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Issue: Batman #291
Publication Date: September 1977
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Issues: #291 of 715 Issues (1363 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [bullet]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 06/07/1977
Volume: 38
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0709893043009
Price: $0.35 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 4 (1 story, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: The on-sale date is the publication date reported in the U. S. Copyright Office filing and Comic Reader #144.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U.S.; standard Silver Age U.S.; standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Riddler [Edward Nigma]; Poison Ivy [Pamela Isley]; Scarecrow [Jonathan Crane]; Lex Luthor; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Joker
First Line: And to think--I killed him!
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In Content Item: FlagBatman: The Strange Deaths of Batman #[nn] published March 2009
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]main image
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: S-2666
Disclose Notes: Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.
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Where Were You on the Night Batman Was Killed? The Testimony of the Catwoman!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne; also as Two-Face]; Catwoman [Selina Kyle; also as Madame Claudine]; Joker; Riddler [Edward Nigma]; Lex Luthor; Killer Moth [Cameron van Cleer]; Scarecrow [Jonathan Crane]; Cavalier [Mortimer Drake]; Mr. Freeze [Dr. Victor Fries]; Colonel Jake van Cleeve; Spook; Mad Hatter [Jervis Tetch]; Poison Ivy [Pamela Isley]; Signalman [Phil Cobb]; Ra's Al Ghul; Captain Stingaree; Tweedle Dee ?; Tweedle Dum ?; Cody
Synopsis: When word spreads throughout the underworld that Batman has been killed, several villains take credit for the deed. So the villain community sets up a trial to test the various claims, with Ra's al Ghul acting as judge and Two-Face acting as prosecutor. First up is the Catwoman. But Two-Face finds the technical error in Catwoman's story and she is dismissed.
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In Content Item: FlagBatman Taschenbuch #1 [unnamed variant] published January 1978
as Wo warst du, als Batman starb?: Die Aussage der Katze [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagLynvingen #1/1979 published January 1979
as Hvor var du den kvelden Lynvingen ble drept ? [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagLäderlappen #1/1979 published January 1979
as Kattkvinnans vittnesmål [Var var du när Läderlappen dödades?] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBatman: The Strange Deaths of Batman #[nn] published March 2009
as Where Were You on the Night Batman Was Killed?: The Testimony of the Catwoman! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 17
Job Number: S-2608
Disclose Notes: Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Story continues in Batman #292. Batman is not revealed to be acting as Two-Face until the fourth part of the story. It is unclear whether Tweedle Dee or Tweedle Dum is the character shown in the gallery.
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Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: S-2673
Disclose Notes: Letters of comment from Adam Castro, Scott Gibson, Mike Santulli and Shell Burbank.
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Swamp Thing from the Beginning

In-house Column  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
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