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24August-September 1944
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Batman #24

DC · August-September 1944 · on sale 1944-06-06

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Identification plate

Series
Batman (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#24
Publication date
August-September 1944
Key date
1944-08-00
On-sale date
1944-06-06
Indicia publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0It Happened in Rome!cover1pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Dick Sprang; letters: George RoussosBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
1Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
2-promo (ad from the publisher)0.67letters: typeset
3It Happened in Romecomic story13script: Joe Samachson; pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Dick Sprang; letters: George RoussosBatman [Bruce Wayne; also as Gito]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Professor Carter Nichols (introduction); the Jester (a Roman clown, introduction); Gito (Roman charioteer); Calvus (Roman gladiator); Publius Malchio (villain, introduction)
4Hectic Historycomic story1script: Jack Farr; pencils: Jack Farr; inks: Jack Farr; letters: Jack FarrPaul Revere
6Convict Cargo!comic story11script: Don C. Cameron; pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Dick Sprang; letters: George RoussosBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Commissioner James Gordon; Sam Caldwin (villain, banker); Caldwin's thugs (villains)
8Gee Mancomic story1script: Ray McGill; pencils: Ray McGill; inks: Ray McGill; letters: Ray McGillGee-Man
9Western Incidenttext story2script: Tex PalmerJenkins; Ed Larkin; Brown; Billy the Kid
10Police Line-Up!comic story4script: Don C. Cameron, Joe Samachson; pencils: Jerry Robinson; inks: Jerry Robinson; letters: George RoussosBruce Wayne; Dick Grayson; Alfred Pennyworth; unnamed Police Detective; Cincinnati Red (villain); Toots Rollston (villain, larcenist); Ronnie the Rat (villain); Pokerface (villain, gambler); Lop-Ear (villain, burglar)
12The Mayors of Yonville!comic story12script: Don C. Cameron; pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Dick Sprang; letters: George RoussosBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Tweedledum [Deever Tweed] (villain); Tweedledee [Dumfree Tweed] (villain); Louie (villain); Spike (villain)
14-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffPrivate Pete

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

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Detective Comics #4211972On eBay ›
Limited Collectors' Edition #C-251974On eBay ›
Batman: The Dark Knight Archives #6
ISBN 978-1-4012-2547-6		2010On 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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