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88December 1954
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Batman #88

DC · December 1954 · on sale 1954-10-12

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Identification plate

Series
Batman (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#88
Publication date
December 1954
Key date
1954-12-00
On-sale date
1954-10-12
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Son of Batmancover1pencils: Win Mortimer, Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Win Mortimer, Charles Paris; letters: Ira Schnapp, Pat GordonBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Tommy Wilson
2The Mystery of the Four Batmen!comic story8script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Pat GordonBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Dr. Veering (villain, fake archaeologist); Horace Hubert (villain, fake pottery businessman); Professor Egbert Smills (fake orthinologist); Duke Walling (villain); Lefty Lingard (villain, fake pro baseball player)
4-comic story1script: Harry Lampert; pencils: Harry Lampert; inks: Harry Lampert; letters: Harry Lampert
5Three Letters to Batman!comic story8script: Bill Finger; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Pat GordonBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; The Queen of Mundovia
7-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffCasey the Cop
8-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffLittle Pete
9The Case of the Harmless Crackpotstext story2script: Jack Miller; pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond Perry; colors: Raymond Perry
10The Son of Batman!comic story8script: Bill Finger; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Pat GordonBatman [Bruce Wayne; also as Ed Wilson]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Ed Wilson (introduction, ex-con); Tommy Wilson (introduction, Ed's son); Big Jim Garver (villain, introduction); Garver's gang [Tipper; others unnamed] (villains, introduction for all)

Plus 6.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

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CollectionYear
Batman Annual #61963On eBay ›
DC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals #2
ISBN 978-1-4012-2791-3		2010On eBay ›

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