Batman
#87
(October 1954)
DC,
1940 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 44
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly, with the exception of Jan., May, July, and Nov.
- On-sale Date
- 1954-08-23
- 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.
Batman Falls in Love!
Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Batman!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Magda Lupescu
- Keywords
- Bat-Signal
Indexer Notes
Art credits verified by Mortimer.
Letters credit from Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.
Batman's Greatest Thrills!
Batman and Robin / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Commissioner James Gordon; Vicki Vale; Joe Hardy (MC for "Your Life Story"); King Zabot of Morbania (the "Man in the Iron Mask"); Janie; Johnny Taylor (Australian rancher); The Joker (villain); The Joker's gang (villains)
- Synopsis
- Batman is surprised and honored that a TV station is presenting his life story and recounting some of his greatest feats...until the Joker decides to break out of prison and do his own "honoring" of the Caped Crusader!
- Reprints
-
in Colossal Comic Annual (K. G. Murray, 1956 series) #4 ([April 1958]) -
in 80 Page Giant Magazine (DC, 1964 series) #5 (December 1964)
-
- Keywords
- Bat-Plane; Bat-Signal; Gotham City; Wayne Mansion
Indexer Notes
The previous indexer credited the script to Bill Woolfolk, but this story is not listed in his records.
Pencils credit from Craig Delich; the previous indexer credited Sheldon Moldoff.
Buzzy Has the Answer to "School Blues!"
Buzzy / public service announcement / 1 page
- Script
- Jack Schiff
- Pencils
- Win Mortimer
- Inks
- Win Mortimer
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp
- Editing
- Jack Schiff
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gosh, Joe, you can't quit school just like that!
- Feature Logo
Buzzy- Genre
- advocacy; teen
- Characters
- Buzzy Brown; Joe; Mr. Brown; Mr. Adams
[no title indexed]
Casey the Cop / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This man is accused of stealing a watch!
- Feature Logo
Casey the Cop- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Casey the Cop
- Reprints
- in The New Adventures of Charlie Chan (DC, 1958 series) #4 (November-December 1958)
-
in Stålmannen (Centerförlaget, 1949 series) #19/1966 (november 1966)
-
The Synthetic Crime-King!
Batman and Robin / comic story / 9.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Adam Newman [Johnny Marden] (athlete, introduction); Professor Vilmer (villain, introduction); Vilmer's men (villains, introduction for all)
- Synopsis
- A miffed college professor decides to get revenge on his former employer by creating what is believed to be a synthetic man and using him as a weapon, But Batman discovers that this creature is actually a human being being used by Vilmer, stops Vilmer and restores the athlete to his former self.
- Reprints
- in Batman (K. G. Murray, 1950 series) #58 ([March 1955])
- in Colossal Comic Annual (K. G. Murray, 1956 series) #5 ([August 1958])
-
in Batman (Editorial Novaro, 1954 series) #761 (11 de enero de 1975)
-
[no title indexed]
The Batman Whirly-Word Game / activity / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This can be found in a tree!
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
- Reprints
in [no title indexed]
Adventures of the Dubble Bubble Kids / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Ray Thompson (signed as
Ray T.) - Inks
- Ray Thompson (signed as Ray T.)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Look - There's Ruffy!
- Genre
- children
- Characters
- Ruffy; Pud; Tim
[no title indexed]
Quick Quiz / activity / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Why was it considered unlucky to break a mirror?
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Keywords
- albatross
Indexer Notes
Letters credit from Craig Delich.
[no title indexed]
Little Pete / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'll have a glass of lemonade!
- Feature Logo
Little Pete- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Little Pete
- Reprints
- in The Adventures of Bob Hope (DC, 1950 series) #53 (October-November 1958)
-
They Prove the "Guilty" Innocent
text article / 2 pages
- Script
- Jack Miller (credited as Jack E. Miller)
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- crime
- Characters
- Vance Hardy; Dr. LeMoyne Synder
Batman Falls in Love!
Batman and Robin / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- Bill Finger
- Pencils
- Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only); Sheldon Moldoff
- Inks
- Stan Kaye
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Pat Gordon
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Batman! Will you stop mooning over that Magda!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Vicki Vale; Commissioner James Gordon; Magda Lupescu (a model, introduction); Jacques Terlay (villain, international fugitive, introduction); Big Charley Vance (villain, introduction); Vance's gang (villains, introduction for all)
- Synopsis
- Batman is to guard a foreign model, whose life has been threatened by a smuggling ring. But Vicki Vale nearly messes everything up with her jealousy.
- Reprints
- in Colossal Comic Annual (K. G. Murray, 1956 series) #4 ([April 1958])
-
- Keywords
- Gotham City
Indexer Notes
Kane pencils credit from Craig Delich.
Letters credit from Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.
[no title indexed]
Congo Bill / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Join Congo Bill and Janu the Jungle Boy...
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Batman Falls in Love!
Batman and Robin -
1.
[no title indexed]
Garcelon Stamp Co. -
2.
Batman's Greatest Thrills!
Batman and Robin -
3.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie Roll -
4.
Buzzy Has the Answer to "School Blues!"
Buzzy -
5.
["This man is accused of stealing a watch!"]
Casey the Cop -
6.
The Synthetic Crime-King!
Batman and Robin -
7.
Editorial Advisory Board
-
8.
["This can be found in a tree!"]
The Batman Whirly-Word Game -
9.
["Look - There's Ruffy!"]
Adventures of the Dubble Bubble Kids -
10.
["Why was it considered unlucky to break a mirror?"]
Quick Quiz -
11.
["I'll have a glass of lemonade!"]
Little Pete -
12.
They Prove the "Guilty" Innocent
-
13.
Batman Falls in Love!
Batman and Robin -
14.
["Join Congo Bill and Janu the Jungle Boy..."]
Congo Bill -
15.
[no title indexed]
Artistic Card Co., Inc. -
16.
[no title indexed]
Motor's Auto Repair Manual -
17.
[no title indexed]
Cracker Jack
This issue was modified by, among others
- Craig Delich
- Jochen G.
- Del Gruber
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Matthew Head
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Bob Hughes
- Matthew Peets
- Tony R. Rose
- Per Sandell
- Jim Stangas
- Jim Van Dore
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