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53June-July 1949
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Batman #53

DC · June-July 1949 · on sale 1949-04-11

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Identification plate

Series
Batman (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#53
Publication date
June-July 1949
Key date
1949-06-00
On-sale date
1949-04-11
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Ray Burnley; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
2A Hairpin, a Hoe, a Hacksaw, a Hole in the Ground!comic story12pencils: Bob Kane, Lew Sayre Schwartz; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Joker (villain); Lefty (Joker henchman); Commissioner James Gordon; Maharajah of Nimpah
5The Portrait of Doom!comic story12script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane, Lew Sayre Schwartz; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Dapper Bandit [Frank Fabian] (villain, introduction); Carl Marlin (artist); Greta Marlin (Carl's wife); Commissioner James Gordon
7Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
8-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffCasey the Cop
9How Baseball Begantext article2pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond Perry; colors: Raymond Perry
10-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffPeg
13Batman Under the Sea!comic story12script: Bill Finger; pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Jim Mooney; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Phaeton (villain, introduction); Stack Hawley (villain, introduction); Theta (introduction, mermaid scientist); Sarin (introduction, ruler of the sea people)
15-comic story1script: Lit-Win; pencils: Lit-Win; inks: Lit-WinDaffy; Doodle
18Superboypromo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 9.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 10 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Batman: The TV Stories #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-4495-8		2013On eBay ›
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #6
ISBN 978-1-4012-8438-1		2019On eBay ›

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Series context

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