Harlan Ellison

Harlan Ellison is an American author and critic who sometimes dabbles in comic book writing. To date, he has only written two single issue Batman stories in Detective Comics #567 and Batman: Gotham Knights #13.

Ellison appeared in the documentary Legends of the Dark Knight: The History of Batman. He also wrote a story treatment for a episode of the original Batman television series that was to feature Two-Face. This later became the inspiration for Batman '66: The Lost Episode and Batman vs. Two-Face.

The Two-Way Crimes of Two-Face
Ellison's first brush with Batman was when he was hired to write a Two-Face story for the television shown in the late 60's.

The Night of Thanks, But No Thanks!
Ellsion would not return to Batman until 1986. The story involves the crimefighter misinterpreting common urban situations for crimes in progress, only to find none of the people are in need of rescue.

Batman Black and White: Funny Money
A 2004 Batman Black and White entry, Batman helps the US Treasury trap expert paper dollar counterfeiters.

Secret Behind the Stolen Super-Weapons
The featured story co-written with Peter David in the first issue of DC Comics Presents: Justice League of America 2004 relaunch. The story is about the JLA meeting DC Editor Julius Schwartz.