{"product_id":"batman-298-dc-comics-jim-aparo-cover-1978-vf","title":"BATMAN #298 [DC COMICS] *JIM APARO COVER* 1978 VF-","description":"\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeries Title:\u003c\/strong\u003e Batman (DC, 1940 series)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIssue #:\u003c\/strong\u003e 298\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStory Title: \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Case of the Crimson Coffin!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate of Publication:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 1978\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Standard Edition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e DC \/ DC Comics Inc.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCountry of Origin:\u003c\/strong\u003e United States\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCover Price:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.35 USD\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCover Artists:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jim Aparo, Tatjana Wood\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtists:\u003c\/strong\u003e John Calnan, Dick Giordano, Jerry Serpe\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWriters:\u003c\/strong\u003e David Vern\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCharacters:\u003c\/strong\u003e Batman (Bruce Wayne), Commissioner James Gordon, Evans Aldrich, “Schemer” Leo, Officer O’Hara, Carib Machete Assassins\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFirst Appearances:\u003c\/strong\u003e Carib Machete Assassins, Evans Aldrich\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Facts:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeatures the full-length story “The Case of the Crimson Coffin!” by David Vern, John Calnan and Dick Giordano.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOn a foggy night Batman tails a suspicious boat to a pier beside a deserted hotel and finds a ring of robed, masked cultists — “Carib machete assassins” — about to sacrifice a human victim. He fights them off, finds the captive drugged, and locates three more drugged victims: illegal Caribbean immigrants held in the vaults. An unnamed woman then lures him into a trap. He barely escapes; when he comes to, the entire party has vanished. Later, with Commissioner Gordon, he learns someone in Gotham is scattering vague public clues to his secret identity (“He is a well-known millionaire”). Informant “Schemer” Leo says the cultists were smuggling Caribbean natives in to train as assassins. Gordon identifies the intended sacrifice as naturalist Evans Aldrich; the identification has already leaked to the press. At Aldrich’s studio Batman again meets the woman and her cultists, who steal Aldrich’s photographs and escape. The pictures were taken on an unidentified island. Another identity clue appears on a banner towed behind a plane whose owner Batman knows. He goes to that man’s penthouse and is met by his antagonist, standing hidden in a nimbus of blinding light.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStory continues in \u003cem\u003eBatman\u003c\/em\u003e #299 (“The Island of Purple Mist!”), where the island cult, the Mamaloi Sorceress and the identity-clue plot are resolved.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFirst appearance of the Carib Machete Assassins, Evans Aldrich, and the unnamed female cult leader later identified as the Mamaloi Sorceress.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJim Aparo cover.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso exists as a British price variant.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull colour throughout.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePage Count:\u003c\/strong\u003e 36 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003ePlease check out our other items on eBay. All items come from a smoke free environment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eHappy to combine shipping...!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eOur story\u003c\/b\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e This is my father's \"The Hoarder's\" private comics, toys, memorabilia and collectables collection he's been amassing for over 65 years. We are guesstimating somewhere in the vicinity of half a million comics + the rest of the collectables, ALL of which are to be sold. While we are somewhat aware of certain acquisitions, there is an abundance of anticipation and excitement of the yet to be discovered, we would love you to join us on our journey which is only just beginning... Follow us @ #comic_collector_aus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eSome data courtesy of the Grand Comics Database\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DC \/ DC Comics Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52827783856413,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0701\/4704\/7709\/files\/C2D8FA24-C4A0-41B6-AA01-E96A656DF7EC_1_201_a.heic?v=1787893106","url":"https:\/\/comiccollector.com.au\/products\/batman-298-dc-comics-jim-aparo-cover-1978-vf","provider":"Comic Collector","version":"1.0","type":"link"}