(December 1977)
- Volume:
- 38
- Price:
- 0.35 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- monthly
- Indicia Publisher:
- DC Comics, Inc.
- Brand:
- DC
- Barcode:
- 0709893043012
- 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:
- in Läderlappen (Semic, 1976 series) #5/1979 (April 1979) [[Usa, 1977]]
The Cuckoo Cuckoos
Hostess Fruit Pies; The Penguin / advertisement / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- E. Nelson Bridwell?
- Pencils:
- Curt Swan
- Inks:
- Vince Colletta
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Ben Oda
- Editing:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- The Penguin; police officers; cuckoo clock robbers
- Synopsis:
- The Penguin controls some cuckoo clocks and has them stealing money, but the police entice the clocks to stop using Hostess Fruit Pies, and they capture The Penguin.
Indexer Notes
Hostess fruit pies ad. One bystander looks like Julius Schwartz.
[Where Were You on the Night Batman Was Killed?:] The Testimony of the Joker!
Batman / comic story / 17 pages
Credits
- Script:
- David Vern [as David V. Reed]
- Pencils:
- John Calnan
- Inks:
- Tex Blaisdell
- Colors:
- Jerry Serpe
- Letters:
- Ben Oda
- Job Number:
- S-2652
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Batman [Bruce Wayne; also as Two-Face]; Joker; Ra's al Ghul; Mr. Freeze; Killer Moth; Poison Ivy; Mad Hatter; Spook; Scarecrow; Captain Stingaree; Cavalier; Cluemaster; Signalman; Batman [Jerry Randall]; Tweedle Dum; Tweedle Dee; Catwoman; Riddler; Lex Luthor; Superman; Two-Face; Commissioner Jim Gordon; Arkham Asylum
- Synopsis:
- The Joker testifies to the circumstances whereby he killed Batman, but when Two-Face demands that the Joker produce the photographic evidence he claims to have, a recess is called. After Two-Face leaves the court, he removes his disguise, revealing the Batman beneath. Having identified the real murderer, Batman confronts the Joker and sends him back to Arkham. Later, Batman confers with Commissioner Gordon and discusses how it was really Batman-admirer Jerry Randall in a Batman costume that the Joker had killed and how the trial was a ruse to discover who was actually responsible.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in Lynvingen (Semic AS, 1977 series) #5/1979 (uke 19 1979)
- in Batman: The Strange Deaths of Batman (DC, 2009 series) #[nn] ([January] 2009)
Indexer Notes
Story continues from Batman #293. Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
[no title indexed]
Answer Man / activity / 0.2 page
Credits
- Script:
- Bob Rozakis
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor
Indexer Notes
DC questions and answers. Part of the Daily Planet page.
Editing
Table of Contents
-
1.
The Cuckoo Cuckoos
Hostess Fruit Pies; The Penguin -
2.
[Where Were You on the Night Batman Was Killed?:] The Testimony of the Joker!
Batman -
3.
[no title indexed]
Answer Man
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- Jerry Hillegas
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- Craig Delich
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