Released October 1993
Batman / Houdini: The Devil's Workshop #1
Key Issue
Synopsis
Someone is stealing the children of Gotham City. There is also a new creature of the night people are calling The Batman. One night someone sees the Batman near a wagon of kids, and surmises that he is stealing the children. This peaks the interest of visiting escape artist and showman Harry Houdini. So he makes a promise to help the police track down the Batman. Yet when he finally meets the mysterious figure, Harry knows that he is the hero and not the villain of the story. The two team up, and discover that the children have been kidnapped by an albino, but al evidence points to a puppetmaster for the albino, so they continue to work together to stop the heinous crime.
Synopsis
Someone is stealing the children of Gotham City. There is also a new creature of the night people are calling The Batman. One night someone sees the Batman near a wagon of kids, and surmises that he is stealing the children. This peaks the interest of visiting escape artist and showman Harry Houdini. So he makes a promise to help the police track down the Batman. Yet when he finally meets the mysterious figure, Harry knows that he is the hero and not the villain of the story. The two team up, and discover that the children have been kidnapped by an albino, but al evidence points to a puppetmaster for the albino, so they continue to work together to stop the heinous crime.
Key Facts
- Team-up of Batman and Harry Houdini
- 68-page, one-shot, prestige format Elseworlds tale that takes place in the 1920s, not in-continuity
- Won an award for Best Graphic Novel from the Compuserve Comics & Animation Forum Awards
Details
- Cover Date
- October 1993
- Pages
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- UPC
- 76194120095800111
- Cover Price
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- Final Orders Cutoff
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Creators
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ArtistMark Chiarello
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WriterHoward Chaykin
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Cover ArtistMark Chiarello
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LettererKen Bruzenak