Cover: Win Mortimer

Batman #86

Sep 1954 · DC · 0.10 USD

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“The Voyage of the First Batmarine!”

In "The Voyage of the First Batmarine!", Batman and Robin dive deep to disarm underwater explosives—only to face the deadly bends when they can't ascend safely. With no time to spare, they transform a regular submarine into a Bat-Marine and plunge into the ocean’s depths to stop Slant Stacy’s undersea crime ring. Written by Edmond Hamilton and illustrated by Dick Sprang, with inks by Charles Paris and letters by Pat Gordon, this 1954 adventure features a cover by Win Mortimer that captures the daring dive in bold, dynamic style.

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writer Edmond Hamilton · artist Dick Sprang · inker Charles Paris · letterer Pat Gordon · cover Win Mortimer

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writer Edmond Hamilton

artist Dick Sprang

inker Charles Paris

letterer Pat Gordon

cover pencils, inks Win Mortimer

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After volunteering to become divers to remove explosives underwater at great depths, the Dynamic Duo are unable to properly rise to the surface slowly enough to prevent the bends. So they turn an ordinary submarine into a Bat-Marine and fight the criminal element under Slant Stacy successfully until the master criminal finds a way to get Batman out of the water, hoping he will die from the bends.

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