Issue Details

Issue	#452
Published	October 1975
Cover Price	0.25 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Julius Schwartz; E. Nelson Bridwell (associate); Bob Rozakis (assistant)
Notes	Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. [August 2007]

Cover Details

Characters	Batman; Walter Grimes; Yak
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Ernie Chan
Inks	Ernie Chan
Notes	Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. [August 2007]

12 page Batman story "Crackdown on the Crime Exchange"

Characters	Batman; James Gordon; Walter Grimes; Yak; The Crime Exchange; Stan Lee & Jack Kirby (page 12, panel 1)
Genre	superhero
Script	David Vern [as David V. Reed]
Pencils	Ernie Chan
Inks	Mike Royer
Notes	story continues in Detective Comics # 453. Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
Reprinted	in Läderlappen (Semic Press AB, 1976 series) #8/1978

1 page Shazam! advertisement "Minerva Menace"

Genre	superhero
Pencils	Curt Swan
Notes	Hostess Twinkies ad

6 page Hawkman story "The Curse of the Ancient Weapons!"

Characters	Hawkman; Hawkgirl; Konrad Koslak
Genre	superhero
Script	E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils	Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez
Inks	Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez
Notes	Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics (April 2007).