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21February-March 1944
$0.10

Batman #21

DC · February-March 1944 · on sale 1943-12-07

First appearance: Homer
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Identification plate

Series
Batman (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#21
Publication date
February-March 1944
Key date
1944-02-00
On-sale date
1943-12-07
Indicia publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
60

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Homer - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Dick SprangBatman, Dick Grayson, Robin, Bruce Wayne
2The Streamlined Rustlers!comic story12script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Dick Sprang; letters: George RoussosBatman, Dick Grayson, Robin, Bruce Wayne
4Blitzkrieg Bandits!comic story12script: Don C. Cameron; pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Dick Sprang; letters: George RoussosBatman, Dick Grayson, Robin, Bruce Wayne
5Brothercomic story2script: Paul Fung; pencils: Paul Fung; inks: Paul Fung
6His Lordship's Double!comic story11script: Al Schwartz; pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Dick Sprang; letters: George RoussosBatman, Dick Grayson, Alfred Beagle, Robin, Bruce Wayne
7Now on Sale Everywherepromo (ad from the publisher)1
8Hero's Missiontext story1.67script: George BrandonMajor Shulz; Kobel
9-statement of ownership0.33letters: typeset
10-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffHomer First, Jerry the Jitterbug
11The Three Eccentrics!comic story13script: Joseph Greene; pencils: Ed Kressy, Dick Sprang; inks: Dick Sprang; letters: George RoussosBatman, Oswald Cobblepot, Dick Grayson, Penguin, Robin, Bruce Wayne

Plus 5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Batman: The Dark Knight Archives #6
ISBN 978-1-4012-2547-6		2010On eBay ›
The Batman Chronicles #11
ISBN 978-1-4012-3739-4		2013On 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 #6
ISBN 978-1-4012-9416-8		2020On eBay ›

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Before you buy

  • Golden-age paper is brittle. Ask about page suppleness and check edges for chips in the photos.
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Series context

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q126918794 (Homer), first-appearance property (CC0)

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