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Issue: Batman #242
Publication Date: June 1972
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Issues: #242 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: 04/18/1972
Volume: 33
Pages: 52
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 6 (3 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from Comic Reader #83.
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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:  
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Original Artwork
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Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Bruce Wayne R.I.P.

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagLimited Collectors' Edition #C-51 published August 1977
as Cover Gallery… [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: S-1200
Disclose Notes: Cover art credits confirmed from Julie Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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Bruce Wayne -- Rest in Peace!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Ra's Al Ghul (cameo); Batman [Bruce Wayne; also as Matches Malone]; James Gordon; Matches Malone (death); Dr. Harris Blaine; Lo Ling
First Line: Beginning the most sensational... the most dangerous... and certainly, the most important adventure in the illustrious career of the... Batman
Synopsis: Batman begins his war against Ra's Al Ghul by faking Bruce Wayne's death and recruiting some allies.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagBatman Album #40 published January 1976
as Bruce Wayne -- Rest in Peace! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagLimited Collectors' Edition #C-51 published August 1977
as Chapter II: Bruce Wayne-- Rest in Peace! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBatman Superband #10 published January 1979
as Kapitel 2: Bruce Wayne... Ruhe in Frieden [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBatman #9 published March 1985
as Descanse em Paz, Bruce Wayne! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Saga of Ra's Al Ghul #3 published March 1988
as Bruce Wayne -- Rest in Peace! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBatman #19 published March 1989
as Bruce Wayne... ¡Descanse en Paz! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBatman #20 published April 1989
as Bruce Wayne... ¡Descanse en Paz! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBatman #3 published October 1989
as Bruce Wayne -- Rest in Peace! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBatman: Tales of the Demon #[nn] published May 1991
as Bruce Wayne--Rest in Peace! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagKlassiker der Comic-Literatur #7 published January 2005
as Bruce Wayne, ruhe in Frieden! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 14
Job Number: S-1162
Disclose Notes: Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

First line is completed by the feature logo illustration.

Death of Matches Malone occurs off-panel.
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Death-Point!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Lilith (of the Teen Titans); Robin [Dick Grayson]; Terri Bergstrom
Synopsis: While battling Cthulhu cultists, Terri is possessed by a demon.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagLynvingen #6/1973 published September 1973
as Mediets hemmelighet [Story on Interior Page(s)]1 page removed
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Robin the Boy Wonder #1 published March 2008
as Death-Point! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Job Number: S-1143
Disclose Notes: Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julie Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Job Number: S-1228
Disclose Notes: Letters of comment from readers Guy Sharwood, Lynn Woolley, C. W. Charles, William G. Laks, Bob Abrahams, and Jeff Ristine.
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[untitled]

In-house Column  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The People vs. the Batman

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Horatio Delmar (villain, racket leader, introduction, death); Weasel Venner (villain, introduction, death); Freddie Hill (villain); Joe (villain); Al (villain)
Synopsis: Weasel Venner wants to make sure that a fellow criminal doesn't make public the fact that he is the head racketeer in Gotham City, so he arranges for someone to be set up for the murder of Horatio Delmar: that someone being Bruce Wayne!
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagBatman #7 published October 1941
was The People vs. the Batman [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Job Number: S-1174
Disclose Notes: Batman finally receives official police sanction in this story.

Inks credit verified by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos. Letters credit verified by George Roussos.

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