{"api_url":"https://www.comics.org/api/issue/27290/?format=json","series_name":"Batman (1940 series)","descriptor":"255","number":"255","volume":"35","variant_name":"","title":"","publication_date":"March-April 1974","key_date":"1974-03-00","price":"0.50 USD","page_count":"100.000","editing":"Julius Schwartz (credited) (editor); Carmine Infantino (credited) (publisher); Sol Harrison (credited) (vice president, production manager)","indicia_publisher":"National Periodical Publications Inc.","brand_emblem":"DC [block]","isbn":"","barcode":"","rating":"Approved by the Comics Code Authority","on_sale_date":"1973-12-28","indicia_frequency":"bi-monthly","notes":"On-sale date from Comic Reader #102.","variant_of":null,"series":"https://www.comics.org/api/series/141/?format=json","indicia_printer":"Printed in U.S.A.","keywords":"","story_set":[{"type":"cover","title":"Moon of the Wolf!","feature":"Batman","sequence_number":0,"page_count":"1.000","script":"None","pencils":"Neal Adams (credited); Nick Cardy (credited) (vignettes)","inks":"Neal Adams (credited); Nick Cardy (credited) (vignettes)","colors":"Tatjana Wood","letters":"Gaspar Saladino","editing":"None","job_number":"S-1299","genre":"superhero","first_line":"","characters":"Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Anthony Lupus; Thomas Wayne (vignette); Alfred Pennyworth (vignette); Batgirl [Barbara Gordon] (vignette); Robin [Dick Grayson] (vignette); Crazy-Quilt (vignette)","synopsis":"","notes":"Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. 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I--I can hardly believe it!","characters":"Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Commissioner James Gordon; Mr. Brains [John Hart]; Paul Crowell","synopsis":"","notes":"Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.\r\n\r\nSecond appearance of Barbara Gordon as Batgirl.","keywords":""},{"type":"activity","title":"","feature":"Bat-Puzzle","sequence_number":8,"page_count":"0.330","script":"Bob Rozakis","pencils":"?","inks":"?","colors":"?","letters":"typeset","editing":"None","job_number":"","genre":"","first_line":"Here's the answer to last issue's Bat Puzzle","characters":"","synopsis":"","notes":"Answer to last issue's Bat Puzzle.","keywords":""},{"type":"letters page","title":"","feature":"Letters to the Batman","sequence_number":9,"page_count":"1.000","script":"Martin Pasko (signed as MP)","pencils":"? (illustration)","inks":"? 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