Batman #42 (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]; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]
2	Claws of the Catwoman!	comic story	12	script: Bill Finger; pencils: Charles Paris; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Ira Schnapp	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Catwoman [Selina Kyle] (villain)
4	Blind Man's Bluff!	comic story	13	script: Bill Finger; pencils: Charles Paris, Curt Swan; inks: Charles Paris, Stan Kaye; letters: Ira Schnapp	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Dude Neery (villain, introduction); Dan Grady (introduction)
6	-	comic story	0.5	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff	Chief Hot Foot
8	Death Stalk	text story	2	script: Bob Baker
9	Editorial Advisory Board	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33	letters: typeset
10	V Is for Vicuña	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.67
11	The Robot Robbers!	comic story	13	script: Bill Finger; pencils: Charles Paris; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Ira Schnapp	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Dr. Hercules (villain, introduction); Jawbone Bannon (villain, introduction); Whitey Drebs (villain, introduction); George "Four-Eyes" Foley (introduction, death)
13	Playful Pop	comic story	1	script: Phil Berube; pencils: Phil Berube; inks: Phil Berube; letters: Phil Berube	Pop

Plus 8.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 9 sequences, as published.

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