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BATMAN ANNUAL #9

Cover Date: July 1985
Cover Price: $1.25
Publication Date: 1985-03-19

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Cover Credits:
Art: John Totleben (painted)
Colors: John Totleben (painted)


Feature: {{{story}}} (1 Pages)


Credits:

Mike W. Barr (script)
Kevin O'Neill (art)
John Costanza (letters)
Adrienne Roy (colors)
Len Wein (edits)

Feature Character(s):

Batman



 

Story: "First Face: The Child "Childhood's End"" (10 Pages)

Credits:

StoryMike W. Barr
ArtJerry Ordway
LetteringJohn Costanza
ColorsAdrienne Roy
EditingLen Wein

Feature Character(s):

Batman (also in flashbacks to his traumatic orphanage and his childhood afterwards)

Supporting Character(s):

Thomas Wayne
Martha Wayne

Villain(s):

Carl and Jim (first appearance; two robbers who accidentally kill Donald's parents escaping from a robbery)

Other Character(s):

Donald Blaine (first appearance; schoolmate of Jason Todd's; parents killed)
Mr. and Mrs. Blaine (first appearance; both die)

Location(s):

Gotham City


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Second Story: "Second Face: The Avenger "Innocent Blood"" (10 Pages)

Credits:

StoryMike W. Barr
ArtAlex Niño
LetteringJohn Costanza
ColorsAdrienne Roy
EditingLen Wein

Feature Character(s):

Batman

Villain(s):

A gang of robbers (first appearance for all; pose as the Black Heart Liberation Army; bank robbers; all die)
Black Heart Liberation Army (first appearance for all; terrorists; Jenna named; all die)
The General (first appearance; a "retired" arms dealer; dies)

Location(s):

Gotham City
Wayne Manor


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Third Story: "Third Face: The Detective "Death by Double Fault!"" (10 Pages)

Credits:

StoryMike W. Barr
PencilsDan Jurgens
InksDick Giordano
LetteringJohn Costanza
ColorsAdrienne Roy
EditingLen Wein

Feature Character(s):

Batman

Supporting Character(s):

Alfred Pennyworth
Commissioner Gordon

Villain(s):

Lionel Vernon (first appearance; Phil's brother; cripples his brother and then kills him)

Other Character(s):

Phillip Vernon (first appearance; a former tennis star; crippled 10 years ago; dies)

Location(s):

Gotham City
Wayne Manor


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Fourth Story: "Fourth Face: The Man "Perspectives"" (10 Pages)

Credits:

StoryMike W. Barr
ArtPaul Smith
LetteringJohn Costanza
ColorsAdrienne Roy
EditingLen Wein

Feature Character(s):

Batman

Supporting Character(s):

Alfred Pennyworth

Villain(s):

Briggs (first appearance; sets fire to a hospital's records room)

Location(s):

Gotham City
Wayne Manor


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