Batman #449 [Newsstand]
(Late June 1990)

DC, 1940 Series
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Price
1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
070989304307 25
Editing
Denny O'Neil (credited) (editor); Dan Raspler (credited) (associate editor)

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of Batman (DC, 1940 series) #449 [Direct].

The Penguin Affair 3 of 3 (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Norm Breyfogle (signed as Breyfogle)
Inks
Norm Breyfogle (signed as Breyfogle)
Colors
Anthony Tollin
Letters
Todd Klein
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman (parts of cape and cowl only)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Colors credit confirmed by Anthony Tollin. Letters credit from Todd Klein via http://kleinletters.com/.

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The Penguin Affair: III Chapter Three: Winged Vengeance (Table of Contents: 1)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Marv Wolfman (credited as M. Wolfman) (co-plotter, writer); Alan Grant (credited as A. Grant) (co-plotter)
Pencils
M. D. Bright (credited as Mark Bright)
Inks
Randy Emberlin (credited)
Colors
Adrienne Roy (credited)
Letters
John Costanza (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Tim Drake; Alfred Pennyworth; Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain); Lark (Penguin's assistant); Harold; Sherry West [Heron] (actress); Commissioner James Gordon
Synopsis
Batman must find a way to stop Penguin and his control over birds, while Penguin plans to sell the bird control technology to the highest bidder. Harold learns that Penguin has been using him and frees Sherry West and escapes.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The Penguin Affair story continues from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #615.

Diamonds Are For Never! (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Capri Sun / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

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

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

Script
KC Carlson (credited) (replies); Denny O'Neil (credited) (From the Den column)
Letters
typeset
Job Number
L-5587
Feature Logo
Bat-Signals [without Batman]

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from Martin Simcox, Jacob Gilbert, T.J. Pfingston, Frank Balkin, Peter T. Chattaway, Uncle Elvis and Dale Coe. Includes "From the Den" column.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Penguin Affair 3 of 3
    Batman
  2. 1. The Penguin Affair: III Chapter Three: Winged Vengeance
    Batman
  3. 2. Diamonds Are For Never!
    Capri Sun
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Bat-Signals
This issue was modified by
  • Jochen G.
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Van Dore
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