Batman
#241
(May 1972)
DC,
1940 Series
- Volume
- 33
- Price
- 0.25 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly, (with the exception of Apr. and Oct.)
- On-sale Date
- 1972-03-14
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Periodical Publications, Inc.
- Brand
-
DC [character]
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz
Issue Notes
On-sale date from Comic Reader #82.
At Dawn Dies Mary MacGuffin!
Batman / cover / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Neal Adams
- Inks
- Bernie Wrightson
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino; typeset
- Job Number
- S-1187
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman
- Reprints
-
in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #21/1972 (14. Oktober 1972) -
in Läderlappen (Williams Förlags AB, 1969 series) #1/1973 (4 januari 1973) -
in Almanaque de Batman (Editora Brasil-América [EBAL], 1964 series) #[1974] (1974) [recolorida] - in Batman Superband (Egmont Ehapa, 1974 series) #8 (1978)
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in The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #2 (November-December 1979) - in Batman (Editora Abril, 1984 series) #6 (Dezembro 1984)
- in The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told (Warner Books, 1989 series) #[nn] ([June] 1989)
- in The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told (DC, 1989 series) #[1] (1988 [August 1989])
- in Batman Illustrated by Neal Adams (DC, 2003 series) #3 ([March] 2006)
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in Batman: Demoniske møter [Alle Tiders Superhelter] (Hjemmet / Egmont, 2006 series) ([august] 2006) - in Batman Collection - Neal Adams (Panini Deutschland, 2008 series) #3 ([Oktober] 2009)
- in Batman Illustrated by Neal Adams (DC, 2012 series) #3 ([September] 2013)
- in Showcase Presents: Batman (DC, 2006 series) #6 ([March] 2016)
- in Batman by Neal Adams Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) ([May] 2016)
- in Batman by Neal Adams (DC, 2018 series) #3 ([March] 2020)
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in Batman (Williams, 1971 series) #1/1973
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Indexer Notes
Cover art credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
The Alan Kupperberg penciled and Neal Adams inked head shot of Batman from the cover of Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #420 is on the upper left of this cover.
Logo probably by Gaspar Saladino with art probably by Neal Adams (https://kleinletters.com/Blog/logo-study-batman-part-3/).
At Dawn Dies Mary MacGuffin!
Batman / comic story / 17 pages
- Script
- Denny O'Neil
- Pencils
- Irv Novick
- Inks
- Dick Giordano
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ben Oda
- Job Number
- S-1100
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman; Colonel Sulphur; Mary McGuffin; Howard MacGuffin; James Gordon
- Synopsis
- Howard MacGuffin, a young diplomat, is forced to steal government secrets when Colonel Sulphur kidnaps his wife.
- Reprints
- in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #21/1972 (14. Oktober 1972)
- in Läderlappen (Williams Förlags AB, 1969 series) #1/1973 (4 januari 1973)
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in Batman Géant (Sage - Sagédition, 1972 series) #6 (juillet-août-septembre 1973) [Alternance de noir et blanc et de couleurs [Color pages alternate with black and white pages]] - in Batman Taschenbuch (Egmont Ehapa, 1978 series) #5 (1979)
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in Batman Pocketbook (Egmont/Methuen, 1978 series) #5 (1979) [One page cut.] - in Showcase Presents: Batman (DC, 2006 series) #6 ([March] 2016)
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Indexer Notes
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
Secret of the Psychic Siren!
Robin / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Mike Friedrich
- Pencils
- Rich Buckler (signed)
- Inks
- Rich Buckler (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ben Oda
- Job Number
- S-1142
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Lilith (of the Teen Titans, a relative of Terri); Robin [Dick Grayson]; Terri Bergstrom; Kid Flash [Wally West]
- Synopsis
- Terri Bergstrom's search for her cousin comes to an end, leading to Robin, Terri and Lilith battling a cult that worships Cthulhu.
- Reprints
- in Lynvingen (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #6/1973 ([september ?] 1973)
- in Batman Géant (Sage - Sagédition, 1972 series) #9 (2ème trimestre 1974) [Alternance de noir et blanc et de couleurs [Color pages alternate with black and white pages]]
- in Showcase Presents: Robin the Boy Wonder (DC, 2008 series) #1 ([March] 2008)
- in Robin: The Bronze Age Omnibus (DC, 2020 series) ([May] 2020)
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- Keywords
- demonic possession
Indexer Notes
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
The Case of the Honest Crook
Batman and Robin / comic story / 13 pages
- Script
- Bill Finger
- Pencils
- Bob Kane
- Inks
- Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (backgrounds)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- George Roussos
- Job Number
- S-1097
- Feature Logo
Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [30's face]- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Joseph Sands (introduction); Ann Sands [nee Ann Davis] (Joe's wife, introduction); unnamed shopkeeper; unnamed doctor; Smiley Sikes (villain, introduction); Matty Link (villain, introduction, death)
- Synopsis
- Batman helps out a young convict released from prison who is having trouble getting an honest job to support his new, but sick wife. The Caped Crusaders then vow to help track down the rats who set him up to be arrested originally, but Robin is nearly beaten to death, and the Batman swears vengeance on those responsible.
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #5 (Spring 1941)
-
- Keywords
- Batmobile
Indexer Notes
Inks credits confirmed by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos. Lettering credit confirmed by George Roussos.
[no title indexed]
Letters to the Batman / letters page / 1 page
- Script
- Julius Schwartz (signed as JS)
- Pencils
- Anthony Kowalik (illustration)
- Inks
- Neal Adams (illustration)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Job Number
- S-1194
Indexer Notes
Includes a letter from David B. Michelinie.
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At Dawn Dies Mary MacGuffin!
Batman -
1.
At Dawn Dies Mary MacGuffin!
Batman -
2.
Secret of the Psychic Siren!
Robin -
3.
The Case of the Honest Crook
Batman and Robin -
4.
[no title indexed]
Letters to the Batman
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