Cover: Neal Adams & Dick Giordano

Batman #235

Sep 1971 · DC · 0.25 USD

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“Swamp Sinister”

This September 1971 issue sets an eerie, atmospheric tone right from the cover by Neal Adams (inked by Dick Giordano): a moonlit swamp scene where a armed young woman carries a lantern while a gas-masked gunman lurks beside her — and a fallen Batman lies face-down in the murky water below, with Robin swooping in from the trees above. The cover tagline promises "The Sinister Return of the Daughter of the Demon," hinting at a villain with real menace to back it up. Inside, writer Denny O'Neil and artist Irv Novick bring their "Swamp Sinister" story to life, making this a moody, compelling corner of the Dark Knight's early-70s Bronze Age run.

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writer Denny O'Neil · artist Irv Novick · inker Dick Giordano · letterer John Costanza · cover Neal Adams, Dick Giordano

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Full credits

writer Denny O'Neil

artist Irv Novick

inker Dick Giordano

letterer John Costanza

cover pencils Neal Adams

cover inks Dick Giordano

Full plot ⚠ may contain spoilers

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Ra's Al Ghul forces Batman to track down Striss, who has stolen a secret formula from Ra's. Striss does not know the deadly secret of the chemical formula.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).