Man-Bat #2
(February-March 1976)

DC, 1975 Series
Volume
2
Price
0.25 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1975-11-04
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
The Line of DC Super-Stars
Editing
Gerry Conway (credited) (editor); Paul Levitz (credited) (assistant editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #124. Series ends with issue #2.
Keywords
final issue

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Man-Bat / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jim Aparo (signed as JA)
Inks
Jim Aparo (signed as JA)
Colors
?
Letters
Jim Aparo

Job Number
C-161
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I've got you in the palm of my hand, Man-Bat-- and now you're gonna die!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Man-Bat [Kirk Langstrom]; Ten-Eyed Man ["Ten-Eye" Reardon]
Reprints

Think Big (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Monogram Models / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Fugitive from Blind Justice (Table of Contents: 2)

Man-Bat / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
Martin Pasko (credited)
Pencils
Pablo Marcos (credited)
Inks
Ricardo Villamonte (credited as R. Villamonte)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
C-118
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Presenting: The first chapter in the new life of fantasy's most bizarre hero-- Man-Bat
Genre
superhero
Characters
Man-Bat [Kirk Langstrom]; Ten-Eyed Man ["Ten-Eye" Reardon] (death); Francine Langstrom; Mr. Lovell (director of the Civil Liberties Association)
Synopsis
The director of the Gotham "Civil Liberties Association" has the Ten-Eyed Man released from prison - but with a personal agenda.
Reprints

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

Dusty and Skye / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Have You Seen This Coupon Before? (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

LaSalle Extension University / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Man-Mail Madness / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
C-162
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Welcome back, readers.
Characters
Man-Bat [Kirk Langstrom]
Keywords
cancelation; feature moves to another title

Indexer Notes

The series abrupt cancellation is announced in this - the letter column of its second issue! It is announced that Man-Bat will become a back-up feature in Detective Comics. Between pages 7 and 8 of previous story.

The Cup Cake Caper (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Captain Marvel / Shazam!; Hostess Cup Cakes / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Nothing Can Stop the Smashing Assault of Big Jim's P.A.C.K. (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Big Jim's P.A.C.K. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

What to Sink Your Teeth into When You're Hungry and You're Not a Werewolf. (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Slim Jim / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Make Money Fast! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Anchor Specialties Co. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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

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

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

Write Right Now! (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Look, Friends! (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

A DC Super-Special Holiday Treat (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

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

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

American Circle Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Put Your DC Super Hero in Your XMas Stocking! (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

NCG Merchandise / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Now You Can Fly a Plane the First Time You Try. (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Cox Sure Flyers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

No Gluing! No Painting! They're a Snap! (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Revell Models / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Further Adventures of Evel Knievel (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Ideal Toys / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["I've got you in the palm of my hand, Man-Bat-- and now you're gonna die!"]
    Man-Bat
  2. 1. Think Big
    Monogram Models
  3. 2. Fugitive from Blind Justice
    Man-Bat
  4. 3. ["Hey girls!"]
    Dusty and Skye
  5. 4. Have You Seen This Coupon Before?
    LaSalle Extension University
  6. 5. ["Welcome back, readers."]
    Man-Mail Madness
  7. 6. The Cup Cake Caper
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!; Hostess Cup Cakes
  8. 7. Nothing Can Stop the Smashing Assault of Big Jim's P.A.C.K.
    Big Jim's P.A.C.K.
  9. 8. What to Sink Your Teeth into When You're Hungry and You're Not a Werewolf.
    Slim Jim
  10. 9. Make Money Fast!
    Anchor Specialties Co.
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    DC Comics
  12. 11. ["We can put DC comics right in your mail box"]
    DC Comics
  13. 12. Write Right Now!
  14. 13. Look, Friends!
    Grit Newspaper
  15. 14. A DC Super-Special Holiday Treat
    DC Comics
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    American Circle Products
  17. 16. Put Your DC Super Hero in Your XMas Stocking!
    NCG Merchandise
  18. 17. Now You Can Fly a Plane the First Time You Try.
    Cox Sure Flyers
  19. 18. No Gluing! No Painting! They're a Snap!
    Revell Models
  20. 19. The Further Adventures of Evel Knievel
    Ideal Toys
This issue was modified by, among others
  • CTGarry
  • Del Gruber
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • John Monagle
  • Ron Sadowski
  • Joe Torcivia
  • Jim Van Dore