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101August 1956
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Batman #101

DC · August 1956 · on sale 1956-06-05

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Identification plate

Series
Batman (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#101
Publication date
August 1956
Key date
1956-08-00
On-sale date
1956-06-05
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Great Bat-Cape Hunt!cover1pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
2The Vanished Batmancomic story7.67script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Pat GordonBatman [Bruce Wayne; also as John Vair]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; The Crimesmith (flashback); Pack Purdy (villain, introduction); two unnamed swindlers (villains); John Vair (villain)
5Peter Porkchops Solves "The Case of the Careless Camper!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira SchnappPeter Porkchops
6The Six Strangest Sleuthscomic story8script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Pat GordonBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Scortini; Victor Voice; Leo; Elmo Forbes (quick-change artist); unnamed India-rubber man; Jay Jandron (villain); Jandron's gang [Vern Shively; others unnamed] (villains)
7-promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typesetSuperman; Batman
8-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffCasey the Cop
9Two-Wheeled Lawmentext article2script: Jack Miller
10-comic story0.5Little Orville
12The Great Bat-Cape Hunt!comic story8script: Bill Finger; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Pat GordonBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Clark Kent; ASndre Prevot; J.G.; Henry Latham; Floyd Baker; pair of bandits (villains)

Plus 5.83 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

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Batman Annual #41963On eBay ›
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ISBN 978-1-4012-2791-3		2010On eBay ›

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Series context

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