Batman #244
(September 1972)

DC, 1940 Series
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Volume
33
Price
0.20 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Monthly, (with the exception of Jan., March, July and Nov.)
On-sale Date
1972-07-13
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
DC [circle]
Editing
Julius Schwartz

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #86.

The Demon Lives Again (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Neal Adams
Inks
Neal Adams
Colors
Neal Adams (color guide); Jack Adler (separations)
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Job Number
S-1282
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Ra's Al Ghul
Synopsis
Batman is left for dead in the desert by Ra's Al Ghul.
Reprints
Keywords
desert setting

Indexer Notes

Cover art credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Color credits were recalled by Neal Adams, May 19, 2012.

The Demon Lives Again! (Table of Contents: 1)

Batman / comic story / 15.5 pages (report information)

Script
Denny O'Neil (credited)
Pencils
Neal Adams (credited)
Inks
Dick Giordano (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Jean Simek

Job Number
S-1280
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Herewith... another incredible chapter in the life of the world's greatest crime fighter... Batman
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Ra's Al Ghul; Talia Al Ghul; Molly Post; Lo Ling; Dr. Harris Blaine
Synopsis
Batman tracks Ra's Al Ghul to the desert and is forced to fight him in a duel.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

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

First line is completed by the feature logo illustration, which is an image of the name "Batman" carved out of the ice and snow of a mountain in the Swiss Alps.

The Teen-Age Trap! (Table of Contents: 2)

Robin / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Elliot Maggin
Pencils
Irv Novick
Inks
Dick Giordano
Colors
?
Letters
Milt Snapinn ?

Job Number
S-1204
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne] (cameo); Robin [Dick Grayson]; Tommy Duffy
Synopsis
Robin stops a young inner-city youth from robbing the college coffee house, then as Dick Grayson he helps tutor the youth.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
Julius Schwartz
Letters
typeset

Job Number
S-1292
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dear Editor: Stupendous! Fantastic!

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from Charles T. Smith; Edward Broderick; Paul Emrath; John D. Warner; Frank C. Verzyl; Michael W. Frazier; Matt Graham; and Gerard Triano.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Demon Lives Again
    Batman
  2. 1. The Demon Lives Again!
    Batman
  3. 2. The Teen-Age Trap!
    Robin
  4. 3. ["Dear Editor: Stupendous! Fantastic!"]
    Letters to the Batman
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Bruno Andreacchi
  • David B
  • Nick Caputo
  • CTGarry
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Matthew Peets
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Joe Torcivia
  • Jim Van Dore