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Issue: Batman Annual #3
Publication Date: January 1962
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Issues: #3 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: 06/19/1962
Volume: none
Pages: 84
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 12 (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
Digital Edition
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's Most Fantastic Foes!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman and Robin
Character(s): Batman; Robin; Two-Face; Joker; Gorilla Boss; Human Firefly; Mirror Man; Mad Hatter
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagDC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals #1 published June 2009
as Batman Annual #3: Batman and Robin's Most Fantastic Foes! [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Main image taken from the cover of Batman # 75. Vignettes taken from interior stories.
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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 Mad Hatter of Gotham City

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]; Mad Hatter [Jervis Tetch]
Synopsis: The Mad Hatter has a superb collection of stolen hats, but with Batman's cowl missing it is incomplete. The Dynamic Duo must then thwart a number of schemes designed to part the Masked Manhunter from his cowl.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagDetective Comics #230 published April 1956
was The Mad Hatter of Gotham City [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
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The Human Firefly

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]; Firefly [Garfield Lynns]
Synopsis: When theatrical lighting director Garfield Lynns is prevented from staging his first robbery, he makes his escape thanks to the light given off by a firefly. Inspired, he assumes the identity of the costumed criminal, Firefly.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagDetective Comics #184 published June 1952
was The Human Firefly! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: 1st appearance and origin of Firefly.
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The Mental Giant of Gotham City!

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]; Barney Barrows [Mental Giant]
Synopsis: A freak accident gives police janitor Barney Barrow a super advanced brain, he then blackmails the Dynamic Duo into aiding him with his ever more dangerous methods of crime fighting.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagDetective Comics #217 published March 1955
was The Mental Giant of Gotham City! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
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The Joker's Aces!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Joker; Brice; Hopkins; Hop Dooley
Synopsis: The Clown Prince of Crime recruits some new members for his gang, all of whom are perfectly suited for specific felonies.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagWorld's Finest Comics #59 published July 1952
was The Joker's Aces! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
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The Gorilla Boss of Gotham City!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Gorilla Boss [also as George 'Boss' Dyke]
Synopsis: Executed criminal George 'Boss' Dyke's brain is transplanted into a gorilla's head, after amassing a fortune from his crimes, his next plan is even more bizarre. He intends to transplant his brain again, but this time into Batman's head!
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagBatman #75 published February 1953
was The Gorilla Boss of Gotham City! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
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The New Crimes of Two-Face!

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; Paul Sloane [Two-Face]; Harvey Dent
Synopsis: Actor Paul Sloane is disfigured in an accident, this unhinges his mind and causes him to turn to crime as the second Two-Face.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagBatman #68 published December 1951
was The New Crimes of Two-Face! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 9.67
Disclose Notes: The final 2 panels of page 2 and the 1st panel of page 3 have been cut and substituted with 2 newly created panels.

The original story depicted actor Paul Sloane becoming Two-Face after being scarred by a vial of acid, the version in this issue has Sloane being disfigured by an exploding Klieg light.

1st appearance of Paul Sloane, fittingly the second Two-Face.
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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 Mysterious Mirror-Man!

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]; Mirror Man [Ventris]
Synopsis: Ventris, a convict, escapes jail with the help of a broken mirror. He adopts the identity of the Mirror Man and sets out to uncover Batman's secret identity by using his X-Ray Mirror.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagDetective Comics #213 published November 1954
was The Mysterious Mirror-Man! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Page 8, panel 6 has been re-captioned to fix a minor story telling error when originally published.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Giant Batman Annual; Giant Lois Lane Annual
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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[untitled]

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Batman and Robin
First Line: A collector's item... The original covers of four of the stories in this Batman Annual!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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