([1976] ?)

K. G. Murray, 1962 Series
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Price
0.30 AUD
Pages
68
On-sale Date
1976 ?
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
The K. G. Murray Publishing Company Pty Ltd
Brand
Planet Comics
Editing
?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Nick Cardy
Inks
Nick Cardy
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
E. Nelson Bridwell (original editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman; Robin; Wildcat
Reprints

The Batmobile of 1950! (Table of Contents: 1)

Batman With Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Samachson
Pencils
Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)
Inks
Charles Paris
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; un-named magician; Smiley Dix (villain); Snake (villain); Zoot (villain)
Synopsis
After being injured in a wreck involving the Batmobile while chasing some crooks, Batman finds himself laid up, unable to fight crime......or so is thought by crookdom, who are soon introduced to the fiercesome capablities of the new Batmobile!
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Keywords
Batcave; Batmobile of the 1950's (introduction); belt radio; Gotham City; Gotham News

The Monkey's Circle (Table of Contents: 2)

Wildcat / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Bernie Krigstein (signed)
Inks
Bernie Krigstein (signed)
Letters
?

Job Number
SEN86
Genre
superhero
Characters
Wildcat [Ted Grant]; Stretch Skinner; Leo (villain, introduction); Leo's gang (villains, introduction for all)
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The Bellboy Wonder! (Table of Contents: 3)

Robin / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Writer A [John Broome?]
Pencils
Jim Mooney
Inks
Jim Mooney
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
superhero
Characters
Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batman (cameo)
Synopsis
Robin goes undercover as a hotel bellboy to uncover a plot to assassinate the chairman of an international conference.
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The Case of the Prophetic Pictures (Table of Contents: 4)

Batman With Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
Bob Kane (signed)
Inks
Bob Kane (signed); Jerry Robinson (backgrounds)
Letters
Jerry Robinson

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Jim; Antal Ryder (an artist); Mikoff (an artist); Mr. Drake (socialite); Carmen Largo (opera singer, death); Mr. Vangild (death); Mr. Warren (death); Mr. Tavers; Mr. Bleek (Wiley's agent and manager); Mr. Wiley (villain, painting collector)
Synopsis
A business man heavily in debt buys up pictures of an artist at cheap prices, then tries to increase their value by murdering those pictured in the portraits.
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Keywords
slingshot

The Count That Never Ended! (Table of Contents: 5)

Wildcat / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Gil Kane (signed as Gil Stack)
Inks
Gil Kane (signed as Gil Stack)
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Wildcat [Ted Grant]; Stretch Skinner; The Huntress [Paula Brooks] (villain)
Synopsis
A mysterious woman kidnaps Stretch as a ploy to capture Ted Grant and replace him in the boxing ring, but Wildcat intervenes.
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Crazy-Quilt Comes Back! (Table of Contents: 6)

Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
Writer A [John Broome ?]
Pencils
Jim Mooney
Inks
Jim Mooney
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
superhero
Characters
Robin [Dick Grayson]; Crazy-Quilt
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The Secret of Batman Island (Table of Contents: 7)

Batman With Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 7.66 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Bob Kane)
Inks
Charles Paris
Letters
Pat Gordon

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; A. K. Barnaby (a Batman fan); Fat Man (image); Catwoman [Selina Kyle] (villain, image); The Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain, image); The Joker (villain, image); The Shark [Armand Lydecker] (villain); a gang of jewel thieves (villains)
Synopsis
The founder/owner of Batman Island is followed home by criminals seeking films the man has been shooting that could finger them for a crime they committed.
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Keywords
Bat Search-o-Screen; Bat-a-Rang; Bat-Signal; Batman Island; Batmobile; Batplane; Bomb-a-Rang; Wayne Mansion
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Batman
  2. 1. The Batmobile of 1950!
    Batman With Robin the Boy Wonder
  3. 2. The Monkey's Circle
    Wildcat
  4. 3. The Bellboy Wonder!
    Robin
  5. 4. The Case of the Prophetic Pictures
    Batman With Robin the Boy Wonder
  6. 5. The Count That Never Ended!
    Wildcat
  7. 6. Crazy-Quilt Comes Back!
    Robin the Boy Wonder
  8. 7. The Secret of Batman Island
    Batman With Robin the Boy Wonder
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