Batman #262
(April 1975)

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Volume
36
Price
0.50 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1975-01-09
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
DC [circle]
Editing
Julius Schwartz; E. Nelson Bridwell (associate editor); Bob Rozakis (assistant editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #114.

The Scarecrow's Trail of Fear!; The Round Robin Death Threats! (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ernie Chan (signed as EC)
Inks
Ernie Chan (signed as EC)
Colors
Tatjana Wood
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Job Number
S-1920
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman; Scarecrow
Reprints

Indexer Notes

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

The Mummy (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Batman; Hostess Twinkies / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

The Scarecrow's Trail of Fear! (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
Denny O'Neil
Pencils
Ernie Chan
Inks
Dick Giordano
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda ?

Job Number
S-1873
Genre
superhero
Characters
Scarecrow (villain); Batman; Robin; James Gordon; Robert Tooney
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 / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Rozakis
Pencils
Anthony Kowalik (illustration)
Inks
Neal Adams (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
S-1926

Indexer Notes

Includes a letter from Peter Sanderson.

Here It Is ... Bats! (Table of Contents: 4)

activity / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Rozakis ?
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff; Neal Adams (illustrations)
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff; Neal Adams (illustrations)
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Job Number
N-1274

Indexer Notes

trivia questions

The Round-Robin Death Threats (Table of Contents: 5)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 13.67 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox
Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
Sid Greene
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Feature Logo
Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [50's face]
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Doc Hastings; John Kobler; Fred Tinney; Commissioner Jim Gordon
Synopsis
Someone has sent hypnotic letters to several people, including Bruce Wayne, and booby trapped some of their possessions so they will end up killing each other.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

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

Story continues in the next story.

Answers to Bat-Trivia Quiz! (Table of Contents: 6)

activity / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
Bob Rozakis ?
Pencils
Carmine Infantino (illustration)
Inks
Murphy Anderson (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Comedy Cover Capers (Table of Contents: 7)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bob Rozakis ?
Pencils
Neal Adams; Dick Giordano (illustrations)
Inks
Neal Adams; Dick Giordano (illustrations)
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
humor
Reprints

Indexer Notes

re-dialoged covers

Where There's a Will-- There's a Slay! (Table of Contents: 8)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 12.5 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox
Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
Sid Greene
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Job Number
N-1257
Feature Logo
Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [50's face]
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Doc Hastings; Commissioner James Gordon; John Kobler; Aunt Harriet
Reprints

Indexer Notes

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

The bottom half of the original page 2 and the top half of the original page 3 omitted for this reprint.

Story continues from the previous story.

Here Is the Original Dialogue for the Covers on Page 48 (Table of Contents: 9)

illustration / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Bob Rozakis ?
Pencils
Neal Adams; Dick Giordano (illustrations)
Inks
Neal Adams; Dick Giordano (illustrations)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor

Strange Old Laws (Table of Contents: 10)

Strange Laws / cartoon / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The postmaster of Vancouver, B.C...
Genre
humor; non-fiction
Synopsis
Vancouver, B.C. the postmaster would not deliver mail to people without a mailbox. Traverse City, MI Cherry pies served in restaurants must contain at least 1 pound of cherries. Wisconsin has a law making it illegal to wear a Naval uniform. Triadelphia, WV once forbid you to roll a hoop in the city limits.
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Scarecrow's Trail of Fear!; The Round Robin Death Threats!
    Batman
  2. 1. The Mummy
    Batman; Hostess Twinkies
  3. 2. The Scarecrow's Trail of Fear!
    Batman
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Letters to the Batman
  5. 4. Here It Is ... Bats!
  6. 5. The Round-Robin Death Threats
    Batman and Robin
  7. 6. Answers to Bat-Trivia Quiz!
  8. 7. Comedy Cover Capers
  9. 8. Where There's a Will-- There's a Slay!
    Batman and Robin
  10. 9. Here Is the Original Dialogue for the Covers on Page 48
  11. 10. Strange Old Laws
    Strange Laws
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • Peter Croome
  • CTGarry
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Matthew Peets
  • Steven Tice
  • Jim Van Dore