Batman #380 [Direct]
(February 1985)

DC, 1940 Series
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Price
0.75 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1984-10-16
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Printer
Printed in the USA
Editing
Len Wein (credited) (editor); Tom Condon (credited) (managing editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from DC Releases #9.
This issue has variants:

Is This the End of the... Batman (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Rick Hoberg (signed as Hoberg)
Inks
Dick Giordano (signed as Giordano)
Colors
Anthony Tollin
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Jason Todd]; Nocturna [Natalia Knight]; Night-Slayer [Anton Knight; Night-Thief]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Colors credit confirmed by Anthony Tollin.

Crank Up the Power of Pro Thunder! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Huffy / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

End of the Bat (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script
Doug Moench (credited)
Pencils
Rick Hoberg (credited)
Inks
Alfredo Alcala (credited)
Colors
Adrienne Roy (credited)
Letters
Ben Oda (credited)

Job Number
G-1634
Genre
superhero
Characters
Harvey Bullock; Hamilton Hill; Blevins (Mayor Hill's aide); Doctor Fang (death); Commissioner James Gordon; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Nocturna [Natalia Knight]; Night-Slayer [Anton Knight; Night-Thief]; Tina; Jason Todd [Robin]; Joe Chill (flashback); Thomas Wayne (flashback, death); Martha Wayne (flashback, death); Joker (flashback); Killer Moth (flashback); Lex Luthor (flashback); Mad Hatter [Jervis Tetch] (flashback); Catwoman [Selina Kyle] (flashback); Scarecrow [Jonathan Crane] (flashback); Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (flashback); Clayface [Matt Hagen] (flashback); Spook (flashback); Killer Croc [Waylon Jones] (flashback); Two-Face [Harvey Dent] (flashback); Riddler [Edward Nigma] (flashback); Mister Freeze [Victor Fries] (flashback); Catman [Thomas Blake] (flashback)
Synopsis
Batman searches for Night Slayer as Doctor Fang, recently released from prison, vows to settle the score with Batman. Jason Todd spends some time with his adoptive mother, Nocturna.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Story continues from Detective Comics #546; story continues in Detective Comics #547.

Star Trek III Starship Combat Game (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

FASA Corporation / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Did You Say...Money...Prizes? (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Grit / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Oink! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Opened at Last! The Sealed Book of Superman's Past! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Cross Swords with Champions! (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Remco / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

DC Heroes Role Playing Game (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Super Powers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Meanwhile... / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Bat-Signals / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Greenberger
Pencils
José Luis García-López (logo); ?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?; typeset

Job Number
L-1830
Feature Logo
Bat-Signals [with Batman]
Characters
Batman (logo); Azeael

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from Charles D. Brown, Dale Coe, Archie Marks, H.E. Ramsey, Paul Romano, Mary Liz Frenn, Michael Pickana, Paul Gadzikowski, Mark V. Geier, Lauri Cahoon, William Shirley and Alvin Harper. Bottom half of second page has a promo for Teen Titans titles.

Think Dirty. (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Revell / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Lost.] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Pitfall II / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Is This the End of the... Batman
    Batman
  2. 1. Crank Up the Power of Pro Thunder!
    Huffy
  3. 2. End of the Bat
    Batman
  4. 3. Star Trek III Starship Combat Game
    FASA Corporation
  5. 4. Did You Say...Money...Prizes?
    Grit
  6. 5. Oink!
    DC Comics
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
  8. 7. Opened at Last! The Sealed Book of Superman's Past!
    DC Comics
  9. 8. Cross Swords with Champions!
    Remco
  10. 9. DC Heroes Role Playing Game
    Super Powers
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Meanwhile...
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Bat-Signals
  13. 12. Think Dirty.
    Revell
  14. 13. [Lost.]
    Pitfall II
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Steve Coates
  • Peter Croome
  • Jochen G.
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Lou Mazzella
  • John Monagle
  • Matthew Peets
  • Jason Sacks
  • Ron Sadowski
  • Alan Smith
  • Marc Turnage
  • Jim Van Dore