Batman
#236
(November 1971)
DC,
1940 Series
- Price
- 0.25 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly, with the exception of April and October
- On-sale Date
- 1971-09-09
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Periodical Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
DC [character]
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
Wail of the Ghost-Bride
Batman / cover / 1 page
- Job Number
- S-974
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
- Reprints
-
in Batman Illustrated by Neal Adams (DC, 2003 series) #3 ([March] 2006) -
in Batman: Demoniske møter [Alle Tiders Superhelter] (Hjemmet / Egmont, 2006 series) ([august] 2006) -
in Batman Collection - Neal Adams (Panini Deutschland, 2008 series) #3 ([Oktober] 2009) - in Batman Illustrated by Neal Adams (DC, 2012 series) #3 ([September] 2013)
- in Showcase Presents: Batman (DC, 2006 series) #6 ([March] 2016)
- in Batman by Neal Adams Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) ([May] 2016)
- in Batman by Neal Adams (DC, 2018 series) #3 ([March] 2020)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
Wail of the Ghost-Bride!
Batman / comic story / 17 pages
- Job Number
- S-925
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Corrine Hellbane; Axel March; Alfred Pennyworth; Agatha Tyler-Tilford
- Reprints
-
in Batman Classics (Classics/Williams, 1970 series) #28 (1972) -
in Batman (Interpresse, 1972 series) #4 (juillet 1972) - in Lynvingen (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #4/1972 ([juli ?] 1972)
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in Superman et Batman et Robin (Sage - Sagédition, 1969 series) #53 (mai 1973) - in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #11/1978 (17. Mai 1978)
- in Showcase Presents: Batman (DC, 2006 series) #6 ([March] 2016)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
D.C. Sweeps A.C.B.A. Awards
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Neal Adams
- Inks
- Neal Adams (covers only)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
Indexer Notes
Includes pencil sketches of the Academy of Comic Book Artists 1971 Shazam Awards winners from DC and cover reproductions of Green Lantern (DC, 1960 series) #76 and #86.
Rain Fire!
Robin / comic story / 7 pages
- Job Number
- S-728
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Robin [Dick Grayson]; Pat Whalon; Terri Bergstrom; Nanci Beeker; Robert Beeker (flashback, cameo); Jonathan
- Synopsis
- Robin and the commune fight a wildfire and convince the surrounding neighbors to help them before the fire gets out of control.
- Reprints
- in Batman Classics (Classics/Williams, 1970 series) #59 (1975)
- in Lynvingen (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #2/1975 ([februar] 1975) [1 page removed]
- in Batman Poche (Sage - Sagédition, 1976 series) #1 (juin 1976)
- in Batman Taschenbuch (Egmont Ehapa, 1978 series) #14 (1981)
- in Showcase Presents: Robin the Boy Wonder (DC, 2008 series) #1 ([March] 2008)
- in Robin: The Bronze Age Omnibus (DC, 2020 series) ([May] 2020)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
Story continues from Batman #235.
[no title indexed]
True Crime Laffs / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Paris, Texas: A burglar told police what he'd done...
- Genre
- humor; non-fiction
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #159 (November 1963)
-
Indexer Notes
Four individual panels on funny crimes from Paris, Texas; Varina, North Caroline; Elyria, Ohio and New York City, New York.
[no title indexed]
Letters to the Batman / letters page / 2 pages
- Job Number
- S-981
Indexer Notes
Letters of comment from Richard H. Morrissey, Steven Carlberg, Scott Gibson, Edward Felipe, Michael N. Tierstein and Joe Maxsween. Other readers comments that are noted are Greg Coben, Paul Husting, Bob Rozakis, J. W. Hanley and Steve Beery.
While the City Sleeps!
Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages
- Job Number
- S-951
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Hush-Hush Bodin
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #30 (August-September 1945)
-
in Superman Presents World's Finest Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1965 series) #87 (July 1972)
-
Indexer Notes
Script credit by O'Hearn. Pencil and inks credit verified by Sprang. Lettering credit verified by Roussos.
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Table of Contents
-
0.
Wail of the Ghost-Bride
Batman -
1.
Wail of the Ghost-Bride!
Batman -
2.
D.C. Sweeps A.C.B.A. Awards
-
3.
Rain Fire!
Robin -
4.
["Paris, Texas: A burglar told police what he'd done..."]
True Crime Laffs -
5.
[no title indexed]
Letters to the Batman -
6.
While the City Sleeps!
Batman and Robin
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- Nick Caputo
- CTGarry
- Merlin Haas
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Matthew Head
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Bob Hughes
- Lou Mazzella
- Mike Nielsen
- Matthew Peets
- Jim Van Dore
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