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Issue Details

Issue #79
Published October-November 1953
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 44
Editing Whitney Ellsworth

Cover Details - "The Bride of Batman"

Genre superhero
Pencils Win Mortimer (confirmed by Mortimer)
Inks Win Mortimer (confirmed by Mortimer)
Letters Ira Schnapp (credit by O'Hearn/Desris)

10 page Batman story "Bride of Batman!"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; GS: Vicki Vale; I: Shah of Nairomi, Ali Khendun, Eloise Leach
Synopsis When the Shah of a foreign nation wants Vicki as his wife, she gets out of it [or so she thinks] by announcing that she is secretly engaged to Batman!
Genre superhero
Script David Vern (credit by O'Hearn)
Pencils Dick Sprang (verified by Sprang)(as Bob Kane)
Inks Charles Paris (verified by Paris)
Letters Pat Gordon
Notes Synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-11-07. Oddity: in the 1st panel on page 2, the caption states that Bruce Wayne & Dick Grayson are sitting at home listening to a radio announcement, then note the Bat-Signal in the sky. Dick says they need to change and head for Police HQ.....but if one looks closely, Dick is sitting there already in his yellow cape & black mask!
Reprinted In 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #5 (December 1964).

Half page Quick Quiz activity

Script H. T. Elmo (signed)
Pencils H. T. Elmo (signed)
Inks H. T. Elmo (signed)

1 page Binky public service announcement "Give Your Pet All the Breaks!"

Genre fact
Script Jack Schiff
Pencils Win Mortimer
Inks Win Mortimer
Letters Ira Schnapp

9 page Batman story "The Batman of Yesterday!"

Characters GS: Prof. Carter Nichols; I: Captain Lightfoot (Abel Adams); V: Walter Fraley (I), Hugo Vorney (I)
Synopsis Time-travel story.
Genre superhero
Script Bill Finger
Pencils Bob Kane (Batman & Robin figures only); Lew Schwartz
Inks Ray Burnley
Letters Pat Gordon
Notes Inker revision verified by Craig Delich (Nov. 2005). Credit previously assigned to Charles Paris.

1 page Casey the Cop filler

Genre humor
Script Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Letters Henry Boltinoff

2 page text story "Grand Jury"

Genre crime
Script Jack Miller (signed)
Letters typeset

Half page Casey the Cop filler

Genre humor
Script Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Letters Henry Boltinoff

10 page Batman story "Batman--Gang Boss!"

Characters V: Lars Veking (I, D)
Script Bill Finger
Pencils Dick Sprang (verified by Sprang)
Inks Charles Paris (verified by Paris)
Letters Pat Gordon

Half page Jerry the Jitterbug filler

Genre humor
Script Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Letters Henry Boltinoff