Cover: Jim Aparo

Batman #293

Nov 1977 · DC · 0.35 USD

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“[Where Were You on the Night Batman Was Killed?] The Testimony of Luthor!”

In "Where Were You on the Night Batman Was Killed? The Testimony of Luthor!", a 1977 Batman story drawn with crisp precision by Curt Swan and inked by Vince Colletta, the Caped Crusader faces a bizarre and unsettling mystery that ties into a chilling question from the past. With a cover by Jim Aparo that captures the moment’s eerie tension, this issue blends classic noir intrigue with a touch of the surreal, setting up a narrative that lingers long after the final panel.

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writer David V. Reed · artist John Calnan · inker Tex Blaisdell · colorist Jerry Serpe · letterer Ben Oda · cover Jim Aparo

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Full credits

writer David V. Reed

artist John Calnan

inker Tex Blaisdell

colorist Jerry Serpe

letterer Ben Oda

cover pencils, inks Jim Aparo

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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.

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