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DC Comics Batman (1940)

"The Lazarus Pit"

by Dennis O'Neil Writer Julius Schwartz Writer +7 more
Jul 1, 1972 $0.20 36 pages
Key Issue
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A key issue noted for Debut of the Lazarus Pit and Classic Neal Adams cover, Battle of Batman vs. Ra's al Ghul. Batman #243 was published by DC Comics on August 1, 1972, as part of a series that began in 1940. Dennis O'Neil and Julius Schwartz write, and art comes from Dick Giordano and Neal Adams. This 36-page issue features Batman, Dick Grayson, Batwoman, Wong and Ra's al Ghul, among 10 characters catalogued on VerseDB.

Series
Batman (1940)
Issue Number
#243
Release Date
July 1, 1972
Cover Date
August 1972
Cover Price
$0.20
Page Count
36

Series Details

Title
Batman
Publisher
Type
Regular Series
Status
Completed
Run
1940 - 2011
Issues Count
716
Genres
Crime, War, Horror, Comedy, Anthro, Fantasy, Superhero, Western, Mystery, Action, Sports, Sci-Fi, Adventure
Format
Standard
Original Language
English
Language
English

Creators
Dennis O'Neil

Dennis O'Neil

Writer

Julius Schwartz

Julius Schwartz

Writer, Editor

Wan Chang O'Shaugnessy

Writer

Neal Adams

Neal Adams

Penciller, Inker

Dick Giordano

Dick Giordano

Inker

Gaspar Saladino

Gaspar Saladino

Letterer

Jean Simek Izzo

Jean Simek Izzo

Letterer

Characters

Batman

Batman

Bruce Wayne

Dick Grayson

Dick Grayson

Richard John Grayson-Wayne

Talia al Ghul

Talia al Ghul

Talia

Dr. Harris Blaine

Dr. Harris Blaine

Harris Blaine

Lo Ling

Lo Ling

Molly Post

Ra's al Ghul

Ra's al Ghul

Ubu

Ubu

Ubu

Wong

Wong

Wong

Batwoman

Batwoman

Katherine Rebecca Kane

Teams

Batman and Robin

Batman and Robin

Key Issue

  • Debut of the Lazarus Pit
  • Classic Neal Adams cover, Battle of Batman vs. Ra's al Ghul

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