WELCOME

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Hi folks and welcome to the first issue of GOTHAM WEEKLY NEWS. An exclusive service for subscribers to GOTHAM GAZETTE.

 

I hope to publish a newsletter each Friday with news of what will be happening for Batfans over the following week.

 

For full features and more information on information here don't forget to check out the monthly editions of GOTHAM GAZETTE.

 

Hope you enjoy this new service, please let me know if there is anything else you would like to see included.

 

All the best

 

Alan J. Porter

[email protected] / [email protected]

 

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COMICS SHIPPING NEXT WEEK (10/8)

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SHADOW OF THE BAT #69

 

By Grant & Buckingham

 

Batman teams up with fate to battle four supernatural spirits. ($1.95)

 

NIGHTWING #15

 

By Dixon & McDaniel

 

Concludes the 3 parter guest starring BATMAN as the former Dynamic Duo bring the house down on Blockbuster. ($1.95)

 

TV SHOW SCHEDULE

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THE NEW BATMAN/SUPERMAN ADVENTURES airs weekdays at 4:30 PM and Saturdays at 9:00 AM Eastern and Pacific time on the Kids' WB!

 

10/4/97 -- "Bane" (Batman - at 8:30)

10/4/97 -- "World's Finest" (90-minute Batman/Superman teamup, 9 AM)

10/7/97 -- "Sideshow" (Batman)

10/9/97 -- "Catwalk" (Batman)

 

SUPER-FRIENDS on the Cartoon Network

 

SUNDAY 1:00-2:00 am   &  1:00-2:00 pm   

MONDAY - FRIDAY 3:30-4:00 pm  &  6:00-6:30 pm 

 

ON-LINE

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Batman will conduct his first "live" chat session via America

Online Friday, October 3 at 8 PM ET.  Sponsored by Warner Bros. Online, DC

Comics and Kids' WB!, the event kicks off the premiere of an all-new special

episode of "Batman," airing Saturday, October 4 or Sunday, October 5 at 9:00

AM on Kids' WB! (see below for more information). Represented online by

Warner Bros. Television Animation producer Paul Dini, and DC Comics Group

Editor Denny O'Neil, Batman will go online to talk with fans about the

exciting upcoming adventures that he will star in the comic book series and

on Kids' WB!

 

SILLY MOVIE RUMOR OF THE WEEK

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A Swedish newspaper is reporting that Batman 5 will star Clint Eastwood as a 60 year old Bruce Wayne and will chronicle the events that persuade him to come out of retirement and don the cowl for the last time. !!

 Not bad and it's not even April 1st yet. Sounds like someone's read Dark Knight Returns too many times !! Don't believe a word of this stupid rumor, it's only good for a laugh.

 

"SUB-ZERO" DELAYED TO NEXT YEAR

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Word has just reached GOTHAM GAZETTE that the much awaited Animated Movie SUB-ZERO has had its release date pushed back to 18th March 1998 !! Almost a full year late !

 

What's going on here Warner Bros ? The movie is complete, the novelization is out, the cels are on sale in the WB stores and fans are clamouring for it,  yet you won't release it ? Releasing it this late also makes a mockery of the story, in that it was designed to fit between events in Adventures Of Batman & Robin and the New Batman / Superman Adventures.

 

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Don't forget to check out the

Monthly BATMAN Magazine On The Web

 - GOTHAM GAZETTE at

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ajporter/gotham.htm

 

#18 - October 1997 Out Now includes:

 - An interview with Dan Brereton co-creator of the THRILLKILLER Elseworlds series.

 - Memories of Burgess Meredith

 - Reviews of all October dated Batman comics.

 - News of what ships in November

 - Readers letters

and all the usual features.

 

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Sources used in compiling this issue of GOTHAM WEEKLY NEWS

 

DC Comics On-Line Newsletter

Ed Dillon's DC Comics Newsletter

Diamond Previews

Ain't It Cool News Web Site

 

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