Detective Comics #447

(May 1975)

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

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

Enter: The Creeper (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Len Wein (credited)

Pencils

Ernie Chan (credited as Ernie Chua)

Inks

Dick Giordano (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Ben Oda

Editing

Julius Schwartz (credited) (editor)

Job Number

S-1936

First Line of Dialogue or Text

...and on the local scene...the manhunt for the fugitive Batman goes on!

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Creeper [Jack Ryder]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth; Morris Middleman; Shirley Middleman

Synopsis

Journalist Jack Ryder denounces Batman for the murders of Talia and Ra's al Ghul, then goes into action as the Creeper to bring him in. During their fight, the arrival of assassins convinces the Creeper that Batman is being framed for the murders and the heroes agree to expose the scheme together.

Reprints

• in Batman Superband (Egmont Ehapa, 1974 series) #3 (1978)
• in Batman Classics (Classics/Williams, 1970 series) #128 (1980)
• in Lynvingen (Semic, 1977 series) #12/1980 (uke 48 1980)
• in Läderlappen (Semic, 1976 series) #12/1980 (december 1980)
• in The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #9 (January-February 1981)
• in Läderlappen (Semic, 1976 series) #1/1981 (Januari 1981)
• in Tales of the Batman: Len Wein (DC, 2014 series) (2014 [February 2015])
• in Récit Complet Batman (Urban Comics, 2017 series) #6 - Batman : La légende secrète (avril 2018)

Keywords

cemeteries; Gotham Park Zoo; television

Indexer Notes

Part four of a five-part story.
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
Phantom Stranger cameo at bottom of page 2; was supposed to have been in the story but was cut out (all but this cameo).

Electroman (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Cleveland Institute of Electronics [lessons] / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Impossible? (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Universal Bodybuilding / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Never Finished High School? (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Wayne School Courses / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Write Right Now! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

S. Schwarz & Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Collect and Enjoy This Mint Series! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

DC Makes Comic History - Two Holiday Specials for You! (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Justice Society of America; Picture Stories from the Bible / promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

New From DC (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Now! Train at Home to Be a Veterinary Assistant (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

North American School of Animal Sciences / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

These 3 Big Drafting Kits Given to You! (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

North American School of Drafting / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Make Excellent Extra Cash (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Engravaplates Social Security Cards / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Super-Hero Stick-Ons! (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Family Bazaar Life-Size Hero Pin-Ups / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Puzzle of the Pyramids (Table of Contents: 14)

Robin / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Rozakis (credited)

Pencils

A. Martinez (credited as Martinez)

Inks

José Massaroli (credited as Mazzaroli)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Editing

Julius Schwartz (credited) (editing)

Job Number

S-1931

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Dick Grayson thought he was in for an uneventful night watching Hudson University students compete in a pyramid-building contest!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Robin [Dick Grayson]; Clark Kent [Superman] (cameo); Fred Taylor; Chief Frank McDonald

Synopsis

Hudson students have a pyramid building contest to help the University build its new art gallery to store some priceless papers. During the contest someone steals the papers and Robin has to figure out which student pulled the heist.

Reprints

• in Batman Classics (Classics/Williams, 1970 series) #70 (1976)
• in Läderlappen (Williams Förlags AB, 1969 series) #1/1976 ([januari] 1976)
• in Lynvingen (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #1/1976 ([januar] 1976)
• in Batman Poche (Sage - Sagédition, 1976 series) #7 (juin 1977)
• in Showcase Presents: Robin the Boy Wonder (DC, 2008 series) #1 ([March] 2008)
• in Robin: The Bronze Age Omnibus (DC, 2020 series) ([May] 2020)

Indexer Notes

Credits for script confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. The records credit Continuity Studios with the pencils and inks.

When asked about this, Bob Rozakis said: "[Martinez and Mazzaroli] were South American artists that Neal Adams convinced Julie Schwartz to give a try. You might notice that some of the character heads look like Neal did them rather than Martinez and Mazzaroli."

Make Your First Big Step a Good One. (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Ryder Technical Institute / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Novelty Ads] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

American Circle Products / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Fast Track to a Cool Job! (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

Batman's Hot-Line / letters page / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Bob Rozakis

Pencils

Carmine Infantino (logo illustration)

Inks

? (logo illustration)

Colors

? (logo illustration)

Letters

typeset

Job Number

S-3947

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from Charlie Steele, R. Kirk Forster and Antone Perry.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Statement of October 1, 1974
Average number of copies sold during preceding 12 months (total paid circulation): 145,832
Actual number sold for issue nearest filing date (total paid circulation): 129,371
Owner: National Periodical Publications, Inc., wholly owned by Warner Communications, Inc., a publicly-held company, both at 75 Rockefeller Plaza, N.Y., N.Y. 10019

Now! All Full Scale Battle Games Processed in 48 Hours (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Tank Trap; Task Force / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Prizes or Cash (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Make Money Get Prizes (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

American Seeds / advertisement / 1 page (report information)