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Batman (1940) Annual comic books 1963

  • Issue #4
    Batman (1940) Annual 4
    Published 1963 by DC.
    • 1" Spine split from top. Staple rust.

    Winter 1962-1963. All reprints. Cover pencils by Curt Swan, Win Mortimer, and Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Stan Kaye and Sheldon Moldoff. "The First Batman," script by Bill Finger, art by Sheldon Moldoff (ghost for Bob Kane); The discovery of an old Batman-type costume in Bruce Wayne's attic re-opens the Wayne murder case, and helps him realize that Joey Chill had only been HIRED to kill his parents. "Am I Really Batman?", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff (ghost for Bob Kane), inks by Charles Paris; Batman wakes from a sound sleep to find himself in a mental ward, not realizing that a Professor Milo had given him a dose of amnesia gas that dulls the will to live. "The Batwoman," script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff (ghost for Bob Kane), inks by Charles Paris; Bruce Wayne is pleased that a newcomer, Kathy Kane, has taken such a liking to the Batman; However, when a mysterious new crimefighter appears on the scene, usurping much of Batman's glory, the Dynamic Duo steps in to halt her career before she gets seriously hurt. "The Vanished Batman," script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff (ghost for Bob Kane), inks by Charles Paris; Gotham City is shocked to see Robin drive up to Police HQ one day in a Robinmobile, and refuses to comment on the disappearance of his long-time partner in crime-fighting. "The Phantom of the Batcave," script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff (ghost for Bob Kane), inks by Charles Paris; Batman is puzzled when a trophy of a case he just completed disappears and is replaced by another item....right in the confines of the Bat-Cave. "Batman's College Days," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff (ghost for Bob Kane), inks by Charles Paris; Bruce Wayne has been invited on a 3-day reunion cruise with some of his old college athletic team chums. The "Marriage of Batman and Batwoman," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff (ghost for Bob Kane), inks by Ray Burnley. "The Man Who Ended Batman's Career," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff (ghost for Bob Kane), inks by Charles Paris. 84 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #5
    Batman (1940) Annual 5
    Published Sep 1963 by DC.
    • Paper: White
    • Label #4477294003
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Summer 1963. All reprints. Cover pencils by Sheldon Moldoff and Dick Sprang, inks by Charles Paris and Stan Kaye. "The Power that Doomed Batman," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff (ghost for Bob Kane), inks by Charles Paris; Batman takes up a plane on an experimental flight, and, after crossing through the tail of a comet, finds himself glowing strangely and endowed with super powers. "The Merman Batman," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff (ghost for Bob Kane), inks by Charles Paris; While chasing down a wanted criminal, Batman is struck by lightning and falls into the harbor. "Rip Van Batman," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff (ghost for Bob Kane), inks by Charles Paris; Looking for criminal Al Hackett, Batman enters a greenhouse; After succumbing to the strange floral vapors, he passes out; On awakening, he finds himself in the future. "The Zebra Batman," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff (ghost for Bob Kane), inks by Charles Paris; An insideous criminal discovers a way to charge his body like a magnet to commit crimes, but Batman, in trying to stop him, accidently becomes charged as well. "The Grown-Up Boy Wonder," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff (ghost for Bob Kane), inks by Stan Kaye; While examining a lead-lined box Superman had brought back from outer space, Dick accidently touches a release, emitting a gas that causes him to grow bodily into manhood, thus forcing him to give up his Robin persona and to adopt a different crime fighting ID--The Owlman. "The Bewitched Batman," script by Jerry Coleman, pencils by Curt Swan. "The Phantom Batman," script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Charles Paris. "The Giant Batman," script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Charles Paris. 84 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.