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Issue: Batman Annual #2
Publication Date: January 1961
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Issues: #2 of 28 Issues (54 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Periodical Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 11/16/1961
Volume: none
Pages: 84
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 14 (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 Silver Age U.S.; standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: squarebound; saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Disclose Reprinted From7
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
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Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Batman and Robin in Their Most Thrilling Action Roles!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagDC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals #1 published June 2009
as Batman Annual #2: Batman and Robin in Their Most Thrilling Roles! [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Giant Batman Annual

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Underseas Batman

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner Gordon; "Slant" Stacy
Synopsis: Batman risks death from the "bends" if he does not regulate his decrompression rate after an underwater mission. "Slant" Stacy takes advantage of the situation, and the Masked Manhunter must find methods to combat the wily crook without emerging from the water.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagBatman #86 published September 1954
was The Voyage of the First Batmarine! [Story on Interior Page(s)]retitled
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 9.67
Disclose Notes: original title: "Voyage of the First Batmarine"
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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): Detective Comics
First Line: Follow the adventures of Batman and Robin...
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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The Lord of Batmanor!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Character(s): Batman; Robin; Angus McLaughlie; Sam Smathers; Commissioner James Gordon
Synopsis: Scottish Laird of Batmanor, Angus McLaughlie, bequeaths his castle to Batman in the hope that the famed detective will solve a 400 years old mystery involving the King's gold.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagDetective Comics #198 published August 1953
was The Lord of Batmanor! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
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Batman-- Indian Chief!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman; Robin; Chief-Man-of-the-Bats [Great Eagle]; Little Raven [Little Eagle]; Black Elk
Synopsis: Out over the mountains, the Dynamic Duo spot a smoke signal in the shape of a bat. Upon further investigation they meet Sioux Indians, Great Eagle and his son Little Eagle. An injury to Great Eagle means that Batman must substitute for him as Great-Man-of-the-Bats, a prairie version of himself!
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagBatman #86 published September 1954
was Batman -- Indian Chief! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 9.67
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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): Batman; World's Finest Comics
First Line: This famous symbol...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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The Jungle Batman!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Character(s): Batman; Robin; Commissioner James Gordon; The Sinister 8 [Frenchy Le Doix; Singh Dan; Baron Hengler; Ling Chee; Luigi Verona; Aldo Toledano; Liverpool Kid; Sumatra Joe]
Synopsis: Batman and Robin are assigned to escort a group of criminals, the Sinister 8, to Satan Island prison. Scuppered and marooned on a South Sea Island, the Dynamic Duo must pit their wits against all 8 deadly adversaries.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagBatman #72 published August 1952
was The Jungle Batman! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
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1962 Batman and Robin Calendar

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagDC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals #1 published June 2009
as 1962 Batman and Robin Calendar [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: On the two pages between page 7 and page 8 of the previous story sequence.
The art is an updated and redrawn version of the 1950 calendar by Win Mortimer which ran in Batman #57.
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When Batman Was Robin

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Harvey Harris; Arthur Mellen
Synopsis: When Bruce Wayne receives a package from Master Detective Harvey Harris, he realises that mistakes made in his past could reveal his secret identity in the present.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagDetective Comics #226 published December 1955
was When Batman Was Robin [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
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Batman the Magician!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman with Robin
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Merko the Great
Synopsis: When Merko the Great, a stage magician, is abducted during the interval of a charity show, Batman assumes his identity and improvises ways to perform his act.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagDetective Comics #207 published May 1954
was Batman the Magician! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
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Batman-- The Superman of Planet X!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Dick Grayson; Batman of Zur-En-Arrh [Tlano]
Synopsis: When the Batman of Zur-En-Arrh, a distant planet, teleports Batman to his world, the Caped Crimefighter finds he has super-powers comparable to Superman's. He then uses his newly acquired abilities to help drive invaders from Zur-En-Arrh.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagBatman #113 published February 1958
was Batman -- The Superman of Planet X! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
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Watch for the Fourth Superman Annual!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Giant Superman Annual
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Greetings from the Batman Family

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman; Robin; Batwoman; Bat-Girl; Bat-Mite; Ace, The Bathound; Commissioner Gordon; Alfred Pennyworth
Synopsis: Pin-up of the Batman Family.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagThe Batman Family #2 published November 1975
as Greetings from the Batman Family 1961 [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]labels and date added
In Content Item: FlagThe Best of DC #51 [Direct Sales] published August 1984
as 1961 Batman Family Pinup [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals #1 published June 2009
as Greetings From the Bat Family [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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