Comic Title: Batman Archives Vol. 5 HC
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2001
On Sale Date: March 14, 2001 Direct Market Date March 14, 2001
Source: Previews, Vol. 11 #1 (#145)

Direct Market Date March 14, 2001
Source: ComicList, New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, March 14, 2001

Direct Market Date March 14, 2001
Source: Diamond Shipping List, Shipping This Week: March 14

Cover Price: $49.95
Page Count: 228
Editor: Dale Crain

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "Coaltown, U.S.A."
Pages: 12

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

Writer: Don Cameron
Artist: J. Winslow Mortimer

Reprinted From:
Detective Comics #111 (1946)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Detective Comics #110; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #22)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Detective Comics #110; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #22)

Villain(s)

• Julius Reed and his hired men (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Miss Emma Dodd (a school teacher; no further appearances)
• Jack McGraw and Sally (a miner and his daughter; no further appearances)
• Todd Reed (son of a mine owner; no further appearances)
• The residents of Coaltown (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Mine owner Julius Reed refuses to install safety devices in his mine. When a cave-in occurs, Batman and Robin assist in the rescue efforts. The miners and the Dynamic Duo try to convince Reed to install new safety equipment. He stubbornly refuses, until they trap him in the mine. After experiencing the mine firsthand, Reed decides to install the new equipment and retire, leaving control of the mine to his son.