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246December 1972
$0.20

Batman #246

DC · December 1972 · on sale 1972-10-19

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Identification plate

Series
Batman (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#246
Publication date
December 1972
Key date
1972-12-00
On-sale date
1972-10-19
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.20
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0How Many Ways Can a Robin Die?cover1pencils: Dave Cockrum; inks: Neal Adams; letters: Gaspar SaladinoBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin (mannequin)
1How Many Ways Can a Robin Die?comic story22.5script: Frank Robbins; pencils: Irv Novick, Dick Dillin; inks: Dick Giordano; letters: Ben Oda, Milt SnapinnRobin [Dick Grayson]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Warden Howe; Emil Ravek
2-letters page1script: Julius Schwartz

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ISBN 1-4012-0407-4
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Batman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told #2
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2007On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Robin the Boy Wonder #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-1676-4
2008On eBay ›

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