Batman Family

Batman Family
Cover of Batman Family #1 (September–October 1975) Art by Mike Grell.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
Schedule	Bi-monthly
Format	Ongoing series
Publication date	September-October 1975 - October-November 1978
Number of issues	20, then 15 more as part of Detective Comics
Main character(s)	Batman Batgirl Robin
Creative team
Writer(s)	List Batman Family: Cary Bates, Gerry Conway, Paul Levitz, Elliot S. Maggin, Dennis O'Neil, David Vern Reed, Bob Rozakis Batman: Family: John Francis Moore
Penciller(s)	List Batman Family: Jim Aparo, Bob Brown, Danny Bulanadi, Howard Chaykin, José Delbo, Lee Elias, José Luis García-López, Michael Golden, Mike Grell, Don Heck, Pablo Marcos, Don Newton, Irv Novick, Juan Ortiz, Carl Potts, Marshall Rogers, Joe Staton, Curt Swan Batman: Family: Stefano Gaudiano, Rick Hoberg, Steve Lieber
Inker(s)	List Batman Family: Jim Aparo, Terry Austin, Tex Blaisdell, John Celardo, Vince Colletta, Joe Giella, Michael Golden, Dave Hunt, Bob Layton, Frank McLaughlin, Bruce Patterson, Josef Rubinstein, P. Craig Russell, Bob Smith, Romeo Tanghal, Bob Wiacek Batman: Family: Stefano Gaudiano, Rick Hoberg, Steve Lieber

Batman Family was an American comic book series published by DC Comics comic book which ran from 1975 to 1978, primarily featuring stories starring supporting characters to the superhero Batman.

The term "Batman Family" is most commonly used as the informal name for a group of characters closely associated with Batman.

The Batman Family title proper ran twenty issues from September–October 1975 to October–November 1978 and featured solo and team-up stories starring Batgirl and Robin. The lead story in the first issue teaming Batgirl and Robin was originally intended for publication in an issue of 1st Issue Special. The series additionally featured reprints of Golden Age and Silver Age stories. Many issues of Batman Family featured Batman supporting characters such as Alfred Pennyworth, Vicki Vale, the Elongated Man, the Huntress, and Ace the Bat-Hound. Writer Bob Rozakis introduced the Duela Dent character in issue #6 (July–August 1976) and revived the original Batwoman in issue #10 (March–April 1977). The series began featuring only new material as of issue #11 (May-June 1977) and Man-Bat began appearing as a regular feature.Batman Family converted to the Dollar Comics format with issue #17 (April–May 1978).