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| Issue |
Detective 570 |
| Subtitle |
The Last Laugh |
| Date |
January 1987 |
| Writer(s) |
Mike W. Barr |
| Artist(s) |
Alan Davis, Paul
Neary |
| storyline |
(continued
from Detective 569)
Batman and Robin searched out the Joker's location. By
the time they'd caught up, the Joker turned Catwoman against her
lover. Batman and Robin caught the Joker, but Selina got away
with the reprogramming still intact. |
|
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| Issue |
Detective 571 |
| Subtitle |
Fear For Sale |
| Date |
February 1987 |
| Writer(s) |
Mike W. Barr |
| Artist(s) |
Alan Davis, Paul
Neary |
| storyline |
Batman and Robin
investigated a series of sports accidents. Robin went in against
the Scarecrow alone while on a stakeout. The former Professor
Crane captured the Boy Wonder. Batman, after getting a taste of
Fear Gas, went out to save his partner. He worked through the
fear, captured Scarecrow, and saved Robin. |
|
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| Issue |
Detective 572 |
| Subtitle |
The Doomsday Book |
| Date |
March 1987 |
| Writer(s) |
Mike W. Barr |
| Artist(s) |
various |
| storyline |
A man came to
Gotham from London to hire Slam Bradly to find his kidnapped
fiancee. The gang that took her broke in and captured him as
well. Bradly gave chase, but not even intervention from Batman
and Robin stopped the kidnappers. Bradly tracked down a friend
of the first victim, from her he learned that his client's real
name was Moriarty, hers was Watson. Elongated Man got into 221B
Baker Street in London - goons were after an unpublished
Sherlock Holmes manuscript. Batman and Robin joined Elongated
Man and Slam Bradly in London. They uncovered a plot against the
royal family and took action - in the palace, Batman was
unexpectedly assisted by a still very much alive Sherlock
Holmes. The master detective explained to the group how he'd
survived all the years. |
|
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| Issue |
Detective 573 |
| Subtitle |
The Mad Hatter
Flips His Lids! |
| Date |
April 1987 |
| Writer(s) |
Mike W. Barr |
| Artist(s) |
Alan Davis, Paul
Neary |
| storyline |
Jervis Tetch was
released from prison; the Mad Hatter was quick to make his
return to crime. He escaped from Batman and Robin and continued
his rampage. Bruce Wayne "threw his hat in" the race
for city councilman in order to lure the Hatter out. The ploy
worked, but Robin ended up shot and the Hatter escaped. |
|
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| Issue |
Detective 574 |
| Subtitle |
...My
Beginning...and My Probably End. |
| Date |
May 1987 |
| Writer(s) |
Mike W. Barr |
| Artist(s) |
Alan Davis, Paul
Neary |
| storyline |
Batman got Robin
to Dr. Leslie Thompkins. As his partner was in surgery, Batman
thought back on his beginnings. Leslie interrupted him and
verbally abused him for putting Jason in danger. He explained
his college years to his surrogate mother; Jason made it
through. |
|
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| Issue |
Detective 575 |
| Subtitle |
Fear the Reaper
(Year Two part 1) |
| Date |
June 1987 |
| Writer(s) |
Mike W. Barr |
| Artist(s) |
Alan Davis, Paul
Neary |
| storyline |
As newly appointed
Commissioner Gordon gave an interview about his relationship
with the Batman, the vigilante took down some thieves. Dr.
Thompkins. introduced Bruce to her friend Rachel Caspian. Bruce
was immediately attracted to her, only to learn that Rachel was
about to take vows to join a convent. Rachel's father, Judson
Caspian returned to Gotham to see his daughter through.
Caspian's alter-ego, the Reaper, also returned to town. The
Reaper's form of vigilantism left dead bodies. Batman's first
encounter with him almost killed the Dark Knight. Bruce took out
the gun that killed his parents (he'd had it since shortly after
his parents' deaths) and began practicing with it. |
|
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| Issue |
Detective 576 |
| Subtitle |
Deal With the
Devil (Year Two part 2) |
| Date |
July 1987 |
| Writer(s) |
Mike W. Barr |
| Artist(s) |
Todd McFarlane,
Alfredo Alcala |
| storyline |
Bruce met Rachel
for lunch. Batman met with Gordon about the Reaper. He made a
truce with a mob boss to work with them to take down the Reaper.
He was assigned a partner, Joe Chill, and he believed Chill was
his parents' murderer. |
|
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| Issue |
Detective 577 |
| Subtitle |
Deadly Allies
(Year Two part 3) |
| Date |
August 1987 |
| Writer(s) |
Mike W. Barr |
| Artist(s) |
Todd McFarlane,
Alfredo Alcala |
| storyline |
Batman and Chill
planted a seed in the underworld trying to draw out the Reaper.
Bruce convinced Rachel to stay her decision about becoming a
nun. Batman and Chill went up against the Reaper, but he again
escaped. |
|
 |
| Issue |
Detective 578 |
| Subtitle |
...So Shall Ye
Reap... (Year Two part 4) |
| Date |
September 1987 |
| Writer(s) |
Mike W. Barr |
| Artist(s) |
Todd McFarlane,
Alfredo Alcala |
| storyline |
Bruce proposed to
Rachel. In a major showdown between the Reaper, the mob, Batman,
and the GCPD, the Reaper was believed killed. Batman took Chill
to the place where his parents died, but before he could kill
the shooter, the Reaper did. In a final battle, the Reaper fell
from a high-rise construction site and died. Bruce, after seeing
the Reaper's face, went to console Rachel. She left him for the
convent in attempt to atone for her father's sins. |
|
 |
| Issue |
Detective 579 |
| Subtitle |
The Crime Doctor's
Crimson Clinic |
| Date |
October 1987 |
| Writer(s) |
Mike W. Barr |
| Artist(s) |
Norm Breyfogle |
| storyline |
Batman and Robin
broke up an attempted blood heist. They believed that the Crime
Doctor was back in operation. While Jason was getting a checkup
from his recent gunshot wound, Bruce took the liberty of
checking out some files on Dr. Thompkins' computer. After
deducing the Crime Doctor's facility, he and Robin infiltrated
and put them out of business. |
|
 |
| Issue |
Detective 580 |
| Subtitle |
Double Image |
| Date |
November 1987 |
| Writer(s) |
Mike W. Barr |
| Artist(s) |
Jim Blake |
| storyline |
After escaping
Arkham, Two-Face was reported striking again. Batman realized
after an encounter with him that it was an imposter. He looked
into finding Paul Sloane (who'd portrayed Harvey Dent in a film,
and was scarred much like Dent in a production accident) - he
was reported missing. At their planned setup, both Sloan and
Dent showed up. Sloan got the better deal, leaving Batman,
Robin, and Dent locked up with a bomb set for 2 minutes. |
|
 |
| Issue |
Detective 581 |
| Subtitle |
One Out of
Two...Isn't Bad... |
| Date |
December 1987 |
| Writer(s) |
Mike W. Barr |
| Artist(s) |
Jim Baikie, Pablo
Marcos |
| storyline |
After escaping,
Batman set up another trap for Sloane. This time they caught
him. He helped them track and capture Dent. A successful surgery
undid what Two-Face had done to Sloane's face. |
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