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Issue: Batman #61
Publication Date: October 1950
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Issues: #61 of 715 Issues (1343 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: 08/09/1950
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 21 (8 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age, then Silver Age, then standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock:  
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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The Origin of Batplane II!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
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In Content Item: FlagBatman #61 published December 1950
as The Origin of Batplane II! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Art credits verified by Mortimer.
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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Tomahawk
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Pages: 1
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The Birth of Batplane II!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; "Flying Tiger" Haggerty (introduction); Mr. Lane (airline manager); Colonel Webb; Commissioner James Gordon; The Boley Brothers [Bull Boley; Slats Boley; Dave Boley] (villains, introduction for all); unnamed air traffic controllers; unnamed guards; unnamed yacht captain; unnamed yacht radio operator; unnamed yacht crewmen
Synopsis: When criminals steal the Batplane to use in crimes, Batman and Robin race to build a new Batplane to stop them.
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In Content Item: FlagBatman #203 published July 1968
as The Birth of Batplane II! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told #[1] published August 1988
as The Birth of Batplane II! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told #[nn] published December 1988
as The Birth of the Batplane II! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told #[nn] published June 1989
as The Birth of Batplane II! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Batplane II created in this story.

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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Schwinn
Character(s): Alfred Letourner
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Pages: 1
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Danger Is Where You Find It!

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Feature(s): Danger Trail
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The Mystery of the Winged People!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Susan Hogarth (typist); The Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain); unnamed inmates; Mr. Rober (paint shop owner); unnamed guard; unnamed police officers; unnamed circus employees; unnamed circus paymaster; unnamed henchman; unnamed Robin fan club members
Synopsis: Penguin escapes from prison and embarks on a series of crimes based on people with wings.
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Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Penciler credit verified by Sprang and inker credit verified by Paris.
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$100,000 in Smuggled Diamonds!

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Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Ray-O-Vac
First Line: This diamond smuggling case was one of...
Synopsis: A true story from the US Bureau of Customs. Ray-O-Vac batteries help recover $100,000 in smuggled diamonds.
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Editorial Advisory Board

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.5
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Shorty
First Line: Aren't auction sales a lot of fun?
Synopsis: Shorty and friends attend an auction.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Bebe; Pinky (dog)
First Line: But, Mommy--" "No buts - You take the bus to school...
Synopsis: Bebe and Pinky go for a bus ride.
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Pages: 2
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Railroad Quiz

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Charles Carroll; Isaac Dripps; Horatio Allen
First Line: Q. What signer of the Declaration of Independence was...
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Pages: 2
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Casey the Cop; Sarge
First Line: Gosh, it's one of the hottest days of the year!
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Pages: 0.75
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Columbia
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Pages: 0.25
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Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): Science Snaps
First Line: Snow reflects 75 percent of the sunlight that falls upon it!
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The Day's Best Bite!

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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Nestlé's Crunch
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The Wheelchair Crimefighter!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Vicki Vale; Commissioner James Gordon; Doctor Chubb (villain, introduction); Babyface Fulop (villain); Mug Ferrier (villain); unnamed criminals; unnamed bystanders; unnamed reporters; Sergeant Nevins; unnamed movie studio employee; unnamed police officers
First Line: So long, Batman!
Synopsis: After breaking his legs, Batman attempts to fight crime while confined to a wheelchair.
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Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Penciler credits verified by Schwartz and inker credit verified by Paris.
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[untitled]

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Genres: childrens
Character(s): Pud; Janie
First Line: I got the knot hole first!
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Peg
First Line: Peg, you should learn to be more economical...
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Feature(s): Bud and Sis; Cloverine
First Line: Bud, could I get a wrist watch the same easy way you got that air rifle
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School Children 'Round the World

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]
First Line: Well, here we go again -- back to the old grind!
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Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Daisy Manufacturing Co.
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Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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