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5Summer 1963
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Batman Annual #5

DC · Summer 1963 · on sale 1963-05-23

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Identification plate

Series
Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series)
Issue
#5
Publication date
Summer 1963
Key date
1963-07-00
On-sale date
1963-05-23
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.25
Pages
84
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Strange Lives of Batman and Robincover1pencils: Sheldon Moldoff, Dick Sprang; inks: Charles Paris, Stan Kaye; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
1Table of Contentstable of contents1letters: typeset
2The Power That Doomed Batmancomic story11.67script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Charles ParisBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; "Big Joe" Foster; Professor Blake
3Batmanpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33
4The Merman Batmancomic story8script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Charles ParisBatman; Robin; Carl Smarte (first appearance, villain); Vince Kenton
5Rip Van Batmancomic story7.67script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Charles ParisBatman; Robin [also as Batman 2]; Robin 2 [unknown secret identity]
6Detective Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)0.33
7The Zebra Batmancomic story11.67script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Charles ParisBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; the Zebra-Man (first appearance, villain)
8World's Finest Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)0.33
9The Grown-Up Boy Wondercomic story8script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Pat GordonBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson; also as Owlman]; The Daredevils (first appearance, villains)
10The Bewitched Batmancomic story12script: Jerry Coleman; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan KayeSuperman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
11The Phantom Batmancomic story8script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Charles ParisBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Commissioner James Gordon
12The Giant Batmancomic story12script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Charles ParisBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Alfred; Doctor Greggson; Jay Vanney (villain)
13Giant Superman Annual; Giant Lois Lane Annualpromo (ad from the publisher)1
14A Collector's Item!cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson

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CollectionYear
DC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals #2
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