Batman #284
(February 1977)

DC, 1940 Series
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Volume
38
Price
0.30 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1976-11-09
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
0709893043002
Editing
Julius Schwartz; E. Nelson Bridwell (associate editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #137.

The Return of the Diabolical Dr. Tzin-Tzin! (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jim Aparo (signed)
Inks
Jim Aparo (signed)
Colors
Tatjana Wood
Letters
?
Job Number
S-2490
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Dr. Tzin-Tzin
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.

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If There Were No Batman... I Would Have to Invent Him! (Table of Contents: 1)

Batman / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
David Vern
Pencils
Romeo Tanghal
Inks
Frank Springer
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda
Job Number
S-2459
Genre
superhero
Characters
Dr. Tzin-Tzin (villain); Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Inspector P. J. Maddox; Alfred Pennyworth
Reprints

Indexer Notes

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

The Maltese Cup Cake (Table of Contents: 2)

Hostess Cup Cakes; Wonder Woman / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Wonder Woman; Mr. Astor; Petula Lorry; Cindy Bluestreet [The Fat Lady]
Synopsis
Wonder Woman captures three people hunting for the Maltese Cupcake, though it is unclear that any of them has committed a crime.

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for Hostess Cup Cakes in comicstrip format.

[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-2496
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]

Indexer Notes

Illustrated title header. Letters of comment from Rick Peterson, Elizabeth M. Smith and Mike White.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Return of the Diabolical Dr. Tzin-Tzin!
    Batman
  2. 1. If There Were No Batman... I Would Have to Invent Him!
    Batman
  3. 2. The Maltese Cup Cake
    Hostess Cup Cakes; Wonder Woman
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Letters to the Batman
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