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68December 1951-January 1952
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Batman #68

DC · December 1951-January 1952 · on sale 1951-10-10

First appearance: Two-FaceFirst appearance: Paul Sloane
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Identification plate

Series
Batman (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#68
Publication date
December 1951-January 1952
Key date
1951-12-00
On-sale date
1951-10-10
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Paul Sloane - 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 New Crimes of Two-Face!cover1pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira SchnappBatman, Dick Grayson, Robin, Paul Sloane First, Two-Face First, Bruce Wayne
1Enter Here -- If You Dare!promo (ad from the publisher)1
2The Atom Cave Raiders!comic story11.75script: Bill Finger; pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Ira SchnappBatman, Alfred Beagle, Commissioner James Gordon, Dick Grayson, Robin, Bruce Wayne
6The Secret Life of Batman's Butler!comic story12script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane, Lew Sayre Schwartz; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Ira SchnappBatman, Alfred Beagle, Dick Grayson, Robin, Bruce Wayne
8-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffJerry the Jitterbug
12Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
13-comic story2script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffVarsity Vic
14They Never Sleep!text article2pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond Perry; colors: Raymond PerryTony Swanson; Nick Swanson; John Reno
16-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffVarsity Vic
17The New Crimes of Two-Face!comic story9.67script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane, Lew Sayre Schwartz; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Ira SchnappBatman, Commissioner James Gordon, Dick Grayson, Harvey Dent, Robin, Paul Sloane First, Two-Face First, Bruce Wayne
20Lens Ladscartoon1script: Stookie AllenDanforth Crossley; Henry Trombetsky; Georgia Harwood; Ed Wallowitch

Plus 9.41 pages of advertisements and other matter across 12 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Batman Annual #31962On eBay ›
Batman from the 30s to the 70s #[nn]1972On eBay ›
Batman: Cover to Cover #[nn]
ISBN 1-4012-0659-X		2005On eBay ›
DC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-2192-8		2009On eBay ›
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #8
ISBN 978-1-4012-9968-2		2020On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Series context

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Sources

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