Batman #79
(October-November 1953)

DC, 1940 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
44
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1953-08-19
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 Bride of Batman! (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
The Bat-Signal!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Vicki Vale
Reprints
Keywords
Bat-Signal

Indexer Notes

Art credits verified by Mortimer and letterer credit by Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Novelty Mart / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Bride of Batman! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
David Vern
Pencils
Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)
Inks
Charles Paris
Colors
?
Letters
Pat Gordon

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Now that Batman's gettin' married, this...
Feature Logo
Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [50's face]
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Vicki Vale; Shah of Nairomi (introduction); Ali Khendun (introduction); Eloise Leach (introduction, magazine photographer); Joe (newspaper editor)
Synopsis
When the Shah of a foreign nation wants Vicki as his wife, she gets out of it (or so she thinks) by announcing that she is secretly engaged to Batman!
Reprints
Keywords
Bat-Cave; Bat-Signal; Matinoor Diamond

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Martin O'Hearn, penciler credit verified by Sprang and inker credit verified by Paris.

Oddity: in the 1st panel on page 2, the caption states that Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson are sitting at home listening to a radio announcement, then note the Bat-Signal in the sky. Dick says they need to change and head for Police HQ...but if one looks closely, Dick is sitting there already in his yellow cape & black mask!

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Quick Quiz / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Horace Elmo
Pencils
Horace Elmo
Inks
Horace Elmo
Colors
?
Letters
Horace Elmo

First Line of Dialogue or Text
How hard must the wind blow to be called a hurricane?
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit by Craig Delich.

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

Sky Bar / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Binky Says: "Give Your Pet All the Breaks!" (Table of Contents: 5)

Binky / 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
Gee, Binky, what's wrong with Sport?
Genre
advocacy; teen
Characters
Binky Biggs; Allergy; Sport (dog); Jim
Synopsis
Binky and Allergy don't understand why Sport is acting like he is.

The Batman of Yesterday! (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only); Lew Sayre Schwartz
Inks
Ray Burnley
Colors
?
Letters
Pat Gordon

Feature Logo
Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [50's face]
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Professor Carter Nichols; Captain Lightfoot [Abel Adams] (introduction); Walter Fraley (villain, introduction); Hugo Vorney (villain, introduction)
Synopsis
After a train has been robbed of a valuable gold shipment, a suspected criminal comes forward saying that he found gold in treasure that was buried 200 years ago. Determined to prove he is lying, Batman and Robin travel back to 1753 to find where the treasure is really buried and encounter a masked hero of the past.
Reprints
Keywords
time travel

Indexer Notes

Penciler credits verified by Schwartz. Inker credit by Craig Delich; we previously credited Charles Paris.

This is a time travel story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 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 / 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
Having trouble parking your car, lady?
Feature Logo
Casey the Cop
Genre
humor
Characters
Casey the Cop
Reprints

Grand Jury (Table of Contents: 11)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Miller (credited as Jack E. Miller)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction; crime

The Line of Stars Presents (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

The Adventures of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis; The Adventures of Bob Hope / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

Casey the Cop / 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
State Prison
Feature Logo
Casey the Cop
Genre
humor
Characters
Casey the Cop
Reprints
Keywords
baseball

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

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

Batman -- Gang Boss! (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
Dick Sprang
Inks
Charles Paris
Colors
?
Letters
Pat Gordon

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey, Lefty!
Feature Logo
Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [50's face]
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Lefty; Finch Evers; Bugs Luther; Harry Green; George Jensen; Scar Dudley; Pockets Gray; Ape Hagger; Lars Veking (villain, introduction, death); Riley
Synopsis
Batman and Robin are escorting a prisoner transport when their plane crashes on what appears to be a deserted island. But the island is controlled by the murderous pirate Lars Veking, and Batman and Robin find unexpected brothers-in-arms in the form of the prisoners they are escorting. One by one, the prisoners use their criminal talents to help defeat Veking. Afterwards, the prisoners turn on Batman and Robin, who are forced to flee. The prisoners steal Veking's submarine and head for the mainland, only to find the Police waiting for them. Batman and Robin were stowaways in the torpedo tubes!
Reprints
Keywords
pirates; submarine

Indexer Notes

Penciler credit verified by Sprang and inker credit verified by Paris.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Jerry the Jitterbug / 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
Wait till you see what I got for my birthday!
Feature Logo
Jerry the Jitterbug
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jerry the Jitterbug
Synopsis
Jerry shows off a pipe that he received as a birthday gift.
Reprints

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

Scripto / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Friendship Studios, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

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

Cracker Jack / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Bride of Batman!
    Batman and Robin
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Novelty Mart
  3. 2. Bride of Batman!
    Batman and Robin
  4. 3. ["How hard must the wind blow to be called a hurricane?"]
    Quick Quiz
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Sky Bar
  6. 5. Binky Says: "Give Your Pet All the Breaks!"
    Binky
  7. 6. The Batman of Yesterday!
    Batman and Robin
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll
  9. 8. ["Now that we're at the North Pole..."]
    Dubble Bubble Gum
  10. 9. Editorial Advisory Board
  11. 10. ["Having trouble parking your car, lady?"]
    Casey the Cop
  12. 11. Grand Jury
  13. 12. The Line of Stars Presents
    The Adventures of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis; The Adventures of Bob Hope
  14. 13. ["State Prison"]
    Casey the Cop
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Wildroot Cream-Oil
  16. 15. Batman -- Gang Boss!
    Batman and Robin
  17. 16. ["Wait till you see what I got for my birthday!"]
    Jerry the Jitterbug
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Scripto
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    Friendship Studios, Inc.
  20. 19. [no title indexed]
    Motor's Auto Repair Manual
  21. 20. [no title indexed]
    Cracker Jack
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Craig Delich
  • Del Gruber
  • David Haglund
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • John Monagle
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Matthew Peets
  • Per Sandell
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore