🔑 BATMAN #79 [COLOUR COMICS] AUSTRALIAN PRE-DECIMAL *SCARCE* 1956

Series Title: Batman

Story Title: The Mad Hatter of Gotham City!, Casey the Cop, The Three Champion Archers!, Police Truncheon, The Batman from Babylon

Issue #: 79

Date of Publication: December 1956

Edition: Australian Edition

Publisher: Colour Comics Pty. Ltd.

Country of Origin: Australia

Language: English

Cover Price: 1/-

Cover Artists: Win Mortimer, George Roussos

Artists: Henry Boltinoff, Sheldon Moldoff, Charles Paris, George Papp, Al McLean, Dick Sprang

Writers: Henry Boltinoff, Bill Finger

Characters: Batman, Robin, Casey the Cop, The Mad Hatter (Jervis Tetch impostor), Green Arrow, Brand Bartor

First Appearances: First Australian appearance of The Mad Hatter

Key Facts: This issue reprints the first appearance of the second Mad Hatter from the US edition of Detective Comics #230. It also features the "The Batman from Babylon" story where a criminal attempts to sue Batman for impersonating a historical Babylonian figure. The collection includes various backup strips like Green Arrow and the non-fiction "Police Truncheon" segment.
Page Count: 32 pages

Condition: Please refer to the accompanying photos for condition, we are amateur graders, all best efforts are taken when indicating a likely grade. Should you require further photos, please contact us. Includes archival bag and board.

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