Batman #61
DC Comics
United States
- Published
- October-November 1950
- Page count
- 52
- Cover price
- 0.10 USD
- Colour
- Colour
- Size
- Standard size
- Interior paper
- Newsprint
- Cover stock
- Glossy colour
- Binding
- Saddle-stitched
- Format
- Comic series
- Branding
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DC: Superman National Comics
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- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/8510
Credits
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, Editor [credited]
- Jack Schiff, editor [attributed] (actual)
Issue contents
Cover
The Origin of Batplane II!
(Batman and Robin)
Cover, 1 page
Featuring
- Feature
- Batman and Robin
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Credits
- Art
- Win Mortimer, line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Ira Schnapp, letterer
Notes
Art credits verified by Mortimer and letterer credit by Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.
1Featuring
- Feature
- Tomahawk
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Text
- , letterer
Notes
Inside front cover.
2Featuring
- Feature
- Batman and Robin
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; "Flying Tiger" Haggerty (introduction); Mr. Lane (airline manager); Colonel Webb; Commissioner James Gordon; The Boley Brothers [Bull Boley; Slats Boley; Dave Boley] (villains, introduction for all); unnamed air traffic controllers; unnamed guards; unnamed yacht captain; unnamed yacht radio operator; unnamed yacht crewmen
Credits
- Writing
- David Vern, scripter
- Art
- Dick Sprang, penciller
- Charles Paris, inker
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Ira Schnapp, letterer
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Colossal Comic Annual (Colour Comics, 1956 series) #2 ([April 1957]) — The Birth of Batplane II!
Synopsis
When criminals steal the Batplane to use in crimes, Batman and Robin race to build a new Batplane to stop them.
Notes
Batplane II created in this story.
Writer credit by Martin O'Hearn, penciler credit verified by Sprang, inker credit verified by Paris, and letterer credit by Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.
3Featuring
- Feature
- Schwinn
- Characters
- Alfred Letourner
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , typeset
4Featuring
- Feature
- Danger Trail
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
5Featuring
- Feature
- Batman and Robin
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Susan Hogarth (typist); The Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain); unnamed inmates; Mr. Rober (paint shop owner); unnamed guard; unnamed police officers; unnamed circus employees; unnamed circus paymaster; unnamed henchman; unnamed Robin fan club members
Credits
- Writing
- Bill Finger, scripter
- Art
- Dick Sprang, penciller
- Charles Paris, inker
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Ira Schnapp, letterer
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Super Adventure Comic (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #8 ([February 1951]) — The Mystery of the Winged People!
Synopsis
Penguin escapes from prison and embarks on a series of crimes based on people with wings.
Notes
Penciler credit verified by Sprang, inker credit verified by Paris, and letterer credit by Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.
6"This diamond smuggling case was one of..."
Featuring
- Feature
- Ray-O-Vac
- Genre
- Adventure; detective-mystery
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Al Williamson , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Synopsis
A true story from the US Bureau of Customs. Ray-O-Vac batteries help recover $100,000 in smuggled diamonds.
7Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , typeset
8"Aren't auction sales a lot of fun?"
Featuring
- Feature
- Shorty
- Genre
- Humor
- Characters
- Shorty
Credits
- Writing
- Henry Boltinoff, scripter [signed]
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff, line art [signed]
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Henry Boltinoff, letterer
Synopsis
Shorty and friends attend an auction.
9"But, Mommy--" "No buts - You take the bus to school..."
Featuring
- Feature
- Bebe
- Genre
- Humor
- Characters
- Bebe; Pinky (dog)
Credits
- Writing
- Henry Boltinoff, scripter [signed]
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff, line art [signed]
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Henry Boltinoff, letterer
Synopsis
Bebe and Pinky go for a bus ride.
10"Q. What signer of the Declaration of Independence was..."
Featuring
- Genre
- Non-fiction; history
- Characters
- Charles Carroll; Isaac Dripps; Horatio Allen
Credits
- Writing
- , author
- Art
- Raymond Perry, line art
- Colours
- Raymond Perry , colourist
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
Colorist credit by Craig Delich.
11"Gosh, it's one of the hottest days of the year!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Casey the Cop
- Genre
- Humor
- Characters
- Casey the Cop; Sarge
Credits
- Writing
- Henry Boltinoff, scripter [signed]
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff, line art [signed]
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Henry Boltinoff, letterer
Reprint history
12Featuring
- Feature
- Columbia
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , typeset
13"Snow reflects 75 percent of the sunlight that falls upon it!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Science Snaps
- Genre
- Non-fiction
Credits
- Writing
- Martin Naydel, scripter [signed]
- Art
- Martin Naydel, line art [signed]
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
14Featuring
- Feature
- Nestlé's Crunch
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
15"So long, Batman!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Batman and Robin
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Vicki Vale; Commissioner James Gordon; Doctor Chubb (villain, introduction); Babyface Fulop (villain); Mug Ferrier (villain); unnamed criminals; unnamed bystanders; unnamed reporters; Sergeant Nevins; unnamed movie studio employee; unnamed police officers
Credits
- Writing
- Bill Finger , scripter
- Art
- Bob Kane, penciller (Batman and Robin figures only)
- Lew Schwartz, penciller [as Lew Sayre Schwartz]
- Charles Paris, inker
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Ira Schnapp, letterer
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Batman (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #15 ([August 1951?]) — The Wheelchair Crime Fighter
Synopsis
After breaking his legs, Batman attempts to fight crime while confined to a wheelchair.
Notes
Writer credit by Bob Hughes, penciler credits verified by Schwartz, inker credit verified by Paris, and letterer credit by Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.
16"I got the knot hole first!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Dubble Bubble Gum
- Genre
- Children
- Characters
- Pud; Janie
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Ray Thompson, line art [signed]
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
17"Peg, you should learn to be more economical..."
Featuring
- Feature
- Peg
- Genre
- Humor
- Characters
- Peg
Credits
- Writing
- Henry Boltinoff, scripter [signed]
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff, line art [signed]
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Henry Boltinoff, letterer
Reprint history
18"Bud, could I get a wrist watch the same easy way you got that air rifle"
Featuring
- Feature
- Bud and Sis; Cloverine
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
19"Well, here we go again -- back to the old grind!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Advocacy; superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
Credits
- Writing
- Jack Schiff, scripter
- Art
- Win Mortimer, line art
- Text
- Ira Schnapp, letterer
Notes
Inside back cover.
20Featuring
- Feature
- Daisy Manufacturing Co.
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
Back cover.
Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
Indicia
The indicia for this issue is not recorded. The identified publisher might be an associated or parent company, rather than the specific listed publisher.