Batman #285
(March 1977)

DC, 1940 Series
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Volume
38
Price
0.30 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1976-12-09
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
0709893043003
Printer
Printed in U.S.A.
Editing
Julius Schwartz (credited) (editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (credited) (associate editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #138.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jim Aparo (signed as JA [circle])
Inks
Jim Aparo (signed as JA [circle])
Colors
Tatjana Wood
Letters
?
Job Number
S-2513
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Bear-Demon...I summon you from the Nether World.. To destroy the prey I hold for you...The Batman!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Dr. Tzin-Tzin
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.

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The Mystery of Christmas Lost! (Table of Contents: 1)

Batman / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
David Vern
Pencils
Romeo Tanghal
Inks
Frank Springer
Colors
?
Letters
?
Job Number
S-2503
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Dr. Tzin-Tzin (villain); Commissioner James Gordon; Alfred Pennyworth; Dick Grayson (does not appear as Robin)
Synopsis
Dr. Tzin-Tzin escapes from prison during the holiday season and plots to make the people of Gotham City forget about Christmas.
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Keywords
Christmas

Indexer Notes

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

That Dirty Beach (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Aquaman; Hostess Twinkies / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

And Now... We Interrupt This Comic to Bring You a Word from Your New Publisher... (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (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-2520
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]

Indexer Notes

Illustrated title header. Letters of comment from Christopher Phillip Juricich, Elizabeth M. Smith, Mike White and Rod McLaughlin.

Volume 76 Issue 32 - Week of December 6, 1976 (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Daily Planet / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Bear-Demon...I summon you from the Nether World.. To destroy the prey I hold for you...The Batman!"]
    Batman
  2. 1. The Mystery of Christmas Lost!
    Batman
  3. 2. That Dirty Beach
    Aquaman; Hostess Twinkies
  4. 3. And Now... We Interrupt This Comic to Bring You a Word from Your New Publisher...
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Letters to the Batman
  6. 5. Volume 76 Issue 32 - Week of December 6, 1976
    Daily Planet
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Ruben Cortes
  • CTGarry
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Matthew Peets
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Alan Smith
  • Jim Van Dore
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