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Publishers / DC / Batman (1940) / #357
357March 1983
$0.60; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD

Batman #357

DC · March 1983 · on sale November 23, 1982

3 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Batman (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#357
Publication date
March 1983
Key date
March 1983
On-sale date
November 23, 1982
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.60; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD
Pages
40
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

From the editorial file First appearance of Jason Todd, March 1983, alongside the start of Killer Croc's introduction, which unfolds as a cameo chain across consecutive issues. Two future fixtures arriving in one book.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Suddenly... the Squid!cover1pencils: Ed Hannigan; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Anthony TollinBatman [Bruce Wayne]; The Squid [Lawrence Loman]; Gertrude (giant squid)
2Squidcomic story23script: Gerry Conway; pencils: Don Newton; inks: Alfredo Alcala; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: Ben OdaBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Dick Grayson [Robin]; Jason Todd (intro, cameo); Joseph Todd (Jason's father, intro, cameo); Trina Todd (Jason's mother, intro, cameo); Commissioner James Gordon; Hamilton Hill; Lester; Joey Taylor; Dome; Otto; Waldo Flynn; Killer Croc [Waylon Jones] (second appearance, cameo,
7-promo (ad from the publisher)1Amethyst
9-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Keith Giffen; inks: Mike DeCarlo, Mike Collins; letters: Todd KleinOmega Men [Primus; Kalista; Tigorr; Broot; Nimbus; Harpis; Demonia]
13-in-house column1script: Dick Giordano
14-letters page2pencils: José Luis García-López

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

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.60 USD; barcode 0709893043003
Canadianprice 0.75 CAD; barcode 0709893043003
No Cover DateSee the GCD record for identification notes.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Tales of the Batman: Gerry Conway #3
ISBN 978-1-4012-9273-7		2019On eBay ›
Batman 357 (Facsimile Edition) #[nn]2023On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #356357 of 715#358 ›

Sources

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