Bumper Batcomic #8

Published
April 1978
Page count
100
Cover price
0.75 AUD
Colour
Black & white
Size
Standard size
Interior paper
Newsprint
Cover stock
Glossy colour
Binding
Saddle-stitched
Format
Comic series
Branding
Planet Comics [rectangle]
 
Planet Comics [rectangle]

Credits

Editing
, editor

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Show/hide Cover Dead Man's Quadrangle (Batman and Wildcat) Cover, 1 page

"Presents Batman and Wildcat "Dead Man's Quadrangle""

Featuring

Feature
Batman and Wildcat
Genre
Superhero

Credits

Art
Jim Aparo, line art

Reprint history

First print
United States
The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #127 (June 1976)
Show/hide 1. Dead Man's Quadrangle Part 1: The Corpse Wore Boots Part 2: Across the "Zero Zone" Part 3: In the Grip of Iron-Fist (Batman and Wildcat) Comic story, 17 pages

Featuring

Feature
Batman and Wildcat
Genre
Superhero

Credits

Writing
Bob Haney, scripter
Art
Jim Aparo, line art
Text
Jim Aparo, letterer
Editing
Murray Boltinoff, editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #127 (June 1976)
Show/hide 2. The Man Who Toppled the Titans (The Teen Titans) Comic story, 17 pages

Featuring

Feature
The Teen Titans
Genre
Superhero

Credits

Writing
Paul Levitz, scripter
 
Bob Rozakis, scripter
Art
Pablo Marcos, penciller
 
Bob Smith, inker
Text
Ben Oda, letterer
Editing
Joe Orlando, editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Teen Titans (DC, 1976 series) #44 (November 1976)
Show/hide 3. The Cold-Fire Caper! (Tim Trench, Private Investigator) Comic story, 6 pages

Featuring

Feature
Tim Trench, Private Investigator
Genre
Superhero

Credits

Writing
Denny O'Neil, scripter
Art
Pablo Marcos, penciller
 
Al Milgrom, inker
Editing
Julius Schwartz, editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #460 (June 1976)

Notes

This is the first of two solo stories featuring tim Trench (previously appeared in Wonder Woman 182)

Show/hide 4. The Puzzle of the Perilous Prizes! (Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder) Comic story, 12 pages

Featuring

Feature
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Genre
Superhero

Credits

Writing
Bill Finger, scripter
Art
Sheldon Moldoff, penciller
 
Joe Giella, inker
Editing
Julius Schwartz, editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Batman (DC, 1940 series) #170 (March 1965)
Also printed
Australia
Superman Supacomic (Colour Comics, 1959 series) #70 ([June 1965?])
Show/hide 5. Explosion in a Small Town! (The Vigilante) Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Feature
The Vigilante
Genre
Superhero

Credits

Writing
Bill Kunkel, scripter
Art
John Calnan, penciller
 
Bob Smith, inker
Editing
Denny O'Neil, editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #244 (April-May 1977)
Show/hide 6. Man-Bat Over Manhattan (Man-Bat) Comic story, 9 pages

Featuring

Feature
Man-Bat
Genre
Superhero

Credits

Writing
Bob Rozakis, scripter
Art
Marshall Rogers, penciller
 
Tex Blaisdell, inker
Editing
Julius Schwartz, editor
 
E. Nelson Bridwell, editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Batman Family (DC, 1975 series) #11 (May-June 1977)
Also printed
Australia
Batman and Robin (KG Murray, 1976 series) #7 ([1977?])
Show/hide 7. Dread Night of the Jaguar (Man-Bat) Comic story, 10 pages

Featuring

Feature
Man-Bat
Genre
Superhero

Credits

Writing
Bob Rozakis, scripter
Art
Marshall Rogers, penciller
 
Terry Austin, inker
Editing
Julius Schwartz, editor
 
E. Nelson Bridwell, editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Batman Family (DC, 1975 series) #12 (July-August 1977)
Also printed
United States
The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #51 (August 1984)
Show/hide 8. Death by the Ounce Part 1: Vanished--the Richest Man In the World Part 2: The Hag Behind the Gun Part 3: Goodbye To Granny (Batman and Mister Miracle) Comic story, 17 pages

Featuring

Feature
Batman and Mister Miracle
Genre
Superhero

Credits

Writing
Bob Haney, scripter
Art
Jim Aparo, line art
Text
Jim Aparo, letterer
Editing
Murray Boltinoff, editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #128 (August 1976)
Show/hide 9. Super-Action Superman Comics Now in Full Color! Promo (ad from the publisher), 1 page

Status

AusReprints ID

  • 1323

Entry created

  • 10/02/2004

Cover added

  • 16/07/2021

Index completed

  • 26/01/2008

Last updated

  • 16/07/2021