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Issue: Batman #69
Publication Date: February 1952
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Issues: #69 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: 12/10/1951
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 23 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
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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
Format Notes:  
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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
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Adult Image
Title Page
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Assets2
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Statement of Ownership
 
 
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The King of the Cats!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
First Line: With Batman and Robin in our power, Catwoman, we...
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In Content Item: FlagBatman #27 [8D Cover Price] published August 1952
as The King of the Cats [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagThe Best of DC #2 published November 1979
as The Fifties [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Art credits confirmed by Mortimer.
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Buzzy Says: "Be Yourself-- Your Best Self!"

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: opinion, superhero, teen
Character(s): Bob Hunter; Miss Brown; Susie
First Line: My, what a change in young Bob Hunter!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Batman Exposé!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): "Spaghetti" Thompson (villain, introduction); W. W. Hammond (villain, introduction); Haskins (Bruce Wayne's lawyer); Sam Courtney (movie director)
First Line: Come on, Robin -- this we have to see!
Synopsis: When Bruce Wayne suddenly becomes the owner of a movie studio, he finances the studios next production, a movie about Batman and Robin. When the mob threatens the studio, no actors are willing play the lead roles, resulting in Bruce and Dick pretending to be actors playing Batman and Robin.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Penciler credit verified by Schwartz. Inker credit verified by Paris.
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What Sparks a Champion Sparks You!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): George Mikan
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, military
First Line: Gee, gosh - Everybody has pin-up pictures over their bunks!
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In Content Item: FlagOur Fighting Forces #27 published November 1957
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagOur Fighting Forces #29 published January 1958
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagOur Fighting Forces #88 published November 1964
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Bert Parks
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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The Buttons of Doom!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Blaze [Jim Garth] (villain, introduction, death); Roger Lyons; Edgar Mead; Albert Starr (deceased); Dr. Wilbur Frost; Harry Dore
First Line: He was one of the most bizarre criminals to...
Synopsis: Batman and Robin investigate when a new villain strikes, one who burns his victims with a flamethrower after stealing buttons from their clothes.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: This Blaze is not the villain from Detective Comics #95.

Penciler credit verified by Schwartz. Inker credit verified by Paris.
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Captain Tootsie and the Radar Rescue

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
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Colorist(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
First Line: Captain Tootsie and the Secret Legion visit a...
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Character(s): Pud
First Line: W-we're lost in the cave!!
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Pages: 0.5
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Editorial Advisory Board

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Includes a plug for A Date with Judy on ABC.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Sarge
First Line: Casey, I've got an important job for you...
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In Content Item: FlagAction Comics #234 published November 1957
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Time Detective

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, non-fiction
First Line: Uncle Whiskers, who begins all official...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Indian Chief

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): Word Roundup
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In Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #245 published February 1958
as Indian Chief [Activity on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Out of This World; Necco
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Pages: 0.33
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Ronnie Burton; Mr. Burton
First Line: Hello-- Oh, hello Mr. Burton...
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In Content Item: FlagSuperboy #44 [8D Cover Price] published September 1952
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperboy #79 published March 1960
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
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[untitled]

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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The King of the Cats!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
First Line: Remember the perils Batman and Robin faced...
Synopsis: Batman and Robin face a new criminal who bases his crimes on cat-themes, and discover that he has a connection with reformed Catwoman Selina Kyle.
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In Content Item: FlagCaped Crusader Classics! #4 published February 1989
as The King of the Cats! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Penciler credits verified by Schwartz and inker credit confirmed by Paris. Joe Letterese letterer credit removed per information from Todd Klein.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Pardon me, is Miss Gibbs here?
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In Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #280 published January 1961
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Luden's Cough Drops
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Pages: 0.33
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[untitled]

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction
First Line: What town has more oil-wells than inhabitants?
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Pages: 0.67
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Charlie Wild, Private Detective; Wildroot Cream-Oil
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Pages: 0.33
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Enter Here -- If You Dare!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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