Price: 0.12 USD
Pages: 36
On-sale Date: 1963-10-29
Editing: Jack Schiff (editor)
Cover Thumbnail for Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #322 Edit Cover
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The Bizarre Batman Genie!
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Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page

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?
Letters:
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Batman; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Bat-Girl [Betty Kane]
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

cover does not appear to be Bob Kane, as credited elsewhere

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from ad in Batman #160 and copyright registration.

Treasure Chest of Fun
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Honor House Products Novelties / advertisement / 1 page

The Bizarre Batman Genie
(Table of Contents: 2)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 12.67 pages

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?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Bat-Girl [Betty Kane]; Batman; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Aristo; Trusk; Yates; Commissioner Gordon
Synopsis:
A magic power turns Batman into a genie and puts him in Aristo's power.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Writer identification from Bob Hughes and confirmed by Martin O'Hearn at http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/.

[no title indexed]
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World's Finest Comics; Batman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

Your Free Trip Around the World!
(Table of Contents: 4)

public service announcement / 1 page

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Letters:
  • Genre:advocacy
Characters:
an old sea captain; 2 boys
Synopsis:
After telling the boys some tales, the captain takes them to the library where they can travel anywhere just by reading.

Indexer Notes

A list by Lionel English also gives the penciller and inker as "Morris Waldinger" in one of the issues this PSA appears in. Other credits from a list by Lionel English.

[no title indexed]
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Giant Superman Annual; Giant Batman Annual / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

The Man Who Destroyed J'onn J'onzz
(Table of Contents: 6)

Martian Manhunter / comic story / 11.67 pages

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?
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  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]; Batman [Bruce Wayne] (cameo); Arnold Hugo; Zook; Captain Harding
Synopsis:
Batman's old foe, Arnold Hugo, uses his scientific weapons against the Martian Manhunter and gives himself Martian powers in the process.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

writer credit by Bob Hughes

The Vanishing Crime
(Table of Contents: 7)

text article / 0.67 page

Script:
?
Letters:
typeset
  • Genre:non-fiction

Indexer Notes

On the page immediately following page 6 of the previous story sequence.

[no title indexed]
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The Brave and the Bold / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 9)

True Crime Laffs / cartoon / 1 page

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Letters:
  • Genre:humor; non-fiction
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:New York City: Two convicts, who were being released...
Synopsis:
New York City - Two convicts being released ask to stay an extra day so as to not miss Thanksgiving dinner.
Indianapolis, IN - A thief steals a car and drives across the state line to make it a Federal offense because he heard the food is better in a Federal prison.
Lancaster, NY - A man picked up for driving 3000 miles from an auto dealer said the salesman didn't say how far he could go on his test drive.
New Brunswick, NJ - A policeman checking out a new fire hydrant finds that it is fake and a guy put it there so as to always have a parking spot.

Indexer Notes

On the page immediately preceding page 7 of the previous story sequence.

Hawk-a-a-a!
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Blackhawk / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

[no title indexed]
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[no title indexed]
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104 Cars / advertisement / 0.5 page

[no title indexed]
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Anca Stamps; Jaro Stamps; Stamp Specialties / advertisement / 0.5 page

[no title indexed]
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Convoy Terror / advertisement / 0.5 page

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Task Force / advertisement / 0.5 page

[no title indexed]
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American Body Building Club / advertisement / 1 page

Fly-Over Chicane
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Gilbert Auto-Rama / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. The Bizarre Batman Genie!
    Batman and Robin
  2. Treasure Chest of Fun
    Honor House Products Novelties
  3. The Bizarre Batman Genie
    Batman and Robin
  4. ["For the very best..."]
    World's Finest Comics; Batman
  5. Your Free Trip Around the World!
  6. [no title indexed]
    Giant Superman Annual; Giant Batman Annual
  7. The Man Who Destroyed J'onn J'onzz
    Martian Manhunter
  8. The Vanishing Crime
  9. [no title indexed]
    The Brave and the Bold
  10. ["New York City: Two convicts, who were being released..."]
    True Crime Laffs
  11. Hawk-a-a-a!
    Blackhawk
  12. ["Get these favorite, exciting and entertaining comics magazines..."]
  13. [no title indexed]
    104 Cars
  14. [no title indexed]
    Anca Stamps; Jaro Stamps; Stamp Specialties
  15. [no title indexed]
    Convoy Terror
  16. [no title indexed]
    Task Force
  17. [no title indexed]
    American Body Building Club
  18. Fly-Over Chicane
    Gilbert Auto-Rama
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  • Nick Caputo
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Fawzy Partridge
  • Matthew Peets
  • Per Sandell
  • Adam Spector
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