Robin Hood Tales #12 Values

COVER DETAILS

Title: The Town Crier of Peril!

Characters: Robin Hood

Pencils: Ross Andru

Inks: Mike Esposito

Notes: Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics, show Ross Andru as being paid for the pencils and inks for the cover, however Mike Esposito worked with Ross and scholars agree he inked this cover. Schwartz kept editorial records for Robert Kanigher who edited this issue (added by Greg Fischer, October 2007).

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STORY DETAILS

Story #1 Story #2 Story #3 Story #4 Story #5 Story #6 Story #7 (7 Stories)

Title: The Falcon Master!

Characters: Robin Hood

Synopsis: Robin and his Merrie Men are stymied as The Falcon Master, at Prince John's behest, sends trained hawks to snatch their arrows from the air. Venturing to his castle, Robin foils the hawks with special arrows fletched with bark. But the Falcon Master unleashes giant hawks and Robin is carried into the sky. Slipping free, Robin lands on the tower and releases all the hawks at once, sowing confusion as they fly off. "Neither hawk nor prince can tether freedom!"

Pages: 8.000

Script: Ed Herron

Pencils: Ross Andru

Inks: Mike Esposito

Pages: 0.500

Script: Martin Naydel

Pencils: Martin Naydel

Inks: Martin Naydel

Letters: Martin Naydel

Title: The Masked Marvel of Sherwood Forest!

Characters: Robin Hood

Synopsis: At the annual Archery Shoot, under a one-day truce, Robin Hood loses an archery contest to a Masked Marvel! Prince John hires the Marvel to guard a shipment of jewels intended for King Richard. The Merrie Men try to seize the jewels, but the Marvel drives them off with superior archery. In fact, "Robin" is Will Scarlett in disguise. The "Marvel" is Robin in a mask, and he gets close enough to the coach to steal the jewels and ride away.

Pages: 8.000

Script: Ed Herron

Pencils: Ross Andru

Inks: Mike Esposito

Pages: 1.000

Title: Men of Iron

Pages: 2.000

Letters: typeset

Title: The Town Crier of Peril!

Characters: Robin Hood

Synopsis: In Nottingham, Prince John's henchmen try to collect double taxes, as announced by the Town Crier. But Robin rings his own bell and announces he'll steal the taxes back. He drops a tavern sign on the henchmen, sends a carriage rolling backwards, trips them with a volley of arrows, and buries them under severed branches. When the guards plot an ambush, five "Robins" arrive and send the guards running. Robin's last cry is, "Hear ye, Prince John is defeated again!"

Pages: 8.000

Script: Bill Finger

Pencils: Ross Andru

Inks: Mike Esposito

Title: Teddy Roosevelt: Guardian of Nature

Pages: 1.000

Script: Jack Schiff

Pencils: Ruben Moreira

Inks: Ruben Moreira

Letters: Ira Schnapp

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