Batman (1940-2011) #306

Batman (1940-2011)

by Gerry Conway (Writer), Bob Rozakis (Writer), John Calnan (Illustrator)

Two stories featuring the villain Black Spider, and a mysterious Mrs. Batman?!

24 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 6, 1978

About the author

Gerard Francis Conway (Gerard F. Conway) was an American writer of comic books and television shows. He was known for co-creating the Marvel Comics' vigilante the Punisher and scripting the death of the character Gwen Stacy during his long run on The Amazing Spider-Man. At DC Comics, he was known for co-creating the superhero Firestorm and others, and for writing the Justice League of America for eight years. Conway wrote the first major, modern-day intercompany crossover, Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man.

On April 27, 2026, Marvel Comics announced on its website and social media accounts that Conway had died at the age of 73.

News of Conway's death from Wikipedia

Reviews

[Jayson]

(B) 75% | More than Satisfactory
Notes: Never-thrillin' vanilla villains energized by hate, stories here aren't piercing spears—though barbed, don’t penetrate.

*Progress updates: Main Story ◦ Backup Story

[luciddreamer99]

Black Spider is a thinly veiled Punisher pastiche, but since both characters were created by Conway, no harm, no foul. Good one and done story. Wonder if Black Spider could have carried his own comic? Did he? Only A story reviewed.