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Batman Family 20

BATMAN FAMILY #20

Cover Date: October-November 1978
Cover Price: $1.00

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Cover Credits:
Art: Jim Starlin (signed)
Colors: Tatjana Wood


Story: "Enter The Ragman!" (19 Pages)

Credits:

StoryDavid V. Reed
PencilsMichael Golden
InksBob Smith
LetteringJean Simek
ColorsAdrienne Roy
EditingAl Milgrom

Feature Character(s):

Batman

Guest Star(s):

Ragman (last in Ragman Vol. 1 #5; next in Brave and the Bold #196)

Supporting Character(s):

Bette Berg
Commissioner Gordon
Alfred Pennyworth

Villain(s):

Gotham Associates Realty Corporation (first appearance; running people out of Grove Park to redevelop it)

Location(s):

Gotham City
Wayne Foundation
Grove Park
Rags 'N Tatters

Story Reprinted in:

Legends of the Dark Knight: Michael Golden (2019)


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Second Story: "Peril of the Power Sower" (20 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBob Rozakis
PencilsDon Heck
InksJohn Celardo
LetteringClem Robins
ColorsJerry Serpe
EditingAl Milgrom

Feature Character(s):

Batgirl (next in Detective Comics #481/3)
Robin (next in Detective Comics #481/2

Guest Star(s):

Red Tornado (in between Justice League of America #157 and #158)

Villain(s):

Power Sower (first appearance; a young woman in a large armored costume capable of absorbing large amounts of energy)

Guest Appearance(s):

Elongated Man (on Monitor Duty on the JLA Satellite; last in Adventure Comics #459/5; next in Justice League of America #159)

Location(s):

New Carthage
Hudson University
Washington, DC
JLA Satellite

Comment(s):

This story takes place on "the warmest day of they year so far".

Story Reprinted in:

Batgirl: The Bronze Age Omnibus #2 (2019)


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Third Story: "The Once and Future Man-Bat" (13 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBob Rozakis
PencilsMichael Golden
InksJoe Rubinstein
LetteringBen Oda
ColorsJerry Serpe
EditingAl Milgrom

Feature Character(s):

Man-Bat (next in Detective Comics #481/4)

Villain(s):

Gotham Guerillas (first appearance; a paramilitary gang)

Guest Appearance(s):

Jason Bard

Location(s):

Gotham City
New York City, NY
Long Island

Story Reprinted in:

Legends of the Dark Knight: Michael Golden (2019)


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Fourth Story: "Trial by Fire" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryPaul Levitz
PencilsJoe Staton
InksBob Layton
LetteringTodd Klein
ColorsAdrienne Roy
EditingAl Milgrom

Feature Character(s):

Huntress II (next in flashback in Justice League of America #166)

Supporting Character(s):

Arthur Cranston

Villain(s):

Franklin Gresham (City Councilman revealed to be behind the firebombing of tenements; dies)

Location(s):

Earth-Two
Gotham City

Comment(s):

This story has a week break.

Story Reprinted in:

Huntress: Darknight Daughter (2007)


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