Batman #76

(April-May 1953)

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Space Squadron / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Danger Club (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 9.67 pages (report information)

Script

Edmond Hamilton

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Letterese ?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon (cameo); Jack Thorn (taxi driver, death); Mack Thorn (Jack's brother); The Danger Club [John Carew (President, death); Larson; Carson; Milding (villain)](introduction for all); the Joker (villain, flashback)

Synopsis

When members of the Danger Club are threatened, then violently are elminated one by one, Batman decides to join the club himself to try to track down the killer.

Reprints

• in Batman (Editorial Novaro, 1954 series) #2 (1 de marzo de 1954)
• in Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #6 (Winter 1963-1964)
• in DC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals (DC, 2009 series) #2 ([October] 2010)
• in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #9 ([August] 2021)

Keywords

Bat-Cave; Bat-Plane; Batmobile; belt radio; Danger Club; Gotham City

Indexer Notes

Script credit from Martin O'Hearn. Schwartz penciler credit removed by Craig Delich, as verified by Schwartz.
Inker credit verified by Charles Paris.

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Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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Shorty / comic story / 0.5 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

I hear there's lots of moose around here!

Feature Logo

Shorty

Genre

humor

Characters

Shorty

Reprints

• in Batman (K. G. Murray, 1950 series) #43 ([December 1953])
• in Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #242 (July 1958)

Keywords

Echo Mountain

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Necco / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Casey the Cop / comic story / 1 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, Bill. I've got the afternoon off...

Feature Logo

Casey the Cop

Genre

humor

Characters

Casey the Cop; Bill

Reprints

• in Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #239 (April 1958)

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

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Peg / comic story / 0.5 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

You must be the boy who moved in next door!

Feature Logo

Peg

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Peg

Synopsis

Peg introduces herself to a boy who moves in next door.

Reprints

• in Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #79 (March 1960)

The Penguin's Fabulous Fowls! (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script

Edmond Hamilton

Pencils

Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only); Lew Sayre Schwartz

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

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Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [50's face]

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; The Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain)

Synopsis

Penguin is released from prison and promises to go straight, and soon returns to Gotham with mythical giant birds in captivity. When the birds escape, Batman and Robin must stop them from wreaking havoc on Gotham City and also figure out Penguin's real plan.

Reprints

• in Batman (Editorial Novaro, 1954 series) #2 (1 de marzo de 1954)
• in Batman vs. the Penguin (New American Library, 1966 series) #D2970 (May 1966) [reformatted]
• in Caped Crusader Classics! (Titan, 1988 series) #3 - Batman Versus The Penguin (October 1988)
• in Super-Team (Epix, 1992 series) #4/1992 (1992)
• in The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told (DC, 1989 series) #2 ([July] 1992)
• in The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told (Warner Books, 1989 series) #2 (July 1992)
• in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #9 ([August] 2021)

Indexer Notes

Script credit from Martin O'Hearn. Penciler credits verified by Schwartz. Inker credit verified by Charles Paris. Letterer credit per Todd Klein's blog: https://kleinletters.com/Blog/ira-schnapp-in-batman-part-3/

One of Penguin's mythical birds is a "Man-Bat", which is half-man half-bat.

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Varsity Vic / comic story / 1 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

Wow! What a doll!

Feature Logo

Varsity Vic

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Varsity Vic

Reprints

• in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #28 (April 1958)

160,000,000 Policemen (Table of Contents: 11)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Miller (credited as Jack E. Miller)

Pencils

Raymond Perry

Inks

Raymond Perry

Colors

Raymond Perry ?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

A man stops in front of a local national bank to...

Genre

non-fiction; crime

Keywords

Milwaukee

Indexer Notes

Colorist credit by Craig Delich.

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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

How fast do radio waves travel?

Genre

non-fiction

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Superman Says: "People Are People!" (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Win Mortimer

Inks

Win Mortimer

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Great Scott!

Feature Logo

Superman [classic design, angled u bottom]

Genre

advocacy; superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Mr. Carson

Keywords

circus; lion

The Man of 100 Murders (Table of Contents: 15)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 9.67 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Finger ?

Pencils

Jim Mooney (ghosted for Bob Kane) (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Jim Mooney (ghosted for Bob Kane) (signed as Bob Kane)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

But I thought Batman never uses a gun!

Feature Logo

Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [50's face]

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Ferris Hedrant (villain, introduction); Alfred M. Dole

Synopsis

The Caped Crusaders go up against a ruthless, cold-blooded killer who shows no mercy to anyone, who switches identities with Batman to escape while the authorities pursue Batman who is disguised as the killer.

Reprints

• in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #9 ([August] 2021)

Indexer Notes

Art credits verified by Jim Mooney.

Superman Is on Television! (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

The Adventures of Superman / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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Our Army at War; Gang Busters / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Draw Me! (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Art Instruction, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Motor's Auto Repair Manual / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Milky Way / advertisement / 1 page (report information)