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Issue Details

Issue #293
Published November 1977
Cover Price 0.35 USD
Pages 36
Editing Julius Schwartz; E. Nelson Bridwell (associate)

Cover Details

Characters Lex Luthor; Batman; Superman
Genre superhero
Pencils Jim Aparo
Inks Jim Aparo

17 page Batman story "[Where Were You on the Night Batman Was Killed?:] The Testimony of Luthor!"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne; also as Two-Face]; Lex Luthor; Superman; Mad Hatter; Poison Ivy; Spook; Scarecrow; Signalman; Mr. Freeze; Cavalier; Ra's al Ghul; Killer Moth; Cluemaster; Lois Lane; Sparky Grimes; Sam Hoxie; Captain Stingaree; Joker (off panel)
Synopsis Lex Luthor's claim to have killed the Batman is refuted by surprise witness Superman, who convinces the jury that Luthor did not kill Batman, as he thought.
Genre superhero
Script David Vern [as David V. Reed]
Pencils John Calnan
Inks Tex Blaisdell
Colors Jerry Serpe
Letters Ben Oda
Notes Story continues from Batman #292 and continues in Batman #294. Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
Reprinted in Batman: The Strange Deaths of Batman (DC, 2009 series) #[nn]

1 page Wonder Woman advertisement "Cooky La Moo on Broadway"

Characters Wonder Woman; Steve Trevor; Cooky La Moo poster; bystanders
Synopsis Steve crosses wires on an electric Cooky La Moo poster, causing it to come alive and go berserk, but Wonder Woman and Steve calm it with her lasso and Hostess Twinkies.
Genre superhero
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Vince Colletta
Notes Hostess Twinkies ad. Cooky refers to Steve as "Steve Howard."

1 page Publishorial text article "The Greatest Superman Story Ever Told"

Script Jenette Kahn
Notes message from the publisher