Batman #275
(May 1976)

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Volume
37
Price
0.30 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1976-02-10
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
The Line of DC Super-Stars
Barcode
0709893043005
Printer
Printed in U.S.A.
Editing
Julius Schwartz (credited) (editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (credited) (associate editor); Bob Rozakis (credited) (assistant editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #127.

The Ferry Blows at Midnight! (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
David Vern (credited as David V. Reed)
Pencils
Ernie Chan (signed as Ernie Chua)
Inks
Ernie Chan (signed as Ernie Chua)
Colors
Tatjana Wood
Letters
John Workman ?

Job Number
S-2261
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The game's over, Batman! You lose!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne] (featured)
Reprints
Keywords
bikes; fields; football; goalies; goals; motorcycles; soccer; sports; stadiums

Indexer Notes

Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.

Minerva Menace! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Captain Marvel / Shazam!; Hostess Twinkies / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

The Ferry Blows at Midnight! (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
David Vern (credited as David V. Reed)
Pencils
Ernie Chan (credited as Ernie Chua)
Inks
Tex Blaisdell (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda

Job Number
S-2203
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Time is running out on the Underworld Olympics '76...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne] (featured); Commissioner James Gordon (supporting); Alfred Pennyworth (supporting); police sergeant; Joey-One-Eye (villain); two safecracking criminals (villains); North American crime boss (villain); green suited North American team member (villain); cowboy hat North American team member (villain); sombrero & poncho North American team member (villain); checkered shirt redheaded North American team member (villain); Gopher (villain); Duke (villain, Gotham crime boss); Gotham-North American crime liaison man (villain); Max (mobster "banker," villain); Gotham City Mayor
Reprints
Keywords
charity; competitions; criminals; games; heists; mobsters; organized crime; safecracking; sports; theft

Indexer Notes

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

Underworld Olympics '76 story continues from Batman #274.

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

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

Script
Bob Rozakis (replies)
Letters
typeset

Job Number
S-2269

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from Kevin L. Callahan, Bob Rodi, Michael D. Dargay, and William M. Neville.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Letters
typeset

Keywords
circulation; print run; publication; sales

Indexer Notes

Average # of copies sold previous year: 154,000.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Letters to the Batman / letters page / 0.66 page (report information)

Script
Bob Rozakis (signed as BR)
Letters
typeset

Job Number
S-2269
Genre
non-fiction
Keywords
correspondence; fan mail; letters; mail

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from Kevin L. Callahan, Bob Rodi, Michael D. Dargay, and William M. Neville with responses written by assistant editor, Bob Rozakis.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Ferry Blows at Midnight!
    Batman
  2. 1. Minerva Menace!
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!; Hostess Twinkies
  3. 2. The Ferry Blows at Midnight!
    Batman
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Letters to the Batman
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Letters to the Batman
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Chris Boyko
  • Nick Caputo
  • Ruben Cortes
  • CTGarry
  • Genevieve Halton
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Matthew Peets
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Douglas Sederberg
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore