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Batman comic books issue 280

  • Issue #280
    Batman (1940) 280
    Tags: Batman
    Published Oct 1976 by DC.

    Cover art by Ernie Chan (as Ernie Chua). "The Only Crime in Town!", script by David Vern (as David V. Reed), pencils by Ernie Chan (as Ernie Chua), inks by Frank Giacoia; Batman battles a gang of safecrackers; The bad guys stop fighting back at 1O00 A.M. sharp and give themselves up; Batman figures out that they feared dying like Augie, a gangster who was shot for pulling a job at 1:24 in the morning; For the past week, no crimes have been committed in Gotham City between 1 and 2 A.M; Batman traces the killing to a mobster named Big Jake Hackett. Twinkies and Kelp Hostess snack cakes ad with Aquaman. Letter to the editor from comics historian Peter Sanderson. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.30.