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103October 1956
$0.10

Batman #103

DC · October 1956 · on sale 1956-08-28

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Identification plate

Series
Batman (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#103
Publication date
October 1956
Key date
1956-10-00
On-sale date
1956-08-28
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Bat-Hound, Movie Star!cover1pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Bat-Hound [Ace]
2The Broken Batman Trophiescomic story6script: Bill Finger; pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Pat GordonBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Rajah Vishti; Judge Albert Hagen; Captain Hobart (of the Harbor Police); Lefty Reed (villain)
4Binky Shows "How to Spend a Summer Week!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira SchnappBinky Biggs; Pete
5-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffCasey the Cop
7The League of Ex-Convictscomic story8script: Arnold Drake; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Pat GordonBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Ed Stinson (employment agency head); Mrs. Carruthers; Tom Blick (ex-con); Lucky Dennis (ex-con); Harry Weston (ex-con); Ralph Bellows (villain); Bellow's gang (villains)
8-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffShorty; Fido (dog)
10Here Are the Prizespromo (ad from the publisher)3letters: typeset
11Troubleshooters in Uniformtext article0.75script: Jack Miller
13Bat-Hound Movie Starcomic story8script: Bill Finger; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Pat GordonBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Bat-Hound [Ace]; unnamed movie producer; unnamed movie director; Baldy Gore (villain, movie prop man)

Plus 7.08 pages of advertisements and other matter across 9 sequences, as published.

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