BATMAN FAMILY #4 [DC COMICS] 1976 VG/FN

Series Title: The Batman Family (DC, 1975 series)

Issue #: 4

Story Title:

• Cage Me or Kill Me!
• Robin's White (Very) Christmas!
• Batman Meets Fatman (reprint)
• The Secret War of the Phantom General (reprint)

Date of Publication: March–April 1976

Edition: Standard Edition

Publisher: DC / National Periodical Publications Inc.

Country of Origin: United States

Language: English

Cover Price: 0.50 USD

Cover Artists: Ernie Chan, Tatjana Wood

Artists: Pablo Marcos, José Delbo, Vince Colletta, Sheldon Moldoff, Charles Paris, Carmine Infantino, Joe Giella

Writers: Elliot Maggin, Bob Rozakis, Bill Finger, John Broome

Characters: Batgirl (Barbara Gordon), Robin (Dick Grayson), Commissioner James Gordon, Tad Wolfe, Diamond Lilly, Lori Elton, Bruce Wayne, Alfred Pennyworth, Aunt Harriet, Fatman, Elongated Man (Ralph Dibny), Sue Dibny, Phantom General (General Von Dort)

First Appearances: Tad Wolfe, Diamond Lilly

Key Facts:

• Giant 68-page Christmas issue. Cover-dated March–April 1976, on sale 4 December 1975.
• New 9-page Batgirl story “Cage Me or Kill Me!” by Elliot Maggin, Pablo Marcos and Vince Colletta. Gordon is in Washington visiting Barbara when ex-crook Tad Wolfe asks for protection from syndicate assassin Diamond Lilly. Batgirl takes Lilly’s diamond gun, Gordon gets Wolfe to the FBI for a new face, and they wish him a merry Christmas.
• New 9-page Robin story “Robin's White (Very) Christmas!” by Bob Rozakis, José Delbo and Vince Colletta. Snowed in at Hudson University, Dick helps Lori Elton’s charity drive and stops a gang from stealing the Christmas take. Bruce and Alfred appear out of costume. Aunt Harriet’s final appearance. Fan-design gallery for a new Robin costume also runs in the issue.
• Reprints Batman #113 (1958), “Batman Meets Fatman” by Bill Finger and Sheldon Moldoff, and Detective Comics #343 (1965), “The Secret War of the Phantom General” by John Broome and Carmine Infantino, with Elongated Man against Nazi General Von Dort and his death ray.
• Full colour throughout.

Page Count: 68 pages

Condition: Please refer to the accompanying photos for condition, we are amateur graders, all best efforts are taken when indicating a likely grade. Should you require further photos, please contact us. Includes archival bag and board.

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