Issue Details

Issue	#417
Published	November 1971
Cover Price	0.25 USD
Pages	52
Editing	Julius Schwartz

Cover Details - "Batman for a Night!"

Characters	Batman
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Neal Adams
Inks	Neal Adams
Notes	Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. [July 2007]

17 page Batman story "Batman for a Night"

Characters	Batman; James Gordon; Jan Paxton; Trina Paxton; Stacy Brand; Joe Frazier (cameo)
Genre	superhero
Script	Frank Robbins
Pencils	Bob Brown
Inks	Dick Giordano
Notes	Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

8 page Batgirl story "A Bullet for Gordon!"

Characters	Batgirl; James Gordon; Zed Kurtz
Synopsis	James Gordon reveals that he knows Batgirl's identity.
Genre	superhero
Script	Frank Robbins
Pencils	Don Heck
Inks	Don Heck
Notes	Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
Reprinted	in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #6/1972

4 page Adventures of Alfred story "Alfred, Armchair Detective!"

Characters	Batman; Robin; Alfred Pennyworth
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Jerry Robinson
Inks	Jerry Robinson
Reprinted	from Batman #31 (October-November 1945)

8 page Gang Busters story "The Mystery that Edgar Allan Poe Solved"

Genre	CRIME
Pencils	John Prentice
Inks	John Prentice
Colors	Steve Englehart
Notes	Colors credit from Steve Englehart (http://www.steveenglehart.com/Comics/Do's%20%26%20Don't's%20of%20Dating.html) 28 April 2008
Reprinted	from Gang Busters (DC, 1947 series) #49 (December 1955-January 1956)