BATMAN FAMILY #7 [DC COMICS] 1976 GD/VG

Series Title: The Batman Family (DC, 1975 series)

Issue #: 7

Story Title:

• 13 Points to a Dead End!
• The Amazing Dr. Double X! (reprint)
• The Broken Batman Trophies (reprint)

Date of Publication: September–October 1976

Edition: Standard Edition

Publisher: DC / National Periodical Publications Inc.

Country of Origin: United States

Language: English

Cover Price: 0.50 USD

Cover Artists: Ernie Chan, Tatjana Wood

Artists: Curt Swan, Vince Colletta, Sheldon Moldoff, Charles Paris, Dick Sprang

Writers: Elliot Maggin, Dave Wood, Bill Finger

Characters: Batgirl (Barbara Gordon), Robin (Dick Grayson), Huntress (Paula Brooks), Sportsmaster (Lawrence “Crusher” Crock), Bruce Wayne, Alfred Pennyworth, Doctor Double X (Dr. Simon Ecks)

First Appearances: Huntress (Paula Brooks, Earth-One), Sportsmaster (Lawrence Crock, Earth-One)

Key Facts:

• 52-page issue. Cover-dated September–October 1976, on sale 24 June 1976.
• Lead 17-page Batgirl and Robin story “13 Points to a Dead End!” by Elliot Maggin, Curt Swan and Vince Colletta. Huntress and Sportsmaster capture the pair separately and force them into Roman-style games: the winner dies, the loser lives, and the survivor must fetch a giant ruby. They keep the score even, drop together for the gem and take the villains down. Bruce and Alfred, out of costume, read the Gazette and are proud of them.
• First appearance of the Earth-One Huntress and Sportsmaster. They appear only here and in DC Super-Stars #10 before Crisis folds them into the Earth-Two pair.
• Reprints Detective Comics #261 (1958), “The Amazing Dr. Double X!” by Dave Wood and Sheldon Moldoff, and Batman #103 (1956), “The Broken Batman Trophies” by Bill Finger and Dick Sprang.
• Full colour throughout.

Page Count: 52 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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