Giant Batman Album #3
Colour Comics Pty. Ltd.
Australia.
![Giant Batman Album (Colour Comics, 1962 series) #1 ([June 1962?])](/image/17578/page-1-giant-batman-album-colour-comics-1962-series-1-1001-secrets.jpg "Giant Batman Album (Colour Comics, 1962 series) #1 ([June 1962?])")
Issue contents
Cover
Batman and Robin's Most Fantastic Foes!
(Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder)
Cover, 1 page
"Batmand and Robin's most fantastic foes! The Joker. Two-Face. Human Firefly. Mirror Man. Mad Hatter."
Featuring
- Feature
- Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
- Genre
- Superhero
Reprint history
- First print
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Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #3 (Summer 1962)
- Also printed
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Giant Batman Album (Colour Comics, 1962 series) #1 ([June 1962?])
- Based on
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Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #1 (Summer 1961)
Notes
This issue generally reprints Batman Annual 3, but "Batman's First Case" is printed rather than "The Gorilla Boss of Gotham City".
1Featuring
- Feature
- Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Writing
- Bill Finger, scripter
- Art
- Sheldon Moldoff, penciller
- Charles Paris, inker
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, editor [credited]
- Jack Schiff, editor [attributed] (actual)
Reprint history
- First print
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Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #230 (April 1956) — The Mad Hatter of Gotham City
- Also printed
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Batman (Colour Comics, 1956 series) #79 (December 1956) — The Mad Hatter of Gotham City
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Batman (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #79 ([December 1956?]) — The Mad Hatter of Gotham City
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Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #3 (Summer 1962) — The Mad Hatter of Gotham City
Synopsis
The Mad Hatter wants to add Batman's cowl to his collection of hats, and he goes through a series of elaborate schemes to secure it, which he does.
2Featuring
- Feature
- Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Writing
- Ed Herron, scripter
- Art
- Dick Sprang, penciller [as Bob Kane]
- Charles Paris, inker
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, editor
Reprint history
- First print
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Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #184 (June 1952) — The Human Firefly!
- Also printed
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Super Adventure Comic (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #30 ([December 1952]) — The Human Firefly
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Super Adventure Comic (KGM, 1952 series) #30 ([March 1953?]) — The Human Firefly
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Super Adventure Comic (KGM, 1952 series) #30 ([March 1953?])
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Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #3 (Summer 1962) — The Human Firefly
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Colossal Comic (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #44 ([February 1968?]) — The Human Firefly
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Colossal Comic (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #44 ([February 1968?])
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DC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals (DC, 2009 series) #1 (April 2009) — The Human Firefly!
Synopsis
Garfield Lynns, a disgruntled special effects creator, turns to crime and tries to rob the rich of Gotham City during a gala premiere. The robbery is stopped by Batman and Robin, who pursue Lynns into the swamps, where a lowly firefly distracts the two heroes long enough for Lynns to make his escape. Lynns decides to take on the super-villain persona of Firefly and launches a series of spectacular crimes.
3Featuring
- Feature
- Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Writing
- Ed Hamilton, scripter [as Edmond Hamilton]
- Art
- Dick Sprang, penciller
- Charles Paris, inker
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, editor
Reprint history
- First print
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Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #217 (March 1955) — The Mental Giant of Gotham City
- Also printed
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Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #3 (Summer 1962) — The Mental Giant of Gotham City
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Superman Supacomic (Colour Comics, 1959 series) #87 ([November 1966]) — The Mental Giant of Gotham City
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DC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals (DC, 2009 series) #1 (April 2009) — The Mental Giant of Gotham City!
4Featuring
- Feature
- Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Writing
- David Vern, scripter
- Art
- Bob Kane, penciller (Batman & Robin figures)
- Lew Schwartz, penciller [as Lew Sayre Schwartz]
- Stan Kaye, inker
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, editor [credited]
- Jack Schiff, editor [attributed] (actual)
Reprint history
- First print
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World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #59 (July-August 1952) — The Joker's Aces!
- Also printed
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Batman (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #40 ([September 1953]) — The Joker's Aces
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Batman (KGM, 1952 series) #40 ([December 1953?]) — The Joker's Aces
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Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #3 (Summer 1962) — The Joker's Aces
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DC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals (DC, 2009 series) #1 (April 2009) — The Joker's Aces!
5Featuring
- Feature
- Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Writing
- Bill Finger, scripter
- Art
- Bob Kane, penciller (Batman and Robin figures only)
- Lew Schwartz, penciller [as Bob Kane]
- Charles Paris, inker
- Text
- Ira Schnapp, letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, editor
Reprint history
- First print
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Batman (DC, 1940 series) #68 (December 1951-January 1952) — The New Crimes of Two-Face!
- Also printed
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Batman (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #24 ([May 1952]) — The New Crimes of Two-Face
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Batman (KGM, 1952 series) #24 ([August 1952]) — The New Crimes of Two-Face!
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Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #3 (Summer 1962) — The New Crimes of Two-Face
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Batman from the Thirties to the Seventies (Crown, 1971) #73-168329 (October 1971) — The New Crimes of Two-Face!
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DC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals (DC, 2009 series) #1 (April 2009) — The New Crimes of Two-Face
Synopsis
Paul Sloane is chosen to re-create the role of Harvey Dent and how he became Two-Face for a television program. Unfortunately, a kleig light explodes in Sloane's face, and the result is an appearance identical to that of the real Two-Face. Sloane's mind snaps and he begins a crime rampage, with all crimes based of the toss of "Boss" Morony's silver dollar
6Featuring
- Feature
- Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Writing
- Bill Finger , scripter
- Art
- Sheldon Moldoff, penciller
- Charles Paris, inker
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, editor
Reprint history
- First print
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Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #213 (November 1954) — The Mysterious Mirror-Man!
- Also printed
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Century the 100 Page Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1956 series) #29 ([October 1958?]) — The Mysterious Mirror-Man
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Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #3 (Summer 1962) — The Mysterious Mirror Man
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DC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals (DC, 2009 series) #1 (April 2009) — The Mysterious Mirror-Man!
Synopsis
While Batman agrees to contribute an article to a local newspaper about his career, in exchange for a $25,000 donation by a reporter for the cause of juvenile delinquency, in the nearby state prison, a prisoner makes his escape. Because he broke a mirror at the prison, which helped him make the escape, the man decides to use mirrors for a life of crime: as the Mirror-Man! The main part of his campaign of crime is to get Batman in position so that he can use a special electronic mirror on the Caped Crusader that X-rays anything covered by cloth: specifically Batman's cowl!
7Featuring
- Feature
- Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Writing
- Bill Finger, scripter
- Art
- Sheldon Moldoff, penciller
- Charles Paris, inker
- Editing
- Jack Schiff, editor
- Murray Boltinoff, Associate Editor
- George Kashdan, Associate Editor
Reprint history
- First print
-
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #265 (March 1959) — Batman's First Case
- Also printed
-
Superman Supacomic (Colour Comics, 1959 series) #13 ([August 1960?]) — Batman's First Case
-
Batman (DC, 1940 series) #187 (December 1966-January 1967) — Batman's First Case
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Giant Batman Album (Colour Comics, 1962 series) #13 ([July 1967?]) — Batman's First Case
Synopsis
The sudden appearance of a new criminal basing his crime on time jogs Batman's memory into remembering that this criminal was his very first case after his parents were killed, and if the Clock has his way, the current case aginst him will be the Caped Crusader's last!
Notes
This issue generally reprints Batman Annual 3, but "Batman's First Case" is printed rather than "The Gorilla Boss of Gotham City".
Indicia
The indicia for this issue is not recorded. The identified publisher might be an associated or parent company, rather than the specific listed publisher.