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Batman #353

DC · Series began 1940 · November 1982

first appearance of Zodac, King Randor and Queen Marlena

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

Zodac (Masters of the Universe) — first appearance
King Randor (Masters of the Universe) — first appearance
Queen Marlena (Masters of the Universe) — first appearance

Dates

Cover date: November 1982
On sale: July 20, 1982
Pages: 52

Editions and covers (4)

Copies of #353 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Direct edition60¢ 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 edition60¢ cover

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 0709893043011 · shared with another edition
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No Cover Date
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Canadian price edition0.75 CAD cover

Canadian

Printed cover price 0.75 CAD.

Barcode 0709893043011 · shared with another edition
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Creators

pencils: José Luis García-López, Ross Andru, Curt Swan, Don Newtoninks: José Luis García-López, Dan Adkins, Dave Hunt, Dennis Jensencolors: Anthony Tollin, Adrienne Royscript: Gerry Conway, Paul Kupperberg, Mike W. Barrletters: Ben Oda, Todd Kleinediting: Dave Manak

Stories

Last Laugh · 16 pages
Fate Is the Killer · 14 pages
In Eternia, Zodac attempts to warn Prince Adam about a death he has foreseen. Skeletor searches the Dark Sea for the missing half of the Power Sword. On Earth, Superman follows three energy spheres underwater, where he is pulled into a vortex. Superman arrives in Eternia, and is faced with Skeletor, Beast-Man and Mer-Man. Superman gets one half of the Power Sword away from Skeletor, but Skeletor attacks with the remaining half. He-Man arrives and picks up the fallen half, hurling it at Skeletor. The power of the sword disintegrates Skeletor. He-Man dies but is revived by the sword's energies.
"The Sting"-- Batman Style · 8 pages

Characters

Bruce WayneBatmanClark KentSupermanDick GraysonRobinJokerCommissioner James GordonAlfred PennyworthPrince AdamHe-ManSkeletorTeelaBeast ManVicki ValeCringerTeela NaMan-at-ArmsBattle CatThe SorceressMer-ManZodacKing RandorQueen MarlenaZoarMatches Malone

Reprinted in

Batman Annual (1979), Stacked Deck: The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told (1990), Batman: King Tut's Tomb (2010), Tales of the Batman: Gerry Conway (2017), The Joker: His Greatest Jokes (2019), The Joker: The Bronze Age Omnibus (2019)