BATMAN #290 [DC COMICS] *MIKE GRELL COVER* 1977 FN/VF

Series Title: Batman (DC, 1940 series)

Issue #: 290

Story Title: Skull Dugger's Killjoy Capers!

Date of Publication: August 1977

Edition: Standard Edition

Publisher: DC / DC Comics Inc.

Country of Origin: United States

Language: English

Cover Price: 0.35 USD

Cover Artists: Mike Grell, Tatjana Wood

Artists: Mike Grell, Vince Colletta, Jerry Serpe

Writers: David Vern

Characters: Batman (Bruce Wayne), Skull Dugger (Cosmo Dugger), Alfred Pennyworth, Commissioner James Gordon, Dr. Tzin-Tzin, Dr. Faye Somers, Mark Rupert Landress

Key Facts:

• Features the full-length story “Skull Dugger's Killjoy Capers!” by David Vern, Mike Grell and Vince Colletta.
• Continues directly from Batman #289. Still suffering from reversed joy-pain responses after using Dugger’s device, Batman cannot act without intense pain. Dugger continues his killings, including an heir named Mark Rupert Landress at a will reading. Batman then tricks imprisoned Dr. Tzin-Tzin into granting him one hour of immunity from pain, confronts Dugger at his hideout, and is restored to normal when Dugger’s own weapon backfires. Skull Dugger dies in the resulting electrical accident. The “killjoy” device only works on someone experiencing joy, which Batman was not feeling at the moment of the attack.
• Death of Skull Dugger.
• Appearance of Dr. Tzin-Tzin, last seen in Batman #285.
• Cover by Mike Grell.
• Full colour throughout.

Page Count: 36 pages

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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