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Batman #281 (1976) · The Collector

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Batman (1940)
#281

DC Comics#281

Batman

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Batman #281

Murder Comes in Black Boxes!

Publisher: DC Comics
Cover date: November 1976
On sale: Aug 12, 1976
Cover price: $0.30
Pages: 36
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Grand Comics Database issue 30372

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Credits

Writer: David Vern
Penciller: Ernie Chan
Inker: Tex Blaisdell
Letterer: Milt Snapinn
Cover: Ernie Chan
Cover colors: Tatjana Wood
Editor: Julius Schwartz
Assistant editor: Bob Rozakis
Associate editor: E. Nelson Bridwell
Cover letters: Gaspar Saladino

Characters

Aldo Fondi
Batman
James Gordon
Jorge Zamora
Nkuma Serghor
Pamela Drew

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