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Batman #76

DC · Series began 1940 · April-May 1953

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Dates

Cover date: April-May 1953
On sale: February 18, 1953
Pages: 44

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Dick Sprang, Bob Kane, Henry Boltinoff, Ray Thompson, Lew Sayre Schwartz, Raymond Perry, Horace Elmo, Win Mortimer, Jim Mooneyinks: Charles Paris, Henry Boltinoff, Ray Thompson, Raymond Perry, Horace Elmo, Win Mortimer, Jim Mooneyletters: Ira Schnapp, Henry Boltinoff, Horace Elmoscript: Edmond Hamilton, Henry Boltinoff, Jack Miller, Horace Elmo, Jack Schiff

Stories

The Danger Club · 9.67 pages
When members of the Danger Club are threatened, then violently are elminated one by one, Batman decides to join the club himself to try to track down the killer.
Untitled · 0.5 pages
Peg introduces herself to a boy who moves in next door.
The Penguin's Fabulous Fowls! · 10 pages
Penguin is released from prison and promises to go straight, and soon returns to Gotham with mythical giant birds in captivity. When the birds escape, Batman and Robin must stop them from wreaking havoc on Gotham City and also figure out Penguin's real plan.
160,000,000 Policemen · 2 pages
The Man of 100 Murders · 9.67 pages
The Caped Crusaders go up against a ruthless, cold-blooded killer who shows no mercy to anyone, who switches identities with Batman to escape while the authorities pursue Batman who is disguised as the killer.

Reprinted in

Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (2015), Action Comics (1938), Superboy (1949), Batman (1950), Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (1954), Batman Annual (1961), Batman vs. the Penguin (1966), Caped Crusader Classics! (1988), The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told (1989), The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told (1989), DC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals (2009)