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253November 1973
$0.20

Batman #253

DC · November 1973 · on sale 1973-08-23

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Identification plate

Series
Batman (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#253
Publication date
November 1973
Key date
1973-11-00
On-sale date
1973-08-23
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.20
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Who Knows What Evil--?cover1pencils: Mike Kaluta; inks: Mike Kaluta; letters: Gaspar SaladinoBatman [Bruce Wayne]; The Shadow
2Who Knows What Evil--?comic story20script: Denny O'Neil; pencils: Irv Novick; inks: Dick Giordano; letters: Milt SnapinnThe Shadow; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth; Al Gromm; Bammy Stone
5The Legion of Super-Heroespromo (ad from the publisher)1script: Paul Levitz; pencils: Dave Cockrum, Sergio Aragonés; inks: Dave Cockrum, Sergio Aragonés
7-letters page1script: Julie Schwartz; pencils: Anthony Kowalik; inks: Neal Adams

Plus 7 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

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