A key issue noted for First appearance of Curtis Base and First mention of of Barbatos the Bat-God. Batman #451 was published by DC Comics on July 1, 1990, as part of a series that began in 1940. K.C. Carlson and Marv Wolfman write, and art comes from Adrienne Roy, Anthony Tollin and Dennis Janke. This 36-page issue features Batman, Alfred Pennyworth, James Gordon, Barbara Gordon and Joker, among 8 characters cataloged on VerseDB.