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Issue: Bat-Manga! The Secret History of Batman in Japan #[nn]
Publication Date: October 2008
 
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Publisher: FlagPantheon
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Indicia Publisher: Pantheon Books
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Pages: 356
ISBN: 9780375714849
UPC/EAN: 978037571484952995
Price: $34.00 CAD
$29.95 USD
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Content Items: 57 (15 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Chip Kidd (book design)
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Color: Color
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Binding: Softcover
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superhero
Batman
Batman; Robin
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Geoff Spear (photograph)
Geoff Spear (photograph)
Geoff Spear (photograph)
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Batman; Robin
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Boardgame
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Geoff Spear (photograph)
Geoff Spear (photograph)
Geoff Spear (photograph)
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Batman
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Jiro Kuwata
Jiro Kuwata
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Batman
Batman; Robin
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Bat-manga!

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Geoff Spear (photograph)
Geoff Spear (photograph)
Geoff Spear (photograph)
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Batman
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Title page with toy mask.
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Batman
Batman; Robin
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House ad
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Jiro Kuwata
Jiro Kuwata
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Batman
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Geoff Spear (photograph)
Geoff Spear (photograph)
Geoff Spear (photograph)
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Batman
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Toy with packaging artwork.
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Production Notes

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
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Chip Kidd
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Introduction

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Chip Kidd
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Chip Kidd
Jiro Kuwata
Jiro Kuwata
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Batman
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Artwork detail plus packaging.
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Questions for Jiro Kuwata

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Chip Kidd; Kana Kawanishi (interviewer, translator); Jiro Kuwata
Kana Kawanishi (photographer)
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Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Jiro Kuwata
Jiro Kuwata
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Batman
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Toshio Okazaki
Toshio Okazaki
Toshio Okazaki
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Batman
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Batman's Aerial Net Strategy to Capture the Flying Gang

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Takashi Minaomura
Takashi Minaomura
Takashi Minaomura
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Batman
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Batman's Death-Defying Armed Sidecar Suicide Mission

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Batman; Robin
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Spies Hiding at the Bottom of the Ocean

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Batman
Batman
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The Terrible Clayface Encounter

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Anne Ishii (translator)
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superhero
Batman; Robin; Clayface [Ferris]
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Adapted from "The Challenge of Clay-Face" from Detective Comics #298 (December 1961) by Bill Finger and Sheldon Moldoff.

No splash page. First page is a panel with a logo and picture of Batman followed by 4 panels of a man escaping prison.
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The Revenge of Clayface Part 2

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Anne Ishii (translator)
? (spot red color and grays on splash and pages 2-4)
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Subject Matter
superhero
Batman; Robin; Clayface
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from Shonen King (Shonen Gahosha) #44? (1966)
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Adapted from "The Return of Clay-Face" from Detective Comics #304 (June 1962) by Bill Finger and Sheldon Moldoff.

Splash page resembles a cover with Batman trying to rope Clayface while Robin watches.
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The Revenge of Clayface Part 3

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Anne Ishii (translator)
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superhero
Batman; Robin; Clayface; Inspector Gordon
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from Shonen King (Shonen Gahosha) #45? (1966)
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Adapted from "The Return of Clay-Face" from Detective Comics #304 (June 1962) by Bill Finger and Sheldon Moldoff.

Splash page resembles a cover and is even in full color. It has Robin trying to rope Clayface with Batman in the foreground.
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Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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Geoff Spear (photograph)
Geoff Spear (photograph)
Geoff Spear (photograph)
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Batman
Batman; Robin
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Toy with packaging artwork.
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Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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Geoff Spear (photograph)
Geoff Spear (photograph)
Geoff Spear (photograph)
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Batman
Batman; Robin
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Lord Death Man Part 1

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Anne Ishii (translator)
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superhero
Batman; Robin; Lord Death Man
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from Shonen King (Shonen Gahosha) #23? (1966)
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The story is adapted from "Death Knocks Three Times" in Batman #180 (May 1966) by Robert Kanigher and Sheldon Moldoff.

Splash page resembles a cover with Batman holding a bat-a-rang while a giant head of Lord Death Man looms behind him. Lord Death Man's face is white.
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Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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Geoff Spear (photograph)
Geoff Spear (photograph)
Geoff Spear (photograph)
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Batman
Batman; Robin; Joker; Cat-Man
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Toys with packaging artwork.
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Lord Death Man Part 2

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Anne Ishii (translator)
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Subject Matter
superhero
Lord Death Man; Batman; Robin
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from Shonen King (Shonen Gahosha) #24? (1966)
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The story is adapted from "Death Knocks Three Times" in Batman #180 (May 1966) by Robert Kanigher and Sheldon Moldoff.

Splash page resembles a cover with Batman holding a bat-a-rang while a giant head of Lord Death Man looms behind him. Lord Death Man's face is red. Similar to the previous issue except that Batman appears to be looking at Lord Death Face in this one.
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Lord Death Man Part 4 [Lord Death Man Part 3]

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Anne Ishii (translator)
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Batman; Robin; Lord Death Man
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The book has this labelled as Part 4 but it is actually Part 3. When the same chapter was reprinted later by DC it was labelled as Part 3.

The Japanese titles for these chapters do not appear to have numbers in them.

No splash page for this story. First page is 7 panels of Batman and Robin talking to Lord Death Man who is up on a cliff above them.
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Geoff Spear (photograph)
Geoff Spear (photograph)
Geoff Spear (photograph)
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Batman
Batman; Robin
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Go-Go the Magician Part 1

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Anne Ishii (translator)
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Batman; Robin; Go-Go the Magician
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from Shonen King (Shonen Gahosha) #35? (1966)
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Adapted from "The Weather Wizard's Triple-Treasure Thefts!" in Detective Comics #353 (July 1966) by Gardner Fox and Carmine Infantino.

Splash page resembles a cover with Go-Go (the Weather Wizard) standing with his arms outstretched swirling clouds behind the heads of Batman and Robin.
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Geoff Spear (photograph)
Geoff Spear (photograph)
Geoff Spear (photograph)
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Batman
Batman; Robin; Eclipso
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Go-Go the Magician Part 2

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Anne Ishii (translator)
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superhero
Batman; Go-Go the Magician; Robin; Inspector Gordon
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from Shonen King (Shonen Gahosha) #36 (1966)
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Adapted from "The Weather Wizard's Triple-Treasure Thefts!" in Detective Comics #353 (July 1966) by Gardner Fox and Carmine Infantino.

Page count includes a splash page that resembles a cover of Batman standing in front of a man encased in a block of ice.
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Jiro Kuwata
Jiro Kuwata
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Batman
Batman
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Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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Geoff Spear (photograph)
Geoff Spear (photograph)
Geoff Spear (photograph)
Subject Matter
Batman
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Toys with packaging artwork.
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Dr. Faceless Part 2

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Anne Ishii (translator)
? (spot red color and grays on splash and pages 2-7)
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Subject Matter
superhero
Batman; Robin; Doctor Faceless
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from Shonen King (Shonen Gahosha) #? (1966)
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Splash page resembles a cover of Dr. Faceless on a swing with Batman in front of a giant sculpture of Batman's face.

Based on "The Fantastic Dr. No-Face" from DETECTIVE COMICS #319 (Sept. 1963), written by Dave Wood, penciled by Sheldon Moldoff, inked by Charles Paris.
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Geoff Spear (photograph)
Geoff Spear (photograph)
Geoff Spear (photograph)
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Batman
Batman; Robin
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Toy with packaging artwork.
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Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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Geoff Spear (photograph)
Geoff Spear (photograph)
Geoff Spear (photograph)
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Batman
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Toys with artwork.
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Professor Gorilla's Revenge Part 2

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Anne Ishii (translator)
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Subject Matter
superhero
Batman; Robin; Professor Gorilla
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from Shonen King (Shonen Gahosha) #32? (1966)
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Splash page resembles a cover with Batman punching Professor Gorilla who is dressed all in black except for his cape, gloves and boots.

Based very loosely on "Batman Battles the Living Beast-Bomb!" from DETECTIVE COMICS #339 (May, 1965), written by Gardner Fox, penciled by Carmine Infantino, inked by Joe Giella.
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Geoff Spear (photograph)
Geoff Spear (photograph)
Geoff Spear (photograph)
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Batman
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Toy with artwork.
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Professor Gorilla's Revenge Part 3

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Anne Ishii (translator)
? (spot red color and grays on splash and pages 2-4)
typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
Batman; Professor Gorilla; Robin; Inspector Gordon
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from Shonen King (Shonen Gahosha) #33? (1966)
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Splash page resembles a cover with Batman in the foreground being overcome by gas and Professor Gorilla in the background pointing at him.

Based very loosely on "Batman Battles the Living Beast-Bomb!" from DETECTIVE COMICS #339 (May, 1965), written by Gardner Fox, penciled by Carmine Infantino, inked by Joe Giella.
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Geoff Spear (photograph)
Geoff Spear (photograph)
Geoff Spear (photograph)
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Batman
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Toys and licensed items.
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M. Roundhill
M. Roundhill
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Batman
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from ? (Shonen Gahosha) #? (1966)
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Ad for Batman #3
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M. Roundhill
M. Roundhill
M. Roundhill
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Batman
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M. Roundhill
M. Roundhill
M. Roundhill
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Batman
Batman; Robin; Elongated Man
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Two covers and two posters.
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M. Roundhill
M. Roundhill
M. Roundhill
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Batman
Batman; Robin; Penguin; Elongated Man
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M. Roundhill
M. Roundhill
M. Roundhill
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Batman
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Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
M. Roundhill
M. Roundhill
M. Roundhill
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Subject Matter
Batman
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from Batman? (Shonen Gahosha) # (1966)
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Two posters: Batman & Robin jumping on a train, Batman & Robin vs a rhinoceros.
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The Man Who Quit Being Human! Part 1

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Anne Ishii (translator)
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Subject Matter
superhero
Batman; Robin
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from Shonen King (Shonen Gahosha) #39? (1966)
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Splash page resembles a cover with Batman and Robin in the foreground while a mostly silhouetted man looms over them with his arms outstretched.

Based on Gardner Fox’s “ The Man Who Quit the Human Race!” from Batman #165, August 1964.
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Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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Geoff Spear (photograph)
Geoff Spear (photograph)
Geoff Spear (photograph)
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Toy photographs with packaging artwork.
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The Man Who Quit Being Human! Part 2

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Anne Ishii (translator)
? (spot red color and grays on splash and pages 2-4)
typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
Batman; Robin
Reprinting
from Shonen King (Shonen Gahosha) #40? (1966)
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Splash page resembles a cover with Batman pulling on a rope as he twists away from the viewer and Robin crouched in the background.

Based on Gardner Fox’s “ The Man Who Quit the Human Race!” from Batman #165, August 1964.
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Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Geoff Spear (photograph)
Geoff Spear (photograph)
Geoff Spear (photograph)
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Toy photograph with packaging artwork.
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The Man Who Quit Being Human! Part 3

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Anne Ishii (translator)
? (spot red color and grays on splash and pages 2-8)
typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
Batman; Robin
Reprinting
from Shonen King (Shonen Gahosha) #41? (1966)
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Splash page resembles a cover with a skinny red and black alien looming over the heads of Batman and Robin.

Based on Gardner Fox’s “ The Man Who Quit the Human Race!” from Batman #165, August 1964.
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The Man Who Quit Being Human! Part 4

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Anne Ishii (translator)
? (spot red color and grays on splash and pages 2-4)
typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
Batman; Robin; Inspector Gordon
Reprinting
from Shonen King (Shonen Gahosha) #42? (1966)
Miscellaneous
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Splash page resembles a cover with a skinny black and red alien carrying a girl in the background while Batman and Robin are shocked in the foreground.

Based on Gardner Fox’s “ The Man Who Quit the Human Race!” from Batman #165, August 1964.
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Dedications and Acknowledgments

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Chip Kidd; Geoff Spear; Saul Ferris
typeset
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Miscellaneous
1
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jiro Kuwata
Jiro Kuwata
Subject Matter
Batman
Robin
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Miscellaneous
2
Detail from artwork.
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
Subject Matter
Batman
Batman; Robin; Cat-Man; Mr. Freeze; Joker
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Miscellaneous
1
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
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?
Subject Matter
Batman
Batman; Robin; Terrible Trio
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Numbered cards. Batman's costume is green on some of those.

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