- "Jakob Riker, you attempted to betray Mister Freeze -- and you are going to pay for that indiscretion -- with your meaningless life!"
- ―Mister Freeze
| "There'll Be a Cold Time in the Old Town Tonight!" | |
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| Batman | |
| Title: | "There'll Be a Cold Time in the Old Town Tonight!" |
| Volume: | 1 |
| Number: | 308 |
| Cover price: | .40 |
| Cover date: | February, 1979 |
| Publisher: | DC Comics |
| Credits | |
| Writers: | Len Wein |
| Pencilers: | John Calnan |
| Inkers: | Dick Giordano |
| Cover artists: | Jim Aparo |
| Cover inker: | Jim Aparo |
| Cover colorist: | Tatjana Wood |
| Colorists: | Glynis Oliver |
| Letterers: | Ben Oda |
| Assistants: | E. Nelson Bridwell |
| Editors: | Julius Schwartz |
| Group editor: | Joe Orlando |
| Navigation | |
| Previous: | Batman #307 |
| Next: | Batman #309 |
"There'll Be a Cold Time in the Old Town Tonight!" is the title to the 308th issue of the first Batman ongoing comic book series published by DC Comics. The story was written by Len Wein with artwork by John Calnan and inks by Dick Giordano. It was colored by Glynis Wein and lettered by Ben Oda. The cover art illustration was rendered by Jim Aparo and colored by Tatjana Wood. The story was edited by Julius Schwartz with E. Nelson Bridwell as associate editor. This issue shipped with a February, 1979 cover date and carries a cover price of .40 cents per copy.
Appearances[]
Featured characters
Supporting characters
Villains
Minor characters
- Benny the Buzz
- Frank
- Gwen (Behind the scenes only)
- Jakob Riker
- John McVee
- Mark Desmond
Organizations
Races
Locations
Items
Vehicles
Powers
Miscellaneous
Notes & Trivia[]
- Batman was created by comic book writer Bill Finger and graphic artist Bob Kane. He first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May, 1939. He received his first ongoing series, Batman, in the Spring, 1940 beginning with Batman #1.
- The tagline to this issue is "Now that he is the frozen slave of Mr. Freeze, what chilling fate awaits the Batman -- and the world?"
- This issue is reprinted in the Tales of the Batman: Len Wein trade paperback, released in December, 2014. It is also reprinted in the Batman Arkham: Mister Freeze trade paperback collection released in May, 2017.
- The cover to this issue is job number S-3048. The story is job number S-3026.
- This issue shipped to retailers on November 7th, 1978.
- Inker Dick Giordano is credited as an illustrator in this issue.
- Jim Aparo's cover art credits are signed as "JA".
- Colorist Glynis Oliver is uncredited for her contributions to this issue.
- Mark Desmond, aka Blockbuster, makes a cameo appearance in this issue only.
- This is the first appearance of Tiffany Fox, who is Lucius Fox's daughter. She appears next in Batman #313.
- This is the first and only appearance to date of Hildy, who is Mister Freeze's assistant. Her final fate remains unknown.
- This is the first and possibly the final appearance of Frank, who is a scientist at S.T.A.R. Labs in Gotham City.
- This is the first and only appearance of Jakob Riker; dies in this issue.