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62December 1950-January 1951
$0.10

Batman #62

DC · December 1950-January 1951 · on sale 1950-10-09

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Identification plate

Series
Batman (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#62
Publication date
December 1950-January 1951
Key date
1950-12-00
On-sale date
1950-10-09
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Secret Life of the Catwoman!cover1pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Catwoman [Selina Kyle]
1A Date with Judy; World's Finest Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)1
2The Secret Life of the Catwomancomic story12script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane, Lew Sayre Schwartz; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; The Catwoman [Selina Kyle] (villain, origin); Mister X [Mousey] (villain, introduction); Dipper (henchman); unnamed police officer; unnamed singer; unnamed studio executive; unnamed guards; Joe (henchman); Al (henchman)
5Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
6The Batman of England!comic story12script: Bill Finger; pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; The Knight [The Earl of Wordenshire] (introduction); The Squire [Cyril] (introduction); Matt Thorne (villain); unnamed police officers; unnamed criminals; unnamed fox hunters; Robin Hood (statue); Merry Men (statue)
8-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffJerry
9Early American Flagstext article2pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond Perry; colors: Raymond PerrySir John Marshall; Sir Peter Parker; Col. William Moultrie
11-comic story0.75script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffCasey the Cop; Sarge
13The Mystery of Millionaire Island!comic story12pencils: Bob Kane, Lew Sayre Schwartz; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Joe LettereseBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Porter West (villain); Barton Hughes; Fielding Ecker; Professor Hendrix; Martin; other unnamed millionaires
15Your United Nations at Workpublic service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira Schnapp
16-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffLittle Pete
18Special Bargain Offer!promo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 7.25 pages of advertisements and other matter across 9 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Batman #2081969On eBay ›
Limited Collectors' Edition #C-451976On eBay ›
Batman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told #1
ISBN 1-4012-0444-9
2005On eBay ›
Batman in the Fifties #[nn]
ISBN 1-56389-810-1
2002On eBay ›
The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told #2
ISBN 1-56389-037-2
1992On eBay ›
The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told #2
ISBN 0-446-39427-0; 978-0-446-39427-7
1992On eBay ›
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #7
ISBN 978-1-4012-8965-2
2019On eBay ›
Batman in the Fifties #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-77950-950-5
2021On eBay ›

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