Bumper Batcomic #5
The K. G. Murray Publishing Company Pty Ltd
Australia.
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Issue contents
Cover
The Doomsday Express
(Batman, Metal Men)
Cover, 1 page
"Presents Batman and Metal Men "Where's Batman?" "I'm sure he's safe. Jump!" The Doomsday Express"
Featuring
- Feature
- Batman, Metal Men
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Art
- Jim Aparo, line art
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1Featuring
- Feature
- Batman and the Metal Men
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Writing
- Bob Haney, scripter
- Art
- Jim Aparo, line art
- Text
- Jim Aparo, letterer
- Editing
- Murray Boltinoff, editor
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2Featuring
- Feature
- Man-Bat
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Writing
- Marty Pasko, scripter
- Art
- Pablo Marcos, line art
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz, editor
- Bob Rozakis, editor
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3Featuring
- Feature
- Wildcat
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Writing
- Bill Finger, scripter
- Art
- Irwin Hasen, line art
- Editing
- Sheldon Mayer, editor
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- First print
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Sensation Comics (DC, 1942 series) #1 (January 1942) (Untitled)
- This version
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Secret Origins (DC, 1973 series) #3 (July-August 1973)
- Also printed
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Famous First Edition (DC, 1974 series) #C-30 (1974)
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Millennium Edition: Sensation Comics No. 1 (DC, 2000 series) (October 2000)
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The Greatest Golden Age Stories Ever Told (DC, 1990 series) (1990)
Notes
Reprints the first appearance of Wildcat.
4Featuring
- Feature
- Batman and Deadman
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Writing
- Bob Haney, scripter
- Art
- Neal Adams, line art
- Text
- Ben Oda, letterer
- Editing
- Murray Boltinoff, editor
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- First print
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The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #79 (August-September 1968)
- Also printed
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Showcase Presents The Brave and the Bold Batman Team-Ups (DC, 2007 series) #1 (2007)
Notes
Reprints the first Neal Adams work on Batman.
5Featuring
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Art
- Dick Sprang , line art [credited as Bob Kane]
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Notes
Pin-Up of Batman, Robin, Bat-Mite, Alfred, Commissioner Gordon, Batwoman, Bat-Girl.
6Featuring
- Feature
- Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Writing
- Bill Finger, scripter
- Art
- Bob Kane, penciller
- Jerry Robinson, inker
- George Roussos, backgrounds
- Text
- Ira Schnapp , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, editor [credited as F. W. Ellsworth]
- Murray Boltinoff, Assistant Editor [attributed]
- Mort Weisinger, Assistant Editor [attributed]
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- First print
-
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #61 (March 1942) — The Three Racketeers!
- Also printed
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Batman (DC, 1940 series) #258 (September-October 1974) — The Three Racketeers!
Synopsis
Three former racketeers sit about a table playing cards in prison discussing how the Batman and Robin brought their dreams of easy wealth to a disastrous end.
Notes
The splash panel has a sign on a building that reads "Jack Miller", one of the writers for DC on Batman and other features. The splash page nearly replicates the cover.
Background credit by Craig Delich.
7Featuring
- Feature
- Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Writing
- David Wood, scripter [as Dave Wood]
- Art
- Sheldon Moldoff, penciller
- Charles Paris, inker
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, editor
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8Featuring
- Feature
- Batman
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Writing
- Elliot Maggin, scripter
- Art
- Walt Simonson, line art
- Text
- Ben Oda, letterer
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz, editor
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- First print
-
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #450 (August 1975)
- Also printed
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The Art of Walter Simonson (DC, 1989 series) #1 ([June] 1989)
Notes
This story was used as a springboard for an episode of Batman: The Animated Series television cartoon
Indicia
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