(Summer 1964)

DC, 1961 Series
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Price
0.25 USD
Pages
84
On-sale Date
1964-05-28
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Printer
Printed in U.S.A.; [World Color Press] Sparta, Ill.
Editing
Jack Schiff (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

The final Giant Annual of any title before they became a part of the series 80 Page Giant Magazine (DC, 1964 series).

On-sale date from a promotional house advertisement in Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #322 (July 1964).

Thrilling Adventures of the Whole Batman Family! (Table of Contents)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff; Curt Swan
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff; Stan Kaye
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Ace the Bat-Hound; Bat-Girl [Betty Kane]; Bat-Mite; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Batman [Bruce Wayne] (Alfred's Tales of the Future); Batman II [Dick Grayson] (Alfred's Tales of the Future); Batwoman [Kathy Kane]; Batwoman [Kathy Kane Wayne] (Alfred's Tales of the Future); Robin [Dick Grayson]; Robin II [Bruce Wayne Jr.] (Alfred's Tales of the Future); member of the Cobra Gang
Universe
DC : mainstream
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Table of Contents (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Batman Meets Bat-Mite (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 11.67 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff (ghosted for Bob Kane) (signed as Bob Kane)
Inks
Charles Paris (ghosted for Bob Kane) (signed as Bob Kane)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Feature Logo
Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [50's face]
Genre
superhero
Characters
Bat-Mite (first appearance); Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Universe
DC : mainstream
Synopsis
Bat-Mite, an elf-like being from another dimension appears in the Bat-Cave, he sets about "helping" Batman and Robin with his magical powers but only succeeds in making the Dynamic Duo's lives more difficult.
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Indexer Notes

Reprinting the first appearance of Bat-Mite.

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

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

The Secret Life of Bat-Hound (Table of Contents: 4)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff (ghosted for Bob Kane) (signed as Bob Kane)
Inks
Charles Paris (ghosted for Bob Kane) (signed as Bob Kane)
Colors
?
Letters
Stan Starkman

Feature Logo
Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [40's face]
Genre
superhero
Characters
Ace the Bat-Hound; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Batwoman [Kathy Kane]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Mr. Midas
Universe
DC : mainstream
Synopsis
When Batman and Robin are trapped by Mr. Midas in a collapsed mine, Bat-Hound alerts Batwoman and the foursome tackle the Midas Mob.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

Bat-Girl! (Table of Contents: 6)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff (ghosted for Bob Kane) (signed as Bob Kane)
Inks
Charles Paris (ghosted for Bob Kane) (signed as Bob Kane)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Feature Logo
Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [50's face]
Genre
superhero
Characters
Bat-Girl [Betty Kane] (origin) (first appearance); Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Batwoman [Kathy Kane]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; King Cobra
Universe
DC : mainstream
Synopsis
Betty Kane deduces that her Aunt Kathy is secretly Batwoman and assumes the identity of Bat-Girl.
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Indexer Notes

The story is called "Introducing Bat-Girl" in the table of contents. Reprint of the first appearance and origin of Bat-Girl.

The Dynamic Trio (Table of Contents: 7)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Edmond Hamilton
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff (ghosted for Bob Kane) (signed as Bob Kane)
Inks
Charles Paris (ghosted for Bob Kane) (signed as Bob Kane)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Feature Logo
Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [50's face]
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Commissioner James Gordon; Alfred Pennyworth; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Vicki Vale; Mysteryman
Universe
DC : mainstream
Synopsis
The Dynamic Duo become the Dynamic Trio when they team up with Mysteryman, but Vicki Vale is determined to uncover the newcomer's real identity.
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The Secret of Batman's Butler (Table of Contents: 8)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff (ghosted for Bob Kane) (signed as Bob Kane)
Inks
Stan Kaye (ghosted for Bob Kane) (signed as Bob Kane)
Colors
?
Letters
Pat Gordon

Feature Logo
Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [40's face]
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne] (also disguised as Noyes); Alfred Pennyworth (also in flashback of when Alfred came to work for Wayne); Robin [Dick Grayson]; Vicki Vale; river-pirates gang (villains)
Universe
DC : mainstream
Synopsis
A mistake by Alfred when he first became the Wayne butler causes him to consider resigning his position years later. Alfred recounts how he originally got the job as a butler for Bruce Wayne, how he learned Batman and Robin's true identities, how he covered their dual identities from being discovered, and how he "saved", or so he thought, Batman's identity from a man named Noyes.
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Superman and Robin! (Table of Contents: 9)

Superman and Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Stan Kaye
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Commissioner James Gordon; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Superman [Clark Kent]; The Purple Mask Mob
Universe
DC : mainstream
Synopsis
When Batman is laid up with a broken leg, Superman comes to Gotham City to help Robin track down the Purple Mask Mob, but it's Batman who cracks the case.
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Indexer Notes

The story is called "The New Team of Superman and Robin" in the table of contents.

Batwoman's Publicity Agent (Table of Contents: 10)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff (ghosted for Bob Kane) (signed as Bob Kane)
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff (ghosted for Bob Kane) (signed as Bob Kane)
Colors
?
Letters
Stan Starkman

Feature Logo
Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [50's face]
Genre
superhero
Characters
Ace the Bat-Hound; Bat-Mite (second appearance); Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Batwoman [Kathy Kane]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Universe
DC : mainstream
Synopsis
Bat-Mite returns and teams up with Batwoman but he has not legislated for falling in love with her.
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Indexer Notes

Reprint of the second appearance of Bat-Mite.

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

Superman and Batman and Robin / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

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

The Second Batman and Robin Team (Table of Contents: 13)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff (ghosted for Bob Kane) (signed as Bob Kane)
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff (ghosted for Bob Kane) (signed as Bob Kane)
Colors
?
Letters
Stan Starkman

Feature Logo
Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [50's face]
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Batman II [Dick Grayson]; Batwoman [Kathy Kane Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth (mainstream); Alfred Pennyworth; Robin II [Bruce Wayne Jr.]; Bruce Wayne (mainstream); Ted Tate (villain); Babyface Jordan (villain); Jordan's mob (villains)
Universe
DC : Alfred's Tales of the Future
Synopsis
Alfred tries out a new typewriter which results in him writing a story of the future Batman and Robin team.
Reprints
Keywords
Alfred's Tales of the Future

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

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

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

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

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

Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff (ghosted for Bob Kane) (signed as Bob Kane)
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff (ghosted for Bob Kane) (signed as Bob Kane)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Greetings from the Batman Family
Genre
superhero
Characters
Ace the Bat-Hound; Bat-Girl [Betty Kane]; Bat-Mite; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Batwoman [Kathy Kane]; Commissioner Gordon; Alfred Pennyworth; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Synopsis
Pin-up of the Batman Family.
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Indexer Notes

On the back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Thrilling Adventures of the Whole Batman Family!
    Batman and Robin
  2. 1. Table of Contents
  3. 2. Batman Meets Bat-Mite
    Batman and Robin
  4. 3. ["Follow the adventures of Batman and Robin..."]
    Batman and Robin
  5. 4. The Secret Life of Bat-Hound
    Batman and Robin
  6. 5. ["Follow the adventures of Batman and Robin..."]
    Batman and Robin
  7. 6. Bat-Girl!
    Batman and Robin
  8. 7. The Dynamic Trio
    Batman and Robin
  9. 8. The Secret of Batman's Butler
    Batman and Robin
  10. 9. Superman and Robin!
    Superman and Batman and Robin
  11. 10. Batwoman's Publicity Agent
    Batman and Robin
  12. 11. ["World's greatest adventure team!"]
    Superman and Batman and Robin
  13. 12. ["Watch for the first Superboy 80 page annual!"]
    Superboy
  14. 13. The Second Batman and Robin Team
    Batman and Robin
  15. 14. ["Be first in your neighborhood to read each issue..."]
  16. 15. ["These great imaginary stories of the 'Superman Family'..."]
    Superman
  17. 16. ["Greetings from the Batman Family"]
    Batman and Robin
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Sharon K
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Chris Boyko
  • John Censullo
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Douglas Sederberg
  • Jim Stangas
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Jim Walker