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19October-November 1943
$0.10

Batman #19

DC · October-November 1943 · on sale 1943-08-07

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Identification plate

Series
Batman (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#19
Publication date
October-November 1943
Key date
1943-10-00
On-sale date
1943-08-07
Indicia publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
60

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Batman Makes a Deadline; Atlantis Goes to War; The Case of the Timid Lion; Collector of Millionairescover1pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Dick SprangBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
1Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
2America's Fighting Planes in Action by Reed Kinerttext article0.67script: Josette Frank
3Batman Makes a Deadline!comic story12pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Dick Sprang; letters: George RoussosBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; unnamed newspaper City Editor; Larry Spade (newspaper reporter, death); unnamed toy shop proprietor; Big Ben Bolling (villain, introduction, death); Skylark Skelly (villain, death); Legs Lascomb (villain, death); Rattler (villain, death)
5Atlantis Goes to War!comic story13script: Don C. Cameron; pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Dick Sprang; letters: George RoussosBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Ben Stunsel (introduction, death); Taro (Ruler of Atlantis, introduction); Lanya (Empress of Atlantis, Taro's sister, introduction); Kano (Atlantean High Priest, introduction); other unnamed Atlanteans; Admiral Von Buntz (villain, introduction); Captain Ku
6-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffPrivate Pete
7The Case of the Timid Lion!comic story12pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Dick Sprang; letters: George RoussosBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; unnamed zoo attendant; The Joker (villain); Mr. Lyon (villain)
8-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffJerry the Jitterbug
9The Big Eight!promo (ad from the publisher)1
10Dramatic Fragmenttext story2script: Ted AllenbyJoseph Jefferson; Abraham Lincoln
11Collector of Millionairescomic story13script: Joe Samachson; pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Norm FallonBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Judge Tower; Ronnie Tower (the Judge's son); Carol Tower (Ronnie's sister, the Judge's daughter); Howard Prescott (millionaire); Miles Rockley (millionaire); Reginald Van Astor (millionaire); Ali (villain, introduction); Ali's gang of impersonators (villai

Plus 3 pages of advertisements and other matter across 3 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Batman: The Dark Knight Archives #5
ISBN 1-4012-0778-2
2007On eBay ›
The Batman Chronicles #10
ISBN 978-1-4012-2895-8
2011On eBay ›
Batman: The War Years 1939-1945 #[nn]
ISBN 9780785832836
2015On eBay ›
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #3
ISBN 978-1-4012-6902-9
2017On eBay ›
Batman: The Golden Age #5
ISBN 978-1-4012-8461-9
2018On eBay ›

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