Batman Annual #2

([Winter] 1961)

The Undersea Batman (Table of Contents)

Batman & Robin / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Edmond Hamilton

Pencils:

Dick Sprang

Inks:

Charles Paris

Colors:

?

Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner Gordon; "Slant" Stacy

Synopsis:

Batman risks death from the "bends" if he does not regulate his decrompression rate after an underwater mission. "Slant" Stacy takes advantage of the situation, and the Masked Manhunter must find methods to combat the wily crook without emerging from the water.

Reprints:

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #86 (September 1954) [as "The Underseas Batman"]

Indexer Notes

original title: Voyage of the First Batmarine

The Lord of Batmanor! (Table of Contents)

Batman & Robin / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Edmond Hamilton

Pencils:

Dick Sprang

Inks:

Charles Paris

Colors:

?

Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Batman; Robin; Angus McLaughlie; Sam Smathers; Commissioner James Gordon

Synopsis:

Scottish Laird of Batmanor, Angus McLaughlie, bequeaths his castle to Batman in the hope that the famed detective will solve a 400 years old mystery involving the King's gold.

Reprints:

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #198 (August 1953)

Batman -- Indian Chief! (Table of Contents)

Batman & Robin / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ed (France) Herron

Pencils:

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks:

Charles Paris

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Batman; Robin; Chief-Man-Of-The-Bats [Great Eagle]; Little Raven [Little Eagle]; Black Elk

Synopsis:

Out over the mountains, the Dynamic Duo spot a smoke signal in the shape of a bat. Upon further investigation they meet Sioux Indians, Great Eagle and his son Little Eagle. An injury to Great Eagle means that Batman must substitute for him as Great-Man-Of-The-Bats, a prairie version of himself!

Reprints:

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #86 (September 1954)

The Jungle Batman! (Table of Contents)

Batman & Robin / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

David Vern (verified by Martin O'Hearn)

Pencils:

Lew Sayre Schwartz

Inks:

Charles Paris

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Batman; Robin; Commissioner James Gordon; The Sinister 8 (Frenchy Le Doix, Singh Dan, Baron Hengler, Ling Chee, Luigi Verona, Aldo Toledano, Liverpool Kid, Sumatra Joe)

Synopsis:

Batman and Robin are assigned to escort a group of criminals, the Sinister 8, to Satan Island prison. Scuppered and marooned on a South Sea Island, the Dynamic Duo must pit their wits against all 8 deadly adversaries.

Reprints:

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #72 (August-September 1952)

1962 Batman and Robin Calendar (Table of Contents)

activity / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

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Content Information

Reprints:

• in DC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals (DC, 2009 series) #1 ([April] 2009)

When Batman Was Robin (Table of Contents)

Batman & Robin / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Edmond Hamilton

Pencils:

Dick Sprang

Inks:

Charles Paris

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Harvey Harris; Arthur Mellen

Synopsis:

When Bruce Wayne receives a package from Master Detective Harvey Harris, he realises that mistakes made in his past could reveal his secret identity in the present.

Reprints:

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #226 (December 1955)

Batman the Magician! (Table of Contents)

Batman & Robin / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks:

Charles Paris

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Merko the Great

Synopsis:

When Merko the Great, a stage magician, is abducted during the interval of a charity show, Batman assumes his identity and improvises ways to perform his act.

Reprints:

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #207 (May 1954)

Batman -- the Superman of Planet X! (Table of Contents)

Batman & Robin / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ed (France) Herron

Pencils:

Dick Sprang

Inks:

Charles Paris

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Dick Grayson; Batman of Zur-En-Arrh [Tlano]

Synopsis:

When the Batman of Zur-En-Arrh, a distant planet, teleports Batman to his world, the Caped Crimefighter finds he has super-powers comparable to Superman's. He then uses his newly acquired abilities to help drive invaders from Zur-En-Arrh.

Reprints:

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #113 (February 1958)

Greetings from the Batman Family (Table of Contents)

Batman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Batman; Robin; Batwoman; Bat-Girl; Bat-Mite; Ace, The Bathound; Commissioner Gordon; Alfred Pennyworth

Synopsis:

Pin Up of the Batman Family

Reprints:

• in Batman Family (DC, 1975 series) #2 (November-December 1975) [labels and date added]
• in The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #51 (August 1984)
• in DC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals (DC, 2009 series) #1 ([April] 2009)

Indexer Notes

On Back Cover