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"Enter the Creeper...and exit the Batman...dead!"
Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
- Creeper [Jack Ryder]
Credits
- Pencils: Dick Giordano
- Inks: Dick Giordano
- Colors: Tatjana Wood
- Letters: Gaspar Saladino
Story Notes
Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.
The Mummy
"The Mummy has captured the professor and his beautiful daughter!"
Storyline
The Dynamic Duo stop a mummy's rampage with Hostess treats.
Characters
- Batman
- Robin [Dick Grayson]
- the Mummy
Credits
- Pencils: Jim Aparo
- Inks: Dick Giordano (uncertain)
- Letters: Ben Oda
Story Notes
Inside front cover; ad for Hostess Twinkies in sequential art form.
Enter: The Creeper
"...and on the local scene...the manhunt for the fugitive Batman goes on!"
Storyline
Journalist Jack Ryder denounces Batman for the murders of Talia and Ra's al Ghul, then goes into action as the Creeper to bring him in. During their fight, the arrival of assassins convinces the Creeper that Batman is being framed for the murders and the heroes agree to expose the scheme together.
Characters
- The Creeper [Jack Ryder]
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
- Alfred Pennyworth
- Morris Middleman
- Shirley Middleman
Credits
- Script: Len Wein
- Pencils: Jack Syracuse
- Inks: Dick Giordano
- Letters: Ben Oda
- Editing: Julius Schwartz
Story Notes
Part four of a five-part story. Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Phantom Stranger cameo at bottom of page 2; was supposed to have been in the story but was cut out (all but this cameo).
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Credits
- Pencils: Joe Kubert
- Pencils: E. E. Hibbard
- Inks: Joe Kubert
- Inks: E. E. Hibbard
- Letters: Gaspar Saladino
Story Notes
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The Puzzle of the Pyramids
"Dick Grayson thought he was in for an uneventful night watching Hudson University students compete in a pyramid-building contest!"
Storyline
Hudson students have a pyramid building contest to help the University build its new art gallery to store some priceless papers. During the contest someone steals the papers and Robin has to figure out which student pulled the heist.
Characters
- Robin [Dick Grayson]
- Clark Kent [Superman] (cameo)
- Fred Taylor
- Chief Frank McDonald
Credits
- Script: Bob Rozakis
- Pencils: A. Martinez
- Inks: José Massaroli
- Editing: Julius Schwartz
Story Notes
Credits for script confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. The records credit Continuity Studios with the pencils and inks. When asked about this, Bob Rozakis said: "[Martinez and Mazzaroli] were South American artists that Neal Adams convinced Julie Schwartz to give a try. You might notice that some of the character heads look like Neal did them rather than Martinez and Mazzaroli."
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Credits
- Script: Bob Rozakis
- Pencils: Carmine Infantino
Story Notes
Letters of comment from Charlie Steele, R. Kirk Forster and Antone Perry.
Story Notes
Statement of October 1, 1974 Average number of copies sold during preceding 12 months (total paid circulation): 145,832 Actual number sold for issue nearest filing date (total paid circulation): 129,371 Owner: National Periodical Publications, Inc., wholly owned by Warner Communications, Inc., a publicly-held company, both at 75 Rockefeller Plaza, N.Y., N.Y. 10019
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Story Notes
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Story Notes
Interior back cover.
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Story Notes
Back cover.