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87October 1954
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Batman #87

DC · October 1954 · on sale 1954-08-23

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Identification plate

Series
Batman (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#87
Publication date
October 1954
Key date
1954-10-00
On-sale date
1954-08-23
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
44

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Batman Falls in Love!cover1pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Magda Lupescu
2Batman's Greatest Thrills!comic story10script: Bill Woolfolk; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Pat GordonBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Commissioner James Gordon; Vicki Vale; Joe Hardy (MC for "Your Life Story"); King Zabot of Morbania (the "Man in the Iron Mask"); Janie; Johnny Taylor (Australian rancher); The Joker (villain); The Joker's gang (villains)
4Buzzy Has the Answer to "School Blues!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira Schnapp; editing: Jack SchiffBuzzy Brown; Joe; Mr. Brown; Mr. Adams
5-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffCasey the Cop
6The Synthetic Crime-King!comic story9.67pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Pat GordonBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Adam Newman [Johnny Marden] (athlete, introduction); Professor Vilmer (villain, introduction); Vilmer's men (villains, introduction for all)
7Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
8-activity1script: Martin Naydel; pencils: Martin Naydel; inks: Martin Naydel; letters: Martin NaydelBatman [Bruce Wayne]
10-activity0.5script: Horace Elmo; pencils: Horace Elmo; inks: Horace Elmo; letters: Horace Elmo
11-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffLittle Pete
12They Prove the "Guilty" Innocenttext article2script: Jack E. MillerVance Hardy; Dr. LeMoyne Synder
13Batman Falls in Love!comic story10script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane, Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Pat GordonBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Vicki Vale; Commissioner James Gordon; Magda Lupescu (a model, introduction); Jacques Terlay (villain, international fugitive, introduction); Big Charley Vance (villain, introduction); Vance's gang (villains, introduction for all)
14-promo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 5.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

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