Batman #81

(February 1954)

Two-Face Strikes Again! (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

David Vern Reed (confirmed by O'Hearn)

Pencils:

Dick Sprang (confirmed by Sprang)

Inks:

Charles Paris (confirmed by Paris)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Two-Face [Harvey Dent]; Tarando; Charles Ford; Commissioner Gordon; John Fields Benson

Synopsis:

When the reformed Harvey Dent tries to prevent a robbery, he is caught in an explosion and reverts to Two-Face. He embarks on a new crime spree, and Batman and Robin deduce that Two-Face is going after people who commonly show two faces to the world. At a ceremony making Bruce Wayne honorary chief of a local tribe, Batman and Robin are trapped by Two-Face and strapped to a giant coin. Two-Face flips the coin over a bed of spikes, and though the gimmick is rigged to land face down, the dynamic duo manages to create a magnetic field and flip the coin so that they land safely.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Comix: A History of Comic Books in America (Outerbridge & Dienstfrey, 1971 series) #[nn] (1971)
• in Comix: A History of Comic Books in America (Bonanza, 1971 series) #[nn] (1971)
• in Batman from the Thirties to the Seventies (Crown Publishers, Inc., 1971 series) #73-168329 (October 1971)
• in The Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told (DC, 1990 series) #[nn] ([October] 1990)
• in The Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told (DC, 1992 series) #[nn] ([October] 1990)
• in Batman in the Fifties (DC, 2002 series) #[nn] ([April] 2002)

["Waiter, let me see the menu!"] (Table of Contents)

Shorty / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

humor

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• in Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #263 (August 1959)

The Best Present of All! (Table of Contents)

Binky / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Winslow Mortimer

Inks:

Winslow Mortimer

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

teen

Characters:

Binky

["Vic, this fellow Bill has signs up all over town"] (Table of Contents)

Varsity Vic / filler / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

teen humor

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• in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #30 (January 1962)

The Boy Wonder Confesses! (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 9.66 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

David Vern (credit by O'Hearn)

Pencils:

Sheldon Moldoff (as Bob Kane)

Inks:

Stan Kaye

Colors:

?

Letters:

Pat Gordon

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Alfred; Mr. Camera (Introduction, villain)

Synopsis:

When Dick is late to school one morning, he is asked by his teacher why....and he tells them that he was out catching a crook as Robin the Boy Wonder.....then goes outside and proves it!

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #185 (October-November 1966)
which is reprinted
• in Batman (K. G. Murray, 1950 series) #46 ([March 1954])
• in 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #G27 (October 1966)
• in Lynvingen (Se-Bladene, 1966 series) #11/1967 ([november] 1967)
• in Lynvingen (Williams Forlag A/S, 1969 series) #3/1970 ([mars] 1970)
• in Läderlappen (Williams Förlags AB, 1969 series) #3/1970 (1970-03-dd)

Indexer Notes

Synopsis added by Craig Delich 10-19-07.

[In what part of our country does it rain the most?] (Table of Contents)

Quick Quiz / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

H. T. Elmo (signed)

Pencils:

H. T. Elmo (signed)

Inks:

H. T. Elmo (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

H.T. Elmo

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 10-19-07.

The Cruelest Racket in the World (Table of Contents)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Miller [as J. E. Melrose (signed)]

Pencils:

Raymond Perry

Inks:

Raymond Perry

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

crime; fact

["Come quickly! Two men are fighting down the street!"] (Table of Contents)

Casey the Cop / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

humor

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• in Mr. District Attorney (DC, 1948 series) #66 (November-December 1958)

The Phantom Bandit of Gotham City! (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 9.66 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

William Woolfolk

Pencils:

Dick Sprang (verified by Sprang)

Inks:

Dick Sprang

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Phantom Bandit ["Muggsy" Morton] (introduction, villain)

Indexer Notes

Inker revision verified by Craig Delich (Nov. 2005). Credit previously given to Charles Paris.
Writer credit taken from Woolfolk's payment records (http://martinohearn.blogspot.com) - prior indexer thought Bill Finger wrote this.