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Special Edition, Detective Comics #4

DC · [February 26] 1945 · on sale 1945-02-26

First appearance: Batman
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Identification plate

Series
Special Edition, Detective Comics (DC, 1945 series)
Issue
#4
Publication date
[February 26] 1945
Key date
1945-02-26
On-sale date
1945-02-26
Indicia publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Price
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Pages
52

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Batman - 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
0Detective Comics #97cover1pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Dick SprangBatman, Dick Grayson, Robin, Bruce Wayne
1To the Instructor:credits, title page1letters: typeset
2The Seventh Switchcomic story12script: Joe Greene; pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Dick Sprang; letters: Dick SprangBatman First, Commissioner James Gordon, Dick Grayson, Robin
3How Well Did You Read?text article1letters: typeset
4Call of Death!comic story6.67pencils: Howard Sherman; inks: Howard Sherman
5How Well Did You Read?text article1.33letters: typeset
6Using Words You Knowtext article2letters: typeset
7Making Wordstext article1letters: typeset
8Three-Ring Binkscomic story4script: Jack Farr; pencils: Jack Farr; inks: Jack Farr; letters: Jack FarrThree-Ring Binks; Fido
9Air Wave Double!comic story6pencils: George Roussos; inks: George Roussos; colors: George Roussos; letters: George RoussosAir Wave
10How Well Did You Read?text article1letters: typeset
11Using Words You Knowtext article1letters: typeset
12Danger at the Circus!comic story11pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: George KleinBrooklyn, Rip Carter, Andre Chavard, Jan Haasan, Alfy Twidgett
13How Well Did You Read?text article1letters: typeset
14Word List (330 words)text article1letters: typeset
15-illustration1letters: typeset

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Sources

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