(Summer 1962)
DC,
1961 Series
- Price
- 0.25 USD
- Pages
- 84
- On-sale Date
- 1962-06-19
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Periodical Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Jack Schiff
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
Batman and Robin's Most Fantastic Foes!
Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman; Robin; Two-Face; Joker; Gorilla Boss; Human Firefly; Mirror Man; Mad Hatter
- Reprints
-
in DC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals (DC, 2009 series) #1 ([June] 2009)
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The Mad Hatter of Gotham City
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Mad Hatter [Jervis Tetch]
- Synopsis
- The Mad Hatter has a superb collection of stolen hats, but with Batman's cowl missing it is incomplete. The Dynamic Duo must then thwart a number of schemes designed to part the Masked Manhunter from his cowl.
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #230 (April 1956)
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The Human Firefly
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Firefly [Garfield Lynns]
- Synopsis
- When theatrical lighting director Garfield Lynns is prevented from staging his first robbery, he makes his escape thanks to the light given off by a firefly. Inspired, he assumes the identity of the costumed criminal, Firefly.
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #184 (June 1952)
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Indexer Notes
1st appearance and origin of Firefly.
The Mental Giant of Gotham City!
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Barney Barrows [Mental Giant]
- Synopsis
- A freak accident gives police janitor Barney Barrow a super advanced brain, he then blackmails the Dynamic Duo into aiding him with his ever more dangerous methods of crime fighting.
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #217 (March 1955)
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The Joker's Aces!
Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- David Vern
- 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]; The Joker; Brice; Hopkins; Hop Dooley
- Synopsis
- The Clown Prince of Crime recruits some new members for his gang, all of whom are perfectly suited for specific felonies.
- Reprints
- from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #59 (July-August 1952)
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The Gorilla Boss of Gotham City!
Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- David Vern
- Pencils
- Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures, signed); Lew Sayre Schwartz
- Inks
- Charles Paris
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Gorilla Boss [also as George 'Boss' Dyke]
- Synopsis
- Executed criminal George 'Boss' Dyke's brain is transplanted into a gorilla's head, after amassing a fortune from his crimes, his next plan is even more bizarre. He intends to transplant his brain again, but this time into Batman's head!
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #75 (February-March 1953)
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The New Crimes of Two-Face!
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 9.67 pages
- Script
- Bill Finger
- Pencils
- Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures, signed); Lew Sayre Schwartz
- Inks
- Charles Paris
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman; Robin; Paul Sloane [Two-Face]; Harvey Dent
- Synopsis
- Actor Paul Sloane is disfigured in an accident, this unhinges his mind and causes him to turn to crime as the second Two-Face.
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #68 (December 1951-January 1952)
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Indexer Notes
The final 2 panels of page 2 and the 1st panel of page 3 have been cut and substituted with 2 newly created panels.
The original story depicted actor Paul Sloane becoming Two-Face after being scarred by a vial of acid, the version in this issue has Sloane being disfigured by an exploding Klieg light.
1st appearance of Paul Sloane, fittingly the second Two-Face.
The Mysterious Mirror-Man!
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Mirror Man [Ventris]
- Synopsis
- Ventris, a convict, escapes jail with the help of a broken mirror. He adopts the identity of the Mirror Man and sets out to uncover Batman's secret identity by using his X-Ray Mirror.
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #213 (November 1954)
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Indexer Notes
Page 8, panel 6 has been re-captioned to fix a minor story telling error when originally published.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
Batman and Robin's Most Fantastic Foes!
Batman and Robin -
1.
Giant Batman Annual
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2.
The Mad Hatter of Gotham City
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder -
3.
The Human Firefly
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder -
4.
The Mental Giant of Gotham City!
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder -
5.
The Joker's Aces!
Batman and Robin -
6.
The Gorilla Boss of Gotham City!
Batman and Robin -
7.
The New Crimes of Two-Face!
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder -
8.
["Follow the adventures of Batman and Robin..."]
Detective Comics -
9.
The Mysterious Mirror-Man!
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder -
10.
[no title indexed]
Giant Batman Annual; Giant Lois Lane Annual -
11.
["A collector's item... The original covers of four of the stories in this Batman Annual!"]
Batman and Robin
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- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Arthur Lortie
- Mike Nielsen
- Tony R. Rose
- Jim Stangas
- Jim Van Dore
- Jim Walker
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