Volume: 40
Price: 0.30 USD
Pages: 36
On-sale Date: 1976-01-29
Editing: Julius Schwartz; E. Nelson Bridwell (associate editor); Bob Rozakis (assistant editor)
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The Real Batman Dies Next!
(Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page

Pencils:
Ernie Chan (signed)
Inks:
Ernie Chan (signed)
Colors:
Letters:
?
  • Genre:superhero
  • Job Number:S-2248
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Lt. Bucky Dunlop (dressed as Batman); Man-Bat [Kirk Langstrom] (head shot)
Reprints (3)

Indexer Notes

Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #126.

Minerva Menace!
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 1)

Captain Marvel / Shazam!; Hostess Twinkies / comics-form advertising / 1 page

The Real Batman Dies Next!
(Table of Contents: 2)

Batman / comic story / 12 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:superhero
  • Job Number:S-2182
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; James Gordon; Lt. Bucky Dunlop (dressed as Batman, death); Alfred Pennyworth; Mrs. Dunlop; Slats Johnson; Charlie Fellman
Reprints (7)

Indexer Notes

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

Justice for All Includes Children, 2
(Table of Contents: 3)

Superman / public service announcement / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:advocacy; superhero

Peal of the Devil-Bell!
(Table of Contents: 4)

Man-Bat / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:superhero
  • Job Number:S-2235
Characters:
Man-Bat [Kirk Langstrom]; She-Bat [Francine Langstrom]; Britt Langstrom; Dr. Thanatogenos
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

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

Story continues in Detective Comics #459.

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 5)

Batman's Hot-Line / letters page / 1 page

Script:
Pencils:
? (illustration)
Inks:
? (illustration)
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset
  • Job Number:S-2254

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from Bob Rodi, John Heebink, Fred Schneider, Scott Gibson and Mickey McConnell.

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. The Real Batman Dies Next!
    Batman
  2. Minerva Menace!
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!; Hostess Twinkies
  3. The Real Batman Dies Next!
    Batman
  4. Justice for All Includes Children, 2
    Superman
  5. Peal of the Devil-Bell!
    Man-Bat
  6. [no title indexed]
    Batman's Hot-Line
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