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GOTHAM
WEEKLY NEWS #63
Friday 11th December 1998
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WELCOME
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This week has seen a large number of new subcribers to
GOTHAM WEEKLY NEWS. Thanks for joining us and I hope you enjoy this, and
future, editions of the Batman weekly newsletter.
COLLECTORS GUIDE UPDATED
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The December update to "The Unautorized BATMAN
Collectors' Guide" was posted on the web this week at
http://members.aol.com/gothamajp/guide.htm
This month includes updates on :
- Action Figures
New Wal*Mart and WB Store exclusive figures added.
- Comic Book
Appearences listing every Batman comic book appearence from March 1939 to
December 1998.
- Comics
Watch.Over 750 Price changes tracked this month !! Pre-Crisis issues hot up
while Post-Crisis cools !!
- Trading Cards
list nearly 60 different setswith the latest prices.
- Vehicles. Dark
Knight Batcopter passes $90 mark.
- The favorite
Trivia section now lists all 112 people who know Batman's secret identity !.
- Recently Seen
Bat-items. A round up of some new (and some old) Bat items that I've spotted
over the last month.
- Spotlight item.
A look at a British Christmas tradition,
the hardback Batman Annual.
ALFRED AWARDS
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Voting in the 1998 ALFRED AWARDS closes at the end of
December. So if you haven't voted yet, now's the time to do it. Catergories can
be found at http://members.aol.com/gothamajp/alfreds.htm
As always have a good week.
Alan J. Porter
[email protected] / [email protected]
IN THIS ISSUE OF GOTHAM WEEKLY NEWS:
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- Comics Shipping
Next Week
- Comics News
- TV Show
Schedules
- TV News
- On-Line
Happenings
- On The
Newsstands
- In The Book
Stores
- Figure News
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COMICS SHIPPING NEXT WEEK (12/16)
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BATMAN / SUPERMAN ADVENTURES: WORLD'S FINEST
By Dini & Staton
The Esiner Award winning adaptation of the classic TV
episodes is offered again. ($6.95)
DETECTIVE #729
By Dixon & Rosado
ROAD TO NO MAN'S LAND. Nightwing and Robin find
themselves trapped on the last surviving bridge into Gotham 30 seconds before
it's due to be blown up. ($1.99)
JLA #26
By Morrison & Scott
Concluding the Ultra-marine storyline as the JLA go
against the marines' commander who now inhabits the body of The Shaggy Man.
($1.99)
KINGDOM COME
By Waid & Ross
As a lead in to the KINGDOM EVENT, DC offers two versions
of the stunning mini-series that prompted all the speculation. KINGDOM COME is
available in either a hardcover ($29.95) or tradepaperback ($14.95) editions.
THE KINGDOM #1
By Waid & Olivetti
Deadman introduces the slain Superman to the ghosts of
his future selves as the Superman, Wonder Woman and BATMAN of twenty years in
the future find themselves helpless against Gog's rampage. To save all reality
the world's three greatest heroes hatch a desperate plan. ($2.95)
COMICS NEWS
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NEW ELSEWORLDS PROJECTS
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Two new Elseworlds
projects on the schedule include BATMAN: HAUNTED GOTHAM from Doug Moench,
Kelley Jones and John Beatty and BATMAN: BOOK OF THE DEAD by Doug Moench and
Barry Kitson which ties ancient Egyptian mythology into the Batman legend.
TV SHOW SCHEDULES
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NEW BATMAN / SUPERMAN ADVENTURES
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The new season of Batman/ Superman Adventures is now on
the WB Network Scheduled times are posted as Monday through Friday at 4:00 and
4:30pm; NOTE ADDITIONAL EPISODE now on Saturdays at 8:00, 8:30am and
9.00am Eastern and Pacific Time on the
Kids' WB! ... But DON'T FORGET TO CHECK YOUR LOCAL LISTINGS FOR EXACT TIMES IN
YOUR AREA
Sat 12-12-98 @ 8.30am
#086 "Holiday Knights"
& @ 9.00 am Superman #45 "Knight Time" featuring Superman as
Batman !
Mon 12-14-98 @ 4.00pm #109 "Judgment Day"
Tue 12-15-98 - no Batman show today.
Wed 12-16-98 @ 4.00pm #001 "On Leather Wings" & @4.30pm
#092 "Joker's Millions"
Thu 12-17-98 @ 4.30pm #090 "You Scratch My Back"
Fri 12-18-98 @ 4.00pm
#107 "Chemistry" &
@ 4.30pm "Mudslide"
Sat 12-19-98 @ 8.00am #084 "Deep Freeze" & @ 9.00am
#096 "The Ultimate Thrill"
NOTE: Shows #1 - 85 are the classic "Batman: The
Animated Series" style. Shows #86 onwards are the "New
Adventures" style.
For those of you without a WB affiliate you may find the
new shows on:
- WGN on Sunday mornings at 8.00 central/ 9:00
eastern standard time.
- Some UPN stations
are also running the shows on Sunday at 10.30 ET
A listing of US TV stations carrying the KidsWB! shows
can be found at http://www.toonzone.net/brian/stations/index.html
The Irish TV
station RTE2 broadcasts The New Batman Adventures on Tuesdays around 5pm. These
are the new episodes and sometimes they air ahead of the USA.
BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES
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The Cartoon Network is running selected episodes airing
Monday through Friday at 6.00 pm Eastern
& Pacific time.
From Brian Davis comes news that Batman is back on the
Cartoon Network, Europe every day at 7pm UK Time.
Sean Wilson reports that
Global TV is showing Batman: The Animated Series at 7:00 am (PST).
SUPER-FRIENDS
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On the Cartoon Network (USA)
SUNDAY 1:00-2:00 am
& 1:00-2:00 pm
Several GWN readers have also reported that showing at
4.30pm (EST) weekdays are a variety of Super-Hero related cartoons including
episodes of SUPERFRIENDS and the old 1970's vintage BATMAN shows.
BATMAN - 1960s TV SHOW
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The Canadian cable channel Space! is showing selected episodes from the
classic Adam West TV show. At a NEW TIME of
1.30pm (EDT) Monday thru Friday.
Mon 12/14 - (season 2/show 31) "The Puzzles Are
Coming" - The Puzzler
Tue 12/15 - (2/32) "The Duo is Slumming" - The Puzzler
Wed 12/16 - (2/33) "The Zodiac Crimes" - Joker and Penguin
Thu 12/17 - (2/34) "The Joker's Hard Times" -
Joker and Penguin
Fri 12/18 - (2/35) "The Penguin Declines" -
Joker and Penguin
The European satellite channel "Trouble" also
airs the 1960's show at 7am and 11am every morning.
TV NEWS
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"MAD LOVE" UPDATE
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Butch Lukic will
direct the upcoming "Mad Love" Batman episode of The New
Superman/Batman Adventures on Kids' WB!.
ON-LINE HAPPENINGS
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AOL WEEKLY CHAT ROOM SCHEDULE
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Monday (12/14)
GOTHAM CITY HAPPY HOUR, 7 PM ET
With representatives from the Batman editorial office..
Wednesday (12/16)
WOMEN OF THE DCU, 7 PM ET
Fans gather informally to discuss DC's female characters,
past, present, and future from Catwoman to Duela Dent.
BATMAN'S PARTNERS, 9 PM ET
Fans gather informally to discuss Robin, Oracle,
Nightwing, the Huntress, Azrael, Catwoman, and Black Canary.
ON THE NEWSSTANDS
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COMIC BUYERS GUIDE
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#1308 - December 11th 1998 - Peter David shares his
thoughts on Bob Kane's creation - "Courageous Cat"
#1309 - December 18th 1998 - Mark Evanier pays tribute to
Bob Kane and Fred Hembeck answers the vexing question of "Where were the JLA when Gotham suffered
the Earthquake ?
PLAYBOY - January 1999
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The 45th Anninversary issue of Playboy PLAYBOY ranks the
100 most beautiful women of the century and among those listed are:
#88 - Julie Newmar (TV's Catwoman)
#64 - Michelle
Phieffer (Catwoman from Batman Returns)
#38 - Joan Collins ( Lorelei Circe aka The Siren in the TV show)
#12 - Kim Basinger (Viki Vale in Batman: The Movie)
IN THE BOOK STORES
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At long last Chip Kidd's excellent BATMAN ANIMATED book
has started to appear in book stores. For those of you who pre-ordered the book
through Amazon.com, they say it will start shipping this week.
FIGURE NEWS
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JLA ARRIVES AT KAY*BEE
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The Kay*Bee toy store chain has started to sell its
exclusive line of JLA figures. Included in the first wave are BATMAN and
HUNTRESS figures. The figures are repackaged repaints of the Total Justice
figures. They retail for $8.00 but most Kay*Bee stores are selling them for
around $6. Kay*Bee has also introduced a Batman Frequent Buyer program, pick up
a special card and get it stamped each time you buy a Batman figure (priced
at $5.99 or more), after 4 purchases the
fifth Batman figure (upto a $7.99 value) is free. The promotion ends 12/31.
EXCLUSIVE FIGURES AT NEW HASBRO WEB-SITE
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Hasbro has launched a new web-site aimed specifically at
figure collectors. The new site
(http://www.HasbroCollectors.com) is designed to sell exclusive figures
and provide news and forums for figure collectors. Among the brands being
featured at the launch are the various BATMAN series, with the offer of an
exclusive CLAYFACE figure from the Batman: Legends Of The Dark Knight line. Two
exclusive Legends repaints will be offered at a later date - new versions of
the Dark Knight Detective and Spline-Cape Batman figures. Hasbro has also
indicated that the Animated Batman line of 12" figures will be revived and
offered on-line. Figures planned include Robin, Harley Quinn and Batgirl.
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THE LATEST ISSUE OF
GOTHAM GAZETTE is now available.
Issue #29 can be found at
http://members.aol.com/gothamajp (Note the new URL)
This month:
- A personal
appreciation of the late BOB KANE
- News about the
delay to the BATMAN BEYOND show
- A round up of
the last month's MOVIE NEWS and rumors.
- A look ahead to
what's happening in the BATMAN COMICS, with details on "No Mans Land"
and upcoming Elseworlds projects.
- A listing of
BATMAN COMICS shipping over the next two months.
- A look a back at
a CLASSIC COMIC - This month, Batman #393.
- A new FAN-FICTION
story featuring ALFRED.
- A look back at
the recent NASCAR "BATMAN vs JOKER" promotion race at Charlotte.
Meanwhile the
"SUMMER SPECIAL" edition can still be found at
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ajporter/gotham.htm
- THE COLLECTORS GUIDE updates can be found at
http://members.aol.com/gothamajp/guide.htm
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Sources used in compiling GOTHAM WEEKLY NEWS
- DC Comics
On-Line Newsletter (http://www.dccomics.com/newsletter.html)
- Diamond Previews
(http://www.diamondcomics.com)
- WB Animation Web
Page (http://www.wbanimation.com)
- Space ! Weekly
Schedules Web Page (http://205.250.106.39/schedule/)
- Comic Book
Continuum (http://www.detnews.com/comicbooks)
- Newsrama
(http://www.AnotherUniverse.com/newsarama)
- Hollywood Heros
(http://www.Mania.com/Mania)
- WB Cartoon
Episode Schedules (http://www.toonzone.net/brian/index.html)
- Comics2Film
(http://www.comics2film.com)
- Dark Horizons
(http://www.darkhorizons.com/news.htm)
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