The Batman Family (1975)

Name:

The Batman Family

Start year:

1975

Publisher:

DC Comics

Aliases:

First issue:

The Batman Family #1 The Invader from Hell!

Last issue:

The Batman Family #20 Enter The Ragman!

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As part of its new "Giant" line of titles, DC launched "Batman Family", with its memorable debut of the Robin - Batgirl team. Scribe Elliot S! Maggin and artist Mike Grell unleashed the "Invader from Hell," Benedict Arnold himself. Batgirl and Robin fought off the disgraced general until his frustrated boss - the devil - returned him to his Hadean dwellings. In victory, Batgirl and Robin shared a moment that would someday blossom into a romance - but it wouldn't be realized in this series' 20 issue run.

The creation of this series coincided with the DC Explosion. After a run of less than two year the series was canceled and merged into Detective Comics in the DC Implosion. There was debate at the time over the decision to do so as this series was far outselling Detective Comics, but the decision was made to keep the flagship and namesake franchise.

Collected Editions

Batgirl: The Bronze Age Omnibus Volume 1 (#1, 3-7 & 9-11)
Robin: The Bronze Age Omnibus (#1, 3-9 & 11-20)
Teen Titans: The Bronze Age Omnibus (#6, 8 & 9)
Tales of the Batman: Gerry Conway Volume 1 (#17)

Note: Indicia titled as "The Batman Family".

Issues

#1 The Invader from Hell! October 1st, 1975

#2 Batgirl Breaks up the Dynamic Duo! December 1st, 1975

#3 February 1st, 1976

#4 Cage Me, Or Kill Me!;Robin's White (Very) Chri… April 1st, 1976

#5 June 1st, 1976

#6 The Joker's Daughter August 1st, 1976

#7 13 Points To A Dead End! October 1st, 1976

#8 The Copycatgirl Capers December 1st, 1976

#9 Startling Secret of the Devilish Daughters! February 1st, 1977

#10 Those Were the Bad Old Days! April 1st, 1977

#11 Till Death Do Us Part! June 1st, 1977

#12 I Am Batgirl's Brother! August 1st, 1977

#13 September 1st, 1977

#14 "Old Super-Heroines Never Die-- They Just Fad… October 1st, 1977

#15 Find the Batcave and Rule the Underworld January 1st, 1977

#16 Fury of the Five-In-One Foe March 1st, 1978

#17 Scars; Horoscopes of Crime; There's A Demon B… May 31st, 1978

#18 The Monstrosity Chase July 1st, 1978

#19 The Tomb of The White Bat September 1st, 1978

#20 Enter The Ragman! November 1st, 1978

Characters in volume

Barbara Gordon Appeared in 20 issue(s)

Batman Appeared in 20 issue(s)

Dick Grayson Appeared in 20 issue(s)

Alfred Pennyworth Appeared in 13 issue(s)

James Gordon Appeared in 12 issue(s)

Lori Elton Appeared in 11 issue(s)

Man-Bat Appeared in 11 issue(s)

Dr. Francine Langstrom Appeared in 9 issue(s)

Kathy Kane Appeared in 7 issue(s)

Chief Frank McDonald Appeared in 6 issue(s)

Duela Dent Appeared in 5 issue(s)

Huntress (Wayne) Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Lt. Rick Tatem Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Senator Thomas Cleary Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Arthur Cranston Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Aunt Harriet Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Councilman Franklin Gresham Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Jason Bard Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Rebecca Langstrom Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Roger Demarest Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Snafu Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Superman Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Ace the Bat-Hound Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Blockbuster Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Captain Daniels Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Catwoman Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Cavalier Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Elongated Man Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Jason Kelshaw Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Killer Moth Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Concepts in volume

Bronze Age of Comics Appeared in 20 issue(s)

Sidekick Appeared in 11 issue(s)

Organized Crime Appeared in 9 issue(s)

Origin Story Appeared in 7 issue(s)

Detective Appeared in 5 issue(s)

Anthology Appeared in 4 issue(s)

DC Multiverse Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Earth-2 Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Magic Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Aliens Appeared in 2 issue(s)

DC Explosion and Implosion Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Fourth Wall Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Reader Submitted Fashion Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Robots Appeared in 2 issue(s)

DC Comics Salutes the Bicentennial Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Demons Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Genetic Alterations Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Giant Monsters Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Golden Age of Comics Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Green Lantern Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Mantle Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Occult Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Reprinted Material Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Retcon Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Silver Age of Comics Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Locations in volume

Gotham City Appeared in 19 issue(s)

Washington D.C. Appeared in 15 issue(s)

Hudson University Appeared in 14 issue(s)

New York City Appeared in 9 issue(s)

New York State Appeared in 9 issue(s)

Wayne Manor Appeared in 7 issue(s)

Batcave Appeared in 6 issue(s)

Justice League Satellite Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Manhattan Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Massachusetts Appeared in 2 issue(s)

The Pentagon Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Wayne Penthouse Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Boston Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Central Park Appeared in 1 issue(s)

China Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Earth Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Gotham State Penitentiary Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Long Island Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Mexico Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Saturn Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Smithsonian Institute Appeared in 1 issue(s)

South America Appeared in 1 issue(s)

The Bronx Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Times Square Appeared in 1 issue(s)

West Virginia Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Objects in volume

Bat-Suit Appeared in 15 issue(s)

Batmobile Appeared in 13 issue(s)

Utility Belt Appeared in 13 issue(s)

Batcycle Appeared in 11 issue(s)

Batarang Appeared in 9 issue(s)

Bat-Signal Appeared in 7 issue(s)

Robin Cycle Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Batcopter Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Batplane Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Batgirlcycle Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Helmet of Fate Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Lipstick Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Philosopher's Stone Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Authors in volume

Bob Rozakis Appeared in 15 issue(s)

Vince Colletta Appeared in 13 issue(s)

Julius Schwartz Appeared in 11 issue(s)

Jerry Serpe Appeared in 8 issue(s)

Sheldon Moldoff Appeared in 8 issue(s)

Charles Paris Appeared in 7 issue(s)

Jim Aparo Appeared in 7 issue(s)

Elliot S! Maggin Appeared in 6 issue(s)

Ernie Chan Appeared in 6 issue(s)

Bill Finger Appeared in 5 issue(s)

Don Heck Appeared in 5 issue(s)

Joe Giella Appeared in 5 issue(s)

Michael Golden Appeared in 5 issue(s)

Adrienne Roy Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Gardner Fox Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Irv Novick Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Jerry Robinson Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Al Milgrom Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Ben Oda Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Bob Layton Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Bob Wiacek Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Carmine Infantino Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Clem Robins Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Curt Swan Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Joe Staton Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Jose Delbo Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Marshall Rogers Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Milt Snapinn Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Paul Levitz Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Bob Kane Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Teams in volume

Batman Family Appeared in 20 issue(s)

Batman and Robin Appeared in 17 issue(s)

Gotham City Police Department Appeared in 7 issue(s)

New York Police Department Appeared in 6 issue(s)

Communists Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Sunset Gang Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Superman/Batman Appeared in 2 issue(s)

United States Army Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Daily Planet Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Dinosaurs Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Justice Society of America Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Nazis Appeared in 1 issue(s)

United States Secret Service Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Characters first appearance

Alexei Brund In issue #5

Ambassador Chaik In issue #19

Ambrose Robertson In issue #14

Arthur Cranston In issue #18

Captain Daniels In issue #16

Chris Hobart In issue #19

Christine Ariadne In issue #6

Councilman Franklin Gresham In issue #18

Dan Raynor In issue #9

Desmond Mallard In issue #17

Diamond Lilly In issue #4

Dr. Brawn In issue #14

Duela Dent In issue #6

Faraday In issue #16

Fatman In issue #4

Frank Gilbert In issue #3

Gary Stephens In issue #19

Granny Bleach In issue #19

Jack Corley In issue #5

Jack Lightfoot In issue #6

Jason Kelshaw In issue #19

Jedidiah Hawkins In issue #19

Kenneth Floys In issue #11

Leslie Tauburn In issue #16

Major Montana In issue #3

Margo Mulhare In issue #17

Maze In issue #5

Mike Babble In issue #18

Mr. Brain In issue #14

Princess Evalina In issue #5

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The Batman Family (1975)

The Batman Family (1975)

The Batman Family (1975)

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