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Issue: Batman #109
Publication Date: August 1957
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Issues: #109 of 715 Issues (1363 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 06/02/1957
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 17 (7 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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The 1,001 Inventions of Batman!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
First Line: The stolen jewels are tied to the pigeons' legs!
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagBatman from the 30s to the 70s #[nn] [unnamed variant] published January 1971
as Batman No. 109 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Untold Legend of the Batman [Batman Cereal Edition] #2 published January 1989
as The 1,001 Inventions of Batman! [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Untold Legend of the Batman [MPI Audio Edition] #2 published June 1989
as Batman #109 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBatman in the Fifties #[nn] published June 2002
as Batman in the Fifties [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]Batman & Robin figures
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inker credit verified by Paris.
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Yogi Berra Homers in the 9th - Wins Big Game!

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Yogi Berra; Betty; Bob
First Line: Gosh! Look at those gifts Yogi is...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Sold by Wilson Chemical Co.
Inside front cover.
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Three Crimes Against Batman

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Bagley (villain); Bagley's gang (villains)
First Line: The Dragon Fly Machine is trying to make off...
Synopsis: Batman turns the table on a crook who has successfully stolen several of the Caped Crusader's prized trophies.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Inker credit verified by Paris.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Pages: 1
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Earn While You Learn!

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction, opinion
Character(s): Steve; Walt
First Line: Haven't seen you for a while, Steve.
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Casey the Cop
First Line: This is the place!
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Pages: 1
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Follow the Batman

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Professor Henry Larabee; Waller (villain); Waller's gang (villains)
First Line: After Batman!
Synopsis: A crook named Waller sees the Batmobile run off the road, knocking out the Caped Crusader and injuring Robin, and he decides to use the occasion to replace the Batman for his own purposes.
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In Content Item: FlagCentury, The 100 Page Comic Monthly #20 published January 1958
as Follow the Batman [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Inker credit verified by Paris.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Warden Willis
First Line: Click! Click!" "You seem quite busy with that camera!
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Shorty
First Line: Hands up, bud!
Synopsis: A mugger tries to steal a bag from Shorty.
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Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Superman
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Pages: 0.5
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Beware: Detective at Work

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Character(s): Joe Grady; Norman Streeter
First Line: "All right, men, there you have it," said...
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Pages: 1
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The 1,001 Inventions of Batman

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon (cameo, flashback); Curt Mathias (villain); Mathias' gang (villains); Verne Hainey (villain, mob leader, flashback)
Synopsis: Unbeknownst to Batman and Robin, a criminal scientist succeeds in X-raying and then building his version of the Batman's effective crime tool, the Flying Eye, to use against the Dynamic Duo.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagBatman Annual #1 published January 1961
as The Amazing Inventions of Batman [Story on Interior Page(s)]retitled
In Content Item: FlagBatman #261 published March 1975
as The 1,001 Inventions of Batman [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagGiant Batman Annual #1 Replica Edition #[nn] published August 1999
as The Amazing Inventions of Batman [Story on Interior Page(s)]retitled
In Content Item: FlagDC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals #1 published June 2009
as The Amazing Inventions of Batman [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: When reprinted in Batman Annual #1, the story was re-titled "The Amazing Inventions of Batman."

Penciler credit verified by Sprang. Inker credit verified by Paris.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Sold by Josely Co.
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[untitled]

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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Sold by Josely Co.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Pages: 1
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Junior Sales Club Batting Tips

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Character(s): Mickey Mantle (photo)
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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[untitled]

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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Reprinting
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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