Volume: 40
Price: 0.30 USD
Pages: 36
On-sale Date: 1976-06-29
Editing: Julius Schwartz; E. Nelson Bridwell (associate editor); Bob Rozakis (assistant editor)
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Batman vs Black Spider!
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Batman / cover / 1 page

Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
Letters:
  • Genre:superhero
  • Job Number:S-2369
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:The Socko Slugfest of '76
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Black Spider [Eric Needham]; The Atom [Ray Palmer] (small image)
Reprints (2)

Indexer Notes

Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #131.

3 Free Baseball Cards
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Hostess Cup Cakes; Hostess Twinkies / advertisement / 1 page

Death-Web
(Table of Contents: 2)

Batman / comic story / 11 pages

Script:
Gerry Conway (credited) (sourced) (writer)
Pencils:
Ernie Chan (credited as Ernie Chua) (sourced) (artist)
Inks:
Frank McLaughlin (credited) (sourced) (artist)
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:superhero
  • Job Number:S-2360
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Thirty pounds of pure uncut heroin, Slinky, just as we arranged!
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Black Spider [Eric Needham] (intro, villain); James Gordon; Alfred Pennyworth; "Doc" Sugarman (drug dealer, death); Slinky Hamilton (drug dealer, death); Hunk; Arthur Reeves (intro, City Commissioner); Lonnie (informant); Otto (Sugarman's thug); Jose (Sugarman's thug)
Synopsis:
Batman breaks up a drug deal, but the dealers are killed by the Black Spider, a vigilante who emulates Batman except he prefers to eliminate drug dealers permanently.
Reprints (5)

Indexer Notes

Story continues in Detective Comics #464.

City Commissioner Arthur Reeves introduced here and featured in issue #464 as well, returns in issue #503 as Councilman Reeves who announces he is running for mayor of Gotham City. His dislike for Batman as evidenced in this issue will feature prominently in his run for mayor.

Shooting a Daisy®
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Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed]
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Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed]
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Atlantic Records / advertisement / 1 page

What to sink your teeth into when you're hungry and you're not a werewolf.
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Slim Jim / advertisement / 0.5 page

Make Money Fast!
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Anchor Specialties Identification Plates / advertisement / 0.5 page

[no title indexed]
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Gold Crown; Tank Trap / advertisement / 1 page

Write Right Now!
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Bicycle Kickstand Pad; Centre Coin's Album or Catalog; Centuri Rockets; Customizing Center Training; Live Sea Horses [Live Seahorses]; Richard Alf Comics; Robert Bell Comics; Sharks' Teeth [Shark Teeth]; Tall-Up Booklet; Universal Bodybuilding Program; Weight Lifting Equipment / advertisement / 1 page

Up-Up-and Away-a-a-y
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DC Limited Collector's Edition / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

DC TV Series
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DC TV Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Superheroes Battle to Save Three Earths!
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Daily Planet / in-house column / 1 page

Reward!!
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Coin Values Guidebook / advertisement / 1 page

Write Right Now!
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"X-Ray" Specs [Glasses]; Abracadabra Magic Shop Tricks; American Red Cross; Centre Coin's Album or Catalog; Estell Comics; Giant Shirt Catalog; Howard Rogofsky Comics; J. Hunt Comics; Liftee Height Increase Pads; Metropolitan Stamps; Mighty Muscles Muscle Builder; North American School of Drafting; Pacific Comics; Passaic Book Center Comics; Rollersports Skateboards; Toy Flying Saucers; Universal Self-Defense System / advertisement / 1 page

Crimes by Calculation
(Table of Contents: 15)

The Atom / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Bob Rozakis (credited) (story)
Pencils:
Mike Grell (credited) (art)
Inks:
Terry Austin (credited) (art)
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:superhero
  • Job Number:S-2354
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Rick Bagley may be an old friend, but he sure is a boring lecturer!
Characters:
Calculator [Noah Kuttler] (villain, intro); The Atom [Ray Palmer]; Richard Bagley
Reprints (3)

Indexer Notes

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

Part 1 of the Calculator serial; story continues in Detective #464.

[no title indexed]
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New American Physique Chest Developer / advertisement / 0.5 page

You Loved Our Legion Issue
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Amazing World of DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

You Asked for Them! We've Got 'Em!
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NCG Merchandise / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 19)

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

Script:
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset
  • Job Number:S-2379

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from Mike Christiansen, Mike White, Kevin L. Callahan, Scott Gibbson, David Hunter, Randy Myers and Loretta Graen.

Prizes or Cash
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Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards / advertisement / 1 page

Snap Tite Model Kit
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Monogram Models / advertisement / 1 page

The Green Machine
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The Green Machine / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. Batman vs Black Spider!
    Batman
  2. 3 Free Baseball Cards
    Hostess Cup Cakes; Hostess Twinkies
  3. Death-Web
    Batman
  4. Shooting a Daisy®
    Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
  5. [no title indexed]
    Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog
  6. ["The Rolling Stones Black and Blue on Rolling Stones records & tapes"]
    Atlantic Records
  7. What to sink your teeth into when you're hungry and you're not a werewolf.
    Slim Jim
  8. Make Money Fast!
    Anchor Specialties Identification Plates
  9. ["Now! All full scale battle games processed in 48 hours...."]
    Gold Crown; Tank Trap
  10. Write Right Now!
    Bicycle Kickstand Pad; Centre Coin's Album or Catalog; Centuri Rockets; Customizing Center Training; Live Sea Horses [Live Seahorses]; Richard Alf Comics; Robert Bell Comics; Sharks' Teeth [Shark Teeth]; Tall-Up Booklet; Universal Bodybuilding Program; Weight Lifting Equipment
  11. Up-Up-and Away-a-a-y
    DC Limited Collector's Edition
  12. DC TV Series
    DC TV Comics
  13. Superheroes Battle to Save Three Earths!
    Daily Planet
  14. Reward!!
    Coin Values Guidebook
  15. Write Right Now!
    "X-Ray" Specs [Glasses]; Abracadabra Magic Shop Tricks; American Red Cross; Centre Coin's Album or Catalog; Estell Comics; Giant Shirt Catalog; Howard Rogofsky Comics; J. Hunt Comics; Liftee Height Increase Pads; Metropolitan Stamps; Mighty Muscles Muscle Builder; North American School of Drafting; Pacific Comics; Passaic Book Center Comics; Rollersports Skateboards; Toy Flying Saucers; Universal Self-Defense System
  16. Crimes by Calculation
    The Atom
  17. ["The world famous new American physique chest developer."]
    New American Physique Chest Developer
  18. You Loved Our Legion Issue
    Amazing World of DC Comics
  19. You Asked for Them! We've Got 'Em!
    NCG Merchandise
  20. [no title indexed]
    Batman's Hot-Line
  21. Prizes or Cash
    Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards
  22. Snap Tite Model Kit
    Monogram Models
  23. The Green Machine
    The Green Machine
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  • John Monagle
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  • Dave Redmond
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