Publishers / DC / Batman (1940) / #84
84June 1954
$0.10

Batman #84

DC · June 1954 · on sale 1954-04-12

Buy it now on eBay ›Graded copies ›
How to read this file
  • Every claim on this page traces to a public bibliographic record; the sources are listed at the bottom of the file.
  • A first-appearance badge means this is the earliest non-flashback appearance on record in this database.
  • Buy links are eBay affiliate links. They never change what the record says.

Identification plate

Series
Batman (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#84
Publication date
June 1954
Key date
1954-06-00
On-sale date
1954-04-12
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
44

Match the book in your hand against this plate before paying an edition-specific price.

Buy this issue

Buy it now on eBay ›Graded copies on eBay ›

Affiliate links. ComicRecord shows no prices and no census data; the listings speak for themselves.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Sleeping Beauties of Gotham City!cover1pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Catwoman [Selina Kyle]
1Binky Says: "Act Your Age!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira SchnappBinky Biggs; Billy; Allergy; Mr. Jones
2The Valley of the Giant Bees!comic story9.67script: Bill Finger; pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Pat GordonBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Harry (villain, introduction); Slug (villain, introduction)
5-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffCasey the Cop
6The Sleeping Beauties of Gotham City!comic story9.67script: David Vern; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Pat GordonBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Nancy Brooks (beauty queen); Diane Olson (beauty queen); Bobby Shaw (beauty queen); The Catwoman [Selina Kyle] (villain); The Catwoman's gang (villains)
9-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry BoltinoffJerry
10-activity1script: Martin Naydel; pencils: Martin Naydel; inks: Martin Naydel; letters: Martin Naydel
11The Mechanized Mountiestext article2script: Jack Mabely; pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond Perry; colors: Raymond Perry
12-comic story2script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffShorty
13-activity0.5script: Horace Elmo; pencils: Horace Elmo; inks: Horace Elmo; letters: Horace Elmo
14Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
15Ten Nights of Fear!comic story10script: David Vern; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Pat GordonBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Inspector Graybridge (Scotland Yard detective, introduction); Harry Shepherd (villain, introduction); Shepherd's gang (villains, introduction for all)
16-promo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 4.16 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Batman vs. the Penguin #4 (D2970)1966On eBay ›
DC's Wanted: The World's Most Dangerous Super-Villains #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-77950-173-8		2020On eBay ›
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #9
ISBN 978-1-77950-445-6		2021On eBay ›

Reading the story costs a fraction of owning the issue. Both routes are on every file.

Buy this issue

Buy it now on eBay ›Graded copies on eBay ›

Affiliate links. ComicRecord shows no prices and no census data; the listings speak for themselves.

Before you buy

  • Golden-age paper is brittle. Ask about page suppleness and check edges for chips in the photos.
  • Check for trimmed edges, married covers, and clipped coupons - all common on books this old.
  • Confirm the indicia matches this plate; many golden-age titles changed names mid-run.

Series context

‹ #8384 of 715#85 ›

Sources

Found an error in this file? corrections@comicrecord.com