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The Best of DC #2

DC · November-December 1979 · on sale 1979-08-07

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Series
The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
November-December 1979
Key date
1979-11-00
On-sale date
1979-08-07
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.95
Pages
100
Barcode
0709893173012

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
040th Anniversary Special!cover1pencils: Wallace Fax; inks: Wallace Fax; colors: Wallace Fax; letters: Gaspar SaladinoBatman
1Best of DC No. 2 -- Batmantable of contents1letters: typeset
2The Fortiescover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Fred Ray; inks: Jerry RobinsonBatman; Robin
3The People vs. the Batmancomic story13script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos; letters: George RoussosBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner Gordon
4Alfred, Armchair Detective!comic story4script: Don C. Cameron, Joe Samachson; pencils: Jerry Robinson; inks: Jerry Robinson; letters: Ira SchnappAlfred; Bruce Wayne (cameo); Dick Grayson (cameo)
5The 1,000 Secrets of the Batcave!comic story12script: Bill Finger; pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Charles ParisBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Wolf Brando (villain, introduction, death); Commissioner James Gordon; Reilly (police officer); Two-Face [Harvey Dent] (image); The Joker (image)
6The Fiftiescover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win MortimerBatman; Robin; Two-Face
7The First Batmancomic story10script: Bill Finger; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Dr. Thomas Wayne; Martha Wayne; Joey Chill; Lew Moxon
8Murder at Mystery Castlecomic story12script: Bill Finger; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Pat GordonBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
9The Sixtiescover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Irv Novick; inks: Irv NovickBatman; Robin; The Joker; The Penguin
10The Cry of Night Is-- "Kill!"comic story17script: John Michael Friedrich; pencils: Bob Brown; inks: Joe GiellaBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner Gordon; Alfred (cameo)
11The Seventiescover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Bernie WrightsonBatman
12The Joker's Five-Way Revenge!comic story22.5script: Denny O'Neil; pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Neal AdamsBatman; The Joker
13-promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
14The Batman -- Forty Years Youngtext article1script: Mike W. Barr
15-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Neal AdamsBatman

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