Batman #81

(February 1954)

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Lucky Song Parade Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Two-Face Strikes Again! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

David Vern

Pencils

Dick Sprang

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

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Letters

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Feature Logo

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

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Two-Face [Harvey Dent] (villain); Charles Ford; John Fields Benson; Tarando (a clown); "Chicago Al" Garver

Synopsis

When the reformed Harvey Dent tries to prevent a robbery, he is caught in an explosion and reverts to Two-Face. He embarks on a new crime spree, and Batman and Robin deduce that Two-Face is going after people who commonly show two faces to the world. At a ceremony making Bruce Wayne honorary chief of a local tribe, Batman and Robin are trapped by Two-Face and strapped to a giant coin. Two-Face flips the coin over a bed of spikes, and though the gimmick is rigged to land face down, the dynamic duo manages to create a magnetic field and flip the coin so that they land safely.

Reprints

• in Comix: A History of Comic Books in America (Bonanza, 1971 series) (1971)
• in Comix: A History of Comic Books in America (Outerbridge & Dienstfrey, 1971 series) (1971)
• in Batman from the 30s to the 70s (Crown Publishers, 1971 series) (1971)
• in The Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told (DC, 1990 series) (1990 [January 1991])
• in The Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told (DC, 1992 series) ([May] 1992)
• in Batman in the Fifties (DC, 2002 series) ([June] 2002)
• in Batman vs. Two-Face (DC, 2008 series) ([July] 2008)
• in Two-Face: A Celebration of 75 Years (DC, 2017 series) (2017 [January 2018])
• in Batman Arkham (Urban Comics, 2021 series) #[1] - Double-Face (février 2021)
• in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #9 ([August] 2021)
• in Batman in the Fifties (DC, 2021 series) ([November] 2021)

Indexer Notes

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

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Dubble Bubble Gum / comics-form advertising / 0.5 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

Waiter, let me see the menu!

Feature Logo

Shorty

Genre

humor

Characters

Shorty

Reprints

• in Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #263 (August 1959)
• in Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #117 (December 1964)

The Best Present of All! (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Win Mortimer

Inks

Win Mortimer

Colors

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Letters

Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text

What's the matter, Allergy?

Genre

advocacy; teen

Characters

Binky Biggs; Allergy

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Varsity Vic / 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

Vic, this fellow Bill has signs up all over town

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Varsity Vic

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Varsity Vic; Herby

Reprints

• in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #30 (January 1962)
• in Flash (Arédit-Artima, 1959 series) #38 (juin 1962)

The Boy Wonder Confesses! (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script

David Vern

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Stan Kaye

Colors

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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; Alfred Pennyworth; Marcia (fellow student of Grayson's); Mr. Camera (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

When Dick is late to school one morning, he is asked by his teacher why...and he tells them that he was out catching a crook as Robin the Boy Wonder...then goes outside and proves it!

Reprints

• in Batman (K. G. Murray, 1950 series) #46 ([March 1954])
• in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #185 (October 1966)
• in Lynvingen (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1966 series) #11/1967 ([november] 1967)
• in Lynvingen (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #3/1970 ([mars] 1970)
• in Läderlappen (Williams Förlags AB, 1969 series) #3/1970 (1970-03-dd)
• in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #9 ([August] 2021)

Keywords

Bat-Cave; Batplane; Gotham City

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Martin O'Hearn.

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

Three Smashing Adventures of Superboy (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Superboy / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Quick Quiz / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Horace Elmo

Pencils

Horace Elmo

Inks

Horace Elmo

Colors

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Letters

Horace Elmo

First Line of Dialogue or Text

In what part of our country does it rain the most?

Genre

non-fiction

Keywords

radium

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit by Craig Delich.

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

The Cruelest Racket in the World (Table of Contents: 12)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Miller (credited as J. E. Melrose)

Pencils

Raymond Perry

Inks

Raymond Perry

Colors

Raymond Perry ?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction; crime

Characters

Henrietta Ford

Indexer Notes

Colorist credit by Craig Delich.

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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

Officer! Come quickly! Two men are fighting down the street!

Feature Logo

Casey the Cop

Genre

humor

Characters

Casey the Cop

Reprints

• in Mr. District Attorney (DC, 1948 series) #66 (November-December 1958)

The Phantom Bandit of Gotham City! (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script

Bill Woolfolk

Pencils

Dick Sprang

Inks

Dick Sprang

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The Phantom Bandit cracked the vault of...

Feature Logo

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

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson; also as Don Alvarez]; Commissioner James Gordon; Vicki Vale; The Phantom Bandit ["Muggsy" Morton; the Great Swami; Mr. Melver] (villain, introduction); Morton's unnamed assistant (villain, introduction); Thomas Melzer (art collector, introduction)

Synopsis

Mystified by the crimes of the Phantom Bandit, who can break into even the most secure vault, Vivki Vale and the Caped Crusaders believe they know just who the bandit really is.

Reprints

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

Keywords

Gotham City

Indexer Notes

Writer credit taken from Woolfolk's payment records (http://martinohearn.blogspot.com); we previously credited Bill Finger. Penciler credit verified by Sprang. Inker revision verified by Craig Delich; we previously credited Charles Paris.

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statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script

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Letters

typeset

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Cheerful Card Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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