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Batman (1940)Squid

byDick GiordanoWriterGerry ConwayWriter+20 more
DC ComicsFeb 1, 1983USD $0.6040 pages
Key IssueCrimeWar
OverviewMarket Data$15+Variations4Series comments

Jason Todd, the boy who would grow into the second Robin, makes his first appearance in this issue. Batman contends with a new criminal moving to seize control of Gotham City's underworld. A young circus acrobat steps onto the page whose life is set to cross paths with the Dark Knight. Early Killer Croc material also runs through the book.

Series
Batman (1940)
Issue Number
#357
Release Date
February 1, 1983
Cover Date
March 1983
Cover Price
USD $0.60
Page Count
40
UPC
0709893043003

Series Details

Title
Batman
Publisher
Type
Regular Series
Status
Completed
Run
1940 - 2011
Issues Count
716

Key Issue

  • First cover appearance of & 2nd full app. Killer Croc
  • First cameo appearance of Jason Todd
  • Second cameo appearance of Killer Croc

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Creators

Dick Giordano

Dick Giordano

Writer, Inker, Cover Artist

Gerry Conway

Gerry Conway

Writer

Len Wein

Len Wein

Writer, Editor

Alfredo Alcala

Alfredo Alcala

Artist, Inker

Don Newton

Don Newton

Artist

Curt Swan

Curt Swan

Penciller

Ed Hannigan

Ed Hannigan

Penciller, Cover Artist

Joe Kubert

Joe Kubert

Penciller, Inker

José Luis García-López

José Luis García-López

Penciller

Keith Giffen

Keith Giffen

Penciller

Mike Collins

Mike Collins

Inker

Mike DeCarlo

Mike DeCarlo

Inker

Characters

Batman

Batman

Bruce Wayne

Dick Grayson

Dick Grayson

Richard John Grayson-Wayne

James Gordon

James Gordon

James Worthington Gordon

Jason Todd

Jason Todd

Jason Peter Todd

Killer Croc

Killer Croc

Waylon Jones

Waldo Flynn

Waldo Flynn

Hamilton Hill

Hamilton Hill

Hamilton Hill

Joey Taylor

Joey Taylor

Joey Taylor

Joseph Todd

Joseph Todd

Joseph Todd

Olivia Ortega

Olivia Ortega

Olivia Ortega

Slick

Slick

The Squid

The Squid

Lawrence Loman

Teams

Flying Todds

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