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Issue: The Batman Family #5
Publication Date: May 1976
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Issues: #5 of 20 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [bullet]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: National Periodical Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: 02/05/1976
Volume: 2
Pages: 52
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0709893165506
Price: $0.50 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 7 (3 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from Comic Reader #127.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: Newsprint
Binding: Squarebound (#1-4); Saddle-stitched (#5-20)
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Format Notes:  
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The Princess and the Vagabond!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Maze; Ace the Bat-Hound (vignette); Signalman [Philip Cobb] (vignette)
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #15/1976 published July 1976
as Batgirl und Robin voll in Action! Außerdem: Krypto, der Superhund [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: S-2262
Disclose Notes: Color credits provided by Anthony Tollin.
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Minerva Menace!

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Aunt Minerva
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Princess and the Vagabond!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Maze; Clark Kent [Superman]; Alexei Brund; Princess Evalina; Jack Corley; Mary "Skippy" Mulcahy
Synopsis: Maze is hired to assassinate Princess Evalina and discredit Alexei Brund. They did not count on the fact that Batgirl is protecting the princess, and Brund is riding around the country with Dick Grayson.
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman #15/1976 published July 1976
as Die Fürstin und der Vagabund [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagLynvingen #6/1979 published January 1979
as Prinsessen og eventyreren [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagLäderlappen #6/1979 published May 1979
as Mordintrigen [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 18
Job Number: S-2231
Disclose Notes: Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Clark Kent appears as a reporter and not in the Superman identity.
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Batman Presents... Ace, the Bat-Hound!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Bat-Hound [Ace] (introduction, Origin); Alfred Thaddeus Crane Pennyworth (introduction); John Wilker (introduction); Bert Bowers (villain, introduction); Commissioner James Gordon
Synopsis: When Batman and Robin find an injured dog they take it back to the Batcave. The dog helps them with a few cases and leads them to the crooks who kidnapped his master.
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From Content Item: FlagBatman #92 published June 1955
was Ace, the Bat-Hound! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Job Number: N-1452
Disclose Notes: Originally a Batman feature. Alfred's middle names revealed in this story.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: S-2270
Disclose Notes: Includes letters from Michael D. Dargay, Brian Scott, Bob Rodi and Wilson Rivera.
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The Signs of the Signalman

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Signalman [Philip Cobb]; Commissioner James Gordon; Miss Lanor
Synopsis: Signalman escapes from jail and goes on a new crime spree.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagBatman #124 published June 1959
was The Return of Signalman [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7.67
Job Number: N-1477
Disclose Notes: Story originally titled "The Return of Signalman."

"Batman Presents the Villain of the Issue"
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The Signalman, the Mad Hatter & the Blockbuster

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman's Rogues Gallery
Character(s): The Signalman [Philip Cobb]; The Mad Hatter [Jervis Tetch]; The Blockbuster [Mark Desmond]
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagLynvingen #8/1978 published January 1978
as Signalmannen; Hattemannen; Blockbuster [Character Profile on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: N-1481

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