DC Comics · Detective Comics #398 · April 1970 · $0.15 · 32 pages
Grade: FN/VF 7.0
Edited by Julius Schwartz. Indicia publisher: National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Cover by Neal Adams.
“The Poison Pen Puzzle” — Batman and Robin investigate a mystery involving a deadly writing instrument that threatens to end the Dark Knight's career permanently. The cover's dramatic proclamation of Batman's “Last Chapter” was promotional hyperbole, but the story delivers genuine tension as the duo faces a villain who uses the written word as his weapon of choice.
One of Neal Adams' standout covers from his transformative Detective Comics run that redefined Batman's visual identity in the Bronze Age.
DC Comics · Detective Comics #398 · April 1970 · $0.15 · 32 pages
Grade: FN/VF 7.0
Edited by Julius Schwartz. Indicia publisher: National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Cover by Neal Adams.
“The Poison Pen Puzzle” — Batman and Robin investigate a mystery involving a deadly writing instrument that threatens to end the Dark Knight's career permanently. The cover's dramatic proclamation of Batman's “Last Chapter” was promotional hyperbole, but the story delivers genuine tension as the duo faces a villain who uses the written word as his weapon of choice.
One of Neal Adams' standout covers from his transformative Detective Comics run that redefined Batman's visual identity in the Bronze Age.
