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5May-June 1976
$0.50

The Batman Family #5

DC · May-June 1976 · on sale 1976-02-05

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Identification plate

Series
The Batman Family (DC, 1975 series)
Issue
#5
Publication date
May-June 1976
Key date
1976-05-00
On-sale date
1976-02-05
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.50
Pages
52
Barcode
0709893165506
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Princess and the Vagabond!cover1pencils: Ernie Chan; inks: Ernie Chan; colors: Tatjana WoodBatgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Maze; Ace the Bat-Hound (vignette); Signalman [Philip Cobb] (vignette)
2The Princess and the Vagabond!comic story18script: Elliot S! Maggin, Cary Bates; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Vince Colletta; letters: Ben OdaBatgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Maze; Clark Kent [Superman]; Alexei Brund; Princess Evalina; Jack Corley; Mary "Skippy" Mulcahy
3Batman Presents... Ace, the Bat-Hound!comic story8script: Bill Finger; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Pat GordonBat-Hound [Ace] (introduction, Origin); Alfred Thaddeus Crane Pennyworth (introduction); John Wilker (introduction); Bert Bowers (villain, introduction); Commissioner James Gordon
4-letters page1script: Bob Rozakis; pencils: Mike Grell; inks: Vince Colletta
5The Signs of the Signalmancomic story7.67script: Bill Finger; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Stan StarkmanBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Signalman [Philip Cobb]; Commissioner James Gordon; Miss Lanor
6The Signalman, the Mad Hatter & the Blockbustercharacter profile1The Signalman [Philip Cobb]; The Mad Hatter [Jervis Tetch]; The Blockbuster [Mark Desmond]

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

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CollectionYear
Comic Reader #1271976On eBay ›
Batgirl: The Bronze Age Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-7640-9
2018On eBay ›
Robin: The Bronze Age Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-77950-085-4
2020On eBay ›

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