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2Summer 1940
$0.10

Batman #2

DC · Summer 1940 · on sale 1940-07-19

First appearance: Catwoman1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Batman (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
Summer 1940
Key date
1940-07-19
On-sale date
1940-07-19
Indicia publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Catwoman - 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
0-cover1pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson; colors: Strauss Engraving CompanyBatman, Dick Grayson, Robin, Bruce Wayne
2The Joker Meets the Cat-Womancomic story13script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos; colors: Strauss Engraving Company; letters: George RoussosBatman, Catwoman First, Commissioner James Gordon, Dick Grayson, Robin, Bruce Wayne, Joker
3Young Mr. Oldscomic story2pencils: Stan Asch; inks: Stan Asch; colors: Strauss Engraving CompanyMr. Olds
4Wolf, the Crime Mastercomic story13script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson; colors: Strauss Engraving Company; letters: Jerry RobinsonBatman, Dick Grayson, Robin, Bruce Wayne
5All-Star Comics; Mutt & Jeffpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5colors: Strauss Engraving Company
6America's Greatest Adventure Character!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5colors: Strauss Engraving Company
7A Very Simple Casetext story2script: David Tree; pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond Perry; colors: Strauss Engraving CompanyHenry Preston; Lt. Tracy; Lt. Steele; Jason Trieste; Garand; William March
8The Case of the Clubfoot Murderscomic story13script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson; colors: Strauss Engraving Company; letters: Jerry RobinsonBatman, Commissioner James Gordon, Dick Grayson, Robin, Bruce Wayne
9-promo (ad from the publisher)1colors: Strauss Engraving Company
10Little Billy Pelicancomic story1pencils: Hal; inks: Hal; colors: Strauss Engraving CompanyBilly Pelican
11Jenghiz Khancartoon1script: George Papp; pencils: George Papp; inks: George Papp; colors: Strauss Engraving Company
12The Case of the Missing Linkcomic story13script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos; colors: Strauss Engraving Company; letters: George RoussosBatman, Dick Grayson, Robin, Bruce Wayne
13Look! The New 1940 Edition!promo (ad from the publisher)1colors: Strauss Engraving Company
14His Royal Highnesscomic story2script: Sherman; pencils: Sherman; inks: Sherman; colors: Strauss Engraving Company
15The "Big Six" Comic Magazines Still Lead the Field!promo (ad from the publisher)1colors: Strauss Engraving CompanyBatman, Jim Corrigan, Wesley Dodds, The Flash, Jay Garrick, Clark Kent, The Sandman, The Spectre, Superman, Ultra-Man, Bruce Wayne

Plus 3 pages of advertisements and other matter across 3 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Canadianprice 0.15 CAD

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Detective Comics #421940On eBay ›
Superman #61940On eBay ›
Detective Comics #431940On eBay ›
Action Comics #291940On eBay ›
Detective Comics #441940On eBay ›
Batman: The Dark Knight Archives #1
ISBN 1-56389-050-X
1992On eBay ›
The Batman Chronicles #2
ISBN 1-4012-0790-1
2006On eBay ›
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-6009-5
2016On eBay ›
Batman: The Golden Age #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-6333-1
2016On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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