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BATMAN #338
Cover Date: August 1981
Cover Price: $0.50
Publication Date: 1981-04-14
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Cover Credits:
Art: Jim Aparo (signed)
Colors: Tatjana Wood
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Credits:
| Plot | Gerry Conway, Roy Thomas |
| Story | Gerry Conway |
| Pencils | Irv Novick |
| Inks | Frank McLaughlin |
| Lettering | John Costanza |
| Colors | Adrienne Roy |
| Associate editing | Cary Burkett |
| Editing | Dick Giordano |
Feature Character(s):
- Batman (last in Brave and the Bold #177; next in Justice League of America #192
Supporting Character(s):
- Alfred Pennyworth (last in Brave and the Bold #177)
- James Gordon (last in Brave and the Bold #177; next in Detective Comics #505)
Villain(s):
- Sportsman (Marvin Mantle, Jr.; first appearance; also in flashbacks)
- Martin Mantle, Sr. (first appearance; in flashback; an abusive father and sports doctor; injects his son with RNA experiments)
Other Character(s):
- Hank Klugmuun (first appearance; a sportswriter; killed by the Sportsman)
- Pierre Foote (first appearance; a hockey player; killed by the Sportsman)
- Billy Robins (first appearance; in flashback; manager of the Gotham Champs; killed by the Sportsman)
- Bruce Spits (first appearance; in flashback; a championship swimmer; killed by the Sportsman)
- John Claude Hilly (first appearance; in flashback; a down hill skier; killed by the Sportsman)
- Louisa Mantle (first appearance; in flashbacks; wife of Martin Mantle, Sr.; mother of Martin mantle, Jr.)
- G.C.P.D.
- citizens of Gotham City
Location(s):
Story Reprinted in:
- Tales of the Batman: Gerry Conway #2 (2018)
Solicitation:
- Batman does battle with the Sportsman, an athletically costumed murderer who is out to kill famous sports figures!
Credits:
| Story | Gerry Conway |
| Pencils | Don Newton |
| Inks | Steve Mitchell |
| Lettering | Pierre Bernard Jr. |
| Colors | Adrienne Roy |
| Editing | Dick Giordano |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
Other Character(s):
- Tiny (next in ???)
- Vashnu (next in ???)
- Cleveland Brand
- Lorna Hill (last in Adventure Comics #463/2; name misspelled as "Lourna")
- Magnificent Melanie (next in ???)
- police officers
- Jo-Jo Jones (as corpse and in flashback)
Location(s):
- Saratoga, FL
Comment(s):
- Story continued from the previous issue.
Story Reprinted in:
- Tales of the Batman: Gerry Conway #2 (2018)
Solicitation:
Robin investigates the murder of Jo-Jo Jones, a member of Hill's Circus!