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Batman comic books issue 289

  • Issue #289
    Batman (1940) 289
    Tags: Batman
    Published Jul 1977 by DC.
    • Paper: White
    • Label #4718017013
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    Cover art by Mike Grell. Hostess snack cakes ad with Green Lantern. "Sign of the Skull," script by David Vern (as David V. Reed), pencils by Mike Grell, inks by Vince Colletta; "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; Batman succumbs to the machine. Remember the Five-Cent Phone Call? article by publisher Jenette Kahn. Bob Haney profile by Mike Gold. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

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    $10 DC Batman Vol. 1 # 289 Regular Cover Jul '77 (FN)

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  • Issue #289MJ
    Batman (1940) Mark Jewelers 289MJ

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    Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Batman in book-length story, "Sign of the Skull!" Script by David R. Reed, pencils by Mike Grell, inks by Vince Colletta. Grell cover. Cover price $0.35.