Comic Title: Batman Illustrated by Neal Adams Vol. 1 HC
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2003
On Sale Date: September 4, 2003 Direct Market Date September 3, 2003
Source: Previews, Vol. 13 #4 (#172)

Direct Market Date September 4, 2003
Source: ComicList, New Comic Book Releases List for Thursday, September 4, 2003

Cover Price: $49.95
Page Count: 240
Editor: Robert Greenberger

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "The Sleepwalker from the Sea"
Pages: 23

Feature(s):
Batman (of Earth-1)
Aquaman (of Earth-1)

Writer: Bob Haney
Penciller: Neal Adams
Inker: Dick Giordano

Reprinted From:
Brave & the Bold #82 (1969)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #182; next appearance in Detective Comics #384)
• Aquaman (last appearance in Aquaman #43; next appearance in Aquaman #44)

Supporting Character(s)

• Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in Batman #209; next appearance in Batman #210)
• Alfred Pennyworth (last appearance in Batman #209; next appearance in Batman #210)

Villain(s)

• Ocean Master (last appearance in Aquaman #37; next appearance in Aquaman #50)
• Ailsa Dubois (Ocean Master's partner; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Otto Chernak (an investor; dies in this story; no further appearances)
• Honor (one of Bruce Wayne's girlfriends; no further appearances)
• Dr. Simon Link (a marine biologist; in flashback; no further appearances)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• Mera (in Aquaman's vision)

Comments:
This story takes place during Aquaman's quest to find Mera.

Synopsis:
Batman witnesses the murder of Otto Chernak and is prevented from pursuing the killer by someone resembling Aquaman. As Bruce Wayne, he follows a lead on the case to Orm Marius, the man behind a new marine city project. Marius is actually Aquaman's half-brother Ocean Master.

Aquaman is under Ocean Master's hypnotic control and is ordered to kill Bruce. Batman brings him to police headquarters where Aquaman explains that he feels responsible for the death of a marine biologist. Batman helps to convince Aquaman that he was set up by his brother. Together the two heroes then shut down Orm's operations. The Ocean Master escapes because Aquaman did not want to see his brother harmed.