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DC Comics   ·   Released Aug 1st, 1981

Batman #338

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THIS SPORTING DEATH!

Batman fights the Sportsman, an athletically-costumed murderer who is out to kill famous sports figures. When Batman finally confronts the Sportsman, he learns that the criminal is killing athletes as revenge against his star father's genetic experiments which turned him into an athlete, but also caused him to develop a lethal disease that will kill him in a short time. In the end, Batman manages to capture Sportsman and the killer is taken by the authorities, although he knows there is little hope for him.

KILLER UNDER THE BIG TOP

Robin investigates the murder of Jo-Jo Jones, a member of Hill's Circus and he goes out to track down the real killer, as the evidence points to his good friend Waldo the clown. Robin first suspects that the killer is Lorna Hill, but the evidence also suggests that it could've been Magnificent Melanie, the lion tamer. However, Robin learns otherwise when she that she's planning to marry Waldo and would never hurt him, much less frame him for murder.  Without further clues, Dick Grayson goes to meet Waldo, who is at the hospital and after listening to his version of the story, the whole circus group learns that Jo-Jo Jones planned his own death after he was diagnosed with a lethal disease. When Robin verifies the evidence, he also deduces that Jones was infatuated with Melanie and he wanted to hurt Waldo as part of his revenge before dying by his own hand.

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Page Count
32 pages
Cover Price
$0.50
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Creators

Roy Thomas
Writer
Roy Thomas
Gerry Conway
Writer
Gerry Conway
Irv Novick
Penciller
Irv Novick
Frank McLaughlin
Inker
Frank McLaughlin
Adrienne Roy
Colorist
Adrienne Roy
John Costanza
Letterer
John Costanza
Jim Aparo
Cover Artist
Jim Aparo
Cary Burkett
Associate Editor
Cary Burkett
Dick Giordano
Editor
Dick Giordano

Characters

Alfred Pennyworth
Alfred Pennyworth
Earth-One
Batman
Bruce Wayne
Batman
Earth-One
James Gordon
James Gordon
Earth-One
Lorna Hill
Lorna Hill
Prime Earth
Robin
Dick Grayson
Robin
Earth-One
Vashnu
Prime Earth
Waldo Flynn
Prime Earth

Collected In

  • Robin: The Bronze Age Omnibus HC
    Robin: The Bronze Age Omnibus HC
    Robin: The Bronze Age (2020)
  • Tales of the Batman: Gerry Conway Vol. 2 HC
    Tales of the Batman: Gerry Conway Vol. 2 HC
    Tales of the Batman

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