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91April 1955
$0.10

Batman #91

DC · April 1955 · on sale 1955-02-20

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Identification plate

Series
Batman (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#91
Publication date
April 1955
Key date
1955-04-00
On-sale date
1955-02-20
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Map of Mystery!cover1pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
1Peter Porkchops Says: "Don't Be Afraid to Speak Up!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Rube Grossman; inks: Rube Grossman; letters: Ira SchnappPeter Porkchops; Wolfie; Mervin Mouse
2The Living Bat-Plane!comic story8script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Pat GordonBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Dr. Philip Winters; Slant Stafford (villain)
3My Greatest Adventure; Supermanpromo (ad from the publisher)1
4The Batman Whirly-Word Gameactivity1script: Martin Naydel; pencils: Martin Naydel; inks: Martin NaydelBatman [Bruce Wayne]
5Batman's Publicity Agent!comic story8pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Pat GordonBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Mike Whalen; Blinky Grosset (villain)
7The Playpencomic story1script: Phil Berube; pencils: Phil Berube; inks: Phil BerubePlayful Pop
8The Strangest Lawmen on Earthtext article2letters: typeset
9-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffCasey the Cop
10The Map of Mystery!comic story8script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Pat GordonBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Thorpe (cartographer); Herbert Merton (Hawtree's friend); Guy Hawtree (archaeologist); Rand Blanning (villain, Hawtree's friend)

Plus 4 pages of advertisements and other matter across 4 sequences, as published.

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