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Publisher: DC

Title: Batman
Issue: 63
Page Count: 52
Publish Date: February-March 1951
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Batman #63
Owner: Harley Troy

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BATMAN #63 CGC 5.5
Owner: Gaflash

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Detailed information about the issue is listed below.

Story Title: The Origin of Killer Moth! - cover
Pages:1
Genre:superhero
Characters:Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Killer Moth [Cameron van Cleer]


Story Title: [ no title ] - promo (ad from the publisher)
Features:Big Town
Pages:1
Genre:crime


Story Title: The Joker's Crime Costumes! - comic story
Pages:12
Genre:superhero
Characters:Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Joker (villain); Alfred Pennyworth; Anton Biggs; unnamed Hamlet actor; Eli Tate (coal baron); Soupy (violinist, Joker's henchman); unnamed violinists (Joker's henchmen); unnamed Pagliacci actor; unnamed police officer; unnamed chefs
Synopsis:Inspired by the many special costumes that Batman has worn in the past, the Joker launches a crime spree where he dresses in costumes of famous fictional comedy characters.


Story Title: See Yourself in Straight Arrow's Secret Cave - advertisement
Features:Nabisco Shredded Wheat
Pages:1
Characters:Straight Arrow


Story Title: [ no title ] - comics-form advertising
Pages:0.5
Genre:children
Characters:Tommy; Pep (dog)


Story Title: Editorial Advisory Board - promo (ad from the publisher)
Pages:0.5
Letters:typeset


Story Title: The Case of the Flying Saucers - comic story
Pages:12
Genre:superhero
Characters:Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Professor Elsom Cobb (introduction); John Marden [Agent Seven] (introduction, death); Erobt (villain, introduction); Overlord of Saturn (villain, introduction); unnamed representative of the President of the United States; unnamed taxi driver
Synopsis:When an accident victim is discovered to have two hearts, it leads Batman and Robin to investigate a secret invasion by aliens from the planet Saturn.


Story Title: Captain Tootsie Cheers Orphans - comics-form advertising
Features:Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Pop
Pages:1
Genre:superhero
Characters:Captain Tootsie; Mrs. Parent


Story Title: Panic Stalks the Forest at the Dread Cry of "Warpath!" - promo (ad from the publisher)
Features:Tomahawk
Pages:0.67
Genre:western-frontier


Story Title: [ no title ] - statement of ownership
Pages:0.33
Letters:typeset


Story Title: Passport to Fame - text article
Pages:2
Letters:typeset
Genre:non-fiction


Story Title: [ no title ] - comic story
Pages:2
Genre:humor
Characters:Jerry


Story Title: [ no title ] - activity
Features:Clue Cartoon
Pages:0.5
Genre:humor


Story Title: Boys! Girls! Hurry! Get this big beautiful real scale model! Western Saddle Ring! - advertisement
Features:Smith Brothers Cough Drops
Pages:0.5


Story Title: [ no title ] - comic story
Pages:0.75
Genre:humor
Characters:Pete


Story Title: Lucky Block - advertisement
Features:Nestlé's Crunch
Pages:0.25


Story Title: The Origin of Killer Moth! - comic story
Pages:12
Genre:superhero
Characters:Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Killer Moth [prisoner 234026] [also as Cameron Van Cleer] (villain, phony millionaire philanthropist, introduction); unnamed prison guards; Gat Grogan; unnamed convicts; Mr. Hughes; Mr. Williams; unnamed criminals; unnamed police officers
Synopsis:Prisoner #234026 reads a newspaper article about Batman and decides to set himself up as the "anti-Batman," hiring himself out to Gotham City's criminals to help them elude capture by Police. When released, he establishes a false identity as millionaire philanthropist and becomes friends with Bruce Wayne. He then promotes himself to Gotham's criminals as Killer Moth, and rescues some criminals from the Police, using his Mothmobile to defeat and capture Batman and Robin. The duo escape and lead Killer Moth to a climactic battle on Gotham Bridge in which he is defeated.


Story Title: [ no title ] - comic story
Pages:0.75
Genre:humor
Characters:Peg; Tuffy


Story Title: Be King of the Road with This Great Bike! - advertisement
Features:Columbia
Pages:0.25
Letters:typeset


Story Title: Heroics - cartoon
Pages:1
Genre:non-fiction; biography
Characters:Jimmy Conners; Ellie Suggs; Pat Burgess; Russ Latona


Story Title: The World of Adventure in Books - public service announcement
Features:Green Arrow; Tomahawk; Shining Knight
Pages:1
Genre:advocacy; superhero
Characters:Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; The Shining Knight [Sir Justin]; Tomahawk [Tom Hawk]


Story Title: Your Christmas Daisy - advertisement
Features:Daisy Air Rifles; Red Ryder
Pages:1
Letters:typeset
Genre:western-frontier
Characters:Red Ryder


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