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168 |
168 |
| Volume |
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| No Volume |
Yes |
Yes |
| Display Volume With Number |
No |
No |
| Indicia Publisher |
National Comics Publications, Inc. |
National Comics Publications, Inc. |
| Indicia Publisher Not Printed |
Printed |
Printed |
| Brand |
Superman DC National Comics |
Superman DC National Comics |
| No Brand |
No |
No |
| Publication Date |
February 1951 |
February 1951 |
| Key Date |
1951-02-10 |
1951-02-00 |
| Year On Sale |
None |
None |
| Month On Sale |
None |
None |
| Day On Sale |
None |
None |
| On Sale Date Uncertain |
No |
No |
| Indicia Frequency |
monthly |
monthly |
| No Indicia Frequency |
No |
No |
| Price |
0.10 USD |
0.10 USD |
| Page Count |
52 (note: total sum of story page counts is 42.82) |
52 (note: total sum of story page counts is 42.82) |
| Page Count Uncertain |
No |
No |
| Editing |
Whitney Ellsworth (credited editor); Jack Schiff (actual editor) |
Whitney Ellsworth (credited editor); Jack Schiff (actual editor) |
| No Editing |
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| Barcode |
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| No Barcode |
Yes |
Yes |
| Notes |
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| Sequence Number |
0 |
0 |
| Title |
The Man Behind the Red Hood |
The Man Behind the Red Hood |
| Unofficial Title? |
No |
No |
| Type |
cover |
cover |
| Feature |
Batman and Robin |
Batman and Robin |
| Genre |
superhero |
superhero |
| Job Number |
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| Script |
? |
? |
| No Script |
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| Pencils |
Lew Sayre Schwartz |
Lew Sayre Schwartz |
| No Pencils |
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| Inks |
George Roussos |
George Roussos |
| No Inks |
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| Colors |
? |
? |
| No Colors |
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| Letters |
? |
? |
| No Letters |
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| Editing |
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| No Editing |
X |
X |
| Page Count |
1 |
1 |
| Page Count Uncertain |
No |
No |
| Characters |
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Red Hood [The Joker] |
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Red Hood [The Joker] |
| Synopsis |
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| Reprint Notes |
- in Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #8 (2012)
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| Notes |
Original cover art had Moldoff/Roussos credits on it - impossible for Moldoff (he didn't start on Batman until 1953). Revised ink credit verified by Craig Delich (November 2005). One previous ink credit was given to Charles Paris. |
Original cover art had Moldoff/Roussos credits on it - impossible for Moldoff (he didn't start on Batman until 1953). Revised ink credit verified by Craig Delich (November 2005). One previous ink credit was given to Charles Paris. |
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1 |
1 |
| Title |
The Man Behind the Red Hood! |
The Man Behind the Red Hood! |
| Unofficial Title? |
No |
No |
| Type |
comic story |
comic story |
| Feature |
Batman and Robin |
Batman and Robin |
| Genre |
superhero |
superhero |
| Job Number |
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| Script |
Bill Finger |
Bill Finger |
| No Script |
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| Pencils |
Lew Sayre Schwartz [as Bob Kane] (signed); Win Mortimer (Robin figure on splash) |
Lew Sayre Schwartz [as Bob Kane] (signed); Win Mortimer (Robin figure on splash) |
| No Pencils |
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| Inks |
George Roussos |
George Roussos |
| No Inks |
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| Colors |
? |
? |
| No Colors |
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| Letters |
? |
? |
| No Letters |
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| Editing |
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| No Editing |
X |
X |
| Page Count |
13 |
13 |
| Page Count Uncertain |
No |
No |
| Characters |
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Dean Chalmers (of State University); Paul Wong (student); Jimmy Kale (student); Earl "Farmerboy" Benson (villain, ex-con, university gardener); The Red Hood [The Joker](villain, origin) |
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Dean Chalmers (of State University); Paul Wong (student); Jimmy Kale (student); Earl "Farmerboy" Benson (villain, ex-con, university gardener); The Red Hood [The Joker](villain, origin) |
| Synopsis |
Batman is invited to be a guest instructor for a class on criminology at State University, and, since the students are making such good progress, he decides to use them to try and solve a case he never could concerning a criminal known as the Red Hood. |
Batman is invited to be a guest instructor for a class on criminology at State University, and, since the students are making such good progress, he decides to use them to try and solve a case he never could concerning a criminal known as the Red Hood. |
| Reprint Notes |
- in Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #8 (2012)
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| Notes |
Revised ink credit by Craig Delich (November 2005). Previous ink credit given to Charles Paris. |
Revised ink credit by Craig Delich (November 2005). Previous ink credit given to Charles Paris. |
| Keywords |
Bat-Signal; Batcave |
Bat-Signal; Batcave |
| Original Reprint Notes |
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The migration of the following original reprint notes was confirmed in this change:
- in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #213 (July-August 1969)
- in Batman from the Thirties to the Seventies (Crown Publishers, Inc., 1971 series) #73-168329
- in Limited Collectors' Edition (DC, 1972 series) #C-39 (October-November 1975)
- in Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told, The (DC, 1988 series) #[nn] ([December] 1988)
- in Batman in the Fifties (DC, 2002 series) #[nn]
- in Stacked Deck: The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told (Longmeadow Press, 1990 series) #[nn] ([November] 1990)
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| Reprint Links |
The following reprint links are not part of this change. |
The following reprint links are not part of this change. |
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