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Batman (1940)

Silent Night, Deadly Night!

by Dennis O'Neil Writer Julius Schwartz Writer +17 more
DC Comics Mar 1, 1972 USD $0.25 52 pages
Key Issue Crime War
Overview Market Data $32+ Series comments

A key issue noted for First appearance of Dr. Moon and Third appearance of Ra's al Ghul. Batman #239 was published by DC Comics on February 1, 1972, as part of a series that began in 1940. Dennis O'Neil and Julius Schwartz write, and art comes from Bob Kane, Dick Giordano and George Roussos. This 52-page issue features Batman, Dick Grayson, James Gordon, Santa Claus and Terri Bergstrom, among 14 characters cataloged on VerseDB.

Series
Batman (1940)
Issue Number
#239
Release Date
March 1, 1972
Cover Date
February 1972
Cover Price
USD $0.25
Page Count
52

Series Details

Title
Batman
Publisher
Type
Regular Series
Status
Completed
Run
1940 - 2011
Issues Count
716
Genres
Format
Standard
Original Language
English
Language
English

Key Issue

  • First appearance of Dr. Moon
  • Third appearance of Ra's al Ghul

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Creators
Dennis O'Neil

Dennis O'Neil

Writer

Julius Schwartz

Julius Schwartz

Writer, Editor

Mike Friedrich

Mike Friedrich

Writer

Wan Chang O'Shaugnessy

Writer

Dick Giordano

Dick Giordano

Artist, Inker

Irv Novick

Irv Novick

Artist

Rich Buckler

Rich Buckler

Artist, Penciller

Bob Kane

Bob Kane

Penciller

Neal Adams

Neal Adams

Penciller, Inker

Jerry Robinson

Jerry Robinson

Inker

George Roussos

George Roussos

Colorist, Letterer

Ben Oda

Ben Oda

Letterer

Characters
Batman

Batman

Bruce Wayne

Dick Grayson

Dick Grayson

Richard John Grayson-Wayne

James Gordon

James Gordon

James Worthington Gordon

Santa Claus

Santa Claus

Kris Kringle

Alan Weiss

Ben Botts

Dirk Dagner

Gordon Asher

Link Chesney

Richard Lee Evans

Rick Asher

Terri Bergstrom

Teams

Batman and Robin

Batman and Robin

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