Batman #270
(December 1975)

DC, 1940 Series
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Volume
36
Price
0.25 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale date
1975-09-18
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Brand
The Line of DC Super-Stars
Editing
Julius Schwartz; E. Nelson Bridwell (associate editor); Bob Rozakis (assistant editor)
Color
Color
Dimensions
Standard Golden Age, then Silver Age, then Standard Modern Age U.S.
Binding
Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
Was Ongoing Series

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #122.

Menace of the Fiery Heads! (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ernie Chan [as EC] (signed)
Inks
Ernie Chan [as EC] (signed)
Colors
Tatjana Wood
Job Number
S-2134
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.

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The Captive Commissioner (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Batman; Hostess Fruit Pies / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Menace of the Fiery Heads! (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
David Vern [as David V. Reed]
Pencils
Ernie Chan [as Ernie Chua]
Inks
Ernie Chan [as Ernie Chua]
Colors
?
Letters
?
Job Number
S-2001
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; James Gordon; Alfred Pennyworth; Jim Standish; Foxey Sam; Blinky Johnson; Harry Watkins; Judge Bromley (death)
Synopsis
When people start dying, Batman puts the facts together but comes up with the wrong suspect.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Tarzan Discovers the Land of the Prehistoric Animals (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Pom Poms; Tarzan / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Letters to the Batman / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bob Rozakis (replies)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Job Number
S-2142
Characters
Batman

Indexer Notes

Illustrated title header.
Letters of comment from Fred Schneider, Marvin Jason, Greg Potter, Terri Kay Martin, David Bosnich and Adam Castro.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Menace of the Fiery Heads!
    Batman
  2. 1. The Captive Commissioner
    Batman; Hostess Fruit Pies
  3. 2. The Menace of the Fiery Heads!
    Batman
  4. 3. Tarzan Discovers the Land of the Prehistoric Animals
    Pom Poms; Tarzan
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Letters to the Batman
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