Batman #69
(February-March 1952)

DC, 1940 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1951-12-10
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The King of the Cats! (Table of Contents)

Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text
With Batman and Robin in our power, Catwoman, we...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; The King of the Cats [Karl Kyle]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Universe
DC : mainstream
Reprints
Keywords
bondage; thrones

Indexer Notes

Art credits confirmed by Mortimer. Letterer credit by Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.

Buzzy Says: "Be Yourself-- Your Best Self!" (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Letters
Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text
My, what a change in young Bob Hunter!
Feature Logo
Buzzy
Genre
advocacy; teen
Characters
Buzzy Brown; Bob Hunter; Miss Brown; Susie

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Batman Exposé! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Walter Gibson
Pencils
Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only); Lew Sayre Schwartz
Inks
Charles Paris
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Come on, Robin -- this we have to see!
Feature Logo
Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [40's face]
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne] (also as Phil Stone); Robin [Dick Grayson] (also as Don Blake); "Spaghetti" Thompson (villain, introduction); W. W. Hammond (villain, introduction); Haskins (Bruce Wayne's lawyer); Sam Courtney (movie director)
Universe
DC : mainstream
Synopsis
When Bruce Wayne suddenly becomes the owner of a movie studio, he finances the studios next production, a movie about Batman and Robin. When the mob threatens the studio, no actors are willing play the lead roles, resulting in Bruce and Dick pretending to be actors playing Batman and Robin.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Script credit by Will Murray, penciler credits verified by Schwartz, and inker credit confirmed by Paris.

What Sparks a Champion Sparks You! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Private Pete / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gee, gosh - Everybody has pin-up pictures over their bunks!
Genre
humor; military
Characters
Private Pete
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Vitalis Hair Cream / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

The Buttons of Doom! (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
Walter Gibson
Pencils
Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only); Lew Sayre Schwartz
Inks
Charles Paris
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen

First Line of Dialogue or Text
He was one of the most bizarre criminals to...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Blaze [Jim Garth] (villain, introduction, death); Roger Lyons; Edgar Mead; Albert Starr (deceased); Dr. Wilbur Frost; Harry Dore
Universe
DC : mainstream
Synopsis
Batman and Robin investigate when a new villain strikes, one who burns his victims with a flamethrower after stealing buttons from their clothes.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

This Blaze is not the villain from Detective Comics #95.
Script credit by Will Murray, penciler credits verified by Schwartz, and inker credit confirmed by Paris.

Captain Tootsie and the Radar Rescue (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Dubble Bubble Gum / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page (report information)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Casey the Cop / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Casey, I've got an important job for you...
Feature Logo
Casey the Cop
Genre
humor
Characters
Casey the Cop; Sarge
Reprints

Time Detective (Table of Contents: 11)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Raymond Perry
Inks
Raymond Perry
Colors
Raymond Perry ?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Uncle Whiskers, who begins all official...
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Colorist credit by Craig Delich.

[Indian Chief] (Table of Contents: 12)

Word Roundup / activity / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Martin Naydel
Pencils
Martin Naydel
Inks
Martin Naydel
Colors
?
Letters
Martin Naydel

Genre
western-frontier
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Out of This World; Necco / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Varsity Vic / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hello-- Oh, hello Mr. Burton...
Feature Logo
Varsity Vic
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Varsity Vic; Ronnie Burton; Mr. Burton
Reprints
Keywords
football

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

The King of the Cats! (Table of Contents: 16)

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

Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only); Lew Sayre Schwartz
Inks
Charles Paris
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Letterese ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Remember the perils Batman and Robin faced...
Feature Logo
Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [40's face]
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; The King of the Cats [Karl Kyle] (villain, Catwoman's brother, first appearance); Robin [Dick Grayson]
Universe
DC : mainstream
Synopsis
Batman and Robin face a new criminal who bases his crimes on cat-themes, and discover that he has a connection with reformed Catwoman Selina Kyle.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Penciler credits verified by Schwartz and inker credit confirmed by Paris. Joe Letterese letterer credit removed per information from Todd Klein.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

Peg / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Pardon me, is Miss Gibbs here?
Feature Logo
Peg
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Peg
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Luden's Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

Quick Quiz / activity / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Horace Elmo (signed)
Pencils
Horace Elmo (signed)
Inks
Horace Elmo (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Horace Elmo

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What town has more oil-wells than inhabitants?
Genre
non-fiction

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Charlie Wild, Private Detective; Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Enter Here -- If You Dare! (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

House of Mystery / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The King of the Cats!
    Batman and Robin
  2. 1. Buzzy Says: "Be Yourself-- Your Best Self!"
    Buzzy
  3. 2. The Batman Exposé!
    Batman and Robin
  4. 3. What Sparks a Champion Sparks You!
    Wheaties
  5. 4. ["Gee, gosh - Everybody has pin-up pictures over their bunks!"]
    Private Pete
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Vitalis Hair Cream
  7. 6. The Buttons of Doom!
    Batman and Robin
  8. 7. Captain Tootsie and the Radar Rescue
    Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll
  9. 8. ["W-we're lost in the cave!!"]
    Dubble Bubble Gum
  10. 9. Editorial Advisory Board
  11. 10. ["Casey, I've got an important job for you..."]
    Casey the Cop
  12. 11. Time Detective
  13. 12. [Indian Chief]
    Word Roundup
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Out of This World; Necco
  15. 14. ["Hello-- Oh, hello Mr. Burton..."]
    Varsity Vic
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
  17. 16. The King of the Cats!
    Batman and Robin
  18. 17. ["Pardon me, is Miss Gibbs here?"]
    Peg
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    Luden's Cough Drops
  20. 19. ["What town has more oil-wells than inhabitants?"]
    Quick Quiz
  21. 20. [no title indexed]
    Charlie Wild, Private Detective; Wildroot Cream-Oil
  22. 21. Enter Here -- If You Dare!
    House of Mystery
  23. 22. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Air Rifles
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Nick Caputo
  • John Censullo
  • Craig Delich
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Del Gruber
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • John Monagle
  • John Pannozzi
  • Matthew Peets
  • Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore