(February 1968)
- Price:
- 0.25 USD
- Pages:
- 84
- Indicia frequency:
- monthly, with the exception of April and October
- On-sale date:
- 1967-11-14
- Indicia Publisher:
- National Periodical Publications, Inc.
- Brand:
- Superman DC National Comics
- Editing:
- E. Nelson Bridwell
- Format:
- Color; Standard Modern US; Saddle-stitched; monthly; ongoing series
Issue Notes
also numbered as 80 Page Giant #G-43
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #211 (September 1954)
Special All-Villain Issue!
Batman / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?; Bill Finger
- Pencils:
- Carmine Infantino; Bob Kane
- Inks:
- Murphy Anderson; Charles Paris
- Colors:
- Jack Adler ?
- Letters:
- Gaspar Saladino
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Batman; Joe Chill; Joker (inset); Catwoman (inset); Penguin (inset)
- Reprints:
- in Lynvingen (Se-Bladene, 1966 series) #12/1968 ([desember] 1968)
The Origin of the Batman
Batman / comic story / 13 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Bill Finger
- Pencils:
- Bob Kane (verified by Schwartz)
- Inks:
- Charles Paris (verified by Paris)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Ira Schnapp (credit by O'Hearn/Desris)
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- O: Batman (retold in detail); GS: Thomas and Martha Wayne (D; in fb); V: Joe Chill (D; name revealed in this story; Thomas and Martha Wayne's murderer)
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #47 (June-July 1948)
The Jungle Cat-Queen
Batman / comic story / 12 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Edmond Hamilton
- Pencils:
- Dick Sprang (verified by Sprang)
- Inks:
- Charles Paris (verified by Paris)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #211 (September 1954)
The Web of the Spinner
Batman / comic story / 8.5 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Bill Finger (credit by O'Hearn)
- Pencils:
- Sheldon Moldoff
- Inks:
- Charles Paris (verified by Paris)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Stan Starkman
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #129 (February 1960) [abbreviated First appearance of the Spinner, Batwoman appearance]
[Oswald Who?]
Batman / comic story / 5 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Alvin Schwartz
- Pencils:
- Jack Burnley (verified by Burnley)
- Inks:
- Charles Paris (verified by Paris)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Reprints:
- reprinted Sunday strips for February 10 to March 10, 1946 Catwoman appearance
[no title indexed]
Bill and the Family / filler / 0.5 page
Credits
- Script:
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils:
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks:
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Letters:
- Henry Boltinoff
The Crimes of Batman!
Batman / comic story / 12 pages
Credits
- Script:
- David Vern
- Pencils:
- Bob Kane (Batman & Robin figures); Lew Sayre Schwartz
- Inks:
- Charles Paris (verified by Paris)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #61 (November-December 1952)
The Menace of False Face
Batman / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Sheldon Moldoff
- Inks:
- Charles Paris (verified by Paris)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Pat Gordon
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #113 (February 1958)
The Bandit of the Bells!
Batman / comic story / 12 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Bob Kane; Charles Paris
- Inks:
- Charles Paris
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Ira Schnapp (credit by O'Hearn/Desris)
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #55 (October-November 1949)
[no title indexed]
Cap's Hobby Hints / activity / 0.5 page
Credits
- Script:
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils:
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks:
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Henry Boltinoff
Editing
Table of Contents
-
1.
The Origin of the Batman
Batman -
2.
The Jungle Cat-Queen
Batman -
3.
The Web of the Spinner
Batman -
4.
[Oswald Who?]
Batman -
5.
[no title indexed]
Bill and the Family -
6.
The Crimes of Batman!
Batman -
7.
The Menace of False Face
Batman -
8.
The Bandit of the Bells!
Batman -
9.
[no title indexed]
Cap's Hobby Hints
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