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Publisher: DC

Title: Batman
Issue: 55
Page Count: 52
Publish Date: October-November 1949
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Batman 55
Owner: XPhile

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Story Title: The Case of the 48 Jokers - cover
Pages:1
Genre:superhero
Characters:Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Joker


Story Title: Editorial Advisory Board - promo (ad from the publisher)
Pages:0.33
Letters:typeset


Story Title: [ no title ] - promo (ad from the publisher)
Features:World's Finest Comics; Wonder Woman; Comic Cavalcade
Pages:0.67
Letters:typeset


Story Title: The Case of the 48 Jokers! - comic story
Pages:12
Genre:superhero
Characters:Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Joker (villain); the Joker Syndicate (villains, introduction for all); Commissioner James Gordon; Duke Wilson
Synopsis:The Joker organizes a syndicate of Jokers so that there can be a Joker in each of the 48 states.


Story Title: Lou Boudreau - advertisement
Pages:1
Characters:Lou Boudreau


Story Title: The Case of the 50 Year Old Clue - comics-form advertising
Features:Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream-Oil
Pages:1
Genre:adventure; detective-mystery
Characters:Sam Spade; Effie
Synopsis:Sam rescues a kidnapped man.


Story Title: Bruce Wayne, Rookie Policeman! - comic story
Pages:13
Genre:superhero
Characters:Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Johnson; Mike Granite (death); Jack Bennett; The Longshoreman Kid (villain, introduction); Commissioner James Gordon; Alfred Pennyworth
Synopsis:To fulfill a promise to a dying police officer, Bruce becomes a policeman to honor the deceased officer.


Story Title: [ no title ] - comic story
Features:Fluffy
Pages:1
Genre:humor
Characters:Fluffy


Story Title: Mountain Rescue - advertisement
Features:Bazooka the Atom Bubble Boy
Pages:1
Genre:adventure


Story Title: Buzzy Says Stay in School -- Give Yourself a Break! - public service announcement
Pages:1
Genre:advocacy; teen
Characters:Buzzy Brown; Susie


Story Title: It's Your Future - text article
Pages:2
Letters:typeset
Genre:non-fiction
Characters:Paul E. Teschan; Marilyn Rohrer; Alice Dale; Nancy Stafford; Dwight Willard Taylor


Story Title: [ no title ] - comic story
Pages:0.5
Genre:humor
Characters:Casey the Cop


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:Superman Socks
Pages:0.5
Letters:typeset


Story Title: Rescue from the Ravine - advertisement
Features:Ray-o-Vac
Pages:1
Genre:adventure


Story Title: The Bandit of the Bells! - comic story
Pages:12
Genre:superhero
Characters:Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Gong [Ed Peale] (villain, introduction); Henry Morton
Synopsis:Batman and Robin face a new villain, The Gong, who commits crimes based on bells.


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:Shoot-a-Top
Pages:1


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:Rubber-for-Molds, Inc.
Pages:1


Story Title: Hollywood's Top Adventure Star! - promo (ad from the publisher)
Features:The Adventures of Alan Ladd
Pages:1


Story Title: Rope 'Em Both, Partner! - advertisement
Features:Daisy B-B Guns
Pages:1
Letters:typeset


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