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Batman comic books issue 297

  • Issue #297
    Batman (1940) 297
    Tags: Batman
    Published Mar 1978 by DC.
    Auction opens September 16

    Cover art by Jim Aparo. Hostess snack cakes ad with Aquaman and Mera. "The Mad Hatter Goes Straight!", script by David Vern (as David V. Reed), pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Vince Colletta; The Mad Hatter, sad that crime isn't fun anymore, reminisces about his youth, when he would fantasize about being a white-hatted sheriff or a plume-hatted cavalier, or wearing the hat of a Foreign Legionnaire; Since his fantasies were always about fighting as a good guy, he decides to give up crime and go straight; Hatter begins by mimicking a sheriff on horseback and stops two muggers from robbing Bruce Wayne and his date. Letter from comics historian Peter Sanderson. A Word About the Fight of the Century article by publisher Jenette Kahn. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

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    $20 Batman #297 DC (Vol 1 1940 series) VF- Newsstand
    $45 Batman #297 1978 NM- 9.2 High Definition Scans**
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  • Issue #297MJ
    Batman (1940) Mark Jewelers 297MJ

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    Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Do we really believe "The Mad Hatter Goes Straight!" Nah, and neither does Batman in this book-length story written by David V. Reed with pencils by Rich Buckler and inks by Vince Coletta. Cover price $0.35.

  • Issue #297UK
    Published Mar 1978 by DC.

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    UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 12p cover price. Cover art by Jim Aparo. Hostess snack cakes ad with Aquaman and Mera. "The Mad Hatter Goes Straight!", script by David Vern (as David V. Reed), pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Vince Colletta; The Mad Hatter, sad that crime isn't fun anymore, reminisces about his youth, when he would fantasize about being a white-hatted sheriff or a plume-hatted cavalier, or wearing the hat of a Foreign Legionnaire; Since his fantasies were always about fighting as a good guy, he decides to give up crime and go straight; Hatter begins by mimicking a sheriff on horseback and stops two muggers from robbing Bruce Wayne and his date. Letter from comics historian Peter Sanderson. A Word About the Fight of the Century article by publisher Jenette Kahn. 36 pgs., full color.