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Publishers / DC / Batman (1940) / #374
374August 1984
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.30 GBP

Batman #374

DC · August 1984 · on sale April 24, 1984

2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Batman (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#374
Publication date
August 1984
Key date
August 1984
On-sale date
April 24, 1984
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.30 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Peril is the Penguin!cover1pencils: Don Newton; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Anthony TollinBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot]
1Pieces of Penguin!comic story23script: Doug Moench; pencils: Don Newton; inks: Alfredo Alcala; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: John CostanzaBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Jason Todd]; Alfred Pennyworth; Julia Remarque; Vicki Vale; Commissioner James Gordon; Harvey Bullock; Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain); Mayor Hamilton Hill; Bill Modell
2-letters page2letters: typeset

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; barcode 0709893043008
Canadianprice 0.95 CAD; barcode 0709893043008

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Batman Gallery #11992On eBay ›
Batman in the Eighties #[nn]
ISBN 1-4012-0241-1		2004On eBay ›
Batman Arkham: Penguin #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-8173-1		2018On eBay ›
Hero Illustrated Special Edition #11993On eBay ›

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Series context

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