Publishers / DC / Batman (1940) / #99
99April 1956
$0.10

Batman #99

DC · April 1956 · on sale 1956-02-26

Buy it now on eBay ›Graded copies ›
How to read this file
  • Every claim on this page traces to a public bibliographic record; the sources are listed at the bottom of the file.
  • A first-appearance badge means this is the earliest non-flashback appearance on record in this database.
  • Buy links are eBay affiliate links. They never change what the record says.

Identification plate

Series
Batman (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#99
Publication date
April 1956
Key date
1956-04-00
On-sale date
1956-02-26
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Match the book in your hand against this plate before paying an edition-specific price.

Buy this issue

Buy it now on eBay ›Graded copies on eBay ›

Affiliate links. ComicRecord shows no prices and no census data; the listings speak for themselves.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Phantom of the Bat-Cave!cover1pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Penguin (image)
2The Golden Eggs!comic story8script: Bill Finger; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Pat GordonBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; The Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain); Penguin's gang (villains)
4-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffCasey the Cop; Spike
5Batman -- Frontier Marshalcomic story8script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Pat GordonBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Professor Carter Nichols; Jack Farr (newspaper reporter); Seward Small (stagecoach company owner); Bat Masterson; Pecos Pete (villain); Harris Harper (villain); Gila Bill (villain)
6Binky Says: "It's Fun to Belong!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira SchnappBinky Biggs; Allergy; Sally; Joe; Mr. Jones; Frank
7-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffJerry the Jitterbug
8Legal Lawbreakerstext article2script: Jack MillerJim; Harry
9The Phantom of the Bat-Cave!comic story8script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Pardu; The Society of Magicians; The Joker (villain, image only); The Penguin (villain, image only); Pardu (villain, masked magician); Pardu's partners (villains)

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

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Batman Annual #41963On eBay ›
Detective Comics #3481966On eBay ›
Batman vs. the Penguin #4 (D2970)1966On eBay ›
DC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals #2
ISBN 978-1-4012-2791-3		2010On eBay ›

Reading the story costs a fraction of owning the issue. Both routes are on every file.

Buy this issue

Buy it now on eBay ›Graded copies on eBay ›

Affiliate links. ComicRecord shows no prices and no census data; the listings speak for themselves.

Before you buy

  • Check spine ticks and cover gloss in the photos; silver-age Marvels chip at the edges easily.
  • Look for tanning at the page edges and transfer stains on the inside covers.
  • Confirm the cover price against the plate; higher prices can mean a later or foreign printing.

Series context

‹ #9899 of 715#100 ›

Sources

Found an error in this file? corrections@comicrecord.com