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"Those Were the Bad Old Days!"
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Title: "Those Were the Bad Old Days!"
Volume: 1
Number: 10
Cover price: .50
Cover date: March-April, 1977
Publisher: DC Comics
Credits
Writers: Bob Rozakis
Pencilers: Bob Brown
Inkers: Vince Colletta
Cover artists: Bob Brown
Cover inker: John Calnan
Cover colorist: Tatjana Wood
Associates: E. Nelson Bridwell
Editors: Julius Schwartz
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"Those Were the Bad Old Days!" is the title of the first story featured in issue #10 of the first Batman Family ongoing comic book series. It was written by Bob Rozakis with artwork by Bob Brown and inks by Vince Colletta. The story is a Batgirl spotlight feature. The second story is a reprinted Golden Age tale called "Bruce Wayne Loses the Guardianship of Dick Grayson!", which was written by Bill Finger with artwork by Bob Kane and inks by Jerry Robinson. The third and final vignette is also a reprinted story called "The Second Boy Wonder!" by Ed Herron and artists Sheldon Moldoff and Charles Paris. The book was edited by Julius Schwartz with E. Nelson Bridwell as associate editor. It shipped with a March-April, 1977 cover date and carries a cover price of .50 cents per copy.

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"Bruce Wayne Loses the Guardianship of Dick Grayson!"[]

"Bruce Wayne Loses the Guardianship of Dick Grayson!"
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Title: "Bruce Wayne Loses the Guardianship of Dick Grayson!"
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Writers: Bill Finger
Pencilers: Bob Kane
Inkers: Jerry Robinson
Colorists: Unknown
Letterers: George Roussos
Editors: Jack Schiff

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  • Clara Grayson
  • Fatso Foley
  • George Grayson

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"The Second Boy Wonder!"[]

"The Second Boy Wonder!"
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Title: "The Second Boy Wonder!"
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Writers: Ed Herron
Pencilers: Sheldon Moldoff
Inkers: Charles Paris
Colorists: Unknown
Letterers: Ira Schnapp
Editors: Jack Schiff

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  • Gorilla Hardy

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Notes & Trivia[]

  • Batman was created by comic book writer Bill Finger and graphic artist Bob Kane. He first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May, 1939. He received his first ongoing series, Batman, in the Spring, 1940 beginning with Batman #1.
  • This issue carries the approval stamp of the Comics Code Authority.
  • This issue is UPC barcode number 0709893165504.
  • According to Comic Reader #138, this issue shipped to retailers on December 23rd, 1976.
  • Batman Family shipped on a bi-monthly shipping schedule.
  • This is a double-sized 52-page giant issue, which carried an increased cover price of .50 per copy as opposed to the .30 for standard 32-page issues.
  • This issue includes an advertisement for Hostess Twinkies featuring Aquaman called "That Dirty Beach".
  • Events portrayed in this issue have been retroactively attributed to Earth-One continuity.
  • "Those Were the Bad Old Days" is job number S-2501.
  • "Those Were the Bad Old Days" is reprinted in the Batgirl: The Bronze Age Omnibus, Volume 1 hardcover collection, released on December 20th, 2017.
  • "Bruce Wayne Loses the Guardianship of Dick Grayson!" was originally printed in Batman #20 from January, 1944.
  • "The Second Boy Wonder" was originally printed in Batman #105 from February, 1957.
  • Barbara Gordon and Kathy Kane discover each other's secret identities in this issue.
  • According to the thoughts of Barbara Gordon in the "Those Were the Bad Old Days", Barbara is 25-years-old and won a scholarship eight years prior, while Dick Grayson is still a teenager.

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