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26December 1944-January 1945
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Batman #26

DC · December 1944-January 1945 · on sale 1944-10-07

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Identification plate

Series
Batman (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#26
Publication date
December 1944-January 1945
Key date
1944-12-00
On-sale date
1944-10-07
Indicia publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Jerry Robinson; inks: Jerry RobinsonBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth
1Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
2-promo (ad from the publisher)0.67letters: typeset
3Twenty Ton Robbery!comic story12script: Don C. Cameron; pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Dick Sprang; letters: Pat GordonBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Jeff (fish market owner); Mike (fish store owner); The Cavalier [Mortimer Drake; aka Albert Foster] (villain)
5Recipe for Revenge!comic story4script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Jerry Robinson; inks: Jerry Robinson; letters: George RoussosAlfred Pennyworth; Bruce Wayne; Dick Grayson; Pierre (master chef); Watson (villain, brother of gangster Knocky Watson, introduction)
6"Double" Deckercomic story1script: Jack Farr; pencils: Jack Farr; inks: Jack Farr; letters: Jack FarrDouble Decker
8The Year 3000!comic story13script: Joseph Greene; pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Dick Sprang; letters: Pat GordonBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batman of 3000 [Brane] (introduction, origin); Robin of 3000 [Ricky]; Loral (Brane's sweetheart); Fura (villain, a Saturnian warlord, introduction, death)
10Night Ridertext story2script: Tod Lowry
12Crime Comes to Lost Mesa!comic story11script: Don C. Cameron; pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Dick Sprang; letters: George RoussosBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Tolto (Indian Chief); Nachee (Indian boy); Monk Bardo (villain, introduction); Randy Roose (villain, introduction); Mordu (villain, introduction, death)
14An Important Message to the Boys and Girls of America!public service announcement1script: H. H. ArnoldGeneral H. H. Arnold

Plus 6 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Batman #2581974On eBay ›
The Batman Family #31976On eBay ›
The Batman Family #91977On eBay ›
Batman: The Dark Knight Archives #7
ISBN 978-1-4012-2894-1		2011On eBay ›

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