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Issue Details

Issue #2
Published [Winter] 1961
Cover Price 0.25 USD
Pages 84
Editing Jack Schiff
Notes On Sale Date - November 16th 1961

Cover Details - "Batman and Robin In Their Most Thrilling Action Roles!"

Genre Superhero
Pencils Curt Swan; Sheldon Moldoff; Dick Sprang
Inks Charles Paris

10 page Batman & Robin story "The Undersea Batman"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner Gordon; "Slant" Stacy
Synopsis Batman risks death from the "bends" if he does not regulate his decrompression rate after an underwater mission. "Slant" Stacy takes advantage of the situation, and the Masked Manhunter must find methods to combat the wily crook without emerging from the water.
Genre Superhero
Script Edmond Hamilton
Pencils Dick Sprang
Inks Charles Paris
Notes original title: Voyage of the First Batmarine
Reprinted from Batman #86 (September 1954)

12 page Batman & Robin story "The Lord of Batmanor!"

Characters Batman; Robin; Angus McLaughlie; Sam Smathers; Commissioner James Gordon
Synopsis Scottish Laird of Batmanor, Angus McLaughlie, bequeaths his castle to Batman in the hope that the famed detective will solve a 400 years old mystery involving the King's gold.
Genre Superhero
Script Edmond Hamilton
Pencils Dick Sprang
Inks Charles Paris
Reprinted from Detective Comics #198 (August 1953)

10 page Batman & Robin story "Batman -- Indian Chief!"

Characters Batman; Robin; Chief-Man-Of-The-Bats [Great Eagle]; Little Raven [Little Eagle]; Black Elk
Synopsis Out over the mountains, the Dynamic Duo spot a smoke signal in the shape of a bat. Upon further investigation they meet Sioux Indians, Great Eagle and his son Little Eagle. An injury to Great Eagle means that Batman must substitute for him as Great-Man-Of-The-Bats, a prairie version of himself!
Genre Superhero
Script Ed (France) Herron
Pencils Sheldon Moldoff
Inks Charles Paris
Reprinted from Batman #86 (September 1954)

12 page Batman & Robin story "The Jungle Batman!"

Characters Batman; Robin; Commissioner James Gordon; The Sinister 8 (Frenchy Le Doix, Singh Dan, Baron Hengler, Ling Chee, Luigi Verona, Aldo Toledano, Liverpool Kid, Sumatra Joe)
Synopsis Batman and Robin are assigned to escort a group of criminals, the Sinister 8, to Satan Island prison. Scuppered and marooned on a South Sea Island, the Dynamic Duo must pit their wits against all 8 deadly adversaries.
Genre Superhero
Script David Vern (verified by Martin O'Hearn)
Pencils Lew Sayre Schwartz
Inks Charles Paris
Reprinted from Batman #72 (August-September 1952)

2 page activity "1962 Batman and Robin Calendar"

12 page Batman & Robin story "When Batman Was Robin"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Harvey Harris; Arthur Mellen
Synopsis When Bruce Wayne receives a package from Master Detective Harvey Harris, he realises that mistakes made in his past could reveal his secret identity in the present.
Genre Superhero
Script Edmond Hamilton
Pencils Dick Sprang
Inks Charles Paris
Reprinted from Detective Comics #226 (December 1955)

12 page Batman & Robin story "Batman the Magician!"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Merko the Great
Synopsis When Merko the Great, a stage magician, is abducted during the interval of a charity show, Batman assumes his identity and improvises ways to perform his act.
Genre Superhero
Script Bill Finger
Pencils Sheldon Moldoff
Inks Charles Paris
Reprinted from Detective Comics #207 (May 1954)

10 page Batman & Robin story "Batman -- the Superman of Planet X!"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Dick Grayson; Batman of Zur-En-Arrh [Tlano]
Synopsis When the Batman of Zur-En-Arrh, a distant planet, teleports Batman to his world, the Caped Crimefighter finds he has super-powers comparable to Superman's. He then uses his newly acquired abilities to help drive invaders from Zur-En-Arrh.
Genre Superhero
Script Ed (France) Herron
Pencils Dick Sprang
Inks Charles Paris
Reprinted from Batman #113 (February 1958)

1 page Batman illustration "Greetings from the Batman Family"

Characters Batman; Robin; Batwoman; Bat-Girl; Bat-Mite; Ace, The Bathound; Commissioner Gordon; Alfred Pennyworth
Synopsis Pin Up of the Batman Family
Genre Superhero
Notes On Back Cover
Reprinted in Batman Family (DC, 1975 series) #2; in Best of DC, The (DC, 1979 series) #51