Cover: Gene Colan & Dick Giordano

Batman #343

Jan 1982 · DC · 0.60 USD; 0.20 GBP

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“A Dagger So Deadly ...”

In "A Dagger So Deadly ...," Batman confronts the dangerous new villain Dagger, a ruthless extortionist armed with a deadly blade, while facing a more insidious threat from Poison Ivy, who has seized control of the Wayne Foundation using documents signed under her hypnotic influence. Written by Gerry Conway and brought to life with moody, textured art by Gene Colan—inked by Klaus Janson and colored by Adrienne Roy—this 1982 issue blends psychological tension with classic noir menace. The cover, penciled by Colan and inked by Dick Giordano, captures the shadowed intensity of the story’s central conflicts.

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writer Gerry Conway · artist Gene Colan · inker Klaus Janson · colorist Adrienne Roy · letterer John Costanza · cover Gene Colan, Dick Giordano

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Full credits

writer Gerry Conway

artist Gene Colan

inker Klaus Janson

colorist Adrienne Roy

letterer John Costanza

cover pencils Gene Colan

cover inks Dick Giordano

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Batman faces a new villain Dagger, a blade-wielding extortionist. Meanwhile, Poison Ivy stakes her claim on the Wayne Foundation using the documents that she hypnotically induced Bruce and the other board members into signing that gives control of the company's assets to her.

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