🔑 BATMAN #318 [DC COMICS] NEWSSTAND *FIREBUG DEBUT* 1979 VF+

Series Title: Batman

Story Title: My City Burns at Both Ends -- It Will Not Last the Night!

Issue #: 318

Date of Publication: December 1979

Edition: Newsstand Edition

Publisher: DC Comics

Country of Origin: United States

Language: English

Cover Price: $0.40

ISBN: 070989304307

Cover Artists: José Luis García-López

Artists: Irv Novick, Frank McLaughlin, Glynis Oliver, Ben Oda

Writers: Len Wein

Characters: Batman, Firebug, Catwoman, Commissioner James Gordon, Lucius Fox, Gentleman Ghost

First Appearances: Firebug

Key Facts: Batman rescues a girl from a burning tenement and battles the new villain Firebug who uses napalm-shooting gloves to torch slum buildings in revenge for his family's deaths. The story includes Bruce Wayne dating Selina Kyle and a brief cameo by the Gentleman Ghost at the end. Features a Bat-Signals letters page but no backup story.

Page Count: 36

Condition: Please refer to the accompanying photos for condition, we are amateur graders, all best efforts are taken when indicating a likely grade. Should you require further photos, please contact us. Includes archival bag and board.

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