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Issue: Batman: The Sunday Classics, 1943-46 #[nn]
Publication Date: May 1991
 
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Publisher: FlagKitchen Sink Press; DC
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Indicia Publisher: DC Comics and Kitchen Sink Press
On Sale Date: 04/11/1991
Volume: none
Pages: 212
ISBN: 0878161481
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $23.95 CAD
$19.95 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 49 (40 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Trade Paperback
Color: color
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Binding: softcover
Publishing Format: collected edition
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Genres: superhero
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A History of the 1940s Batman and Robin Sundays

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Pages: 7
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Biographies

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Genres: biography
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Pages: 10
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Bubblegum Similarities

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Introduction
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Pages: 1
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Feature(s): Introduction
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Pages: 3
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The McClure Syndicate's Promotional Booklet

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Introduction
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Pages: 12
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Jack Burnley's Pencils

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Introduction
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Pages: 1
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Batman -- Backward Looking and Forward Leaning

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Introduction
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Pages: 4
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The Penguin's Crime-Thunderstorms

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ? (DC bullpen)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Amos Q. Pinchbeck (wealthy eccentric)
Synopsis: The Penguin has a unique plan in mind by selling a wealthy eccentric one of his umbrellas.
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Reprint Notes: from Sunday strips #1-6 (11/7 -12/12/1943)
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Pages: 6
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The Secret of Cap'n Plankton's Ghost

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ? (DC bullpen)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): John Plankton (son of Captain Plankton); Ross Plankton [as Cap'n Plankton] (villain, nephew of John Plankton); Plankton's crew (villains)
Synopsis: Batman and Robin must stop the robberies of the summer homes owned by rich residents by the ghost of Captain Plankton and his crew.
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Reprint Notes: from Sunday strips #7-10 (12/19/1943 - 1/9/1944)
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Pages: 4
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Jesse James Rides Again

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ? (DC bullpen)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Mr. Nevins (President of a railroad); Hamlet [as Jesse James] (villain, former Shakespearian actor); Packy [as Billy the Kid] (villain)
Synopsis: Commissioner Gordon calls in the Caped Crusaders to meet the President of a railroad celebrating its centennial by running a special engine with a caboose carrying a fortune in silver as a re-enactment of a 1844 trip. Unknown to the Dynamic Duo, a pair of crooks intervene, dressed as Jesse James and Billy the Kid.
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Reprint Notes: from Sunday strips #11-15 (1/16 - 2/13/1944)
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Pages: 5
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The Undersea Bank Bandits

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ? (DC bullpen)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Gotham City riverfront superintendent; gang of underwater bank robbers (villains)
Synopsis: Batman and Robin are in a dilemma, trying to figure out how a gang of bank robbers are able to easily pull off robberies right under their noses.
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Reprint Notes: from Sunday strips #16-20 (2/20 - 3/12/1944
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Pages: 5
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Liquid Gold

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ? (DC bullpen)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Ruth Parker (oil rig owner/operator); Sheriff Rossin; Big Tim Hale (villain, oil operator); Hale's men [Pete; Joe] (villains)
Synopsis: The Caped Crusaders are called in by a lady oil rig owner to help discover who is damaging the tools and machinery in her oil fields and scaring away the workers.
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Reprint Notes: from Sunday strips #21-26 (3/26 - 4/30/1944)
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Pages: 6
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Cap'n Alfred

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ? (DC bullpen)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Herbert (a ship's captain); group of silk hijackers [Mike Mason; Ned; Twist; Tapper; other unnamed] (villains)
Synopsis: Reliving his ancestor's trade as a ship's captain, Alfred is given the opportunity to be a captain for a day himself. Lucky for him that Batman and Robin, in disguise, slip aboard the ship.
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Reprint Notes: from Sunday strips #27-31 (5/7 - 6/4/1944)
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Pages: 5
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Death Row's Innocent Resident

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ? (DC bullpen)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Warden Doyle; Dorian (rare book dealer, death); Frederick Steele (Dorian's partner); Bower (villain, book counterfeiter boss, eventual death); Horace Hawkins (villain, book counterfeiter); Hawkin's gang (villains)
Synopsis: A man on death row, soon to be executed, calls in Batman and Robin to investigate the case, claiming that he was innocent of the murder of his boss, Mr. Dorian.
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Reprint Notes: from Sunday strips #32-39 (6/11 - 7/30/1944)
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Pages: 8
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The Mardi Gras Mystery

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ? (DC bullpen) (strips #40-42)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Mrs. Bridges; Ann Lacy (Mrs. Bridges niece); Joe; Mr. Bagley [as Falstaff] (villain); Bagley's gang [Lebette; Klink; others unnamed] (villains)
Synopsis: Invited down to New Orleans to a Mardi Gras celebration, Bruce and Dick soon find themselves in a mad search for a treasure buried aboard an old steamboat by Blackjack Lucas.
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Reprint Notes: from Sunday strips #40-46 (8/6 - 9/17/1944)
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Pages: 7
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An Attic Full of Art

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Mr. Greene (art collector); Mr. Cobb (farmer); circus trapeze artist (death); Mr. Maxwell (villain, crooked art dealer)
Synopsis: Art dealer Maxwell is well aware that many more Homer Benson paintings exist on a farm where the late artist once lived, and Maxwell intends to use any trick of the trade to lay his hands on them. The Caped Crusaders deem otherwise.
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Reprint Notes: from Sunday strips #47-53 (9/24 - 11/5/1944)
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Pages: 7
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There Was a Crooked Man

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Mr. Davis; The Crooked Man [Mr. Mellville]; the Crooked Man's gang [Mousey; rest unnamed]
Synopsis: The Dynamic Duo get involved in one of the strangest cases of their careers in trying to track down a crooked man, straight out of the nursery rhyme.
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Reprint Notes: from Sunday strips #54-61 (11/12 - 12/31/1944)
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Pages: 8
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Holy Smoke

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Osborne (district forest ranger); Joe (forest ranger); Neil Gage (handyman); Mary (Neil's sweetheart); Charley Bruff (villain, rancher)
Synopsis: While out on a camping trip, Batman and Robin are invited to visit an actual forest ranger, see how he does his work, and participate in fighting a monstrous forest fire, all due to a man trying to blame another for a crime.
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Reprint Notes: from Sunday strips #62-68 (1/7 - 2/18/1945)
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Pages: 7
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An English Sassiety Skoit

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Valerie (Alfred's niece); Goitie [as Valerie] (villain); Charlie (villain); Sergeant Stone (villain); Sergeant Madden (villain)
Synopsis: A pair of crooks come upon a plan to impersonate Alfred's niece, whom Alfred has never seen, in order to get large sums of money out of the butler on the pretense that she was falsely accused of theft of jewels.
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Reprint Notes: from Sunday strips #69-72 (2/25 - 3/18/1945)
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Pages: 4
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Rustling on a Reservation

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Chief Montak; John Red Feather; Featherfoot (Indian boy); Sheriff Alby; gang of cattle rustlers [One-Wing; rest unnamed] (villains)
Synopsis: While vacationing on a dude ranch out west, the pair decide to visit a Pueblo reservation for relaxation. But soon, it is Batman and Robin who must track down a gang of cattle rustlers, using that scenario to cover up their real motive: to secretly mine a fortune in silver from beneath the Indian reservation land.
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Reprint Notes: from Sunday strips #73-78 (3/25 - 4/29/1945)
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Pages: 6
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The Gopher: King of the Underworld

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Gopher (villain, Hall of Records map room clerk, death); the Gopher's gang [Monk; Mitch; Anthony Mayo (sanitation man, death); rest unnamed] (villains)
Synopsis: A clever criminal uses a series of "natural" underground disasters to cover for his crimes of robbery -- all committed underground!
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Reprint Notes: from Sunday strips #79-85 (5/6 - 7/17/1945)
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Pages: 7
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The Tale of the Tinker Diamond

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Jonas Brock (diamond cutter); Brock's son (cameo); kidnappers [Blinky Meggs (a fence); Lefty; rest unnamed] (villains)
Synopsis: A group of kidnappers kidnap the son of a famed diamond cutter, who is to cut the famed Tinker Diamond, and try to convince him to substitute a glass version of the diamond on the day of the cutting, then give the real gem to the gang in return for the release of his son.
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Reprint Notes: from Sunday strips #86-90 (6/24 - 7/22/1945)
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Pages: 5
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A Pretty Amnesiac

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Helen Smithers; Mr. Wilson (villain); Mr. Watson (villain); Mr. Wilde (villain)
Synopsis: A young girl with amnesia, raised by a Chinese family and whose late parents were missionaries, holds the secret of a fortune buried somewhere on the premises to keep it from the Japanese. When a trio of thugs kidnap the young woman to extract the information from her, the Dynamic Duo spring into action to save her.
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Reprint Notes: from Sunday strips #91-97 (7/29 - 9/9/1945)
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Pages: 7
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Devil's Reef

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Miller Gang [Miller; Jeff; rest unnamed] (villains, group of bank robbers)
Synopsis: A group of bank robbers hightail it to Devil's Reef in order to prevent the police from catching up with them. But Batman and Robin figure out where they are and go after them, unaware that Alfred has dug up an 1760 treasure map that pinpoints a treasure located on that very same island.
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Reprint Notes: from Sunday strips #98-103 (9/16 - 10/21/1945)
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Pages: 6
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Gotham's Cleverest Criminal

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Joker's gang (villains); The Sparrow (villain); The Sparrow's gang [Mincemeat Mulligan; rest unnamed] (villains)
Synopsis: When the Joker reads of a new criminal in Gotham City that is considered more clever that the Crime Clown himself, he decides to break jail and track down this upstart.
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Reprint Notes: from Sunday strips #104-110 (10/28 - 12/9/1945)
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Pages: 7
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Alfred Claus

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Eddie; gang of crooks (villains)
Synopsis: When Alfred encounters a small boy who didn't receive any Christmas presents the year before, the intrepid butler decides to play Santa himself to restore the boy's faith in Christmas.
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Reprint Notes: from Sunday strips #111-112 (12/16 - 12/23/1945)
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Pages: 2
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Twelvetoes

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Helen; "Skinny" Sloan (Policeman, Helen's beau); Jeff (villain, Sloan's rival); Twelvetoes (villain); Twelvetoe's gang (villains)
Synopsis: Constantly being ribbed because of his weight, "Skinny" Sloan vows to not lose any more weight, else he will lose his girl to another suitor. But Helen's suitor, Jeff, who wants the girl's money, is determined to see that the policeman loses weight, so he hires the Twelvetoe's gang to keep the cop running from crime to crime.
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Reprint Notes: from Sunday strips #113-118 (12/30/1945 - 2/3/1946)
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Pages: 6
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Oswald Who?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Miranda Cobblepot (Oswald's aunt); Stonehead (villain); Stonehead's henchmen (villains)
Synopsis: The Batman and Robin capture the Penguin attempting to pick up a postcard from the local post office, then discover the card is from the cagey bird's Aunt Miranda, wishing him a happy birthday, and who believes Oswald to be a successful, upstanding umbrella businessman. When it is discovered that the aunt is planning to visit Oswald, the Caped Crusaders try to keep the Penguin on the straight and narrow during her visit.
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Reprint Notes: from Sunday strips #119-123 (2/10 - 3/10/1946)
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Pages: 5
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Hotel Grandeur

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Mr. Svetya (Diplomat from Brandenburg); hotel detective; kidnappers (villains, posing as a hotel chef and cook)
Synopsis: Bruce visits the Hotel Grandeur to visit a foreign diplomat on business but discovers that the diplomat has disappeared from the hotel.
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Reprint Notes: from Sunday strips #124-129 (3/17 - 4/21/1946)
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Pages: 6
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Catwoman's Grasshopper Chase

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Catwoman's gang (villains)
Synopsis: Catwoman challenges the Dynamic Duo to capture her as she vows to carry out a nationwide crime spree.
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Reprint Notes: from Sunday strips #130-137 (4/28 - 6/16/1946)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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Half Man-Half Monster

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): unnamed Police Captain; Lucky Sheldon (villain, cameo); Two-Face [Mr. Apollo] (villain, actor, death); Two-Face's mob (villains)
Synopsis: During the trial of noted racketeer Lucky Sheldon, the villain hurls vitriol into Apollo's face, horribly disfiguring it. His mind affected, the former actor now takes on the role of the evil Two-Face, who uses his lucky silver dollar to determine when a crime will take place.
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Reprint Notes: from Sunday strips #138-146 (6/23 - 8/18/1946)
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Pages: 9
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The Curse of the Four Fates

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Letterer(s): ? (DC Bullpen) (strip #154)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Chief of Police; Jandor (an Indian mystic, death); "Mousey" Meggs (villain, death); "Slick" Dandy (villain, death); "Nails" Logan (villain, death); "Brains" Morley (villain, death)
Synopsis: As he lay dying from a bullet wound to the heart, an Indian mystic casts the irrevocable curse of the four fates upon those responsible for his death.
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Reprint Notes: from Sunday strips #147-154 (8/25 - 10/13/1946)
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Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Similar story as in "The Four Fates!", from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #9. (Note by Anthony William Durant, via the error tracker).
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Tire Tread Deathtrap

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ? (DC Bullpen) (strip #155)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Andy Greer (villain, robber); Greer's gang (villains)
Synopsis: A three-time bank robber sets a clever trap for the Dynamic Duo.
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Reprint Notes: from Sunday strips #155-156 (10/20 - 10/27/1946)
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Pages: 2
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2 strips Arrow, the Family Comic Weekly

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Penciller(s): ? [as Bob Kane] (signed on 2nd strip)
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): two crooks (villains)
Synopsis: The Dynamic Duo go after clever and cunning crooks who are staging gold robberies.
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Reprint Notes: from Sunday strips #1-2 (9/7 - 9/14/1953)

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Pages: 2
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Batman daily strip

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Genres: superhero
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Reprint Notes: fr. July 16 1966
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Pages: 0.25
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Batman daily strip

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Genres: superhero
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Reprint Notes: fr. July 14 1967
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Pages: 0.25
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Batman daily strip

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Genres: superhero
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Reprint Notes: fr. Apr 19 1969
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Pages: 0.25
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Batman daily strip

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Genres: superhero
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Reprint Notes: fr. Sep 7 1971
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Pages: 0.25
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World's Greatest Super-Heroes daily strip

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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): World's Greatest Superheroes
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Reprint Notes: fr. Aug 29 - Sep 2 1978
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Pages: 1
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The Superman Sunday Special

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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): World's Greatest Superheroes
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Reprint Notes: fr. Sep 25 1983
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Pages: 0.5
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Batman daily strip

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Genres: superhero
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Reprint Notes: fr. Nov 16 1989
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Pages: 0.25
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Batman daily strip

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Genres: superhero
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Reprint Notes: fr. Jan 19 1990
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Pages: 0.25
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Batman daily strip

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Genres: superhero
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Reprint Notes: fr. Mar 24 1990
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Batman daily strip

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Genres: superhero
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Reprint Notes: fr. Jul 5 1990
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Pages: 0.25
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Batman daily strip

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Genres: superhero
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Reprint Notes: fr. Oct 18 1990
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Batman daily strip

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Genres: superhero
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Reprint Notes: fr. Nov 20 1990
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Pages: 0.25
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Batman daily strip

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Genres: superhero
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Reprint Notes: fr. Jan 15 1991
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Pages: 0.25
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Tracy's Influence

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Afterword.
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Pages: 1

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