Batman #39 (1947) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Ira Schnapp	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
2	The Frightened People!	comic story	12	script: Don C. Cameron; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Ray Burnley; letters: Ira Schnapp	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Roger Ryall (introduction)
4	Two of America's Most Famous Boys!	promo (ad from the publisher)	1
5	The Man in the Iron Mask!	comic story	13	script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Ray Burnley; letters: Ira Schnapp	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Iron-Hat Ferris (villain, introduction)
6	-	comic story	0.5	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff	Chief Hot Foot
7	Brand New Animal Pals!	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5
8	-	comic story	2	script: Whitney Ellsworth; pencils: Paul Fung; inks: Paul Fung	Shorty
10	Editorial Advisory Board	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33	letters: typeset
11	P Is for Porcupine	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.67
13	Death Serenade	text story	2	script: Desmond Walters
14	Willie the Office Boy	comic story	0.67	script: Phil Berube; pencils: Phil Berube; inks: Phil Berube; letters: Phil Berube	Willie
15	-	statement of ownership	0.33	script: J. S. Liebowitz
16	A Christmas Tale!	comic story	13	script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Ray Burnley; letters: Ira Schnapp	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; The Catwoman [Selina Kyle] (villain); O'Hara

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

Collection	Year
All Star Western #81	1955	On eBay ›
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #5 ISBN 978-1-4012-7870-0	2018	On eBay ›

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