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29June-July 1945
$0.10

Batman #29

DC · June-July 1945 · on sale 1945-04-10

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Identification plate

Series
Batman (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#29
Publication date
June-July 1945
Key date
1945-06-00
On-sale date
1945-04-10
Indicia publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Dick Sprang; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
1Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
2People Like to Laugh!promo (ad from the publisher)0.67
3Enemy No. 1comic story13script: Bill Finger; pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Dick Sprang; colors: Bob McCay; letters: George RoussosBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Mr. A. H. Evans (rare 1st edition book collector); Adam Frank (villain, introduction); Second-Story Sam (villain, introduction); Three-Fingers Tuttle (villain, introduction); Four-Eyes Fogarty (villain, introduction)
5The Butler's Apprentice!comic story4pencils: Jerry Robinson; inks: Jerry Robinson; letters: George RoussosAlfred Pennyworth; Bruce Wayne (cameo); Dick Grayson (cameo); Slugs (villain, introduction); Ape (villain, introduction)
7Heroes by Proxy!comic story11script: Don C. Cameron; pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Dick Sprang; colors: Bob McCay; letters: George RoussosBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Hawke [also as Batman] (introduction, detective); Wrenn [also as Robin] (introduction, detective); Corky Huggins (villain, introduction); Catspaw Carlin (villain, introduction)
8Freedom's Stamptext story2script: Eddie BellPolkas; Eddie Mayo; Capt. Taki
9-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffPrivate Pete
11The Mails Go Through!comic story12script: Bill Finger; pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Charles Paris; colors: Bob McCay; letters: George RoussosBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon (cameo); John Weaver (mailman); Mrs. Mulcahey; Mrs. Jones; Sidney Jones (Mrs. Jone's son); Mr. Gorham; The Scuttler [as Mr. Gorham] (villain, introduction)

Plus 7 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

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CollectionYear
Batman #2591974On eBay ›
Batman: The Dark Knight Archives #7
ISBN 978-1-4012-2894-1		2011On eBay ›
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #4
ISBN 978-1-4012-7359-0		2018On eBay ›

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Series context

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