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Issue: Batman #55
Publication Date: October 1949
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Issues: #55 of 715 Issues (1363 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: A Superman DC PublicationView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 08/08/1949
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 19 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
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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
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The Case of the 48 Jokers

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Joker
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Pages: 1
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Editorial Advisory Board

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.33
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[untitled]

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): World's Finest Comics; Wonder Woman; Comic Cavalcade
First Line: Want action?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
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The Case of the 48 Jokers!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Joker (villain); the Joker Syndicate (villains, introduction for all); Commissioner James Gordon; Duke Wilson
Synopsis: The Joker organizes a syndicate of Jokers so that there can be a Joker in each of the 48 states.
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Pages: 12
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Lou Boudreau

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Character(s): Lou Boudreau
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The Case of the 50 Year Old Clue

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Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, mystery
Feature(s): Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream-Oil
Character(s): Sam Spade; Effie
First Line: Detective Sam Spade is investigating a kidnapping.
Synopsis: Sam rescues a kidnapped man.
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Bruce Wayne, Rookie Policeman!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Johnson; Mike Granite (death); Jack Bennett; The Longshoreman Kid (villain, introduction); Commissioner James Gordon; Alfred Pennyworth
Synopsis: To fulfill a promise to a dying police officer, Bruce becomes a policeman to honor the deceased officer.
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Pages: 13
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Fluffy
Character(s): Fluffy
First Line: Fluffy - Wake up!
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Mountain Rescue

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Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Bazooka the Atom Bubble Boy
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Buzzy Says Stay in School -- Give Yourself a Break!

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: opinion, teen
Character(s): Buzzy Brown; Susie
First Line: Thanks for waiting for me, Buzzy!
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Pages: 1
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It's Your Future

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, non-fiction
Character(s): Paul E. Teschan; Marilyn Rohrer; Alice Dale; Nancy Stafford; Dwight Willard Taylor
First Line: Do you know about the nationwide Science Talent...
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Casey the Cop
First Line: Casey! How did you let these cars get into such a tie-up?
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Superman Socks
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Rescue from the Ravine

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Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Ray-o-Vac
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The Bandit of the Bells!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Gong [Ed Peale] (villain, introduction); Henry Morton
Synopsis: Batman and Robin face a new villain, The Gong, who commits crimes based on bells.
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In Content Item: FlagBatman #198 published January 1968
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Pages: 12
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[untitled]

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Feature(s): Shoot-a-Top
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[untitled]

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Feature(s): Rubber-for-Molds, Inc.
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Hollywood's Top Adventure Star!

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Feature(s): The Adventures of Alan Ladd
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Rope 'Em Both, Partner!

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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Daisy B-B Guns
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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