Batman #296
(February 1978)

DC, 1940 Series
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Volume
39
Price
0.35 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1977-11-08
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
0709893043002
Editing
Joe Orlando (managing editor); Julius Schwartz (editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (associate editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #150.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Sal Amendola (signed)
Inks
Al Milgrom (signed)
Colors
Tatjana Wood
Letters
?

Job Number
S-2787
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Scarecrow [Jonathan Crane]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.

Mera Meets the Manta Men (Table of Contents: 1)

Aquaman; Hostess Fruit Pies / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
superhero
Characters
Mera; Aqualad; Manta Men

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover advertisement for Hostess Fruit Pies in comicstrip format.

The Sinister Straws of the Scarecrow (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
David Vern
Pencils
Sal Amendola
Inks
Sal Amendola
Colors
Jerry Serpe
Letters
Milt Snapinn

Job Number
S-2731
Genre
superhero
Characters
Scarecrow [Jonathan Crane] (villain); Batman [Bruce Wayne]; James Gordon; Jarvis Skibo; Thurston Binns
Reprints

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

Bat-Signals / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bob Rozakis (replies)
Letters
typeset

Job Number
S-2795

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from Peter Sanderson and Rick Peterson.

Volume 77 Issue 45 - Week of November 7, 1977 (Table of Contents: 4)

Daily Planet / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bob Rozakis
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
Bob Rozakis

Characters
Power Girl

Indexer Notes

Information on Showcase #97, World's Finest Comics #249, comics on sale the week of November 14th and Ask the Answer Man!

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Batman
  2. 1. Mera Meets the Manta Men
    Aquaman; Hostess Fruit Pies
  3. 2. The Sinister Straws of the Scarecrow
    Batman
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Bat-Signals
  5. 4. Volume 77 Issue 45 - Week of November 7, 1977
    Daily Planet
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Matthew Peets
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Allen Ross
  • Jim Van Dore