Dates
- Cover date
- August 1981
- On sale
- April 14, 1981
- Pages
- 36
Values
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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
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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.
Publisher’s description
Batman does battle with the Sportsman, an athletically costumed murderer who is out to kill famous sports figures! In “KILLER UNDER THE BIG TOP!” Robin investigates the murder of Jo-Jo Jones, a member of Hill’s Circus!
Reprinted in
Tales of the Batman: Gerry Conway (2017), Robin: The Bronze Age Omnibus (2020)