Batman #80
(December 1953-January 1954)

DC, 1940 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
44
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1953-10-14
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.

Machines of Menace! (Table of Contents)

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

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

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art credits confirmed by Mortimer.

Draw Me! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

The Joker's Movie Crimes! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

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

Feature Logo
Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [50's face]
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; The Joker (villain); Foley; Benny Sadler
Synopsis
The Joker forms a movie production company and films his crimes as instructional films for the underworld. Soon, Joker raises the stakes and starts filming a movie to show the underworld how to handle Batman and Robin by continually making the Dynamic Duo look silly with his pranks.
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Indexer Notes

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

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

Scripto / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

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
Is whalebone...bone?
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit by Craig Delich.

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

Smith Brothers Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Binky Says: "Know Your Community!" (Table of Contents: 6)

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

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

Genre
advocacy; teen
Characters
Binky Biggs; Joe

Dick Grayson's Nightmare! (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Dick Sprang
Inks
Charles Paris
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Help, Batman!
Feature Logo
Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [50's face]
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Doc (villain); Blinky (villain); Moose (villain, introduction)
Synopsis
With Batman out of town, Dick is a witness to bizarre circumstances which he reports to the police, but with no evidence to support his story, no one believes him. Later Dick witnesses a gang of criminals committing a robbery, but he knows that no one will believe him, so he must find a way to stop the crooks as Robin.
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Indexer Notes

Actually a Robin story with Batman making only a token appearance.

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

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

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Superman DC National Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

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
Come on! I'll call the station house...
Feature Logo
Casey the Cop
Genre
humor
Characters
Casey the Cop; Sarge
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The Deadly Dingo! (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Nick Cardy
Inks
Nick Cardy
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art identification from Gene Reed.

Calling All Con Men! (Table of Contents: 13)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

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

Genre
non-fiction; crime

The Machines of Menace! (Table of Contents: 14)

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

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

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Nero Thompson (villain, introduction); Sparky Watts (villain, named after the Boody Rogers comic character, introduction); Ned Herzo (villain, introduction); Eric Golar (inventor, introduction)
Synopsis
Batman and Robin investigate when monstrous machines are used to commit robberies and trace them to a small island run by criminals who control the machines.
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Indexer Notes

Woolfolk credit from Martin O'Hearn at http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/; we formerly credited to Bill Finger. Penciler credits verified by Schwartz and inker credit verified by Paris.

The Line of Stars Presents (Table of Contents: 15) (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: 16) (Expand) /

Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Daisy Manufacturing Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Science-Fiction Book Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Machines of Menace!
    Batman and Robin
  2. 1. Draw Me!
    Art Instruction, Inc.
  3. 2. The Joker's Movie Crimes!
    Batman and Robin
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Scripto
  5. 4. ["Is whalebone...bone?"]
    Quick Quiz
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Smith Brothers Cough Drops
  7. 6. Binky Says: "Know Your Community!"
    Binky
  8. 7. Dick Grayson's Nightmare!
    Batman and Robin
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Wildroot Cream-Oil
  10. 9. ["He's the first snake charmer we've seen in India..."]
    Dubble Bubble Gum
  11. 10. Editorial Advisory Board
    Superman DC National Comics
  12. 11. ["Come on! I'll call the station house..."]
    Casey the Cop
  13. 12. The Deadly Dingo!
  14. 13. Calling All Con Men!
  15. 14. The Machines of Menace!
    Batman and Robin
  16. 15. The Line of Stars Presents
    The Adventures of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis; The Adventures of Bob Hope
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Jowett Institute of Physical Training
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Manufacturing Company
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    Science-Fiction Book Club
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Nick Caputo
  • Craig Delich
  • Del Gruber
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • John Monagle
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Matthew Peets
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore