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20December 1943-January 1944
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Batman #20

DC · December 1943-January 1944 · on sale 1943-10-09

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Identification plate

Series
Batman (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#20
Publication date
December 1943-January 1944
Key date
1943-12-00
On-sale date
1943-10-09
Indicia publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
60

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Dick SprangBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
2The Centuries of Crime!comic story12script: Don C. Cameron; pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: Jack Burnley, Ray Burnley; letters: Betty BentleyBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Percival Pruitt; The Joker (villain); Professor Ecla Tate (villain, fraudulent scientist); Swami Meera Kell (villain, crooked crystal gazer); Kid Glove Mixter (villain, bank robber)
4The Big Eight!promo (ad from the publisher)1
5-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffJerry the Jitterbug
6The Trial of Titus Keyes!comic story12script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson; letters: George RoussosBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; unnamed District Attorney; James Stoney (night watchman); Jack Paley (laundry owner); Nick (shoe-shine boy); Titus Keyes (ex-con, introduction); Chief Detective Flam; Patrolman Patrick Francis Aloysius Michael O'Brien; Slick Fing
7Hectic Historycomic story1script: Jack Farr; pencils: Jack Farr; inks: Jack Farr; letters: Jack FarrDiogenes
8The Lawmen of the Sea!comic story12script: Bill Finger; pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: Jack Burnley, Ray Burnley; letters: Betty BentleyBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; "Whittling" Willie Binger (wheelman); Spinner Powell (former All-American quarterback); Sergeant Daniels; Shark Hawkey [aka The Shark] (villain, introduction); Hawkey's river-pirate gang (villains, introdction for all)
9-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffClancy the Cop
11Convoy Sightedtext story2script: Walt AbbotEnsign Tracy; Capt. Blaney; Brown
12Bruce Wayne Loses the Guardianship of Dick Grayson!comic story12script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson; letters: George RoussosBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; unnamed Judge; George Grayson (villain, Dick Grayson's uncle, introduction); Clara Grayson (villain, Dick Grayson's aunt, introduction); Fatso Foley (villain, racketeer, introduction); The Joker (villain, image)

Plus 5.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Batman Family #101977On eBay ›
The Untold Legend of the Batman [MPI Audio Edition] #21989On eBay ›
Batman: The Dark Knight Archives #5
ISBN 1-4012-0778-2
2007On eBay ›
Batman in the Forties #[nn]
ISBN 1-4012-0206-3
2004On eBay ›
Batman: Cover to Cover #[nn]
ISBN 1-4012-0659-X
2005On eBay ›
The Untold Legend of the Batman [Batman Cereal Edition] #21989On eBay ›
The Batman Chronicles #11
ISBN 978-1-4012-3739-4
2013On eBay ›
Robin, The Boy Wonder: A Celebration of 75 Years #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-5536-7
2015On eBay ›
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #3
ISBN 978-1-4012-6902-9
2017On eBay ›
Batman: The Golden Age #5
ISBN 978-1-4012-8461-9
2018On eBay ›

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