Detective Comics, #397
Published: March 1970
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Issue Contents:
"Out of my way, Batman!"
Characters
- Orson Payne
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
Credits
- Pencils: Neal Adams
- Inks: Neal Adams
- Letters: Gaspar Saladino
Story Notes
Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
Paint a Picture of Peril!
Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
- Orson Payne
- Cathy [Caterina Valance]
Credits
- Script: Denny O'Neil
- Pencils: Neal Adams
- Inks: Dick Giordano
- Letters: Milt Snapinn (uncertain)
Story Notes
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Page 8 is a 2/3-page and page 15 is a 1/2-page.
Credits
- Script: Julius Schwartz
Story Notes
Letters from readers - Barbara Reader, Alan Brennert, Gary Skinner, E.B. Bruce, Alice Irma and Steve Berry.
The Hollow Man
"Setting herself up as bait..."
Storyline
Batgirl tries to track a killer who targets redheads.
Characters
- Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]
- Jason Bard
- Orchid Killer [Max Tournov (computer date)
- also John Milman "handsome mugger"]
Credits
- Script: Frank Robbins
- Pencils: Gil Kane
- Inks: Murphy Anderson
- Letters: John Costanza
Story Notes
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Story continues from Detective Comics #396.
Story Notes
Average # copies per issue, previous year - 221,267.