CATALOG RECORD

Batman #339

DC · Series began 1940 · September 1981

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Dates

Cover date: September 1981
On sale: May 12, 1981
Pages: 36

Values

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Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #339 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.
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Newsstand edition50¢ cover

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 0709893043009
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UK pence edition0.15 GBP cover

British

Printed cover price 0.15 GBP.
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Creators

pencils: Rich Buckler, Irv Novick, Curt Swaninks: Dick Giordano, Steve Mitchell, Vince Colletta, Bruce Pattersoncolors: Tatjana Wood, Adrienne Royscript: Gerry Conway, Bob Rozakis, Dick Giordanoletters: Ben Oda, John Costanza

Stories

A Sweet Kiss of Poison... · 17 pages
Poison Ivy uses a hypnotic drug to influence Wayne Foundation board members, including Bruce Wayne, to sign over the assets of the Wayne Foundation to her.
Yeserday's [sic] Heroes! · 8 pages
Dick returns to performing on the trapeze at Hill's Circus, while remembering lessons learned from his parents and Batman.

Publisher’s description

Batman has been working extremely hard and as a result, his performance has been severely affected. Unfortunately for him Poison Ivy has just found the perfect opportunity to strike! Plus, Dick Grayson looks back to his early days with the circus as a member of the Flying Graysons.

Reprinted in

Batman (1983), Tales of the Batman: Gerry Conway (2017), Batman Monthly (1988), Batman Arkham: Poison Ivy (2016), Robin: The Bronze Age Omnibus (2020)