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Issue: Batman #256
Publication Date: May 1974
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Issues: #256 of 715 Issues (1363 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [block]View Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: National Periodical Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 02/28/1974
Volume: 35
Pages: 100
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.60 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 15 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from Comic Reader #103.
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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:  
Disclose Reprinted In9
Disclose Reprinted From5
Disclose Images2
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
 
 
Assets2
Indicia
 
 
Statement of Ownership
 
 
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #19/1974 published September 1974
as kein Titel [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: S-1712
Disclose Notes: Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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Batman Issue No. 256

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: N-898
Disclose Notes: Contents page with Batman illustration. Nick Cardy is credited here with doing the cover.
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Catwoman's Circus Caper!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): unnamed owner of the Tip-Top Circus; Bobo and His Clowns; Bernie Byrd (villain)
Synopsis: When Bruce discovers that Dick has left Hudson University to investigate some mystery at the Tip-Top Circus, Batman decides to join the Teen Wonder to investigate a murder at the circus.
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman #19/1974 published September 1974
as Zirkus des Todes [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagLäderlappen #13/1978 published December 1978
as Mördarjakt på cirkus [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 20
Job Number: S-1634
Disclose Notes: Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: S-1719
Disclose Notes: Letters from: Scott Paton, Bob Rodi, Allan Ferguson, and Gary Young.
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Dinosaur Island!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Murray Wilson Hart (master showman); Mr. Breach (big-game hunter); Stephen Chase (villain, big-game hunter)
Synopsis: Batman and Robin are challenged to a game of "Touch Hunt" on famed Dinosaur Island in return for a gift to charity in the amount of $5000...if they win the game. But they soon discover that they are the prey being hunted...by a very human adversary!
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagBatman #35 published June 1946
was Dinosaur Island! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Job Number: N-866
Disclose Notes: This story explains why Batman has the big dinosaur in the Batcave.
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[untitled]

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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If Bruce Wayne Had Not Become the Batman

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
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In Content Item: FlagLynvingen #6/1975 published June 1975
as Hvis Bruce Wayne ikke var blitt Lynvingen [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagLäderlappen #6/1975 published June 1975
as Om Bruce Wayne inte blivit Läderlappen [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Job Number: N-919
Disclose Notes: This feature looks at what Bruce Wayne might have become if he had been inspired by something other than a bat. Forty-one years later, in The Multiversity Guidebook (DC, 2015 series) #1, writer Grant Morrison establishes that the Scorpion exists on Earth 41, the Stingray on Earth 34, the Owl on Earth 35, the Shooting Star on Earth 47, and the Iron Knight on Earth 36.
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The Penny Plunderers!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): J. J. Withers (introduction); Joe Coyne (villain, introduction); Skinny (villain, introduction, death); Mike (villain, introduction)
Synopsis: Throughout his life, Joe Coyne felt threatened, done in by pennies and coppers, so he decides to use the "copper penny" as a trademark of his crimes.
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From Content Item: FlagWorld's Finest Comics #30 published September 1947
was The Penny Plunderers! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Job Number: N-867
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[untitled]

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (spot illustration)
Inker(s): ? (spot illustration)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Bat-Puzzle
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: P-8
Disclose Notes: puzzle
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Brothers in Crime!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Rafferty Brothers [Peter (death); Steve (death); Mike (death)] (villains)
Synopsis: While visiting their trophy room, the Caped Crusaders come across a bullet-proof vest, a keepsake from a case involving the Rafferty Brothers, who unwittingly implicated their brother Peter in a murder.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagBatman #12 published August 1942
was Brothers in Crime! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Job Number: N-868
Disclose Notes: Pencils and inks credits verified by Jerry Robinson, background and letters credits verified by George Roussos.
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The Thousand and One Trophies of Batman!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Dr. Doom (villain, smuggler, death)
Synopsis: As they add trophy 1000 to the Bat-Cave's collection, the Caped Crusaders decide to check over the other trophies to make sure they are in good shape. They are called out on another case, bringing back trophy 1001 unaware that the evil Dr. Doom is hiding inside and plans to rig some of the trophies in the Bat-Cave to kill the Dynamic Duo.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagDetective Comics #158 published April 1950
was The Thousand and One Trophies of Batman! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Pencil credit by Craig Delich, as verified to him by Lew Sayre Schwartz; we previously credited Schwartz.
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The Secret of Batman Island!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): A. K. Barnaby (a Batman fan); Fat Man (image); The Shark [Armand Lydecker] (villain); a gang of jewel thieves (villains)
Synopsis: The founder/owner of Batman Island is followed home by criminals seeking films the man has been shooting that could finger them for a crime they committed.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagBatman #119 published October 1958
was The Secret of Batman Island! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7.67
Job Number: N-869
Disclose Notes: Inks credit by Charles Paris (himself).
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[untitled]

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Bat-Puzzle
First Line: Here's the solution to this issue's Bat-Puzzle
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Answer to the Bat-Puzzle earlier in the issue.
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The Catwoman!

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (various)
Inker(s): ? (various)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagLynvingen #10/1980 published January 1980
as Kattekvinnen [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagLäderlappen #10/1980 published September 1980
as [untitled] [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told #2 published July 1992
as The Catwoman! [Character Profile on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told #2 published July 1992
as The Catwoman! [Character Profile on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Made up of reprinted panels from various stories.
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Letters to the Batman Extra!

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: S-1719-A
Disclose Notes: Letters of comment from Scott Weingarten, Clint Thomas, James T. McCoy and Kathleen McCoy.

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