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Issue: Batman #113
Publication Date: February 1958
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Issues: #113 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: 12/03/1957
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 18 (8 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:  
Disclose Reprinted In12
Disclose Reprinted From3
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
Assets2
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Statement of Ownership
 
 
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Batman-Superman of Planet X!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
First Line: Their ray guns can't harm me -- on this planet I'm a Super-Batman!
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagBatman from the 30s to the 70s #[nn] [unnamed variant] published January 1971
as Batman No. 113 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Untold Legend of the Batman [Batman Cereal Edition] #3 published January 1989
as Batman-Superman of Planet X! [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Untold Legend of the Batman [MPI Audio Edition] #3 published June 1989
as Batman #113 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Menace of False Face

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Parker (jewelry store employee); P. S. Smithington (uranium millionaire); False Face [aka P.S. Smithington] (villain); False Face's henchmen (villains)
First Line: Ha, ha... with my thousand-and-one disguises, you'll...
Synopsis: Batman discovers that False Face has impersonated a wealthy uranium tycoon named P.S. Smithington, and, as Smithington, he has robbed a local Gotham City jewelry store, framing the true Smithington for the crime. Batman manages to rescue the actual Smithington, but is unable to recover the stolen jewels.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagBatman #198 published January 1968
as The Menace of False Face [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagLäderlappen #7/1979 published June 1979
as Läderlappen och Lädertjocken [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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You've Got a Comet by the Tail

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Mystery in Space; Space Adventures
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Strange Laws!
First Line: An old federal statute makes it a criminal offense...
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagGang Busters #26 published February 1952
was [untitled] [Cartoon on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
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[untitled]

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Kelly
First Line: I arrested these two men, sergeant
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: 5541
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Batman Meets Fatman

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Fatman (circus clown); unnamed watchman; The Red Mask Gang (villains)
First Line: Fear not, Batman -- I will free you from...
Synopsis: A circus clown parodies Batman and is invited by the Caped Crusader to ride in the Batmobile, But when the Caped Crusaders are captured by a gang, it's Fatman to the rescue...with humor!
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In Content Item: FlagThe Batman Family #4 published March 1976
as Batman Meets Fatman [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagLynvingen #7/1979 published January 1979
as Lynvingen møter Blyvingen [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Inker credit confirmed by Paris.
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The Flushing Remonstrance

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction, opinion
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime, non-fiction
Feature(s): History of Detective Mystery
First Line: Many forms of mystery stories have been found in the early literature from the East!
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From Content Item: FlagBatman #64 published April 1951
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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The Elusive Clue

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Character(s): Patrick Flavin; Sgt. Charles Bevan; Ace Harkins
First Line: The cream-colored Ford convertible with the sky-blue top was reported missing at 9:02 P.M.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Batman -- The Superman of Planet X!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): invaders from an enemy planet (villains)
First Line: He's faster than a speeding atomic-jet!
Synopsis: Batman is transported to the Planet Zur-En-Arrh and meets with the Batman of that planet in order to help him combat an enemy invasion force from another planet. And the bonus to Batman is: he has super powers to deal with them!
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In Content Item: FlagBatman Annual #2 published January 1961
as Batman-- The Superman of Planet X! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBatman in the Fifties #[nn] published June 2002
as Batman-- The Superman of Planet X! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals #1 published June 2009
as Batman -- The Superman of Planet X! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBatman: The Black Casebook #[nn] published August 2009
as Batman -- the Superman of Planet X [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagGrant Morrison présente Batman #4 published January 2013
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Both art credits verified by Sprang.
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime, informational, non-fiction
Feature(s): Fingerprint Curios!
First Line: Fingerprint knowledge probably goes back as far as Ancient Babylon!
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagGang Busters #33 published April 1953
was [untitled] [Cartoon on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Warden Willis
First Line: Are you sure?
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): ?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Magic Magnifier Helps Betty & Jim Solve Big "Jewel Mystery!"

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Betty; Jim
First Line: This magnifier makes these ants look like elephants!
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Sold by Wilson Chemical Co.
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