(November 1977)

DC, 1940 Series
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Volume:
38
Price:
0.35 USD
Pages:
36
Indicia frequency:
monthly
Indicia Publisher:
DC Comics, Inc.
Brand:
DC
Barcode:
0709893043011
Editing:
Julius Schwartz; E. Nelson Bridwell (associate)
Format:
Color; Standard Modern US; Saddle-stitched; monthly; ongoing series

Issue Notes

Parts of this issue are reprinted:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Jim Aparo
Inks:
Jim Aparo
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
Job Number:
S-2710

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Lex Luthor; Batman; Superman

[Where Were You on the Night Batman Was Killed?:] The Testimony of Luthor! (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
David Vern [as David V. Reed]
Pencils:
John Calnan
Inks:
Tex Blaisdell
Colors:
Jerry Serpe
Letters:
Ben Oda
Job Number:
S-2627

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne; also as Two-Face]; Lex Luthor; Superman; Mad Hatter; Poison Ivy; Spook; Scarecrow; Signalman; Mr. Freeze; Cavalier; Ra's al Ghul; Killer Moth; Cluemaster; Lois Lane; Sparky Grimes; Sam Hoxie; Captain Stingaree; Joker (off panel)
Synopsis:
Lex Luthor's claim to have killed the Batman is refuted by surprise witness Superman, who convinces the jury that Luthor did not kill Batman, as he thought.
Reprints: show reprint note before migration

Indexer Notes

Story continues from Batman #292 and continues in Batman #294. Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.


Cooky La Moo on Broadway (Table of Contents)

Wonder Woman / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Wonder Woman; Steve Trevor; Cooky La Moo poster; bystanders
Synopsis:
Steve crosses wires on an electric Cooky La Moo poster, causing it to come alive and go berserk, but Wonder Woman and Steve calm it with her lasso and Hostess Twinkies.

Indexer Notes

Hostess Twinkies ad. Cooky refers to Steve as "Steve Howard."


The Greatest Superman Story Ever Told (Table of Contents)

Publishorial / text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jenette Kahn
Letters:
typeset

Indexer Notes

Message from the publisher.


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. [Where Were You on the Night Batman Was Killed?:] The Testimony of Luthor!
    Batman
  2. 2. Cooky La Moo on Broadway
    Wonder Woman
  3. 3. The Greatest Superman Story Ever Told
    Publishorial
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