Famous First Edition 1974 #F-6 F-5 - back issue - $13.00

Ad for winning prizes from the Crowell-Collier Publishing Co., Springfield Ohio.

Bruce Wayne's parent are murdered by a cheap crook, and young Bruce vows to avenge their deaths by warring on all criminals.

Batman faces a new criminal who succeeds in killing famous men and stealing their prized possessions, leaving them all with "a smile" on their face!

Having bought the Bar Q Ranch, Major Bigsbe decides to celebrate by shootin' off his pistols...and lands in jail!

The Batman faces an arch criminal who has invented a serum to create a race of giant monsters, and nearly becomes one of them himself!

Detective Terry Gallant proves to his Chief that the late Barton Barlow had killed himself with a gun in a most mysterious way.

Biography of Batman creator Bob Kane.

Batman and Robin take a trip aboard an exclusive yacht in order to prevent the theft of the Travers necklace at the hands of the Cat!

Illustrated promotional ad for Action Comics, Adventure Comics, Detective Comics, More Fun Comics, Flash Comics, and All-American Comics, and their headline features.

Inventor Doctor Synce gets Navy flier Wayne to fly secret plans from Pensacola, Florida to the coast, when the pilot runs up against an old adversary and ace from years before.

Uncle Zep takes Ginger to the soda shop for a soda, but ends up drinking way too many himself!

Contains facts about boxer Jack Dempsey, kangaroos and "greetings and salutations."

The Joker escapes from prison to continue his rampage of death and to steal the famed Cleopatra necklace and Fire Ruby.

Promotional ad for Detective Comics #40, whose cover is shown here.

Ad by Home Recording Co.

Pin-up of Batman & Robin.

The indicia incorrectly lists this issue as Vol. 1, #F-6, with a date of Feb.-Mar., 1975. The cover has the correct number of F-5 and reflects the correct date of December 1974-January 1975 (as confirmed by Comic Reader #110). On-sale date from Comic Reader #110.

• - The inks credit was verified by Robinson.
• - Inside front cover. Memorializes Bill Finger.
• - This is an inner cover printed on glossy paper (the rest of the book is newsprint). The inks credit was verified by Robinson.
• Boys! G-Man Outfit - Reprint of the original inside front cover.
• The Legend of the Batman - Who He Is and How He Came to Be! - The background inks and letters credits were verified by Moldoff.
• The Joker - There is an earlier chronological appearance (and origin) of the Joker in Detective Comics #168. Robinson verified with Gary Watson in July 2009 that he did some penciling (including the Joker's card on the splash page specifically), in addition to the background inks and lettering he already confirmed.
• - All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, Paul Gustavson's son.
• The Giants of Hugo Strange - Oddity: Machine guns are mounted on the Batplane, which are used to kill. The background inks and letters credits were verified by Robinson.
• The Cat - The Cat was later renamed Cat-Woman or Catwoman. The background inks and letters credits were verified by Robinson.
• The Joker Returns - As recounted in various sources, the Joker was supposed to die of his stab wound at the end of the story, but the editors decided this villain was too good to kill off, so the last panels were re-drawn to show him surviving. The last panel of the story, titled "Golden Rules for Robin's Regulars", introduces readers to "Robin's Code" of conduct. The background inks and letters credits were verified by Robinson.
• Charlie Barnet Uses Home Recordo! - Reprinted from the original inside back cover.
• - Reprinted from the original back cover.
• The Line of DC Super-Stars - Inside back cover.
• - Back cover. The figure of Batman from the cover, over a bat symbol.