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Batman 308

BATMAN #308

Cover Date: February 1979
Cover Price: $0.40
Publication Date: 1978-11-07

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Cover Credits:
Art: Jim Aparo (signed)
Colors: Tatjana Wood


Story: "There'll Be a Cold Time in the Old Town Tonight!" (23 Pages)

Credits:

StoryLen Wein
PencilsJohn Calnan
InksDick Giordano
LetteringBen Oda
ColorsGlynis Wein
Associate editingE. Nelson Bridwell
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Batman (last in World's Finest Comics #255; next in Brave and the Bold #148)

Supporting Character(s):

James Gordon (last in Detective Comics #482/2; next in Brave and the Bold #148)
Lucius Fox (next in issue #310)
Selina Kyle (renounces the identity of Catwoman; last in Batman Family #17/2; next in issue #310)

Villain(s):

Mister Freeze (appears in new costume; last in issue #294; next in World's Finest Comics #275)
The Ice Pack (first appearance of all; four men, including John McVee, transformed into "ice zombies")
Hildy (first appearance; feigns being in love with Mr. Freeze in an attempt to gain immortality; dies)
Blockbuster (last in flashback in Identity Crisis #3)

Other Character(s):

Tiffany Fox (first appearance; daughter of Lucius Fox; next in issue #313)
Jacob Riker (first appearance; a financier; killed by Mr. Freeze)
S.T.A.R. Labs workers (first appearance of all; Frank named)
G.C.P.D.

Location(s):

Gotham City
S.T.A.R. Labs
Wayne Foundation Building

Comment(s):

This story takes place in late fall, just before winter.
Story continues, in part, in the next issue.

Story Reprinted in:

Tales of the Batman: Len Wein ([December] 2014)
Batman Arkham: Mister Freeze (2017)

Solicitation:

The Dark Knight takes on Mr. Freeze and his Cold Pack, citizens of Gotham whose brain cells have been frozen, making them living zombies.


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