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F-6 (F-5)December 1974-January 1975
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Famous First Edition #F-6 (F-5)

DC · December 1974-January 1975 · on sale 1974-09-05

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Series
Famous First Edition (DC, 1974 series)
Issue
#F-6 (F-5)
Publication date
December 1974-January 1975
Key date
1974-12-00
On-sale date
1974-09-05
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$1.00
Pages
72

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane, Jerry RobinsonBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
1-foreword, introduction, preface, afterword1script: Carmine Infantino
2-cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson; editing: Whitney EllsworthBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
4The Legend of the Batman - Who He Is and How He Came to Be!comic story2script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane, Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Sheldon Moldoff; editing: Whitney EllsworthBatman [Bruce Wayne] (origin); Thomas Wayne; Martha Wayne; Joe Chill (unnamed)
5The Jokercomic story13script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson; inks: Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson; letters: Jerry Robinson; editing: Whitney EllsworthBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Henry Claridge (Death); Jay Wilde (Death); Judge Drake (Death); The Joker (Villain; Introduction); Brute Nelson (Death)
6Major Bigsbe an' Bottscomic story2script: Paul Gustavson; pencils: Paul Gustavson; inks: Paul Gustavson; letters: Paul Gustavson; editing: Whitney EllsworthMajor Bigsbe; Botts
7The Giants of Hugo Strangecomic story12script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson; letters: Jerry Robinson; editing: Whitney EllsworthBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Professor Hugo Strange (Villain); unnamed monsters (Villains; Death); the Batplane
8Strictly Publicitytext story1script: Guy Monroe; editing: Whitney EllsworthThe Chief; Terry Gallant
9Meet the Artist!text article1script: Whitney Ellsworth; editing: Whitney EllsworthBob Kane (photo)
10The Catcomic story13script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson; letters: Jerry Robinson; editing: Whitney EllsworthBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; John Travers; Martha Travers; The Cat [Selina Kyle; also as Miss Peggs] (Villain); Denny
11The 'Big Six' Comics Magazines Still Lead the Field!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: ? (various); inks: ? (various); letters: ?; typesetSuperman; Sandman; Ultra-Man; Spectre; Flash; Batman
12Two Acestext story2script: George Shute; pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond Perry; editing: Whitney EllsworthLt. Bill Wayne; von Berket (villain; death)
13-comic story2script: Bob Kane; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane; editing: Whitney EllsworthGinger Snap; Uncle Zep
14-cartoon1pencils: George Papp; inks: George Papp; editing: Whitney EllsworthJack Dempsey
15The Joker Returnscomic story13script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson; letters: Jerry Robinson; editing: Whitney EllsworthBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; James Gordon; Chief of Police Chalmers (Death); Edgar Martin (Death); The Joker (Villain)
16Detective Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson; editing: Whitney EllsworthBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Clayface
18-illustration1pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane; editing: Whitney EllsworthBatman; Robin
19The Line of DC Super-Starsillustration1letters: typeset
20-illustration1pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob KaneBatman

Plus 2 pages of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

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