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Publisher: DC

Title: Batman
Issue: 254
Page Count: 100
Publish Date: January-February 1974
Volume: 35

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Batman #254 - 100 Page
Owner: Par2ch

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Batman 254
Owner: greggy

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Story Title: King of the Gotham Jungle! - cover
Pages:1
Letters:typeset
Genre:superhero
Characters:Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Batman [Dick Grayson]; Robin [Bruce Wayne, Jr.]; Man-Bat [Kirk Langstrom]; the Witch; the Grasshopper


Story Title: [ no title ] - table of contents
Pages:1
Letters:typeset
Genre:superhero
Characters:Batman [Bruce Wayne]


Story Title: King of the Gotham Jungle! - comic story
Pages:13
Genre:superhero
Characters:Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Man-Bat [Kirk Langstrom]; Commissioner James Gordon; The Getaway Genius [Roy Reynolds] (villain)
Synopsis:The recent rash of unsolved robberies in Gotham City spurs Man-Bat to come out of retirement.


Story Title: The Witch and the Manuscript of Doom! - comic story
Pages:13
Genre:superhero
Characters:The Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Erik Dorne (writer, introduction, death); Joshua Grimm (writer, introduction); Melissa Brunt (Dorne's aunt, introduction); Jane Ware (actress, Dorne's wife, introduction); The Witch [Mr. Wright] (villain, introduction)
Synopsis:The Batman and Robin must track down The Witch, a mysterious figure responsible for the murder of Erik Dorne and the theft of a manuscript he wrote.


Story Title: Bullet-Hole Club - comic story
Features:Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Pages:12
Genre:superhero
Characters:Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Bullet-Hole Club [Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Detective Peter Wells; Patrolman Vincent Guffy; Detective Pat Gill; Patrolman B. White; Customs Agent Howard Kiley; G-Man Terry Collins; Patrolman Benson; Policeman Eddie Jenks]; Joe Flint (villain, Private Detective); Pete (villain); Froggy (villain); Detective Raines
Synopsis:A private detective petitions Batman and the other members of the prestigious "Bullet Hole Club" to become a member...even if he has to purposely put himself in the way of bodily harm to do it.


Story Title: Shazam Awards - promo (ad from the publisher)
Features:Behind the Scenes at the DC Comic World
Pages:1
Characters:Julie Schwartz


Story Title: The Man Who Stole from Batman! - comic story
Pages:14.34
Genre:superhero
Characters:Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Mr. Truxton; Mrs. Truxton; The Grasshopper (villain); The Outsider [Alfred Pennyworth] (villain, voice at the end of the story)
Synopsis:A new and unusual villain makes him presence known by stealing from the Batman: his Batmobile, Bat-a-Rang, and Bat-Boat, yet Batman can not figure out why he would do such a thing.


Story Title: [ no title ] - comic story
Pages:0.33
Genre:superhero
Characters:Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]


Story Title: The Phenomenal Memory of Luke Graham! - comic story
Pages:7
Genre:superhero
Characters:Robin [Dick Grayson]; Luke Graham (student at Hudson University); Professor Raymond (of Hudson University); Starly Evans (friend of Luke's, cameo); Police Sergeant Gallagher; un-named band of crooks (villains)
Synopsis:Luke Graham needs the help of Robin the Teen Wonder to convince his college professor that a report he prepared on the Chinese iron industry was not plagiarized.


Story Title: Batman Oddities! - cartoon
Pages:1
Genre:non-fiction
Characters:Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Joker; Renaldo; Nick


Story Title: The Son of the Joker - comic story
Pages:9.67
Genre:superhero
Characters:Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson; Batman (imaginary appearance)]; Alfred Pennyworth; Robin [Bruce Wayne, Jr.] (imaginary appearance); Batwoman [Kathy Kane Wayne] (imaginary appearance); The Joker (villain, imaginary appearance); Son of the Joker (villain, imaginary appearance)
Synopsis:In this imaginary story, penned by Alfred, trusted butler of Bruce Wayne, the Second Batman and Robin team run up against the Son of the Joker, who is using the tricks of the trade once used by his father.


Story Title: Here Comes the Comics-Man! - promo (ad from the publisher)
Features:Behind the Scenes at the DC Comic World
Pages:0.5
Pencils:various
Inks:various
Letters:typeset


Story Title: [ no title ] - activity
Features:Bat-Maze
Pages:1
Pencils:various
Inks:various
Letters:typeset
Genre:superhero
Characters:Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Joker; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Two-Face [Harvey Dent]; Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot]; Riddler [Edward Nigma]
Synopsis:Readers are asked to find the direct route from Batman to five of his most dangerous villains.


Story Title: The Guardian of the Bat-Signal! - comic story
Features:Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Pages:9.67
Genre:superhero
Characters:Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Sgt. Harvey Hainer (Policeman, introduction); Joe Dolman (ex-con, introduction); Lew Lakers (villain, introduction); the Lew Lakers Mob (villains, introduction for all)
Synopsis:A long-time veteran of the Gotham City Police Department is about to be retired, when Batman suggests that he be put in charge of the Bat-Signal.


Story Title: [ no title ] - letters page
Pages:2
Letters:typeset


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