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251September 1973
$0.20

Batman #251

DC · September 1973 · on sale 1973-06-21

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Identification plate

Series
Batman (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#251
Publication date
September 1973
Key date
1973-09-00
On-sale date
1973-06-21
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.20
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Look Out, Gotham! The Joker's Back in Town!cover1pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Neal Adams; letters: Gaspar SaladinoBatman, Joker, Bruce Wayne
2The Joker's Five-Way Revenge!comic story22.5script: Denny O'Neil; pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Neal AdamsBatman, Commissioner James Gordon, Joker, Bruce Wayne
7Just Put an X Next to the Comics You Want!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
8The New Magazine of Weird Humor!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Basil Wolverton; inks: Basil Wolverton"Arms" Armstrong
12The Scoreboards Don’t Tell All!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Jerry Grandenetti; inks: Creig Flessel
13-letters page1script: Julius Schwartz; pencils: Anthony Kowalik; inks: Neal Adams

Plus 10 pages of advertisements and other matter across 11 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Best of DC #21979On eBay ›
The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told #[nn]
ISBN 0-930289-36-6		1989On eBay ›
Batman Illustrated by Neal Adams #3
ISBN 1-4012-0407-4		2006On eBay ›
Batman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told #1
ISBN 1-4012-0444-9		2005On eBay ›
Stacked Deck: The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told #[nn]
ISBN 0-681-41015-9		1990On eBay ›
The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told #[nn]
ISBN 0930289-36-6		1989On eBay ›

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Series context

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