Batman #248
(April 1973)

DC, 1940 Series
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Volume
34
Price
0.20 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly, (with the exception of Jan., March, July and Nov.)
On-sale Date
1973-02-13
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 #93.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Michael Wm. Kaluta (signed as MWK)
Inks
Michael Wm. Kaluta (signed as MWK)
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino; ?

Job Number
S-1449
First Line of Dialogue or Text
After 30 years those killers have caught up to me!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Colonel Sulphur; Benton Friss
Reprints

Indexer Notes

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

Death-Knell for a Traitor! (Table of Contents: 1)

Batman / comic story / 13.5 pages (report information)

Script
Denny O'Neil (credited)
Pencils
Bob Brown (credited)
Inks
Dick Giordano (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda

Job Number
S-1422
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Three men come together on the deck of an old, venerable ship, the U.S.S. Lake Oshkosh - - gallant fighting aircraft carrier of World War II!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Colonel Sulphur; Benton Friss; Alfred Pennyworth
Reprints

Indexer Notes

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Letters to the Batman / letters page / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Julius Schwartz (signed as JS)
Letters
typeset

Job Number
S-1457

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

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Average # of copies sold previous year - 185,283.

The Immortals of Usen Castle (Table of Contents: 4)

Robin / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Elliot Maggin
Pencils
Irv Novick
Inks
Frank McLaughlin
Colors
?
Letters
Milt Snapinn ?

Job Number
S-1326
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Years ago, when he first appeared at the Batman's side, hardened criminals called him "devil-child with the laughing eyes"!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Robin [Dick Grayson]; Diane Lewis; Tommy Duffy; Dr. Samuel Usen; Stanley Usen; Sara Usen
Synopsis
Dick Grayson and Diane Lewis are giving some local youths a tour of a castle that is supposedly haunted. When Diana and some of the children disappear, Dick changes to Robin and discovers the secret behind the "ghosts" in the castle.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["After 30 years those killers have caught up to me!"]
    Batman
  2. 1. Death-Knell for a Traitor!
    Batman
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Letters to the Batman
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
  5. 4. The Immortals of Usen Castle
    Robin
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Nick Caputo
  • Peter Croome
  • CTGarry
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Matthew Peets
  • Dave Redmond
  • Per Sandell
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore