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BATMAN #83

Cover Date: April 1954
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1954-02-22

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Dick Sprang
Inks: Charles Paris

Story: "The Duplicate Batman!" (10 Pages)

Credits:

Pencils	Sheldon Moldoff (as Bob Kane)
Lettering	Pat Gordon
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Batman

Robin

Villain(s):

Fish Frye and his gang (first appearance for all)

Other Character(s):

Harry Larson (first appearance; a former criminal forced to imitate Batman; gets amnesia and mistaken for the real Batman; dies)

Location(s):

Gotham City

Batcave

Story Reprinted in:

Batman #228 (January-February 1971)

Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #9 (2021)

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Second Story: "The Deep Sea Diver Mystery!" (10 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Alvin Schwartz
Pencils	Dick Sprang (as Bob Kane)
Lettering	Pat Gordon
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Batman

Robin

Supporting Character(s):

Commissioner Gordon

Villain(s):

Ringo and his gang (first appearance for all)

Location(s):

Gotham City

Story Reprinted in:

Limited Collectors' Edition #C-44 (June-July 1976)

Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #9 (2021)

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Third Story: "The Testing of Batman!" (10 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Edmond Hamilton
Pencils	Dick Sprang (as Bob Kane)
Inks	Charles Paris
Lettering	Pat Gordon
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Batman

Robin

Villain(s):

Gulden Mob (first appearance for all)

Hatchet Marley and his gang (first appearance for all)

Location(s):

Gotham City

Story Reprinted in:

Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #9 (2021)

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