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Issue: Batman #84
Publication Date: June 1954
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Issues: #84 of 715 Issues (1363 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 04/12/1954
Volume: none
Pages: 44
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 19 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U.S.; standard Silver Age U.S.; standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Disclose Reprinted From1
reprinted from a Content Item in another Issue.
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
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Adult Image
Title Page
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The Sleeping Beauties of Gotham City!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Catwoman [Selina Kyle]
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagBatman #11 published December 1954
as Las bellas durmientes de Ciudad Gótica [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Art credits confirmed by Mortimer.
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Binky Says: "Act Your Age!"

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: opinion, superhero, teen
Character(s): Binky Biggs; Billy; Allergy; Mr. Jones
First Line: An exciting baseball game...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Valley of the Giant Bees!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Harry (villain, introduction); Slug (villain, introduction)
Synopsis: The Dynamic Duo trail a gang of sugar thieves into a secluded jungle. A freak accident gives Batman an hallucination that the thieves are actually drones working for a race of giant bees!
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagBatman #11 published December 1954
as El Valle de las Abejas Gigantes [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 9.67
Disclose Notes: Most of this story is Batman's dream.

Penciler credit verified by Sprang and inker credit verified by Paris.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Scripto
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Tootsie Roll
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Casey the Cop
First Line: H'ya, Casey! What's the idea wearing a baseball glove?
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagBatman #11 published December 1954
as El guante de beisbol [Story on Interior Page(s)]Casey the cop. Sin confirmar
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Sleeping Beauties of Gotham City!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Nancy Brooks (beauty queen); Diane Olson (beauty queen); Bobby Shaw (beauty queen); The Catwoman [Selina Kyle] (villain); The Catwoman's gang (villains)
First Line: Ha-ha!
Synopsis: Selina enters a beauty contest and succeeds in preventing Batman from arresting her without proof of being the Catwoman. When she later succumbs to a strange illness, even Batman is baffled by the appearance of the Catwoman while Selina rests in a coma.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagBatman #11 published December 1954
as Las Bellas Durmientes [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBatman vs. the Penguin #D2970 published May 1966
as The Sleeping Beauties of Gotham City! [Story on Interior Page(s)]reformatted
In Content Item: FlagCaped Crusader Classics! #4 published February 1989
as The Sleeping Beauties of Gotham City! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 9.67
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Superman on Television! Is Super-TV

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Adventures of Superman
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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[untitled]

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Tim; Pud; Butch
First Line: Let's go see the lions and tigers now...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Jerry
First Line: Hello, Jerry. Come in!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: BALM+U=
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagSuperman #89 published May 1954
was [untitled] [Activity on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Mechanized Mounties

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction
First Line: Way back in 1876, three years after the...
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Shorty
First Line: Tum-ta tum... My own tree!
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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[untitled]

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction
First Line: Who brought the first horses into the Far West?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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Editorial Advisory Board

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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Ten Nights of Fear!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Inspector Graybridge (Scotland Yard detective, introduction); Harry Shepherd (villain, introduction); Shepherd's gang (villains, introduction for all)
Synopsis: The Caped Crusader begins having horrible nightmares after getting his utility belt radio back from Scotland Yard, whom he had lent it to for inspection.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagBatman #11 published December 1954
as Diez Noches de Terror [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Inker credit verified by Paris.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Mutt & Jeff
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Jowett Institute of Physical Training
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Underseas Treasure

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wilson Chemical Co.
Character(s): Bob; Sam
First Line: Hello, Bob - have you found that underseas treasure?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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