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112December 1957
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Batman #112

DC · December 1957 · on sale 1957-10-08

First appearance: SignalmanFirst appearance: Phillip CobbFirst appearance: Professor Milo
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Identification plate

Series
Batman (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#112
Publication date
December 1957
Key date
1957-12-00
On-sale date
1957-10-08
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Am I Really Batman?cover1pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira SchnappBatman, Dick Grayson, Robin, Bruce Wayne
1The Trick Is to Treat All the World's Children!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Amilcar Ruben Moreira; inks: Amilcar Ruben Moreira; letters: Ira SchnappBinky; Allergy
2The Signalman of Crimecomic story8script: Bill Finger; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Pat GordonBatman, Phillip Cobb First, Commissioner James Gordon, Dick Grayson, Robin, Signalman First, Bruce Wayne
3The One and Only Supermanpromo (ad from the publisher)1Superman
4-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffCasey the Cop
5-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffWarden Willis
6Batman's Roman Holiday!comic story8script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Artie SimekBatman, Dick Grayson, Professor Carter Nichols, Robin, Bruce Wayne
8Trouble on the London Expresstext story1letters: typesetInspector Mike Lansing; Dr. Arndt; Mr. Gibbons; Mr. Vandermeer
9Am I Really Batman?comic story8script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Pat GordonBatman, Commissioner James Gordon, Dick Grayson, Professor Milo First, Alfred Pennyworth, Robin, Bruce Wayne

Plus 6 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Batman Annual #41963On eBay ›
80 Page Giant Magazine #121965On eBay ›
Wanted. The World's Most Dangerous Villains #11972On eBay ›
Batman: The Black Casebook #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-2264-2		2009On eBay ›
DC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals #2
ISBN 978-1-4012-2791-3		2010On eBay ›
DC's Wanted: The World's Most Dangerous Super-Villains #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-77950-173-8		2020On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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