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83April 1954
$0.10

Batman #83

DC · April 1954 · on sale 1954-02-22

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Series
Batman (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#83
Publication date
April 1954
Key date
1954-04-00
On-sale date
1954-02-22
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
44

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Testing of Batman!cover1pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
2The Duplicate Batman!comic story9.67script: John Broome; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Bill Elder; letters: Pat GordonBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Commissioner James Gordon; Harry Larson [also as Batman] (introduction, ex-con, death); Fish Frye (villain, introduction); Frye's gang [Gimlet Hawkins; others un-named] (villains, introduction for all); The Carter Gang (villains, introdu
5Quick Quizactivity0.5script: Horace Elmo; pencils: Horace Elmo; inks: Horace Elmo; letters: Horace Elmo
6-comic story2script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffJerry the Jitterbug; Petey
7Buzzy's Special Brotherhood Week Quiz (Feb. 21-28)public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Amilcar Ruben Moreira; inks: Amilcar Ruben Moreira; letters: Ira SchnappBuzzy Brown
8The Deep-Sea Diver Mystery!comic story9.67script: Al Schwartz; pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Bill Elder; letters: Pat GordonBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Ringo (villain, introduction); Ringo's mob (villains, introduction for all); Big Jim's gang (villains, introduction for all)
9Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
10Mutt & Jeffpromo (ad from the publisher)1
11-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffCasey the Cop
12Bedloe Street Beattext story2letters: typeset
13The Testing of Batman!comic story9.67script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Pat GordonBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Dr. Thorson (a psychologist, introduction); Hatchet Marley (villain, introduction); Marley's gang (villains, introduction for all); Dr. Rinely (villain, introduction); The Gulden Mob (villains, introduction for all)

Plus 6.16 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

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