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Issue: Batman #79
Publication Date: October 1953
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Issues: #79 of 715 Issues (1363 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: 08/19/1953
Volume: none
Pages: 44
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 21 (7 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 U.S.; standard Silver Age U.S.; standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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The Bride of Batman!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Vicki Vale
First Line: The Bat-Signal!
Reprinting
In Content Item: Flag80 Page Giant Magazine #5 published December 1964
as Silver Anniversary Issue Celebrating 25 Years of Batman and Robin [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Art credits verified by Mortimer.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Novelty Mart
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Bride of Batman!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Vicki Vale; Shah of Nairomi (introduction); Ali Khendun (introduction); Eloise Leach (introduction, magazine photographer); Joe (newspaper editor)
First Line: Now that Batman's gettin' married, this...
Synopsis: When the Shah of a foreign nation wants Vicki as his wife, she gets out of it (or so she thinks) by announcing that she is secretly engaged to Batman!
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In Content Item: Flag80 Page Giant Magazine #5 published December 1964
as Bride of Batman! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Pencil credit verified by Sprang and inker credit verified by Paris.

Oddity: in the 1st panel on page 2, the caption states that Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson are sitting at home listening to a radio announcement, then note the Bat-Signal in the sky. Dick says they need to change and head for Police HQ.....but if one looks closely, Dick is sitting there already in his yellow cape & black mask!
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Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Quick Quiz
First Line: How hard must the wind blow to be called a hurricane?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Sky Bar
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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Binky Says: "Give Your Pet All the Breaks!"

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, opinion, teen
Character(s): Binky Biggs; Allergy; Sport (dog); Jim
First Line: Gee, Binky, what's wrong with Sport?
Synopsis: Binky and Allergy don't understand why Sport is acting like he is.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Batman of Yesterday!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Professor Carter Nichols; Captain Lightfoot [Abel Adams] (introduction); Walter Fraley (villain, introduction); Hugo Vorney (villain, introduction)
Synopsis: After a train has been robbed of a valuable gold shipment, a suspected criminal comes forward saying that he found gold in treasure that was buried 200 years ago. Determined to prove he is lying, Batman and Robin travel back to 1753 to find where the treasure is really buried and encounter a masked hero of the past.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 9.67
Disclose Notes: Bob Kane credit verified by Schwartz. This is a time travel story.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Tootsie Roll
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Character(s): Pud
First Line: Now that we're at the North Pole...
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Pages: 0.5
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Editorial Advisory Board

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Includes a plug for polio research.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Casey the Cop
First Line: Having trouble parking your car, lady?
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Pages: 1
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Grand Jury

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: crime, non-fiction
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Pages: 2
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The Line of Stars Presents

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Adventures of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis; The Adventures of Bob Hope
Character(s): Superman; Batman; Bob Hope; Dean Martin; Jerry Lewis
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Casey the Cop
First Line: State Prison
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wildroot Cream-Oil
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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Batman -- Gang Boss!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Lefty; Finch Evers; Bugs Luther; Harry Green; George Jensen; Scar Dudley; Pockets Gray; Ape Hagger; Lars Veking (villain, introduction, death); Riley
First Line: Hey, Lefty!
Synopsis: Batman and Robin are escorting a prisoner transport when their plane crashes on what appears to be a deserted island. But the island is controlled by the murderous pirate Lars Veking, and Batman and Robin find unexpected brothers-in-arms in the form of the prisoners they are escorting. One by one, the prisoners use their criminal talents to help defeat Veking. Afterwards, the prisoners turn on Batman and Robin, who are forced to flee. The prisoners steal Veking's submarine and head for the mainland, only to find the Police waiting for them. Batman and Robin were stowaways in the torpedo tubes!
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagGigant #1/1965 published ?
as Läderlappen – gangsterchef! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Penciler credit verified by Sprang and inker credit verified by Paris.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jerry the Jitterbug
First Line: Wait till you see what I got for my birthday!
Synopsis: Jerry shows off a pipe that he received as a birthday gift.
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Pages: 0.67
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Scripto
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Pages: 0.33
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Friendship Studios, Inc.
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Pages: 1
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Motor's Auto Repair Manual
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Cracker Jack
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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