|
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| Issue |
Detective 558 |
| Subtitle |
Strange Loves (also
contains the Green Arrow story titled "Believe Everything I
Hear") |
| Date |
January 1986 |
| Writer(s) |
Doug Moench |
| Artist(s) |
Gene Colan, Bob
Smith |
| storyline |
(continued
from Batman 391)
Batman got Selina to the hospital and Night-Slayer to jail;
Robin stayed behind to mourn Nocturna. Batman rejoined his
partner to try to save another man caught up in her spell, but
it ended in suicide.
(continues in Batman 392) |
|
 |
| Issue |
Detective 559 |
| Subtitle |
It Takes Two Wings
To Fly |
| Date |
February 1986 |
| Writer(s) |
Doug Moench |
| Artist(s) |
Gene Colan, Bob
Smith |
| storyline |
Green Arrow
stopped Batman from taking out a thief. Black Canary had to step
in between them before they came to blows. The out-of-towners
clued Batman in on why the guy was stealing - he planned on
taking down a corporation that caused his father to die from
cancer. Catwoman joined in and the four of them got the evidence
they needed. Bruce Wayne purchased the company to clean it up. |
|
 |
| Issue |
Detective 560 |
| Subtitle |
The Batman Nobody
Knows (also contains the Green Arrow / Black Canary story
"...Me a Bad Guy...?") |
| Date |
March 1986 |
| Writer(s) |
Doug Moench |
| Artist(s) |
Gene Colan, Bob
Smith |
| storyline |
Batman engineered
a night off for himself, and an adventure for Robin and Catwoman
to take on together in hopes they'd give each other a shot. They
reluctantly fought together and stopped a robbery. Robin
confided to Batman that she was ok. |
|
 |
| Issue |
Detective 561 |
| Subtitle |
Flying Hi (also
contains the Green Arrow / Black Canary story "In the Grip
of Steelclaw") |
| Date |
April 1986 |
| Writer(s) |
Doug Moench |
| Artist(s) |
Gene Colan, Bob
Smith, ? Villagran |
| storyline |
Jason fell for a
new girl in his class named Rena. They met after school, where
he tried to convince her not to hang out with dopeheads. She
went off with them anyway, but left when they decided to rob a
pharmacy. Robin (who'd been following them) swooped in and
stopped the boys. |
|
 |
| Issue |
Detective 562 |
| Subtitle |
Reeling (also
contains the Green Arrow / Black Canary story "The Criminal
Element") |
| Date |
May 1986 |
| Writer(s) |
Doug Moench |
| Artist(s) |
Gene Colan, Bob
Smith |
| storyline |
(continued
from Batman 395)
The Psycho scene was ruined when Vicki Vale showed up to
save her partner. Film Freak ran off and roughed his
ex-girlfriend up for exposing him to the press and police.
Batman and Catwoman were in time to save her life, but once
again, the freak escaped.
(continued in Batman 396) |
|
 |
| Issue |
Detective 563 |
| Subtitle |
Free Faces
(also contains the Green Arrow story "Winner and Still
Champion") |
| Date |
June 1986 |
| Writer(s) |
Doug Moench |
| Artist(s) |
Gene Colan, Bob
Smith |
| storyline |
Two-Face escaped
from Arkham. Batman and Catwoman staked out the False Face
Society. Robin went after a drug pusher and witnessed him being
taken out by Two-Face's crew.
(continues in Batman 397) |
|
 |
| Issue |
Detective 564 |
| Subtitle |
Double Crosses (also
contains the Green Arrow / Black Canary story "This
Masquerade") |
| Date |
July 1986 |
| Writer(s) |
Doug Moench |
| Artist(s) |
Gene Colan, Bob
Smith |
| storyline |
(continued
from Batman 397)
Batman used Circe, Black Mask's former girlfriend, to try
and set up Harvey Dent. He staked out what he suspected would be
the next target - a brewery. Two-Face trapped him in a vat of
beer. Catwoman, disguised as Circe, saved the Dark Knight. She
left him in a huff.
(continued in Batman 398) |
|
 |
| Issue |
Detective 565 |
| Subtitle |
The Love Killing |
| Date |
August 1986 |
| Writer(s) |
Doug Moench |
| Artist(s) |
Gene Colan, Bob
Smith |
| storyline |
Batman and
Catwoman separately investigated what appeared to be a
crime-of-passion murder. Their relationship continued to burn
out.
(continued in Batman 399) |
|
 |
| Issue |
Detective 566 |
| Subtitle |
Know Your Foes (contains
Green Arrow story "Old Enemies Die Hard") |
| Date |
September 1986 |
| Writer(s) |
Doug Moench |
| Artist(s) |
Gene Colan, Bob
Smith |
| storyline |
Batman received a
cryptic note via Gordon - "Know your foes" is all that
it read. He and Robin scanned the computers to see if they could
turn up any suspects. They gave up and decided to wait for a
break in the case.
(continued in Batman 400) |
|
 |
| Issue |
Detective 567 |
| Subtitle |
The Night of
Thanks, but No Thanks! (contains Green Arrow story "The
Face of Barricade!") |
| Date |
October 1986 |
| Writer(s) |
Harlan Ellison |
| Artist(s) |
Gene Colan, Bob
Smith |
| storyline |
Batman attempted
to stop several crimes, but was mistaken or beaten to the
takedown on each. |
|
 |
| Issue |
Detective 568 |
| Subtitle |
Emrie (part 2 of
the Legends crossover) |
| Date |
November 1986 |
| Writer(s) |
Joey Cavalieri |
| Artist(s) |
Klaus Janson |
| storyline |
Penguin bred huge
falcons to aide him in his crimes. Batman turned the birds
against him and took the Penguin to justice once more. |
|
 |
| Issue |
Detective 569 |
| Subtitle |
Catch as Catscan |
| Date |
December 1986 |
| Writer(s) |
Mike W. Barr |
| Artist(s) |
Alan Davis, Paul
Neary |
| storyline |
Catwoman ratted
out her former gang to Batman and Robin, who easily took them
down at an attempted heist. Gordon called in the BatSquad -
Joker was on the loose. When they went after him, he captured
Catwoman and left Batman and Robin bound. Joker used a corrupt
doctor to turn a cat scan machine into a mind altering device -
he used it on Selina.
(continues in Detective 570) |
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