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65June-July 1951
$0.10

Batman #65

DC · June-July 1951 · on sale 1951-04-16

First appearance: Wingman
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Identification plate

Series
Batman (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#65
Publication date
June-July 1951
Key date
1951-06-00
On-sale date
1951-04-16
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Wingman - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Empress of the Underworld!cover1pencils: Win Mortimer, Lew Sayre Schwartz; inks: Win Mortimer, Charles Paris; letters: Ira SchnappBatman, Catwoman, Dick Grayson, Robin, Bruce Wayne, Selina Kyle
1Top Value in America's Top Comics!promo (ad from the publisher)1
2A Partner for Batman!comic story12script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane, Lew Sayre Schwartz; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Ira SchnappBatman, Commissioner James Gordon, Dick Grayson, Robin, Bruce Wayne, Wingman First
5-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffCasey the Cop
6Bruce Wayne -- Crime Reporter!comic story12script: Bill Finger; pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Ira SchnappBatman, Commissioner James Gordon, Dick Grayson, Robin, Bruce Wayne
8-comic story0.75script: H. T. Elmo; pencils: H. T. Elmo; inks: H. T. Elmo
10Four-Footed Detectivestext article2script: B. Fairbanks; pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond PerryWilliam the Conqueror; V. G. Mullikin; Sgt. Horton
11-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffJerry the Jitterbug
13-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffShorty
14Catwoman -- Empress of the Underworldcomic story12script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane, Lew Sayre Schwartz; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Joe RosenBatman, Catwoman, Dick Grayson, Robin, Bruce Wayne, Selina Kyle
15Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
19-comic story0.75script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffVarsity Vic
21Superboy Says: "Know Your Country!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira SchnappClark Kent, Superboy

Plus 7 pages of advertisements and other matter across 10 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Batman: The Black Casebook #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-2264-2		2009On eBay ›
Catwoman: A Celebration of 75 Years #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-6006-4		2016On eBay ›
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #7
ISBN 978-1-4012-8965-2		2019On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Series context

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Sources

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