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45February-March 1948
$0.10

Batman #45

DC · February-March 1948 · on sale 1947-12-10

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Identification plate

Series
Batman (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#45
Publication date
February-March 1948
Key date
1948-02-00
On-sale date
1947-12-10
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
1Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
2Comiquizpromo (ad from the publisher)0.67
3The Lady Rogues!comic story12script: Bill Woolfolk; pencils: Charles Paris; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Neil Weston (villain, introduction); The Catwoman [Selina Kyle] (villain)
5Western Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)1
6A Parole for Christmas!comic story13script: Bill Finger; pencils: Charles Paris; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Scarface Malone (villain, introduction); Eddie Rogers (villain, introduction); Timmy; Laura
7-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffCasey
9Readin', 'Ritin', an' Ritchiecomic story2script: Bob Naylor; pencils: Bob Naylor; inks: Bob Naylor; letters: Bob NaylorRitchie
10Shoe Shinetext story2script: Walter Gibson; pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond Perry
11-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffShorty
12-statement of ownership0.33letters: typeset
13-comic story0.5script: Lit-Win; pencils: Lit-Win; inks: Lit-Win; letters: Lit-WinDaffy; Doodle
15The Match!comic story12script: Bill Finger; pencils: Charles Paris; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Match (villain, introduction); Tom Davis
16Gang Busterspromo (ad from the publisher)1
17Mister Grumble, The Big Bosscomic story1script: Phil Berube; pencils: Phil Berube; inks: Phil Berube

Plus 4 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

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CollectionYear
Limited Collectors' Edition #C-371975On eBay ›
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #5
ISBN 978-1-4012-7870-0
2018On eBay ›

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