Batman #331 [Newsstand]
(January 1981)

DC, 1940 Series
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Volume
42
Price
0.50 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1980-10-09
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
0709893043001
Editing
Joe Orlando (managing editor); Paul Levitz (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #184.
This issue is a variant of Batman (DC, 1940 series) #331 [Direct]. There exist further variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jim Aparo (signed)
Inks
Jim Aparo (signed)
Colors
Tatjana Wood
Letters
Gaspar Saladino
Job Number
C-465
First Line of Dialogue or Text
His name is the Electroutioner [sic]...and his game is death!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman; The Electrocutioner
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Indexer Notes

Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.
"Electrocutioner" is mis-spelled as "Electroutioner" (dropping the second "C") on the cover.

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Closed Circuit! (Table of Contents: 1)

Batman / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Marv Wolfman (plot); Michael Fleisher (dialogue)
Pencils
Irv Novick
Inks
Frank McLaughlin
Colors
Adrienne Roy
Letters
Ben Oda
Job Number
J-6866
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Electrocutioner (introduction, villain); Commissioner James Gordon; Alfred Pennyworth; Caroline Crown; Lucius Fox; Talia; Spike Rafferty; Mike Caine; Ronald Watkins; Dane Whitney; Samson
Synopsis
Batman faces a new villain, the Electrocutioner, who goes after criminals who have been freed on a technicality to mete out his own lethal brand of justice. Meanwhile, Bruce becomes concerned over a competitor to Wayne Entrprises, and Dick's investigation of Wayne Enterprises reveals some disturbing findings.
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Aquaman and the Space Capsule (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

Wolf in the Fold (Table of Contents: 3)

Batman and Commissioner Gordon / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Mike W. Barr
Pencils
Don Newton
Inks
Steve Mitchell
Colors
Adrienne Roy
Letters
John Costanza
Job Number
J-6803
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman; Commissioner James Gordon
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
Paul Levitz (replies)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Job Number
L-637

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from Matt Kurtz, John Hebert, Jeffrey Lowndes, and Steve Gawzonski.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["His name is the Electroutioner [sic]...and his game is death!"]
    Batman
  2. 1. Closed Circuit!
    Batman
  3. 2. Aquaman and the Space Capsule
    Aquaman; Hostess Fruit Pies
  4. 3. Wolf in the Fold
    Batman and Commissioner Gordon
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Bat-Signals
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  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
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