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The Batman Family was a DC Comics comic book series which ran from 1975 to 1978, primarily featuring stories starring supporting characters in the Batman comics. The term is often used to refer to the extended cast of characters of comics books associated with Batman.

The Batman Family featured solo stories starring Batgirl and Robin in addition to reprints of Golden Age stories. Many issue of Batman Family featured Batman supporting characters such as Alfred, Batwoman, Vicki Vale, the Elongated Man, Man-Bat, The Huntress, and Ace the Bat-Hound.

DC published several other ... Family titles with a similar format to Batman Family. These included Superman Family (1975-78), Super-Team Family (1975-1977) and Tarzan Family (1975-76). Marvel Comics paid homage with their 2004-present Spider-Man Family.

Publication history
The Batman Family title proper ran twenty issues from 1975–1978.

Merger with Detective Comics
In 1978, after the DC Implosion, Batman Family was merged with the long-running (but relatively poor-selling) Detective Comics, converting that book into a $1 68-page giant as of Detective #481 (Dec. 1978/Jan. 1979). This arrangement lasted 16 issues until November 1980, with issue #496, when Detective reverted to its traditional size and price — thus effectively cancelling Batman Family for good.