Batman #241

DC Comics

United States

Published
May 1972
Page count
52
Cover price
0.25 USD
Colour
Colour
Size
Standard size
Interior paper
Newsprint
Cover stock
Glossy colour
Binding
Saddle-stitched
Format
Comic series
GCD
www.comics.org/issue/25075

Credits

Editing
Julius Schwartz

Issue contents Hide all

Show/hide Cover At Dawn Dies Mary MacGuffin! (Batman) Cover, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Batman
Genre
Superhero
Code
S-1187
Characters
Batman

Credits

Pencils
Neal Adams
Inks
Bernie Wrightson
Letters
typeset
Gaspar Saladino

Notes

Cover art credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Show/hide 1. At Dawn Dies Mary MacGuffin! (Batman) Comic story, 17 pages

Featuring

Feature
Batman
Genre
Superhero
Code
S-1100
Characters
Batman; Colonel Sulphur; Mary McGuffin; Howard MacGuffin; James Gordon

Credits

Script
Denny O'Neil
Pencils
Irv Novick
Inks
Dick Giordano
Letters
Milt Snapinn ?

Reprint history

Also printed
Australia
Superman Presents Tip Top Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1965 series) #98 ([July 1973?])
At Dawn Dies Mary MacGuffin!

Synopsis

Howard MacGuffin, a young diplomat, is forced to steal government secrets when Colonel Sulphur kidnaps his wife.

Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Show/hide 2. Secret of the Psychic Siren! (Robin) Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Feature
Robin
Genre
Superhero
Code
S-1142
Characters
Lilith (of the Teen Titans, a relative of Terri); Robin [Dick Grayson]; Terri Bergstrom; Kid Flash [Wally West]

Credits

Script
Mike Friedrich
Art
Rich Buckler
Letters
Milt Snapinn ?

Reprint history

Also printed
Australia
Superman Presents Tip Top Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1965 series) #101 ([October 1973?])
The Secret of the Psychic Siren
 
United States
Showcase Presents: Robin The Boy Wonder (DC, 2008 series) #Vol. 1 ([January] 2008)
Secret of the Psychic Siren!

Synopsis

Terri Bergstrom's search for her cousin comes to an end, leading to Robin, Terri and Lilith battling a cult that worships Cthulhu.

Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Show/hide 3. The Case of the Honest Crook (Batman and Robin the Boy Wonder) Comic story, 13 pages

Featuring

Feature
Batman and Robin the Boy Wonder
Genre
Superhero
Code
S-1097
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Joseph Sands (introduction); Ann Sands [nee Ann Davis] (Joe's wife, introduction); unnamed shopkeeper; unnamed doctor; Smiley Sikes (villain, introduction); Matty Link (villain, introduction, death)

Credits

Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
Bob Kane
Inks
Jerry Robinson
George Roussos (backgrounds)
Letters
George Roussos

Reprint history

First print
United States
Batman (DC, 1940 series) #5 (Spring 1941)
The Case of the Honest Crook!
Also printed
Australia
Giant Batman Album (Colour Comics, 1962 series) #26 ([May 1973?])
The Case of the Honest Crook
 
Australia
Batman Album (Murray, 1978 series) #46 ([April 1980])
The Case of the Honest Crook
 
United States
Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #2 (July 1995)
The Case of the Honest Crook

Synopsis

Batman helps out a young convict released from prison who is having trouble getting an honest job to support his new, but sick wife. The Caped Crusaders then vow to help track down the rats who set him up to be arrested originally, but Robin is nearly beaten to death, and the Batman swears vengeance on those responsible.

Notes

Inks credits confirmed by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos. Lettering credit confirmed by George Roussos.

Show/hide 4. No title recorded (Letters to the Batman) Letters page, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Letters to the Batman
Code
S-1194

Credits

Script
Julius Schwartz [as JS]
Letters
typeset

Notes

Includes a letter from David B. Michelinie.


Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #82.

Status

AusReprints ID

  • 36558

Entry created

  • 05/06/2008

Index completed

  • 09/09/2019

Last updated

  • 09/09/2019