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51February-March 1949
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Batman #51

DC · February-March 1949 · on sale 1948-12-13

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Identification plate

Series
Batman (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#51
Publication date
February-March 1949
Key date
1949-02-00
On-sale date
1948-12-13
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Wonderful Mr. Wimblecover1pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Mr. Wimble
1Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
2America's Greatest Comics Characterspromo (ad from the publisher)0.67
3Pee-Wee, the Talking Penguin!comic story13pencils: Bob Kane, Lew Sayre Schwartz; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain); Sad-Eyes (criminal); Mope (criminal)
4Superboypromo (ad from the publisher)1
5-comic story2script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffBebe
6The Stars of Yesterday!comic story12pencils: Bob Kane, Lew Sayre Schwartz; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Rufus Lane (villain, introduction); Mr. Rolfe; Toto (actor); Harmac the Magician; the Flying Carrolls (acrobats); Trigger (criminal)
8Everything You Want in a Magazine!promo (ad from the publisher)1
9-comic story2script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffShorty
10Global Face-Liftingtext article2pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond Perry
11The Wonderful Mr. Wimble!comic story12pencils: Bob Kane, Lew Sayre Schwartz; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Mr. Wimble (introduction); Terrible Toby (villain, introduction); The Joker (wax figure); Penguin (wax figure); Catwoman (wax figure); Warts (villain, introduction); Glossy (villain, introduction); Dirty Dan (criminal, in Wimble's dream)
12-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffLittle Pete
13-statement of ownership0.33letters: typeset

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

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Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #6
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