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Issue: Batman Archives #5
Publication Date: May 2001
 
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Publisher: FlagDC
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics
On Sale Date: 03/14/2001
Volume: 5
Pages: 236
ISBN: 1563897253
UPC/EAN: 76194120108500511
Price: $82.95 CAD
$49.95 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 39 (17 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Black-and-white reconstruction by Rick Keene. Series design by Alex Jay/Studio J. Publication design by Louis Prandi.
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Publication Type: Hardcover
Color: color
Dimensions:  
Paper Stock: glossy interiors
Binding: hardcover with dustjacket
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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reprinted 38 times from Content Items in other Issues.
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
superhero
Batman; Robin
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This fabulous book reprints the early adventures of Batman and Robin from the 1940s as they encounter blackmailing mobsters, haunting apparitions, and historical heroes.
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Table of Contents

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Batman; Robin
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Foreword

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typeset
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superhero
Batman; Robin
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Introduction by Dennis O'Neil
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Cover - Detective Comics #103

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superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
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FlagDetective Comics #103 published September 1945
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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Trouble, Incorporated

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Dean Gray
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FlagDetective Comics #103 published September 1945
was Trouble, Incorporated! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Cover - Detective Comics #104

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Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
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FlagDetective Comics #104 published October 1945
was The Battle of the Billboards! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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The Battle of the Billboards

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Subject Matter
superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Edward Faraday; VILLAINS: Fat Frank; Toby the Inchworm; Mr. Keel
Criminals use billboards to blackmail their victims.
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FlagDetective Comics #104 published October 1945
was The Battle of the Billboards! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Cover - Detective Comics #105

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Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
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FlagDetective Comics #105 published November 1945
was The Batman Goes Broke [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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The Batman Goes Broke

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Beagle
Batman and Robin learn what's it's like to operate when Bruce Wayne is broke.
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FlagDetective Comics #105 published November 1945
was The Batman Goes Broke! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Cover - Detective Comics #106

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superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
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FlagDetective Comics #106 published December 1945
was The Phantom of the Library [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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The Phantom of the Library

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Inspector Laurence; Judge Logan; T. Torrey (villain; intro; dies)
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FlagDetective Comics #106 published December 1945
was The Phantom of the Library! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Cover - Detective Comics #107

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Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
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FlagDetective Comics #107 published January 1946
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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The Mountains of the Moon

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; George Byham; Roger Gaston; Scorpio [Bugs Scarpis](villain)
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FlagDetective Comics #107 published January 1946
was The Mountain of the Moon! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Cover - Detective Comics #108

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Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
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FlagDetective Comics #108 published February 1946
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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The Goat of Gotham City!

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Subject Matter
superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Ed Gregory; Kitty Corliss
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FlagDetective Comics #108 published February 1946
was The Goat of Gotham City! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Cover - Detective Comics #109

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Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Joker
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FlagDetective Comics #109 published March 1946
was The House That Jokes Built [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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The House that Jokes Built

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superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Beagle; Joker (villain)
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FlagDetective Comics #109 published March 1946
was The House that Jokes Built! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Cover - Detective Comics #110

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Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Beagle
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FlagDetective Comics #110 published April 1946
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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Batman and Robin in Scotland Yard

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Graywon]; Alfred Beagle; Inspector Gow; Professor Moriarty (villain; intro)
Batman and Robin travel to Scotland Yard and help catch Professor Moriarty
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FlagDetective Comics #110 published April 1946
was Batman and Robin in Scotland Yard! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Cover - Detective Comics #111

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
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FlagDetective Comics #111 published May 1946
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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Coaltown U.S.A.

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Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Emma Dodd; Todd Reed; Julius Reed
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FlagDetective Comics #111 published May 1946
was Coaltown, U.S.A. [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Cover - Detective Comics #112

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Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
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FlagDetective Comics #112 published June 1946
was The Case Without a Crime! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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The Case Without a Crime

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
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FlagDetective Comics #112 published June 1946
was The Case Without a Crime! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Cover - Detective Comics #113

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superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
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FlagDetective Comics #113 published July 1946
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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Crime on the Half-Shell

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Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Captain Joe Jibbs; Jo Jibbs
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FlagDetective Comics #113 published July 1946
was Crime on the Half-Shell! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Cover - Detective Comics #114

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superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Joker
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FlagDetective Comics #114 published August 1946
was Acrostic of Crime! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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Acrostic of Crime

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superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Joker (villain)
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FlagDetective Comics #114 published August 1946
was Acrostic of Crime! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Cover - Detective Comics #115

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superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
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FlagDetective Comics #115 published September 1946
was The Man Who Lived in a Glass House [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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The Man Who Lived in a Glass House

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superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Ray Arliss; Basil Grimes (villain)
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FlagDetective Comics #115 published September 1946
was The Man Who Lived in a Glass House! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Cover - Detective Comics #116

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superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
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FlagDetective Comics #116 published October 1946
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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The Rescue of Robin Hood

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Subject Matter
superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Professor Carter Nichols; Robin Hood; Friar Tuck; Maid Marian; Little John; Sheriff of Nottingham
Batman and Robin go back in time and meet Robin Hood.
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FlagDetective Comics #116 published October 1946
was The Rescue of Robin Hood! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Cover - Detective Comics #117

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superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
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FlagDetective Comics #117 published November 1946
was Steeplejack's Showdown [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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Steeplejack's Showdown

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Bob Skelly
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FlagDetective Comics #117 published November 1946
was Steeplejack's Showdown! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Cover - Detective Comics #118

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superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Joker
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FlagDetective Comics #118 published December 1946
was The Royal Flush Crimes [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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The Royal Flush Crimes

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Joker (villain)
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FlagDetective Comics #118 published December 1946
was The Royal Flush Crimes! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Cover - Detective Comics #119

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superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
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FlagDetective Comics #119 published January 1947
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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The Case of the Famous Foes

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon
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FlagDetective Comics #119 published January 1947
was The Case of the Famous Foes! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Biographies

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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typeset
Subject Matter
biography, informational
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Biographies for Jack Burnley, Ray Burnley, Don Cameron, Bill Finger, Bob Kane, Gene McDonald, Win Mortimer, Charles Paris, George Roussos, Alvin Schwartz, Howard Sherman & Dick Sprang.
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Backcover

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Joker
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FlagDetective Comics #103 published September 1945
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]cover
FlagDetective Comics #106 published December 1945
was The Phantom of the Library [Illustration on Cover, Front]cover
FlagDetective Comics #114 published August 1946
was Acrostic of Crime! [Illustration on Cover, Front]cover
FlagDetective Comics #116 published October 1946
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]cover
 
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Reprints covers from DETECTIVE COMICS (DC, 1937 series) #103, 106, 114 & 116.

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