens (villain); "Machine Gun" Porter (villain)
Synopsis: After Batman saves the life of an innocent condemned man on death row, the prison warden asks him to stick around as "acting Warden" until a new one is appointed. But he is puzzled as to why a prisoner that is scheduled to be released the next day attempts to break out the evening before. Batman figures that it may be connected to $250,000 missing since a robbery years before since the con occupies the same cell as the executed criminal responsible for the robbery.
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Detective Comics #170

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The Flying Dutchman II!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Hans Van Dirk (villain); Grimes (villain, crew member, death)
Synopsis: Batman and Robin venture out to track down a pirate submarine that has been torpedoing and looting cargo ships. However, after locating the vessel, the Dynamic Duo are captured and forced to become crew members on the new Flying Dutchman II. To make matters worse, the crew is taking bets as to who Batman actally is under the mask.
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Biographies

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Synopsis: Biographies for Bill Finger, Edmond Hamilton, Bob Kane, Jim Mooney, Win Mortimer, Charles Paris, George Roussos, Joe Samachson, Lew Sayre Schwartz, and Dick Sprang.
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Cover Gallery

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Red Hood [The Joker]
Synopsis: Back cover, featuring reprints of covers from Detective Comics #156, 161, 163, and 168
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