Unofficial Batman Index |
BATMAN #237
Cover Date: December 1971
Cover Price: $0.25
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Cover Credits:
Art: Neal Adams
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Credits:
Story | Dennis O'Neil |
Pencils | Neal Adams |
Inks | Dick Giordano |
Lettering | John Costanza |
Editing | Julius Schwartz |
Feature Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Reaper (Dr. Gruener; first appearance; tries to kill a former SS commander and his neo-Nazi aides; dies)
- Kurt Schloss (first appearance; a former Nazi Concentration Camp commandant; dies)
Other Character(s):
- Gerry [Conway], Berni [Wrightson] and Alan [Weiss] (first appearance for all; friends of Dick's who come to Rutland for the parade and party)
- Several Batmen (one dies), Batgirl, Man-Bat, Hawkman, Captain America, Havok, Quicksilver, Captain Marvel, Superman, Aquaman, Solomon Grundy, Robin, Thor, "Webslinger Lad" (first appearance for all; costumes worn by party goers)
- Cain (or Mark Hanerfeld)
- Denny O'Neil (at Tom Fagan's party)
- Tom Fagan (first appearance; comic book fan and host of a large Halloween party in Rutland)
Location(s):
- Rutland, VT
Comment(s):
- This story takes place on October 31st.
Story Reprinted in:
- Limited Collectors' Edition #C-52 (1977)
- Best of DC #51 (August 1984)
- Batman in the Seventies (1999)
- Batman Illustrated by Neal Adams #3 (2006)
- Showcase Presents Batman #6 (2016)
- Swamp Thing Halloween Horror Giant #1 (2018)
Credits (new material only):
Feature Character(s):
Reprint Comment(s):
- Story reprinted from Detective Comics #37 (March 1940)