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Issue: Batman Annual #1979
Publication Date: January 1979
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Issues: #1979 of 8 Issues
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Publisher: FlagEgmont UK
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Indicia Publisher: Egmont Publishing
On Sale Date: 1978
Volume:
Pages: 64
ISBN: 0860301419
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Price: none entered
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Content Items: 13 (5 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Hardcover
Color: Colour cover; colour interior
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Binding: Squarebound; Hardcover
Publishing Format: Was ongoing
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman
Character(s): Batman
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Pages: 1
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Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Character(s): Batman
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Illustration of Batman on left (standing with fisted hands on hips), typewritten table of contents at right and statement of ownership at bottom.
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The Origin of the Batman!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne] (origin retold in detail); Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Thomas Wayne (flashback, death); Martha Wayne (flashback, death); Joe Chill (villain, name revealed in this story, Thomas and Martha Wayne's murderer, death); Feets Borgam (killer, death); Monty Julep (illegal gambler, death)
First Line: Have you ever wondered why Bruce Wayne, a society blue-blood, chose the dangerous career of Batman?
Synopsis: While investigating criminal activity at a transport company, Batman recognizes the owner, Joe Chill, as the man who killed Thomas and Martha Wayne years before. Batman tries to find evidence of Chill's illegal operations, but when he fails, he decides to reveal his identity to Chill and tells him that will be watching him and will catch him eventually. In a panic, Chill flees to his gang, but when they find out Chill is responsible for Batman's existence they shoot him, and only after do they realize that they should have asked Chill for Batman's real name.
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Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: Pencil credit from and verified by Lew Schwartz. Inker credit verified by Charles Paris. Letterer credit from Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.
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The 1,000 Secrets of the Batcave!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Wolf Brando (villain, introduction, death); Commissioner James Gordon; Reilly (police officer); Two-Face [Harvey Dent] (image); The Joker (image)
Synopsis: An escaped convict on the run accidentally discovers the entrance to the Batcave and learns the secret identities of Batman and Robin, and attacks the dynamic duo using their own weapons and trophies against them.
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Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Inker credit per Mooney in article in Alter Ego #133 (June 2015); we previously credited Mooney. Letterer credit by Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.

Story includes a diagram of the Batcave.
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Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Feature(s): Bat-puzzle
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: A crossword puzzle in the shape of a bat on blue paper. Title in red.
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The Secret of Batman's Utility Belt!

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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Paul Henson; Jimmy; "Nimble" Hyle; "Drum" Carter; unnamed hobo; Jack Fenley; Henry Worthing; Rocky; Phil; Bill Weaver; Don Weaver
First Line: What would you do if you found Batman's utility belt?
Synopsis: When Batman loses his utility belt during a fight with criminals, the belt is found and used by a series of individuals in circumstances that help save lives. Meanwhile the underworld is after the belt and Batman and Robin must find it first as it contains proof of Batman's secret identity.
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Pages: 11.67
Disclose Notes: Martin O'Hearn confirmed that the person he has referred to as Writer A is possibly John Broome and definitely not David Vern.

Verified inker credit by Craig Delich.
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Solution to the Bat-puzzle.
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The Man Who Couldn't Be Tried Twice!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Willy Keys (circus clown); Wyler (trapeze artist, death); Dr. Forbes (Police lab employee); James Lee (villain, trapeze artist); David Dial (villain, owner of All-Star Circus)
Synopsis: Batman's testimony in a court case seemingly allows a guilty man to go free, but he uncovers evidence later that proves another man was a killer!
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Script credit by Martin O'Hearn. Penciler credit by Craig Delich; we previously credited Sheldon Moldoff. Inker credit verified by Jack Burnley. Letterer credit by Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.
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Feature(s): Bat-puzzle
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Pages: 1
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Killer in the Smog!

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Genres: mystery, superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Ben Milgrom (sports equipment manufacturer); Clyde Wilson (umpire); Commissioner James Gordon; the Hacker (killer); James "Jamie" Corwin (lawyer); Patti Dalton (Walter Holt's fiancée, heiress); Rick Manton (social-climber); "Squeeze" Chapin (loan shark); Walter Holt (millionaire, mentioned but does not appear)
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Pages: 14.67
Job Number: S-1388
Disclose Notes: Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records provided by DC Comics. The last page is 2/3 of a page.
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Solution to the wordsearch puzzle with an illustration of Batman either side.
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Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Batman and Robin's utility belts
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Green background page of illustrations of Batman and Robin's utility belts and their contents.
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman
Character(s): Batman
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover identical to front cover.

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