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Batman 289

BATMAN #289

Cover Date: July 1977
Cover Price: $.35
Publication Date: 1977-04-12

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Cover Credits:
Art: Mike Grell (signed)
Colors: Tatjana Wood


Story: "Sign of the Skull!" (17 Pages)

Credits:

StoryDavid Vern
PencilsMike Grell
InksVince Colletta
LetteringJohn Workman
ColorsJerry Serpe
Associate editingE. Nelson Bridwell
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Batman

Supporting Character(s):

Alfred Pennyworth
James Gordon (last in DC Special #28)

Villain(s):

"Skull" Dugger (Cosmo Dugger; first appearance; also in flashbacks)
Joe Wiley (first appearance; hired by Skull Dugger; dies)
other unidentified henchmen

Other Character(s):

Dr. Faye Sommers (first appearance; a resident at Midtown General Hospital)
Michael Forrester (first appearance; a veteran actor; dies)
Lance Layton (first appearance; a baseball player; dies)
Bernard Fisk (first appearance; also in flashback; a lottery winner; dies)
G.C.P.D.
citizens of Gotham City

Location(s):

Gotham City
Wayne Foundation
Batcave

Comment(s):

This story continues in the next issue.

Solicitation:

"Skull" Dugger suffers from anhedonia, a psychological condition that robs him of the ability to experience joy, so he builds a machine that will allow him to feel it--by robbing joy and life from others at their moment of greatest pleasure."


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