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52April-May 1949
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Batman #52

DC · April-May 1949 · on sale 1949-02-09

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Identification plate

Series
Batman (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#52
Publication date
April-May 1949
Key date
1949-04-00
On-sale date
1949-02-09
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]; The Joker
1Now More Than Everpromo (ad from the publisher)1
2The Man with the Automatic Brain!comic story12script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane, Lew Sayre Schwartz; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Thinker (villain, introduction, not the Flash villain); Vicki Vale; Alfred Pennyworth; Detective Joe Mulligan
4Superboypromo (ad from the publisher)1
5Batman and the Vikings!comic story12script: Bill Finger, Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Charles ParisBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Professor Carter Nichols; Olaf Erickson (introduction); other unnamed Vikings (introduction); Indians (villains)
7-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffJerry
9-comic story2script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffPeg
10Fearless Wise Mantext article2pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond PerrySocrates
11Starring... Batmanactivity0.5script: Martin Naydel; pencils: Martin Naydel; inks: Martin Naydel; letters: Martin NaydelBatman [Bruce Wayne]
12Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
13The Happy Victims!comic story13script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane, Lew Sayre Schwartz; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Joker (villain); Alfred Pennyworth; Mrs. Carlin; Mr. Stark; Nick Weston
15Everything You Want in a Magazine!promo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 5.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

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