Comic Title: Batman #208
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Jan/Feb 1969
On Sale Date: November 12, 1968 Newsstand Date November 12, 1968
Source: House Ad, Angel and the Ape #2, Page 19

Newsstand Date November 12, 1968
Source: Comic Reader, #70

Newsstand Date November 12, 1968
Source: Newsdealer Magazine, V23 #11

Copyright Date November 12, 1968
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1968

Frequency: Monthly, with the exception of April and October
Cover Price: $0.25
Page Count: 80
Editor: E. Nelson Bridwell

See Also: The Guide to DC Giants

Notes:
This issue is labeled 80pg. Giant #G-55.

Title: "The Women in Batman's Life"
Pages: 10

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

Writer: E. Nelson Bridwell
Penciller: Gil Kane
Inker: Jack Abel

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Detective Comics #382; next appearance in Detective Comics #383)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Detective Comics #382; next appearance in Teen Titans #19)
• Julie Madison (of Earth-1; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #248)
• Linda Page (of Earth-1; no further appearances)

Villain(s)

• Catwoman (in flashback; earliest chronological appearance; next appearance in Detective Comics #203)
• Clayface (of Earth-1; aka Basil Karlo; next appearance in Detective Comics #496)
• Roxy Brenner (no further appearances)
• Mike Grogan and his gang (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Mrs. Chilton (the mother of Joe and Max Chill; no further appearances)
• Bentley, Ned Norton, Fred Walker, and Lorna Dane (the cast and crew of a movie; no further appearances)
• Martha and Denny (a wealthy woman and her nephew; no further appearances)
• Tommy Grogan (no further appearances)
• Philip Wayne (Bruce's uncle; in flashback; no further appearances)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• Joe Chill (in flashback to Batman's origin)
• Thomas Wayne (in flashback to Batman's origin)
• Martha Wayne (in flashback to Batman's origin)

Comments:
This story is a new framing sequence that surrounds reprinted stories. This framing sequence consists mostly of flashbacks to earlier events in the career of the Earth-1 Batman. Some of these events parallel adventures of the Earth-2 Batman. It should not be assumed that all other Earth-2 stories have Earth-1 parallels.

The flashbacks in this story occur as follows:

• Pages 2-4: Batman rescues his fiance Julie Madison from the first Clayface, Basil Karlo. A parallel version of this event happened on Earth-2 in Detective Comics #40.
• Page 5: Batman's first meeting with Catwoman. A parallel version of this event happened on Earth-2 in Batman #1.
• Pages 6-7: Batman meets Linda Page. A parallel version of this event happened on Earth-2 in Batman #5.
• Page 8: The Wayne's are murdered.
• Page 9: Bruce vows to avenge his parents.

Synopsis:
Mrs. Chilton, the woman that cared for Bruce Wayne following the death of his parents, remembers various events from the career of Batman that involve important women in his life. The women she remembers are: Julie Madison, Catwoman, Linda Page, Vicki Vale, Batwoman, Kaye Daye, Aunt Harriet, Patricia Powell, Marcia Monroe, Poison Ivy, and Batgirl. Unbeknownst to Bruce, Mrs. Chilton knows that he is Batman and that her sons Joe and Max Chill played important roles as villains in Batman's life.