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Batman 293

BATMAN #293

Cover Date: November 1977
Cover Price: $0.35
Publication Date: 1977-08-04

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Cover Credits:
Art: Jim Aparo (signed)
Colors: Tatjana Wood


Story: "[Where Were You on the Night Batman Was Killed?] The Testimony of Luthor!" (17 Pages)

Credits:

StoryDavid Vern (as David V. Reed)
PencilsJohn Calnan
InksTex Blaisdell
LetteringBen Oda
ColorsJerry Serpe
Associate editingE. Nelson Bridwell
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Batman (disguised as Two-Face in this story; appears as Batman and Sam Hoxie in flashbacks in what may be fictionalized events)

Guest Star(s):

Superman (last in DC Special Series #5; next in Superman Family #186; appears as Batman and Sam Hoxie in flashbacks)

Villain(s):

Captain Stingaree
Cavalier
Cluemaster (last in issue #201)
Joker (voice only)
Killer Moth
Lex Luthor (also in in flashbacks; next in Action Comics #486/2)
Mad Hatter II
Mister Freeze
Poison Ivy
Ra's al Ghul
Scarecrow
Signalman
Spook
Colonel Jake "the Claw" Van Cleeve
Lex Luthor's henchmen (first appearance of all; in flashback, includes Sam Hoxie)
Sparky Grimes (first appearance; also in flashback, one of Luthor's henchmen)
various criminals

Guest Appearance(s):

Lois Lane (in flashback; last in DC Special Series #5; next in Superman Family #186/3)

Other Character(s):

G.C.P.D. (in flashback)
citizens of Gotham City and Metropolis (in flashback)

Location(s):

Gotham City (also in flashback)
Metropolis (in flashback)

Comment(s):

This story is continued from the previous issue and continues in the next issue.

Story Reprinted in:

Batman: The Strange Deaths of Batman ([January] 2009)
The Joker: The Bronze Age Omnibus (2019)

Solicitation:

In the third installment of the ""Who Killed Batman?"" storyline, Lex Luthor claims to be the one responsible for Batman's death, but a surprise witness calls into question the villain's testimony.


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