Batman #57
K. G. Murray
Australia.
- Published
- May 1955
- Page count
- 28
- Cover price
- 6d [0-0-6 GBP]
- Colour
- Black & white
- Size
- Standard size
- Interior paper
- Newsprint
- Cover stock
- Matte colour
- Binding
- Saddle-stitched
- Format
- Comic series
- Branding
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Colour Comics Pty Ltd
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Credits
- Editing
- , editor
This issue is a variant of:
Issue contents
Cover
Batman's Greatest Thrills
(Batman and Robin)
Cover, 1 page
"A Batman and Robin Adventure you'll never forget"
Featuring
- Feature
- Batman and Robin
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Batman; Robin
Credits
- Art
- Win Mortimer, penciller [as Winslow Mortimer]
- George Roussos, inker
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original Editor
Reprint history
1Details
- Printed
- 1955
- More...
- The World's Greatest Adventure Characters
Notes
Not all versions of this advertisement include the promotion for the film 'Superman's Peril'.
2Featuring
- Feature
- Batman and Robin
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Commissioner James Gordon; Vicki Vale; Joe Hardy (MC for "Your Life Story"); King Zabot of Morbania (the "Man in the Iron Mask"); Janie; Johnny Taylor (Australian rancher); The Joker (villain); The Joker's gang (villains)
Credits
- Writing
- Bill Woolfolk , scripter
- Art
- Bob Kane, penciller [signed]
- Stan Kaye, inker
- Text
- Pat Gordon, letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
Reprint history
- First print
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Batman (DC, 1940 series) #87 (October 1954) — Batman's Greatest Thrills!
- Also printed
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Batman (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #57 ([February 1955]) — Batman's Greatest Thrills
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Colossal Comic Annual (Colour Comics, 1956 series) #4 ([April 1958]) — Batman's Greatest Thrills!
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80 Page Giant Magazine (DC, 1964 series) #5 (December 1964) — Batman's Greatest Thrills!
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Giant Batman Album (Colour Comics, 1962 series) #8 ([November 1965?]) — Batman's Greatest Thrills
Synopsis
Batman is surprised and honored that a TV station is presenting his life story and recounting some of his greatest feats....until the Joker decides to break out of prison and do his own "honoring" of the Caped Crusader! Batman is surprised and honored that a TV station is presenting his life story and recounting some of his greatest feats...until the Joker decides to break out of prison and do his own "honoring" of the Caped Crusader!
3"I'll have a glass of lemonade!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Little Pete
- Genre
- Humour
- Characters
- Little Pete
Credits
- Writing
- Henry Boltinoff, scripter [signed]
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff, line art [signed]
- Text
- Henry Boltinoff, letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
Reprint history
- First print
-
Batman (DC, 1940 series) #87 (October 1954) — Untitled
Notes
'Cents' pricing has been changed to pence.
4"Wow! Look at that classy foreign sport car!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Varsity Vic
- Genre
- Humour
Credits
- Writing
- Henry Boltinoff, scripter [signed]
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff, line art [signed]
- Text
- Henry Boltinoff, letterer [signed]
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original Editor
Reprint history
- First print
-
Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #200 (May 1954) — Untitled
5Featuring
- Feature
- Batman and Robin
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Professor Carter Nichols
Credits
- Writing
- Bill Finger, scripter
- Art
- Sheldon Moldoff, penciller [credited as Bob Kane]
- Charles Paris, inker
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original Editor
Reprint history
- First print
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Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #205 (March 1954) — The Origin of the Batcave
- Also printed
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Batman (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #57 ([February 1955]) — The Origin of the Bat-Cave
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Colossal Comic Annual (Colour Comics, 1956 series) #5 (August 1958) — The Origin of the Bat-Cave!
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Giant Batman Album (Colour Comics, 1962 series) #1 ([June 1962?]) — The Origin of the Bat-Cave
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Batman from the Thirties to the Seventies (Crown, 1971) #73-168329 (October 1971) — The Origin of the Bat-Cave!
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DC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals (DC, 2009 series) #1 (April 2009) — The Origin of the Bat-Cave!
Synopsis
When the Caped Crusaders discover an ancient piece of pottery in the Bat-Cave, they have Professor Nichols send them back in time to see if they can discover the origin of this artifact.
6"Keywords AGILE BATMAN. Using only the letters in the keywords, can you spell 15 four-letter words in 15 minutes?"
Featuring
- Feature
- The Batman Word Hunt
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Jack Schiff, original Managing Editor
- Murray Boltinoff, original Associate Editor
- George Kashdan, original Associate Editor
- Management
- Whitney Ellsworth, original Editor-in-Chief
Reprint history
![Batman (KGM, 1952 series) #57 — Untitled [Agile Batman] (page 1)](/image/125320/page-1-batman-kgm-1952-series-57-untitled-agile-batman.jpg "Batman (KGM, 1952 series) #57 — Untitled [Agile Batman] (page 1)")
7"One moment, Slugger, I'd like a word with you"
Featuring
- Feature
- Professor Pry
- Genre
- Humour
Credits
- Writing
- Lloyd Piper, scripter
- Art
- Lloyd Piper, line art
- Text
- Lloyd Piper, letterer
Notes
This UK reprints is slightly shorter and less wide than the Australian edition.