XOW Logo
  • Location
    • Home
    • Issue Detail, List Content Items
in for
   
by
Facebook Logo
Report a Bug Ask for Support Review Site Apply to be an Editor
Issue: Batman #239
Publication Date: February 1972
Previous Base Issue Previous Issue Variant Next Issue Variant Next Base Issue
 
Disclose Detail
Issues: #239 of 715 Issues (1363 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [character]View Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: National Periodical Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 12/02/1971
Volume: 33
Pages: 52
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 5 (3 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from Comic Reader #77.
  Does this data need corrections? Become an editor.
Disclose Format
Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U.S.; standard Silver Age U.S.; standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
Disclose Reprinted In12
Disclose Reprinted From1
reprinted from a Content Item in another Issue.
Disclose Images3
Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
Interior Page
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
Assets1
Indicia
 
 
spacer
Disclose Content Items (5 total)
Disclose Issue Images
Silent Night -- Deadly Night!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #26/1972 published December 1972
as kein Titel [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Presents Wonder Comic Monthly #104 published January 1973
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagBatman Illustrated by Neal Adams #3 published March 2006
as Batman #239 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBatman: Demoniske møter [Alle Tiders Superhelter] #[nn] published August 2006
as Silent Night -- Deadly Night! [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBatman Collection - Neal Adams #3 published October 2009
as Batman #239 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: S-1079
Disclose Notes: Cover art credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
Disclose Issue Images
Silent Night, Deadly Night!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Tim (last name unknown); Betsy (last name unknown); Richard Lee Evans; Santa Claus (as costume only)
Synopsis: On Christmas Eve, Batman tracks down a thug who wants revenge on his former boss.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagLynvingen #6/1972 published November 1972
as Leketøysfabrikanten [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #26/1972 published December 1972
as Es war in der Weihnachtszeit [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Presents Wonder Comic Monthly #104 published January 1973
as Silent Night, Deadly Night! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagLimited Collectors' Edition #C-34 published February 1975
as Silent Night, Deadly Night! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBatman #6 published December 1984
as Noite Infeliz [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 17
Job Number: S-1064
Disclose Notes: Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
Disclose
The Loneliest Men in the World

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Santa Claus; Ben Botts (doorman); Mr. Rockmaker; Mr. Zang (owner of the Crane Club); Link Chesney (radio humorist); Tom Wick (lighthouse keeper); Dirk Dagner (villain, introduction); Spike (villain)
Synopsis: For this Christmas, Batman and Robin decide to play Santa to "the loneliest men in the world": those who have no friends at that festive time of the year. But criminal Dirk Dagner decides to use this plan for his own financial advantage!
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagBatman #15 published February 1943
was The Loneliest Men in the World [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Job Number: S-1056
Disclose Notes: Inks credit confirmed by Jerry Robinson. Letters credit confirmed by George Roussos.
Disclose
[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: S-1087
Disclose Notes: Letters of comment from Clem Robins, Mercy Van Vlack, Lisa Jane Farara, and Joe Farara.
Disclose
Soul-Pit!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Robin [Dick Grayson]; Bernie Wrightson; Alan Weiss; Gerry Conway; Terri Bergstrom; Rick Asher; Gordon Asher; Brother Thomas; Brother Charles
Synopsis: Robin and his friends get in a fight with some "Jesus freaks" and then Robin is contacted by Terri Bergstrom that he needs to help Rick Asher.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagLynvingen #5/1973 published July 1973
as Mysterier [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Robin the Boy Wonder #1 published March 2008
as Soul-Pit! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Job Number: S-1047
Disclose Notes: Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Story continues in Batman #240.

Bernie Wrightson, Alan Weiss, Gerry Conway appear in this story after their appearance in "Night of the Reaper" in Batman #237.

Site designed and hosted by XOWTech, Inc..
Any questions or problems with this site should be directed to REMOVE-webmaestro-THESE@xowcomics.com.

XOW, XOWComics.com, XOWTech and XOWTech.com are registered trademarks of XOWTech, Inc.
© XOWTech, Inc., 2010 - 2025. All rights reserved.

Some data courtesy of the Grand Comics Database under a Creative Commons Attribution license.