Batman
#357
[Canadian]
(March 1983)
DC,
1940 Series
- Volume
- 44
- Price
- 0.75 CAD
- Pages
- 40
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1982-12-16
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- DC Comics Inc.
- Brand
-
DC [bullet]
- Barcode
- 0709893043003
- Editing
- Dick Giordano (managing editor); Len Wein (editor); Nicola Cuti (assistant editor)
Issue Notes
This issue is a variant of Batman (DC, 1940 series) #357 [Direct].
There exist further variants:
Suddenly... the Squid!
Batman / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Ed Hannigan (signed)
- Inks
- Dick Giordano (signed)
- Colors
- Anthony Tollin (sourced)
- Letters
- ?
- Job Number
- C-230
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; The Squid [Lawrence Loman]
- Reprints
-
in Batman (Editorial Novaro, 1954 series) #1269 -
in Batman Superband (Egmont Ehapa, 1974 series) #18 (1983) -
in Tales of the Batman: Gerry Conway (DC, 2017 series) #3 ([October] 2019) - in Batman 357 (Facsimile Edition) (DC, 2023 series) ([May 2023])
-
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Spider-Man Video Action Game Cartridge
Parker Brothers Games; Spider-Man / advertisement / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Green Goblin; Spider-Man
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
Squid
Batman / comic story / 23 pages
- Script
- Gerry Conway (credited)
- Pencils
- Don Newton (credited)
- Inks
- Alfredo Alcala (credited)
- Colors
- Adrienne Roy (credited)
- Letters
- Ben Oda (credited)
- Job Number
- J-8519
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Dick Grayson [Robin]; Jason Todd (intro, cameo); Joseph Todd (Jason's father, intro, cameo); Trina Todd (Jason's mother, intro, cameo); Commissioner James Gordon; Hamilton Hill; Lester; Joey Taylor; Dome; Otto; Waldo Flynn; Killer Croc [Waylon Jones] (second appearance, cameo, shown in shadows only); Slick; Sloan (circus owner); The Squid [Lawrence Loman] (villain, introduction); Eddie Colson; Olivia Ortega; Anthony Falco [Tony Falco]; Murph (cameraman); Cunningham (cameraman); Stanley (lawyer)
- Synopsis
- Batman tracks The Squid, a new villain who has taken over Gotham's underworld.
- Reprints
- in Batman Superband (Egmont Ehapa, 1974 series) #18 (1983)
-
in Superserien (Semic, 1982 series) #4/1984 (uke 14 1984) - in Tales of the Batman: Gerry Conway (DC, 2017 series) #3 ([October] 2019)
- in Batman 357 (Facsimile Edition) (DC, 2023 series) ([May 2023])
-
Indexer Notes
Story panel shows the Todd family of trapeze artists, the first appearance of Jason Todd and his parents.
Story continues in Detective Comics #524.
Behind the Candy Counter
Bubble Yum / advertisement / 1 page
- Genre
- children
- Synopsis
- A child wants some Bubble Yum.
Indexer Notes
Ad in comic form.
After page 4 of the Batman story.
[no title indexed]
Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- We are looking for a few good boys and girls...
Indexer Notes
Top half of page before page 5 of the Batman story.
Comic Book Conventions
advertisement / 0.5 page
- Characters
- The Lizard
Indexer Notes
Bottom half of page before page 5 of the Batman story.
[no title indexed]
Dungeons & Dragons; TSR Hobbies / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The adventure is yours with Dungeons & Dragons fantasy adventure games
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
Indexer Notes
Between pages 8 and 9 of the Batman story.
[no title indexed]
Amethyst; Legion of Super-Heroes / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Get a free comic with Legion of Super-Heroes #298!
- Genre
- superhero; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Amethyst
Indexer Notes
House ad for Amethyst preview in Legion of Superheroes #298.
Between pages 13 and 14 of the Batman story.
This is part of a 4-page insert on glossy paper.
Atari Introduces Swordquest
Atari; Swordquest / advertisement / 2 pages
- Characters
- Tarra; Torr
Indexer Notes
Ad for video game series.
Between pages 13 and 14 of the Batman story.
This is part of a 4-page insert on glossy paper.
[no title indexed]
Omega Men / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Keith Giffen (signed)
- Inks
- Mike DeCarlo (signed); Mike Collins (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Todd Klein (sourced) (series logo design)
- Job Number
- C-232 ?
- Genre
- science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- Omega Men [Primus; Kalista; Tigorr; Broot; Nimbus; Harpis; Demonia]
Indexer Notes
Full cover reprint of the first issue of Omega Men #1.
Between pages 13 and 14 of the Batman story.
This is part of a 4-page insert on glossy paper.
[no title indexed]
Life Savers / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Life Savers lots of fun and flavors!
Indexer Notes
After page 17 of the Batman story.
[no title indexed]
Remco Toys; Sgt. Rock / advertisement / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Joe Kubert (signed as
Joe Kubert) - Inks
- Joe Kubert (signed as Joe Kubert)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Todd Klein (sourced)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Sgt. Rock is on the move in 83!
- Genre
- war
- Characters
- Sgt. Rock
Indexer Notes
Sgt. Rock toys from Remco.
Before page 18 of the Batman story.
[no title indexed]
Meanwhile... / in-house column / 1 page
- Script
- Dick Giordano (signed as
Dick) - Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Before page 22 of the Batman story.
[no title indexed]
Bat-Signals / letters page / 2 pages
- Job Number
- L-1277
- Reprints
- in Batman 357 (Facsimile Edition) (DC, 2023 series) ([May 2023])
-
Indexer Notes
Letters of comment from Mark Lagasse, Jim Sullivan, Greg Davis, John Hebert, Kevin J. Dooley, and Wallace Lee Hopkins.
After the Batman story.
[no title indexed]
Revell Models / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Don't be surprised if you find a full size Atari video game inside this box.
Indexer Notes
Revell's Insta-Win video game.
Inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Suddenly... the Squid!
Batman -
1.
Spider-Man Video Action Game Cartridge
Parker Brothers Games; Spider-Man -
2.
Squid
Batman -
3.
Behind the Candy Counter
Bubble Yum -
4.
["We are looking for a few good boys and girls..."]
Grit Newspaper -
5.
Comic Book Conventions
-
6.
["The adventure is yours with Dungeons & Dragons fantasy adventure games"]
Dungeons & Dragons; TSR Hobbies -
7.
["Get a free comic with Legion of Super-Heroes #298!"]
Amethyst; Legion of Super-Heroes -
8.
Atari Introduces Swordquest
Atari; Swordquest -
9.
[no title indexed]
Omega Men -
10.
["Life Savers lots of fun and flavors!"]
Life Savers -
11.
["Sgt. Rock is on the move in 83!"]
Remco Toys; Sgt. Rock -
12.
Write Right Now!
-
13.
[no title indexed]
Meanwhile... -
14.
[no title indexed]
Bat-Signals -
15.
["Don't be surprised if you find a full size Atari video game inside this box."]
Revell Models -
16.
["Amazing new life forms are taking over Atari!"]
Mattel Toys
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- Katie
- Jim Van Dore
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