([December] 1953)

DC, 1953 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
0.25 USD
Pages
36
On-sale Date
1953-10-30
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Editing
?
Color
Duotone Red and Blue for 3-D effect
Binding
saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
one-shot

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Charles Paris
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Curt is credited with the pencils in the Giant Batman Annual #1 Replica Edition (DC, 1999 series) reprint.

The Fowls of Fate! (Table of Contents: 1)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jim Mooney (signed as Bob Kane)
Inks
Charles Paris (signed as Bob Kane)
Colors
Jack Adler (3-D effects)
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain); Duke Malliny; Dodds; Commissioner James Gordon
Synopsis
Believing that basing his past crimes on birds is what got him caught, Penguin escapes from prison and plans a new series of crimes that are not related to birds.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The original page 9 removed for this reprint.

The Interplanetary Aquarium (Table of Contents: 2)

Tommy Tomorrow / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
John Fischetti
Colors
Jack Adler (3-D effects)
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Planeteers; Col. Tommy Tomorrow; Joan Gordy
Synopsis
The year is 1988. Tommy Tomorrow recently graduated from Space Port with the rank of Colonel in the Planeteers. He is instructed to visit other planets in the solar system and bring back specimens of marine life, so that the giant aquarium can be expanded to an Interplanetary Aquarium. Joan Gordy of the Planetary Radio News accompanies Col. Tomorrow and his crew.
Reprints

The Robot Robbers! (Table of Contents: 3)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
Charles Paris
Inks
Charles Paris
Colors
Jack Adler (3-D effects)
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Doctor Hercules (villain); Jawbone Bannon (villain); Whitey Drebs (villain); George "Four-Eyes" Foley (villain, death)
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

blank page(s) / 2 pages (report information)


Indexer Notes

The inside front and inside back covers are blank.

Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Batman
  2. 1. The Fowls of Fate!
    Batman and Robin
  3. 2. The Interplanetary Aquarium
    Tommy Tomorrow
  4. 3. The Robot Robbers!
    Batman and Robin
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Mark Boyer
  • Allen Ross
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore