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Batman #338

DC · Series began 1940 · August 1981

Dates

Cover date
August 1981
On sale
April 14, 1981
Pages
36

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #338 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

  • Direct edition50¢ cover

    Direct

    No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.

    Source ↗
  • Newsstand edition50¢ cover

    Newsstand

    A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

    Barcode 0709893043008

    This edition’s page
  • UK pence edition0.15 GBP cover

    British

    Printed cover price 0.15 GBP.

    This edition’s page

Creators

pencils: Jim Aparo, Irv Novick, Curt Swan, Don Newtoninks: Jim Aparo, Frank McLaughlin, Vince Colletta, Steve Mitchellcolors: Tatjana Wood, Adrienne Royscript: Gerry Conway, Roy Thomas, Dick Giordanoletters: John Costanza, Pierre Bernard Jr.

Stories

  • This Sporting Death! · 17 pages

    Batman investigates the death of several sports figures, and finds that it is the work of a new villain, The Sportsman.

  • Murder on the Midway, Part Two: Killer Under the Big Top! · 8 pages

    At the circus, Robin investigates to determine who killed Jo-Jo Jones.

Reprinted in

Tales of the Batman: Gerry Conway (2017), Robin: The Bronze Age Omnibus (2020)

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