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Issue Details

Issue #95
Published October 1955
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 36
Editing Whitney Ellsworth

Cover Details - "The Ballad of Batman"

Characters Batman; Robin
Genre superhero
Pencils Winslow Mortimer (confirmed by Mortimer)
Inks Winslow Mortimer (confirmed by Mortimer)
Letters Ira Schnapp (credit by O'Hearn/Desris)

8 page Batman story "The Guardian of 100 Cities!"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; V: Shag Darnell (I); Roger Stanton.
Synopsis Famed replica artifacts from various movie sets, located in a field not far from Hollywood, serve as the stage as a hideout for escaped convict Shag Darnell and his thugs.
Genre superhero
Script Bill Finger (credit by O'Hearn)
Pencils Sheldon Moldoff
Inks Charles Paris (verified by Paris)
Letters Pat Gordon
Notes Synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-12-07.
Reprinted In Batman (DC, 1940 series) #258 (September-October 1974).

Half page Jerry the Jitterbug filler

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

1 page Buzzy public service announcement "What Are You Getting Out of School?"

Characters Buzzy
Genre teen
Script Jack Schiff
Pencils Winslow Mortimer
Inks Winslow Mortimer
Letters Ira Schnapp

8 page Batman story "The Bat-Train"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; V: Wires Welkin (I)
Genre superhero
Pencils Sheldon Moldoff
Inks Charles Paris (verified by Paris)
Letters Pat Gordon

Half page Casey the Cop filler

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

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 article "Suspects Wanted"

Genre adventure
Script Jack Miller (signed)
Letters typeset

8 page Batman story "The Ballad of Batman"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; I: Sam Strong
Synopsis A balladeer comes to Gotham City to sing the praises of Batman in verse, but it backfires when his songs tip off crooks wanting to commit crimes.
Genre superhero
Script Edmond Hamilton (credit by O'Hearn)
Pencils Dick Sprang (verified by Sprang)
Inks Charles Paris (verified by Paris)
Letters Pat Gordon
Notes Last "Earth-Two" story. Synopsis added by Craig Delich 10-25-07.
Reprinted In Batman (DC, 1940 series) #187 (December 1966-January 1967).