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Issue: Batman #56
Publication Date: December 1949
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Issues: #56 of 715 Issues (1343 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 10/10/1949
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 21 (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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Ride, Bat-Hombre, Ride!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne; as Bat-Hombre]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Pencil credit verified by Sprang. Inker credit verified by Paris.
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Jimmy's Biggest Christmas (Thanks to Dad)

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Roadmaster
Character(s): Jimmy
First Line: Mother, Jimmy and I are going Christmas shopping.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Ride, Bat-Hombre, Ride!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; President Jose Camaran (death); Colonel Morenos; Toto (a parrot); El Papagayo (villain, introduction); Bat-hombre [Luis Peraldo] (villain, introduction, death); Felipe (villain); Pancho (villain, death); Pedro (villain)
First Line: Kill him!
Synopsis: The sickly Presidente of a Latin American nation implores the Caped Crusaders to come to his nation and train a Batman to keep law and order in his country.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagBatman #193 published July 1967
as Ride, Bat-Hombre, Ride! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: Pencil credit verified by Sprang. Inker credit verified by Paris.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ?
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Ralston
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

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Credits
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Smith Brothers Cough Drops
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Pages: 1
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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Bazooka
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Pages: 1
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The Riddle of the Seven Birds!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Penguin [Oswald Cobblepott] (villain); Commissioner James Gordon; "Squeeze" Miller; Horace Springer; Sheila Van Svelt; Lance Linton; Nipper
Synopsis: Penguin must commit seven different crimes with seven different birds in order to claim an inheritance.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12.67
Disclose Notes: Pencil credit verified by Sprang. Inker credit verified by Paris.
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[untitled]

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Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Lionel Trains
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: On the page between page 6 and page 7 of the previous story sequence.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Nestlé's Crunch
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Pages: 0.33
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Columbia
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Little Pete
First Line: Two sodas! There, that should help!
Synopsis: Pete tries to spoil his appetite for dinner because he believes his mother is making something he doesn't like.
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Pages: 1
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W-H-O-O-S-H -- And You're There!

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
First Line: We made up our minds at the last minute to...
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Pages: 1.67
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Editorial Advisory Board

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.33
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Casey the Cop; Jackson
First Line: Why so mad, Jackson?
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Pages: 0.5
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Pan-American Band Instruments
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Pages: 0.5
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A Greater Detective Than Batman!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Vicki Vale; Specs Rose (villain, introduction); Jack Starr (crime reporter, introduction)
First Line: We don't need you on this case, Batman!
Synopsis: While tracking criminal Specs Rose, Batman and Robin find themselves continually upstaged by a reporter who is able to solve the crimes before them.
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Pages: 10
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Erector
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Pages: 1
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The Green Arrow and the Red Feather Kid

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Green Arrow
Character(s): Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Red Feather Kid
First Line: In a packed auditorium, a thrilled crowd...
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Hollywood Film Studios
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Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Daisy B-B Guns
Character(s): Red Ryder
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Thom McAn
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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