Issue Details

Issue	#293
Published	November 1977
Cover Price	0.35 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Julius Schwartz; E. Nelson Bridwell (associate)

Cover Details

Characters	Lex Luthor; Batman; Superman
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Jim Aparo
Inks	Jim Aparo

17 page Batman story "[Where Were You on the Night Batman Was Killed?:] The Testimony of Luthor!"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne; also as Two-Face]; Lex Luthor; Superman; Mad Hatter; Poison Ivy; Spook; Scarecrow; Signalman; Mr. Freeze; Cavalier; Ra's al Ghul; Killer Moth; Cluemaster; Lois Lane; Sparky Grimes; Sam Hoxie; Captain Stingaree; Joker (off panel)
Synopsis	Lex Luthor's claim to have killed the Batman is refuted by surprise witness Superman, who convinces the jury that Luthor did not kill Batman, as he thought.
Genre	superhero
Script	David Vern [as David V. Reed]
Pencils	John Calnan
Inks	Tex Blaisdell
Colors	Jerry Serpe
Letters	Ben Oda
Notes	Story continues from Batman #292 and continues in Batman #294. Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
Reprinted	in Batman: The Strange Deaths of Batman (DC, 2009 series) #[nn]

1 page Wonder Woman advertisement "Cooky La Moo on Broadway"

Characters	Wonder Woman; Steve Trevor; Cooky La Moo poster; bystanders
Synopsis	Steve crosses wires on an electric Cooky La Moo poster, causing it to come alive and go berserk, but Wonder Woman and Steve calm it with her lasso and Hostess Twinkies.
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	Vince Colletta
Notes	Hostess Twinkies ad. Cooky refers to Steve as "Steve Howard."

1 page Publishorial text article "The Greatest Superman Story Ever Told"

Script	Jenette Kahn
Notes	message from the publisher