Batman #256

(May-June 1974)

[Batman Issue No. 256] (Table of Contents)

Batman / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Pat Broderick [as Broderick] (signed)

Inks:

Pat Broderick [as Broderick] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]

Keywords:

Bat-Signal

Indexer Notes

Contents page with Batman illustration. Nick Cardy is credited here with doing the cover.

Catwoman's Circus Caper! (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Denny O'Neil (signed)

Pencils:

Irv Novick (signed)

Inks:

Dick Giordano (signed)

Colors:

Jerry Serpe

Letters:

?

Job Number:

S-1634

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; un-named owner of the Tip-Top Circus; Bobo and His Clowns; Catwoman [Selina Kyle; aka Nelias] (villain); Bernie Byrd (villain)

Synopsis:

When Bruce discovers that Dick has left Hudson University to investigate some mystery at the Tip-Top Circus, Batman decides to join the Teen Wonder to investigate a murder at the circus.

Keywords:

Bat-Cave; Wayne Mansion

Indexer Notes

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

Dinosaur Island! (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks:

Ray Burnley

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Murray Wilson; Stephen Chase (villain)

Reprints:

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #35 (June-July 1946)

Indexer Notes

This story explains why Batman has the big dinosaur in the Batcave. Inks credit by Jack Burnley. Letters credit by Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.

If Bruce Wayne Had Not Become the Batman (Table of Contents)

Batman / filler / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Martin Pasko

Pencils:

Pat Broderick

Inks:

Pat Broderick

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman; The Scorpion; The Stingray; The Owl; The Shooting Star; The Iron Knight

Reprints:

• in Läderlappen (Williams Förlags AB, 1969 series) #6/1975 ([1975-06-dd])
• in Lynvingen (Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #6/1975 ([juni] 1975)

The Penny Plunderers! (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks:

Ray Burnley

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Joe Coyne (villain)

Reprints:

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #30 (September-October 1947)

Indexer Notes

Correct credits supplied by Craig Delich 2/05.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Bat-Puzzle / activity / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bob Rozakis

Pencils:

? (spot illustration)

Inks:

? (spot illustration)

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Indexer Notes

puzzle

Brothers in Crime! (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Don Cameron

Pencils:

Jerry Robinson

Inks:

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (backgrounds)

Colors:

?

Letters:

George Roussos

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Rafferty Brothers (villains)

Reprints:

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #12 (August-September 1942)

Indexer Notes

Pencil, inks and lettering credits by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos (the artists)

The Thousand and One Trophies of Batman! (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Edmond Hamilton

Pencils:

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks:

Charles Paris

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Dr. Doom (villain)

Reprints:

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #158 (April 1950)

The Secret of Batman Island! (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 7.66 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Sheldon Moldoff [as Bob Kane]

Inks:

Charles Paris

Colors:

?

Letters:

Pat Gordon

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; A. K. Barnaby.

Reprints:

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #119 (October 1958)

Indexer Notes

Script credit by Martin O'Hearn. Inks credit by Charles Paris (himself).

[Here's the Solution to This Issue's Bat-Puzzle] (Table of Contents)

Bat-Puzzle / activity / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bob Rozakis

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman

Indexer Notes

Answer to Batman puzzle on Page 58.

[The Catwoman!] (Table of Contents)

Catwoman / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

various

Inks:

various

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Catwoman [Selina Kyle]

Reprints:

• in Lynvingen (Semic, 1977 series) #10/1980 (uke 39 1980)
• in The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told (DC, 1989 series) #2 ([May] 1992)
• in The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told (Warner Books, 1989 series) #2 (July 1992)

Indexer Notes

Made up of reprinted panels from various stories.