Batman #279
(September 1976)

DC, 1940 Series
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Volume
37
Price
0.30 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale date
1976-06-08
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Brand
The Line of DC Super-Stars
Barcode
0709893043009
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 #131.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ernie Chan [as Ernie Chua] (signed)
Inks
Ernie Chan [as Ernie Chua] (signed)
Colors
Tatjana Wood
Letters
?
Job Number
S-2363
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Don't worry, Batman-- I've nabbed the Riddler!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Riddler [Edward Nigma]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.

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Riddler on the Rampage (Table of Contents: 1)

Batman with Robin the Teen Wonder / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
David Vern [as David V. Reed]
Pencils
Ernie Chan [as Ernie Chua]
Inks
Tex Blaisdell
Colors
?
Letters
?
Job Number
S-2343
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Riddler [Edward Nigma] (villain); Alfred Pennyworth
Reprints

Indexer Notes

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

Justice for All Includes Children. 6 (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Neal Adams
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
Milt Snapinn
Editing
?
Genre
advocacy; superhero
Characters
Superman (Earth-1)
Synopsis
Superman saves a hitchiking boy from arrest and councils him on the dangers of hitchiking.

Indexer Notes

Artwork donated by Continuity Associates, Inc.

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

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

Script
Bob Rozakis (replies)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Job Number
S-2372
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]

Indexer Notes

Illustrated title header.
Letters of comment from William J. Fickas, Rod McLaughlin, Jeffrey Lowndes, Brian Scott, Matthew Algeo and Joseph Pappalardo.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Don't worry, Batman-- I've nabbed the Riddler!"]
    Batman
  2. 1. Riddler on the Rampage
    Batman with Robin the Teen Wonder
  3. 2. Justice for All Includes Children. 6
    Superman
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Letters to the Batman
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