Cover: Gene Colan & Frank McLaughlin
Tales of the Batman: Gene Colan #1
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "A Man Called Mole!", Bruce, Dick, and Alfred return to Wayne Manor only to be met by Francine Langstrom, who demands Bruce fulfill his promise to rescue her son Kirk. With young Rebecca in tow, Batman ventures into the caves beneath the manor, tracking down Man-Bat—still grieving and convinced Batman is his foe. Written by Gerry Conway and brought to life with moody, masterful art by Gene Colan, this standout issue features inks by Klaus Janson, colors by Adrienne Roy, and letters by Ben Oda, with a cover by Gene Colan and Frank McLaughlin.
Contains 14 stories
A Man Called Mole!
Batman [Bruce Wayne]The Mole [Harrah] (villain)Commissioner James GordonAlfred PennyworthWilliam ElderDoctor Andrew KurtzmannMr. KonigsbergSandra ClarkWarden RothsteinRobin [Dick Grayson] (flashback)Superman [Clark Kent] (flashback)
A Dagger So Deadly ...
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Alfred PennyworthArthur ReevesPeter PaulingBoss Rupert ThorneDagger [David Rennington] (villain)JansenCollinsMan-Bat [Kirk Langstrom] (flashback)Poison Ivy [Pamela Isley] (flashback)
Head-Hunt By a Mad Hatter
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Mad Hatter [Jervis Tetch] (villain)Commissioner James GordonAlfred PennyworthHamilton HillOlivia OrtegaTodArthur ReevesLucius Fox
Monster, My Sweet!
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]Alfred Pennyworth"Big Jack" JohnsonOlivia OrtegaArthur ReevesCommissioner James GordonVicki ValeLucius FoxHamilton HillPoison Ivy [Pamela Isley] (villain)Ivor (villain)Jansen
Calling Doctor Death
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]Commissioner James GordonAlfred PennyworthVicki ValeDalaHamilton HillTogoArchie KeswickDoctor Death [Doctor Karl Hellfern] (villain)
The Fatal Prescription of Doctor Death!
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]Commissioner James GordonVicki ValeDala (photo)Hamilton HillDoctor Death [Doctor Karl Hellfern] (villain)Togo
Shadow Play
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Alfred PennyworthRobin [Dick Grayson]Rebecca LangstromFrancine LangstromJames GordonBarbara GordonVicki ValeBoss Rupert ThorneMorton DealMan-Bat [Kirk Langstrom]
Blood Sport
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]The Human Target [Christopher Chance]Alfred PennyworthLuigiJason BardCommissioner James GordonBarbara GordonOlivia OrtegaPeter PaulingHamilton HillDala (villain)The Monk (villain)
Nightmare in Crimson
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]Alfred PennyworthMorton MonroeVicki ValeDala (villain)The Monk (villain)
The Monster in the Mirror
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Alfred PennyworthRobin [Dick Grayson]Commissioner James GordonOlivia OrtegaBoss Rupert ThorneVicki Vale
What Stalks the Gotham Night?
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Dick GraysonChristopher Chance [Human Target]Alfred PennyworthJason BardCommissioner James GordonVicki ValeBoss Rupert ThorneDala (villain)The Monk (villain)Deadshot [Floyd Lawton] (cameo)
Inferno
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Solomon Grundy (villain)Commissioner James GordonAlfred Pennyworth
Requiem for Skulls
Harvey BullockSavage Skull [Jack Crane]Batman [Bruce Wayne]Commissioner James GordonHamilton HillJason ToddAlfred PennyworthWaldo Flynn
The Thief of Night!
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Night-Thief [Anton Knightlater Night-Slayer] (introductionvillain)Lucius FoxAlfred PennyworthJason ToddWaldo FlynnVicki ValeNocturna [Natalia Knight] (introduction, cameo, shown in shadows only)
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Full credits
writer Gerry Conway
artist Gene Colan
inker Klaus Janson
colorist Adrienne Roy
letterer Ben Oda
cover pencils Gene Colan
cover inks Frank McLaughlin
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