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Issue: Batman #63
Publication Date: February 1951
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Issues: #63 of 715 Issues (1363 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: 12/06/1950
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 22 (6 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 Origin of Killer Moth!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
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In Content Item: FlagBatman from the 30s to the 70s #[nn] [unnamed variant] published January 1971
as Batman No. 63 Feb-Mar 1951 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Penciler credits verified by Schwartz and inker credit verified by Paris.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Feature(s): Big Town
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for Big Town #1, found on the inside front cover.
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The Joker's Crime Costumes!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Anton Biggs; unnamed Hamlet actor; Eli Tate (coal baron); Soupy (violinist, Joker's henchman); unnamed violinists (Joker's henchmen); unnamed Pagliacci actor; unnamed police officer; unnamed chefs
Synopsis: Inspired by the many special costumes that Batman has worn in the past, the Joker launches a crime spree where he dresses in costumes of famous fictional comedy characters.
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In Content Item: FlagThe Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told #[nn] published February 1988
as The Joker's Crime Costumes [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told #[nn] published January 1989
as The Joker's Crime Costumes! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagStacked Deck: The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told #[nn] published November 1990
as The Joker's Crime Costumes! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Penciler credit verified by Sprang and inker credit verified by Paris.
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See Yourself in Straight Arrow's Secret Cave

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Character(s): Straight Arrow
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for Straight Arrow ring from Nabisco Shredded Wheat.
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[untitled]

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Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Character(s): Tommy; Pep (dog)
First Line: Gee, Tommy, what a neat skating sweater!
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for Fleer's Dubble Bubble gum.
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Editorial Advisory Board

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Listing of members of DC's editorial advisory board and the comic titles being published.
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The Case of the Flying Saucers

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Professor Elsom Cobb (introduction); John Marden [Agent Seven] (introduction, death); Erobt (villain, introduction); Overlord of Saturn (villain, introduction); unnamed representative of the President of the United States; unnamed taxi driver
Synopsis: When an accident victim is discovered to have two hearts, it leads Batman and Robin to investigate a secret invasion by aliens from the planet Saturn.
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In Content Item: FlagLäderlappen och Robin #9/1951 published January 1950
as De flygande tefaten [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Penciler credits verified by Schwartz and inker credit verified by Paris.
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Captain Tootsie Cheers Orphans

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Mrs. Parent
First Line: Look, fellows!
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Pages: 1
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Panic Stalks the Forest at the Dread Cry of "Warpath!"

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Genres: western
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Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: House ad for Tomahawk #3.
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[untitled]

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.33
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Passport to Fame

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous, non-fiction
First Line: If you are like most American boys and...
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Pages: 2
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous, superhero
First Line: Boy oh boy - No school today!
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Clue Cartoon
First Line: She love me not! They prove that!
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Pages: 0.5
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Boys! Girls! Hurry! Get this big beautiful real scale model! Western Saddle Ring!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for premium ring from Smith Brothers Cough Drops.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Pete
First Line: Look what happened with that punching bag you gave me, Dad!
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Pages: 0.75
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Lucky Block

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Pages: 0.25
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for Nestlé's Crunch.
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The Origin of Killer Moth!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): unnamed prison guards; Gat Grogan; unnamed convicts; Mr. Hughes; Mr. Williams; unnamed criminals; unnamed police officers
Synopsis: Prisoner #234026 reads a newspaper article about Batman and decides to set himself up as the "anti-Batman," hiring himself out to Gotham City's criminals to help them elude capture by Police. When released, he establishes a false identity as millionaire philanthropist and becomes friends with Bruce Wayne. He then promotes himself to Gotham's criminals as Killer Moth, and rescues some criminals from the Police, using his Mothmobile to defeat and capture Batman and Robin. The duo escape and lead Killer Moth to a climactic battle on Gotham Bridge in which he is defeated.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Penciler credits verified by Schwartz and inker credit verified by Paris.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Tuffy
First Line: Here comes Tuffy!
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Pages: 0.75
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Be King of the Road with This Great Bike!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.25
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for Columbia bicycles from The Westfield Manufacturing Company.
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Heroics

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: biography, non-fiction
Character(s): Jimmy Conners; Ellie Suggs; Pat Burgess; Russ Latona
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Pages: 1
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The World of Adventure in Books

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: opinion, superhero
Feature(s): Green Arrow; Tomahawk; Shining Knight
First Line: Aw, there's nothing exciting here in the...
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover. "Published as a public service in cooperation with leading national social welfare and youth-serving organizations."
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Your Christmas Daisy

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Reprinting
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover. Advertisement for Red Ryder Cowboy Carbine from Daisy Manufacturing Company.

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