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22April-May 1944
$0.10

Batman #22

DC · April-May 1944 · on sale 1944-02-05

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Identification plate

Series
Batman (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#22
Publication date
April-May 1944
Key date
1944-04-00
On-sale date
1944-02-05
Indicia publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Adventures of Alfredcover1pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Dick SprangBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth
1Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
2-promo (ad from the publisher)0.67
3The Duped Domestics!comic story12script: Al Schwartz; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson; letters: George RoussosBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth [also as Batman]; Commissioner James Gordon; Bottom (Van Houten's butler); The Catwoman [Selina Kyle; also as Belinda (a maid)] (villain)
5Dick Grayson, Telegraph Boy!comic story12script: Bill Finger; pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: Jerry Robinson; letters: George RoussosBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Commissioner James Gordon; Professor Hendricks (astronomer); Mike Optik (villain, introduction); the Ghost Gang [Deafy; Egghead] (villains, introduction for all)
6-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffPrivate Pete
8Conversational Clue!comic story4script: Mort Weisinger; pencils: Jerry Robinson; inks: Jerry Robinson; letters: George RoussosAlfred Pennyworth; Bruce Wayne; Dick Grayson; Professor Dyke (villain, introduction); Butch (villain)
9-comic story1script: Jack Farr; pencils: Jack Farr; inks: Jack Farr; letters: Jack FarrJudge Jollopy; Aspara Mooney; Gus Mooney
10Waste Paper Has Become a Weapon of War!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Jerry Robinson; inks: Jerry Robinson; letters: Ira SchnappSuperman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
11Kwiz Kwikcartoon1script: Jack Farr; pencils: Jack Farr; inks: Jack Farr; letters: Jack Farr
12Deduct a Murdertext story2script: Walt Cochrane
13The Cavalier Rides Again!comic story11script: Bill Finger; pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: Charles Paris; letters: George RoussosBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Jan Meerbrandt; The Cavalier [Mortimer Drake] (villain)

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

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Batman #2551974On eBay ›
Batman #2571974On eBay ›
Batman: Cover to Cover #[nn]
ISBN 1-4012-0659-X
2005On eBay ›
Batman: The Dark Knight Archives #6
ISBN 978-1-4012-2547-6
2010On eBay ›
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #3
ISBN 978-1-4012-6902-9
2017On eBay ›

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