([Summer] 1961)
DC,
1961 Series
- Price
- 0.25 USD
- Pages
- 84
- On-sale Date
- 1961-06-29
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Jack Schiff (editor); Murray Boltinoff (associate editor); George Kashdan (associate editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
1,001 Secrets of Batman and Robin
Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman; Robin
- Reprints
-
from 3-D Batman (DC, 1953 series) ([December] 1953) [main image] - in Giant Batman Annual #1 Replica Edition (DC, 1999 series) ([August] 1999)
- in DC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals (DC, 2009 series) #1 ([June] 2009)
-
Giant Batman Annual
table of contents / 1 page
- Reprints
- in Giant Batman Annual #1 Replica Edition (DC, 1999 series) ([August] 1999)
-
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
How to Be the Batman!
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- Bill Finger ?
- Pencils
- Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures) (signed); Lew Sayre Schwartz
- Inks
- Stan Kaye
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner Gordon
- Synopsis
- Batman loses his memory after being exposed to amnesia gas, when the antidote fails, Robin must teach the Cowled Crimefighter all that he has forgotten.
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #190 (December 1952)
-
Indexer Notes
Origin retold.
The Strange Costumes of Batman!
Batman and Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner Gordon
- Synopsis
- A look at some of the specialized costumes that Batman has utilized over his career, including one garment that he had hoped never to use.
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #165 (November 1950)
-
Untold Tales of the Bat-Signal!
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 11 pages
- Script
- David Vern
- Pencils
- Bob Kane (some Batman and Robin figures) (signed); Lew Sayre Schwartz
- Inks
- Charles Paris
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner Gordon; Dave Purdy
- Synopsis
- Reporter Dave Purdy saves Batman by dazzling an approaching murderer with the Bat Signal. The Masked Manhunter is happy to let Purdy have the credit, even though he had been forced to do an impromptu wiring job which enabled the intrepid reporter's plan to work.
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #164 (October 1950)
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Secrets of Batman's Utility Belt; Famed Batarangs
Batman / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
-
in Batman Annual (Thorpe & Porter, 1970 series) #[nn] ([1970]) - in Giant Batman Annual #1 Replica Edition (DC, 1999 series) ([August] 1999)
- in DC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals (DC, 2009 series) #1 ([June] 2009)
-
The Origin of the Bat-Cave!
Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Professor Nicholls; Jeremy Coe
- Synopsis
- Professor Nicholls sends the Dynamic Duo back in time 300 years, there they meet Jeremy Coe, a frontiersman spy who doubles as a Red Indian. When they realize that Coe's headquarters is in the cavern that will one day become the Bat-Cave, they help him with Colonial Age versions of their crime fighting apparatus.
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #205 (March 1954)
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Batman's Electronic Crime-File!
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner Gordon; John Vanner
- Synopsis
- The microfilm from Batman's crime file is stolen from the Bat-Cave. It is then a race against time to apprehend the villains, before they start to use the information to give them the edge over the Dynamic Duo.
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #229 (March 1956)
-
Indexer Notes
original title: "The 10,000 Secrets of Batman"
Thrilling Escapes of Batman and Robin!
Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman; Robin; Vicki Vale; Paul King
- Synopsis
- Villainous Paul King captures Batman and Robin, he then sets about devising an inescapable trap, based on Robin's recollections about their previous ingenious escapes.
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #221 (July 1955)
-
Indexer Notes
original title: "1,001 Escapes of Batman and Robin"
The Amazing Inventions of Batman
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman; Robin; Commissioner Gordon
- Synopsis
- Batman gets word that one of his inventions is to be used against him, he and Robin must then examine their many crime fighting innovations for clues.
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #109 (August 1957) [retitled]
-
Indexer Notes
original title: "1,001 Inventions of Batman"
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
1,001 Secrets of Batman and Robin
Batman and Robin -
1.
Giant Batman Annual
-
2.
How to Be the Batman!
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder -
3.
The Strange Costumes of Batman!
Batman and Robin the Boy Wonder -
4.
Untold Tales of the Bat-Signal!
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder -
5.
Secrets of Batman's Utility Belt; Famed Batarangs
Batman -
6.
The Origin of the Bat-Cave!
Batman and Robin -
7.
Batman's Electronic Crime-File!
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder -
8.
Thrilling Escapes of Batman and Robin!
Batman and Robin -
9.
The Amazing Inventions of Batman
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder -
10.
["See the many fantastic faces of Superman..."]
Superman -
11.
["At last! The giant comic book you've dreamed about is here!"]
Secret Origins -
12.
["Follow the adventures of Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder..."]
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Dwayne Best
- Gregory Fischer
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Matthias Hofmann
- Bob Hughes
- Arthur Lortie
- Jim Stangas
- Jim Van Dore
- Jim Walker
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