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Batman 317

BATMAN #317

Cover Date: November 1979
Cover Price: $0.40
Publication Date: 1979-08-07

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Cover Credits:
Art: Dick Giordano (signed)
Colors: Tatjana Wood


Story: "The 1,001 Clue Caper or Why Did the Riddler Cross the Road?" (17 Pages)

Credits:

StoryLen Wein
PencilsIrv Novick
InksFrank McLaughlin
LetteringBen Oda
ColorsGlynis Wein
EditingPaul Levitz

Feature Character(s):

Batman (next in Justice League of America #171)

Supporting Character(s):

Lucius Fox
Alfred Pennyworth (last in World's Finest Comics #259; next in Brave and the Bold #157)
Robin (next in Detective Comics #487/3)
James Gordon (next in Brave and the Bold #157)
Selina Kyle (last in issue #315)

Villain(s):

Riddler (last in issue #292; next in Detective Comics #493)
Karlyle Kruggerrand
Gregorian Falstaff (first actual appearance)
Jake Hammer (first appearance; Edward Nigma's cellmate)
two gunrunners operating from a magazine warehouse (first appearance of both)
a foreign agent (first appearance; attempting to smuggle the guns overseas)

Other Character(s):

Warden of Gotham State Prison
a unidentified prison doctor
G.C.P.D. (Sgt. Hainer named)
driver of a chicken truck (first appearance)

Location(s):

Gotham City
Wayne Foundation
Batcave
Gotham State Prison

Comment(s):

This story is continued in part from the previous issue and continues in part in the next issue.
This story takes place at the beginning of Dick's summer vacation.

Story Reprinted in:

Tales of the Batman: Len Wein ([December] 2014)
Batman Arkham: The Riddler (2015)

Solicitation:

Batman and Robin try to piece together the puzzling mystery hidden within a book of 1,001 riddles autographed by the Riddler.


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