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76April-May 1953
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Batman #76

DC · April-May 1953 · on sale 1953-02-18

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Identification plate

Series
Batman (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#76
Publication date
April-May 1953
Key date
1953-04-00
On-sale date
1953-02-18
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
44

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Danger Club!cover1pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
2The Danger Clubcomic story9.67script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Joe LettereseBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon (cameo); Jack Thorn (taxi driver, death); Mack Thorn (Jack's brother); The Danger Club [John Carew (President, death); Larson; Carson; Milding (villain)](introduction for all); the Joker (villain, flashback)
4-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffShorty
6-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffCasey the Cop; Bill
8-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffPeg
9The Penguin's Fabulous Fowls!comic story10script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Bob Kane, Lew Sayre Schwartz; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; The Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain)
10-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffVarsity Vic
11160,000,000 Policementext article2script: Jack E. Miller; pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond Perry; colors: Raymond Perry
12-activity0.67script: H. T. Elmo; pencils: H. T. Elmo; inks: H. T. Elmo; letters: Horace Elmo
13Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
14Superman Says: "People Are People!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira SchnappSuperman [Clark Kent]; Mr. Carson
15The Man of 100 Murderscomic story9.67script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob KaneBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Ferris Hedrant (villain, introduction); Alfred M. Dole

Plus 6.66 pages of advertisements and other matter across 9 sequences, as published.

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