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Issue: Batman #72
Publication Date: August 1952
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Issues: #72 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: 06/25/1952
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 21 (8 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 Jungle Batman!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
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In Content Item: FlagBatman from the 30s to the 70s #73-168329 published October 1971
as Batman No. 72 Aug-Sept 1952 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Pencil and ink credits confirmed by Win Mortimer.
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Superman Says: "It's Smart to Check-- And Doublecheck!"

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]
First Line: Hmm... that youngster on the bike seems...
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Jungle Batman!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; The Sinister Eight [Frenchy Le Doix; Singh Dan; Baron Hengler; Ling Chee; Luigi Verona; Aldo Toledano; Liverpool Kid; Sumatra Joe] (villains); Hurd (villain, submarine commander); Jordan (villain)
First Line: Have you ever wondered how Batman would...
Synopsis: After capturing the feared Sinister Eight, Commissioner Gordon asks the Dynamic Duo to deliver the crooks by radio-controlled ship to their prison at Satan's Island. The ship is torpedoed and sunk during a storm at sea by the Sinister Eight's minions, and all are washed ashore on an island, where Batman and Robin have to avoid capture by the villains before they can capture them.
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In Content Item: FlagBatman Annual #2 published January 1961
as The Jungle Batman! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals #1 published June 2009
as The Jungle Batman! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Inker credit verified by Charles Paris.
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Top Speed Stops Spy

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Another Jim Wise "P-F" Adventure Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes
Character(s): Jim Wise
First Line: Stop him!
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

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First Line: Where is the last harbor of the good ship 'Mayflower'?
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Pages: 0.67
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[untitled]

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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wildroot Cream-Oil
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Pages: 0.33
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Varsity Vic; Sue; Lois; Ronnie
First Line: I'd better hurry. I'm meeting Sue at eight!
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In Content Item: FlagThe Adventures of Jerry Lewis #41 published November 1957
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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The Legion of Faceless Men!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; The Masked Bandit [Biff] (villain); The Maskers [Sven Thorson (deep sea diver); Jim Hendrix (test pilot); Gregory Miner (actor); Guy Larabee (actor); Joseph Pardo (fencer)]
Synopsis: Batman and Robin are asked to join The Maskers, a club whose members wear masks in their occupations. Soon after, a new series of crimes is committed by The Masked Bandit who wears a different occupational mask for each crime, and Batman and Robin must find out if the villain is one of the Maskers.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Penciler credit verified by Dick Sprang and inker credit verified by Charles Paris.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Private Pete; Johnson
First Line: Being bugler is awful...
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In Content Item: FlagAll-American Men of War #51 published November 1957
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Necco
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Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Peg
First Line: -And then I ran for a touchdown...
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #1 published March 1958
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
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Changing Styles in Magic

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Harry Houdini; Sorcar
First Line: We are in the Hippodrome -- New York's famous old showplace.
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Pages: 2
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[untitled]

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Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Character(s): Pud; Sis
First Line: Today we're going to have a contest!
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Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Shorty
First Line: Boo! Throw the umpire out!
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In Content Item: FlagBlackhawk #128 published September 1958
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagAction Comics #301 published June 1963
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 0.5
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Message to Parents

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Editorial Advisory Board

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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Includes a plug for A Date with Judy on ABC.
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The Death-Cheaters of Gotham City!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; unnamed wife of Hack Dawes; unnamed wife of Tom Weaver; The Death-Cheaters Club [John Hedges Grant (sportsman, death); Jeff Sievers (villain, accountant, faked death); Hack Dawes (truck driver); Tom Weaver (writer); Stanley Duff (banker); Jim Sawyer (stevedore); Gregory Orrick (actor); Bruce Wayne (socialite)]; Little Dougy (villain); Joey the Rod (villain)
Synopsis: Bruce Wayne becomes a member of the strange "Death Cheaters Club," but a wanted criminal, who fits the qualifications for membership, is denied the same...and vows vengeance against all the members!
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In Content Item: FlagBatman #233 published July 1971
as The Death Cheaters of Gotham City! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #21/1971 published October 1971
as Der Totenclub von Gotham City [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagLäderlappen #10/1974 published January 1974
as Männen som lurade döden [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagLynvingen #9/1974 published September 1974
as Døden kommer til Gotham City! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 12
Job Number: N-288
Disclose Notes: Penciler credit verified by Jim Mooney.
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Two More Thrilling Magazines for Mystery Fans!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Feature(s): The Phantom Stranger; House of Mystery
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Casey the Cop; Benny (villain)
First Line: Shoplifting again, eh Benny?
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagBatman #114 published March 1958
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Explosive Action!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Our Army at War; All-American Men of War; Star Spangled War Stories
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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The Secret of Treasure Cave

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wilson Chem. Co.
Character(s): Spike; Gray Shadow; Mrs. Jones
First Line: Gee! A new bike!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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