Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 52
On-sale Date: 1951-05-27
Editing: Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (credited editor); Jack Schiff (actual editor)

The Batman's Double!

Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page


  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batman's double [Killer Moth; Cameron van Cleer]
Reprints (2)

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Now More Than Ever!

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Batman's Double!

Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
Bob Kane (signed as Bob Kane) (Batman and Robin figures only)
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Killer Moth [Cameron van Cleer; also as Bruce Wayne] (villain); Withers (van Cleer's butler); Jack Forsythe (playboy); Sonny Blandish (playboy); unnamed doctors; unnamed guard; Whitey Casey (gang leader); unnamed gang members
Synopsis:
With his Van Cleer alias lost to him, Killer Moth decides to steal the identity of Bruce Wayne (whom he imprisons in a vault), then hires a plastic surgeon to alter his face into an exact double of Wayne's, and fools Dick Grayson into believing he is Wayne and Dick doesn't realize at first. The Moth goes out as Batman, enhancing his criminal reputation by making it appear that Batman fears the Moth. Wayne escapes in time to see Killer Moth shot down by one of his own gang, thinking he's been double-crossed. Moth's face is wrecked by the bullets, and the resultant cranial injury causes amnesia.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Penciler credits verified by Schwartz and inker credit verified by Paris.

In Killer Moth's previous appearance in Batman #64, van Cleer's butler was named Smithers, here he is called Withers.

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Kellogg's Pep / advertisement / 1 page

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Dubble Bubble Gum / advertisement / 0.5 page

Editorial Advisory Board

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

The Terrible Toys of Dr. Morro!

Robotman / comic story / 6 pages


  • Genre:superhero
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Robotman has met some strange customers in his day...
Characters:
Robotman [Paul Dennis]; Dr. Morro (villain); Fingers (crook); Jack (crook)

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Monark Bicycles / advertisement / 1 page

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Jerry the Jitterbug / comic story / 0.75 page


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Zowie! She must be the new girl next door...
Characters:
Jerry the Jitterbug

Nestlé's Crunch / advertisement / 0.25 page

The Man with the Golden Touch!

Impossible-- But True / comic story / 8 pages


  • Genre:detective-mystery
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:There you are, ladies and gentlemen!
Characters:
Roy Raymond; Karen; Professor Wilfred Corey; Faro Fenton (crook); Blue Eyes (crook)

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Schwinn Bicycles / advertisement / 1 page

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Quick Quiz / activity / 0.67 page


  • Genre:non-fiction
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Is rice paper made of rice?

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Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 0.33 page

Murder Is a Fine Art

text article / 2 pages

Script:
R. E. Gurvitz (credited)
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset

  • Genre:non-fiction

Pow-Wow Smith -- Chief of Police!

Pow-Wow Smith / comic story / 10 pages


  • Genre:western-frontier
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Picture, if you can, modern law in an Indian tribe!
Characters:
Pow-Wow Smith [Ohiyesa Smith]; Little Black Bear; Running Horse; "Professor" Blackie Gaines (crook)

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Stewart-Warner Bike Speedometer / advertisement / 0.5 page

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Casey the Cop / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Here I am, Bill, all set for the job!
Characters:
Casey the Cop
Reprints (1)

Look for the Real Reason!

Leave It to Binky / public service announcement / 1 page


  • Genre:advocacy; teen
Characters:
Binky Biggs

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

Squeeze Play Saves the Day!

"P-F" Canvas Shoes; Another Jim Wise Story / advertisement / 1 page

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