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Issue: Batman #86
Publication Date: September 1954
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Issues: #86 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: 07/12/1954
Volume: none
Pages: 44
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 18 (5 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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Batman -- Indian Chief!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne; as Man-of-the-Bats]; Robin [Dick Grayson; as Little Raven]; Indians
First Line: Man-of-the-Bats and Little Raven -- slay them!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Art credits confirmed by Mortimer.
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Buzzy Says: "Work Can Be Fun!"

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: opinion, superhero, teen
Character(s): Buzzy Brown; Susie Gruff; Wolfert
First Line: I hear Buzzy and Susie are doing some...
Synopsis: Buzzy and Susie spend their summer volunteering to help with day camp activities for children.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: On the inside front cover. Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
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The Voyage of the First Batmarine!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Slant Stacy (villain, inroduction); Stacy's gang (villains, introduction for all)
Synopsis: After volunteering to become divers to remove explosives underwater at great depths, the Dynamic Duo are unable to properly rise to the surface slowly enough to prevent the bends. So they turn an ordinary submarine into a Bat-Marine and fight the criminal element under Slant Stacy successfully until the master criminal finds a way to get Batman out of the water, hoping he will die from the bends.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagBatman Annual #2 published January 1961
as The Underseas Batman [Story on Interior Page(s)]retitled
In Content Item: FlagBatman from the 30s to the 70s #[nn] [unnamed variant] published January 1971
as The Voyage of the First Batmarine! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals #1 published June 2009
as The Underseas Batman [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 9.67
Disclose Notes: Pencil credit verified by Sprang, and inker credit verified by Paris.

This story was retitled for the Batman Annual as "The Undrseas Batman".
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Superman on Television! Is Super-TV

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Adventures of Superman
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Tootsie Roll
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Feature(s): The Batman Whirly-Word Game
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]
First Line: Only two people can have one!
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Pages: 1
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The Joker's Winning Team!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Slugger Daniels; The Joker (villain); Joker's gang [Lefty; Socks; Lantern Jaw; Arson Al; Percival Denhem; rest unnamed] (villains)
First Line: The game's nearly over, Joker!
Synopsis: A baseball game inspires the Joker to become a manager of crime, as he decides to "trade" various crooks for others who have specialized talents that he can use to commit various crimes.
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In Content Item: FlagBatman vs. the Joker #D2969 (3) published May 1966
as The Joker's Winning Team! [Story on Interior Page(s)]reformatted
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Writer credit from Woolfolk payment records.
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[untitled]

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Adventures of the Dubble Bubble Kids
Character(s): Tim; Pud
First Line: There's nothing I like better than a parade!
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Pages: 0.5
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Water, Water, Everywhere!

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, non-fiction
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In Content Item: FlagBlackhawk #139 published August 1959
as Water, Water, Everywhere! [Cartoon on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jerry the Jitterbug; Biff; Slugg
First Line: Woe is me. The big dance is coming up and I'm flat broke!
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Pages: 2
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Casey the Cop
First Line: Officer" "Oh, officer!" "What happened?" "My store was robbed!
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Pages: 1
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Hotel Cop

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: crime, mystery, non-fiction
Character(s): Joseph Trask; John Hadley
First Line: Not long ago, a man named Joseph Trask, approaching...
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Pages: 2
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Batman -- Indian Chief!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne; also as Man-of-the-Bats]; Robin [Dick Grayson; also as Little Raven]; Chief Man-of-the-Bats [Great Eagle] (introduction); Little Raven [Little Eagle] (introduction); Black Elk (villain, introduction)
Synopsis: The Dynamic Duo come upon a duo dressing very much the same as the famed Batman and Robin, these being an Indian version. They are asked by the wounded "Man-of-the-Bats" to substitute for he and his fighting aide in battling against Black Elk, who has been terrorizing the countryside, and who suspects Man-of-the-Bats and Great Eagle to be the same man.
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In Content Item: FlagBatman Annual #2 published January 1961
as Batman-- Indian Chief! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBatman from the 30s to the 70s #[nn] [unnamed variant] published January 1971
as Batman -- Indian Chief! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals #1 published June 2009
as Batman -- Indian Chief! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBatman: The Black Casebook #[nn] published August 2009
as Batman -- Indian Chief! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 9.67
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Editorial Advisory Board

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.33
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen
First Line: Here he is...
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Colonial Studios, Inc.
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Jowett Institute of Physical Training
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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How Chuck's Fineline Pen Got Him in the Movies!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Fineline
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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