Batman #219
(February 1970)

DC, 1940 Series
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Price
0.15 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly, with the exception of April and October
On-sale Date
1969-12-04
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Julius Schwartz

Issue Notes

The on-sale date is the publication date reported in the U. S. Copyright Office filings.

Death Casts the Deciding Vote! (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Neal Adams
Inks
Neal Adams
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Job Number
S-313
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Death Casts the Deciding Vote (Table of Contents: 1)

Batman / comic story / 14.17 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Robbins
Pencils
Irv Novick
Inks
Dick Giordano
Colors
?
Letters
John Costanza

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman; Senator Lincoln Webster; NY Governor Putnam; Alfred Pennyworth; Miss Hopkins
Synopsis
Batman stops an airplane hijacking and gets a senator to Washington DC in time for a critical vote on an anti-crime bill.
Reprints
Keywords
airplane hijacking

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Page 8 is a 2/3-page and page 15 is a 1/2-page.

The Silent Night of the Batman (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Mike Friedrich (credited)
Pencils
Neal Adams (credited)
Inks
Dick Giordano (credited)
Colors
Jerry Serpe
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; James Gordon
Synopsis
A peaceful night in Gotham allows Batman to spend time with James Gordon.
Reprints
Keywords
Christmas

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Time to Kill! (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Henry Kuttner (credited)
Pencils
John Giunta (credited)
Inks
John Giunta (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Jed Bruno; Andrew Seldin
Synopsis
Jed Bruno travels to the future to get revenge on his enemy.
Reprints
Keywords
time travel

Indexer Notes

Credits as printed in this reprint. We formerly credited the script to Jack Miller. John Giunta's signature, present on the original printing, is removed here.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Letters to the Batcave / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
S-327

Indexer Notes

Includes letters from Gary Skinner, Tim Atwater, Ray Ellis and Steve Beery.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Death Casts the Deciding Vote!
    Batman
  2. 1. Death Casts the Deciding Vote
    Batman
  3. 2. The Silent Night of the Batman
    Batman
  4. 3. Time to Kill!
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Letters to the Batcave
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • CTGarry
  • R. S. Martin
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Matthew Peets
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Per Sandell
  • Alan Smith
  • Steven Tice
  • Jim Van Dore