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CATALOG RECORD

The Batman Family #1

DC · Series began 1975 · September-October 1975

Dates

Cover date
September-October 1975
On sale
June 5, 1975
Pages
68

Editions and covers

Creators

pencils: Mike Grell, Nick Cardy, Curt Swan, Jerry Robinson, Sheldon Moldoff, Steve Ditko, Neal Adamsinks: Mike Grell, Nick Cardy, Jerry Robinson, Joe Giella, Dick Giordanocolors: Tatjana Woodscript: Elliot Maggin, Gardner Fox, Frank Robbinsletters: George Roussos, Gaspar Saladino, John Costanza

Stories

  • The Invader from Hell! · 18 pages

    Batgirl and Robin team-up to keep Benedict Arnold from taking over the U.S.

  • The Origins of Batgirl and Robin the Boy Wonder · 1 pages

    Recap of the histories of Batgirl and Robin, by way of introducing the new Batman Family comic books.

  • The Great Handcuff King! · 4 pages

    Alfred shows Ronny Lowndes some handcuffs that he bought and encounters The Hurton Gang.

  • Commissioner Gordon's Death-Threat! · Batman Presents... Commissioner Gordon · 9.67 pages

    A crook once caught by Commissioner Gordon uses him to lure Batman into a trap.

  • Batman Presents... Challenge of the Man-Bat · 16 pages
  • The Alfred Story · 1 pages

    Batman and Robin tell of how Alfred became their butler, and of his previous experiences as a villain called The Outsider.

Reprinted in

Batman in the Seventies (1999), Batgirl: The Greatest Stories Ever Told (2011), Robin, The Boy Wonder: A Celebration of 75 Years (2015), Batgirl: The Bronze Age Omnibus (2018), Robin: The Bronze Age Omnibus (2020)

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