Batman #253 (1973) - Printings, Contents and Key Issues

Identification plate

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Who Knows What Evil--?	cover	1	pencils: Mike Kaluta; inks: Mike Kaluta; letters: Gaspar Saladino	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; The Shadow
2	Who Knows What Evil--?	comic story	20	script: Denny O'Neil; pencils: Irv Novick; inks: Dick Giordano; letters: Milt Snapinn	The Shadow; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth; Al Gromm; Bammy Stone
5	The Legion of Super-Heroes	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	script: Paul Levitz; pencils: Dave Cockrum, Sergio Aragonés; inks: Dave Cockrum, Sergio Aragonés
7	-	letters page	1	script: Julie Schwartz; pencils: Anthony Kowalik; inks: Neal Adams

Plus 7 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

Collection	Year
The Comic Reader #99	1973	On eBay ›

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