CATALOG RECORD

Batman #244

DC · Series began 1940 · September 1972

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Dates

Cover date: September 1972
On sale: July 13, 1972
Pages: 36

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Facsimile reprints exist

Batman 244 (Facsimile Edition) (2026). A facsimile reproduces this issue with a modern cover price and barcode; check before buying.

Creators

pencils: Neal Adams, Joe Kubert, Irv Novickinks: Neal Adams, Dick Giordano, Joe Kubertcolors: Neal Adams, Jack Adlerletters: Gaspar Saladino, Jean Simekscript: Denny O'Neil, Elliot Maggin, Julius Schwartz

Stories

The Demon Lives Again! · 15.5 pages
Batman tracks Ra's Al Ghul to the desert and is forced to fight him in a duel.
The Teen-Age Trap! · 8 pages
Robin stops a young inner-city youth from robbing the college coffee house, then as Dick Grayson he helps tutor the youth.

Characters

Bruce WayneBatmanDick GraysonRobinTalia al GhulRa's al Ghul

Reprinted in

Batman 244 (Facsimile Edition) (2026), Superman Supacomic (1959), Limited Collectors' Edition (1972), Batman Album (1976), The Saga of Ra's Al Ghul (1988), Batman (1989), Batman: Tales of the Demon (1991), Batman: Tales of the Demon (1992), Batman Illustrated by Neal Adams (2003), Showcase Presents: Batman (2006), Showcase Presents: Robin the Boy Wonder (2008), Batman by Neal Adams Omnibus (2016), DC Comics - The Legend of Batman (2017), Batman by Neal Adams (2018), Batman Arkham: Ra's al Ghul (2019), Batman: Tales of the Demon (2020), Robin: The Bronze Age Omnibus (2020)