Comic Title: Batman Chronicles Vol. 1 TPB
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2005
On Sale Date: March 30, 2005 Direct Market Date March 23, 2005
Source: Previews, Vol. 15 #1 (#193)

Direct Market Date March 30, 2005
Source: ComicList, New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, March 30, 2005

Direct Market Date March 23, 2005
Source: Comic Shop News, #922

Cover Price: $14.99
Page Count: 192
Editor: Dale Crain

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "The Return of Doctor Death"
Pages: 10

Feature(s):
Batman (of Earth-2)

Writer: Gardner F. Fox
Artist: Bob Kane

Reprinted From:
Detective Comics #30 (1939)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Detective Comics #29; next appearance in Detective Comics #31)

Villain(s)

• Doctor Death (last appearance in Detective Comics #29; no further appearances)
• Mikhail (Dr. Death's assistant; dies in this story; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Mrs. Jones (an elderly widow; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Bruce Wayne reads about a mysterious death in the newspaper and believes that Doctor Death may still be alive. Claiming to be a reporter, Bruce visits the dead man’s widow and learns about some family jewels.

He returns later that night as Batman to guard the jewels and runs into Doctor Death’s henchman, Mikhail. Batman allows the man to escape with the jewels, following him to a fence and later to his apartment. Batman searches the apartment after leaving Mikhail unconscious, but the thug awakens. After a brief battle, Batman breaks Mikhail’s neck.

The Caped Crusader returns to the fence to get the jewels back, finding that the dealer is really Doctor Death in disguise. Although badly burned in the fire, Death escaped through a trapdoor. This time though, he cannot escape and Batman brings him to the police.