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Cover: Curt Swan & Murphy Anderson

Batman #228

Jan 1971 · DC · 0.25 USD
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In "Outlaw Town, U.S.A.!", Batman and Robin are invited to join the exclusive Safari Club, only to find their welcome marred by the sudden murder of a member—sending the Dynamic Duo on a high-stakes hunt through a lawless frontier town where danger lurks around every corner. Written by Bill Finger and brought to life by Sheldon Moldoff’s dynamic art, with inks by Charles Paris and letters by Pat Gordon, this 1971 classic features a cover by Curt Swan and Murphy Anderson that captures the tension of a hunt gone deadly.

Contains 6 stories
Outlaw Town, U.S.A.!
9.67 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]The Jenko Brothers (villain, introduction) [Phil JenkoMatt JenkoCarl Jenko]residents of Outlaw Town (villains, introduction)

In "Outlaw Town, U.S.A.!", Batman and Robin track the Jenko brothers into a lawless western settlement where every resident is a criminal—setting the stage for a high-stakes ambush in a town where the only rule is chaos.

The Living Bat-Plane!
8 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]James GordonDr. Philip WintersSlant Stafford (villain)
The Duplicate Batman!
9.67 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]Alfred PennyworthCommissioner James GordonHarry Larson [also as Batman] (introduction, ex-con, death)Fish Frye (villain, introduction)Frye's gang [Gimlet Hawkinsothers un-named] (villains, introduction for all)The Carter Gang (villains, introduction for all)

In "The Duplicate Batman!" from Batman #228 (1971), a crash in the Batplane strands Batman in a remote mountain region, where his absence sets off a dangerous game. With Gotham City vulnerable, a gang of crooks recruit a Bruce Wayne look-alike—armed with a fake Bat-suit—to impersonate the Dark Knight while they carry out their heist.

The Gotham City Safari
8 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]The Safari Club [Brad JonesMarkham (English member)Ed Yancey (death)Will TylerAlec Judson [also as Markham] (villain)]

In "The Gotham City Safari," Batman and Robin accept an unexpected invitation to join the elite Safari Club—only to find themselves plunged into a deadly game when one of its members is murdered. With the club’s members now suspects and the hunt on, the Dynamic Duo must navigate a web of secrets and danger, tracking a killer through Gotham’s most treacherous terrain.

Prisoners of the Bat-Cave
6 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]unnamed GovernorRoddy (a framed prisoner)Len Paul (villain)

Trapped in the Bat-Cave by a malfunctioning time-lock, Batman and Robin must solve a murder mystery within the confines of the cave itself, racing against the clock to gather enough evidence to save an innocent man from execution—before the deadline passes.

The Doors That Hid Disaster
12 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]Commissioner James Gordon (voice only)Checkmate (villain, introduction, death)

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Raw (Fine) $18
CGC 9.8 · 12 in census $1,525*
CGC 9.6 · 22 in census $184*
CGC 9.4 · 32 in census $117*
CGC 9.2 · 34 in census $117
CGC 9.0 · 18 in census $76
CGC 8.5 · 16 in census $54
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CGC 8.0 · 4 in census $54*
CGC 7.5 · 12 in census $47
CGC 7.0 · 4 in census $46
CGC 6.5 · 2 in census $44
CGC 6.0 · 8 in census $36
CGC 5.5 · 4 in census $36
CGC 5.0 · 2 in census $27*
CGC 4.5 · 2 in census $24
CGC 4.0 · 1 in census $24*
CGC 3.5 · 1 in census $20*
CGC 3.0 · 1 in census $20*
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Full credits

letterer Pat Gordon
cover pencils Curt Swan
cover inks Murphy Anderson

Reprints

↩ Reprints Real Screen Comics #55 (1952), Batman #75 (1953), Batman #83 (1954), Batman #91 (1955), Detective Comics #238 (1956), Batman #108 (1957), Batman #111 (1957)

Reprinted in Batman #2 (1972)

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