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Issue: DC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals #2
Publication Date: October 2010
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Issues: #2 of 2 Issues
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Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC Comics
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics
On Sale Date: 08/25/2010
Volume: 2
Pages: 344
ISBN: 9781401227913
UPC/EAN: 978140122791353999
Price: $47.99 CAD
$39.99 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 42 (33 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Color reconstruction by Digikore. Black and White art reconstruction on selected interior pages by Digikore.
Reprints Batman Annual (DC, 1961 Series) #4-7.
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Publication Type: Hardcover
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Modern Age US
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Binding: Hardcover
Publishing Format: Collected Edition
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reprinted 38 times from Content Items in other Issues.
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[untitled]

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
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Disclose Notes: Cover art credit additionally cites "after Sheldon Moldoff"
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Contents

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Introduction

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First Line: So why would DC publish, in is Classics Library line, a collection of comic that were themselves originally ... collections of comics?
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Disclose Notes: Contains a set of panels showing differences between the original story and the reprint in the Annual.
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Batman Annual #4: The Secret Adventures of Batman and Robin

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batwoman [Kathy Kane]
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From Content Item: FlagBatman Annual #4 published January 1962
was The Secret Adventures of Batman and Robin [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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The First Batman

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batman [Thomas Wayne]; Lew Moxon
First Line: In an honored space in the Bat-cave's famed trophy room hands a strange yet oddly familiar garb -- the costume of another Batman!
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From Content Item: FlagDetective Comics #235 published September 1956
was The First Batman [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Am I Really Batman?

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; James Gordon; Professor Achilles Milo
First Line: It was like a nightmare, as everything that Batman took for granted suddenly seemed a lie -- something he imagined!
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From Content Item: FlagBatman #112 published December 1957
was Am I Really Batman? [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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The Batwoman

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batwoman [Kathy Kane]
First Line: Don't worry, Batman and Robin -- I'll save you!
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From Content Item: FlagDetective Comics #233 published July 1956
was The Batwoman [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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The Vanished Batman

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; James Gordon; Pack Purdy; John Vair
First Line: A great mystery bursts upon Gotham City when its most famous citizen disappears.
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From Content Item: FlagBatman #101 published August 1956
was The Vanished Batman [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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The Phantom of the Bat-Cave!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Pardu
First Line: Beneath a millionaire's mansion lies a hidden, subterranean cavern...
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From Content Item: FlagBatman #99 published April 1956
was The Phantom of the Bat-Cave! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Batman's College Days

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Batman]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Joe Danton
First Line: Have you ever wondered where Bruce Wayne went to prepare himself for his dangerous career as Batman?
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From Content Item: FlagBatman #96 published December 1955
was Batman's College Days [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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The Marriage of Batman and Batwoman

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batwoman [Kathy Kane]
First Line: Although his career as crime-fighter is sometimes a lonely one, up till now, batman has never allowed himself to think of marriage--
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From Content Item: FlagBatman #122 published March 1959
was The Marriage of Batman and Batwoman [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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The Second Boy Wonder!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth
First Line: Many a hardened criminal has sought the true identity of Batman, but it was a young, freckle-faced boy who came closer than all the schemers of the underworld to exposing Bruce Wayne in his role of the masked crime-fighter.
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From Content Item: FlagBatman #105 published February 1957
was The Second Boy Wonder! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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The Man Who Ended Batman's Career

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Professor Achilles Milo
First Line: What's this?
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From Content Item: FlagDetective Comics #247 published September 1957
was The Man Who Ended Batman's Career [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 12
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Batman Annual #5: The Strange Lives of Batman and Robin

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
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From Content Item: FlagBatman Annual #5 published January 1963
was The Strange Lives of Batman and Robin [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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The Power That Doomed Batman

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
First Line: Imagine having super-strength!
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From Content Item: FlagDetective Comics #268 published June 1959
was The Power That Doomed Batman [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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The Merman Batman

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
First Line: When a fantastic accident transforms the mighty Batman into a human "fish," apparently doomed to live in the ominous world of water forever, the determined crime-fighter refuses to retire until he cracks his last case!
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From Content Item: FlagBatman #118 published September 1958
was The Merman Batman [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 8
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Rip Van Batman

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
First Line: Overnight, everything had changed for Batman!
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From Content Item: FlagBatman #119 published October 1958
was Rip Van Batman [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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The Zebra Batman

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Zebra-Man [Jack Baker]
First Line: Now, Batman -- I'll show you what I can really do with my power!
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From Content Item: FlagDetective Comics #275 published January 1960
was The Zebra Batman [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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The Grown-Up Boy Wonder

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Owlman [Dick Grayson]
First Line: What's this?
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From Content Item: FlagBatman #107 published April 1957
was The Grown-Up Boy Wonder [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 8
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The Bewitched Batman

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Superman [Clark Kent]
First Line: Batman! Stop!
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From Content Item: FlagWorld's Finest Comics #109 published May 1960
was The Bewitched Batman [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 12
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The Phantom Batman

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
First Line: The strangest of all dooms strikes Batman, and gives him a power no human being has ever possessed before!
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From Content Item: FlagBatman #110 published September 1957
was The Phantom Batman [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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The Giant Batman

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
First Line: The miraculous achievements of modern-day science have changed the world!
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From Content Item: FlagDetective Comics #243 published May 1957
was Batman the Giant! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Batman Annual #6: Batman and Robin's Most Thrilling Mystery Cases!

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Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
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From Content Item: FlagBatman Annual #6 published January 1963
was Batman and Robin's Most Thrilling Mystery Cases! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Murder at Mystery Castle

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
First Line: From out of the past comes the strange home of a modern millionaire...
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From Content Item: FlagDetective Comics #246 published August 1957
was Murder at Mystery Castle [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 12
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The Gotham City Safari

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
First Line: From Mexico to Africa -- from Africa to India -- from India to Malay -- Batman and Robin went on a dangerous manhunt and made the trek in just one short hour!
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From Content Item: FlagBatman #111 published October 1957
was The Gotham City Safari [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 8
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Mystery of the Sky Museum!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
First Line: Strange and grotesque were the world's first airplanes, balloons, and dirigibles invented by geniuses who dreamt of flying.
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From Content Item: FlagBatman #94 published September 1955
was Mystery of the Sky Museum! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 8
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The Mystery of the Four Batmen!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
First Line: There's only one Batman!
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From Content Item: FlagBatman #88 published December 1954
was The Mystery of the Four Batmen! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 8
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The Creature From the Green Lagoon

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
First Line: I can't escape this fantastic creature much longer -- and if I surface, it will surely mean my doom!
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From Content Item: FlagDetective Comics #252 published February 1958
was The Creature from the Green Lagoon [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 12
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The Map of Mystery!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
First Line: Maps have always been signposts to adventure, from the old pirate treasure charts to the big and modern maps fliers use today!
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From Content Item: FlagBatman #91 published April 1955
was The Map of Mystery! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 8
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The Danger Club

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
First Line: Every day they dueled with death.
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From Content Item: FlagBatman #76 published April 1953
was The Danger Club [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 9.67
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Doom in Dinosaur Hall!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
First Line: Amid bizarre creatures of the prehistoric past, Batman faces one of his greatest challenges -- and one of the greatest threats to his life.
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From Content Item: FlagDetective Comics #255 published May 1958
was Death in Dinosaur Hall! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Original story title is "Death in Dinosaur Hall".
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Batman Annual #7: Thrilling Adventures of the Whole Batman Family!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Bat-Girl [Betty Kane]; Batwoman [Kathy Kane]; Bat-Hound [Ace]; Bat-Mite; Batman II [Dick Grayson]; Robin II [Bruce Wayne, Jr.]
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From Content Item: FlagBatman Annual #7 published January 1964
was Thrilling Adventures of the Whole Batman Family! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Batman Meets Bat-Mite

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Bat-Mite
First Line: Is he an elf?
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From Content Item: FlagDetective Comics #267 published May 1959
was Batman Meets Bat-Mite [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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The Secret Life of Bat-Hound

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Bat-Hound [Ace]; Batwoman [Kathy Kane]; Mr. Midas
First Line: This is probably the strangest story you've ever read!
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From Content Item: FlagBatman #125 published August 1959
was The Secret Life of Bat-Hound [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 7.67
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Bat-Girl!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batwoman [Kathy Kane]; Bat-Girl [Betty Kane]
First Line: Criminals beware!
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From Content Item: FlagBatman #139 published April 1961
was Bat-Girl! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 8
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The Dynamic Trio

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Mysteryman [James Gordon]; Vicki Vale
First Line: Most famous of all partners are Batman and Robin, the dynamic duo whose flashing skills make them the world's greatest lawmen!
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From Content Item: FlagDetective Comics #245 published July 1957
was The Dynamic Trio [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 12
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The Secret of Batman's Butler

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth
First Line: One man alone knows the answer to the greatest mystery of modern times -- the identities of Batman and Robin!
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From Content Item: FlagBatman #110 published September 1957
was The Secret of Batman's Butler [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 8
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Superman and Robin!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Superman [Clark Kent]
First Line: Batman and Robin... two names that are always paired!
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From Content Item: FlagWorld's Finest Comics #75 published March 1955
was Superman and Robin! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 12
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Batwoman's Publicity Agent

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batwoman [Kathy Kane]; Bat-Hound [Ace]; Bat-Mite
First Line: Beware!
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From Content Item: FlagBatman #133 published August 1960
was Batwoman's Publicity Agent [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 8.67
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The Second Batman and Robin Team

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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman II and Robin II
Character(s): Batman II [Dick Grayson]; Robin II [Bruce Wayne, Jr.]; Alfred Pennyworth; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Batwoman [Kathy Wayne]
First Line: Some day, Batman will be old -- some day, Batman will have to retire!
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From Content Item: FlagBatman #131 published April 1960
was The Second Batman and Robin Team [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 9
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Greetings From the Batman Family

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Bat-Girl [Betty Kane]; Batwoman [Kathy Kane]; Bat-Mite; Alfred Pennyworth; James Gordon; Bat-Hound [Ace]
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From Content Item: FlagBatman Annual #7 published January 1964
was [untitled] [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
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Biographies

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Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: Biographies for Ray Burnley; Jerry Coleman; Bill Finger, Edmond Hamilton, France E. "Eddie" Herron, Stan Kaye, Sheldon Moldoff, James Winslow "Win" Mortimer, Charles Paris, Lew Sayre Schwartz, Dick Sprang, Curt Swan, and David Wood,E

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