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228January-February 1971
$0.25

Batman #228

DC · January-February 1971 · on sale 1970-11-10

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Series
Batman (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#228
Publication date
January-February 1971
Key date
1971-01-00
On-sale date
1970-11-10
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.25
Pages
68
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Gaspar SaladinoBatman; Robin
1Table of Contentstable of contents1script: E. Nelson Bridwell
2Outlaw Town, U.S.A.!comic story9.67script: David Vern; pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Jenko Brothers (villain, introduction) [Phil Jenko; Matt Jenko; Carl Jenko]; residents of Outlaw Town (villains, introduction)
3The Living Bat-Plane!comic story8script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Pat GordonBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; James Gordon; Dr. Philip Winters; Slant Stafford (villain)
4The Duplicate Batman!comic story9.67script: John Broome; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Bill Elder; letters: Pat GordonBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Commissioner James Gordon; Harry Larson [also as Batman] (introduction, ex-con, death); Fish Frye (villain, introduction); Frye's gang [Gimlet Hawkins; others un-named] (villains, introduction for all); The Carter Gang (villains, introdu
5The Gotham City Safaricomic story8script: Bill Finger; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Pat GordonBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Safari Club [Brad Jones; Markham (English member); Ed Yancey (death); Will Tyler; Alec Judson [also as Markham] (villain)]
6Picture Mathactivity0.5script: Martin Naydel; pencils: Martin Naydel; inks: Martin Naydel
7Prisoners of the Bat-Cavecomic story6pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Pat GordonBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; unnamed Governor; Roddy (a framed prisoner); Len Paul (villain)
8-letters page1script: E. Nelson Bridwell
9The Doors That Hid Disastercomic story12script: Dave Wood; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Pat GordonBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon (voice only); Checkmate (villain, introduction, death)

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