Batman #277
(July 1976)

DC, 1940 Series
< Previous Issue |
| Next Issue >
Volume
37
Price
0.30 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1976-04-08
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
0709893043007
Printer
Printed in U.S.A.
Editing
Julius Schwartz (credited) (editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (associate editor); Bob Rozakis (assistant editor); Jack Adler (credited) (production manager)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comics Reader #129.

Riddle of the Man Who Walked Backwards! (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ernie Chan (signed as Ernie Chua)
Inks
Ernie Chan (signed as Ernie Chua)
Colors
Tatjana Wood
Letters
John Workman ?

Job Number
S-2325
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne] (featured); Alfred Pennyworth (supporting); Susan; Sam Taggart (in sea monster disguise, villain)
Reprints
Keywords
disguises; monsters; oil rigs; swamps; underwater adventures

Indexer Notes

Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.

Superman Saves the Earth (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Hostess Cup Cakes; Superman / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

The Riddle of the Man Who Walked Backwards! (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman / comic story / 17 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-2281
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne] (featured); Commissioner James Gordon; Alfred Pennyworth (supporting); Sam Taggart (villain, introduction); police officers; sheriff; Mike (brown jacketed villain); Mike's partner (magenta jacketed villain)
Reprints
Keywords
boats; caves; disguises; Florida; Gulf Coast; guns; Jeep; oil rigs; sea monsters; swamps; underwater adventures

Indexer Notes

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

Justice for All Includes Children. 5 (Table of Contents: 3)

Superman / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Sure is hot.
Genre
advocacy; superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]
Keywords
advocacy; children; crime; justice; kids; laws; National Center for Juvenile Justice; National Council of Juvenile Court Judges; trespassing

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

Letters to the Batman / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bob Rozakis (replies)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
S-2318
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]

Indexer Notes

Illustrated title header.
Letters from: Rod McLaughlin, Peter Sanderson, Fred Schneider, Mike White, and Michael D. Dargay.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Riddle of the Man Who Walked Backwards!
    Batman
  2. 1. Superman Saves the Earth
    Hostess Cup Cakes; Superman
  3. 2. The Riddle of the Man Who Walked Backwards!
    Batman
  4. 3. Justice for All Includes Children. 5
    Superman
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Letters to the Batman
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • CTGarry
  • Genevieve Halton
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Matthew Peets
  • Douglas Sederberg
  • Alan Smith
  • Jim Van Dore