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28April-May 1945
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Batman #28

DC · April-May 1945 · on sale 1945-02-12

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Identification plate

Series
Batman (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#28
Publication date
April-May 1945
Key date
1945-04-00
On-sale date
1945-02-12
Indicia publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: Charles ParisBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
1Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
2-promo (ad from the publisher)0.67letters: typeset
3Shadow City!comic story12script: Don C. Cameron; pencils: Jerry Robinson; inks: Jerry Robinson; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Bet-a-Million Bannister (millionaire); Felix Lathrop (wealthy playboy); The Joker (villain)
5The Great Handcuff King!comic story4script: Don C. Cameron, Joe Samachson; pencils: Jerry Robinson; inks: Jerry Robinson; letters: George RoussosBruce Wayne (cameo); Dick Grayson (cameo); Alfred Pennyworth; The Murton Gang [Slick [as Ronny Lowndes]; Mike; Slug] (villains, introduction for all)
7-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffPrivate Pete
11Shirley Holmes, Policewoman!comic story11script: Bill Finger; pencils: Jerry Robinson; inks: Jerry Robinson; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Commissioner James Gordon; Sergeant Shirley Holmes [also as Oyster Annie] (introduction); The Count [Michael Strait] (villain, introduction); The Count's gang (villains, introduction for all)
13-comic story1script: Jack Farr; pencils: Jack Farr; inks: Jack FarrHandy Andy
14Once a Fightertext story2script: Stan CarterKid Brady; Efram; Cohan; Lefty Harkness; Al Palmeri
15Batman Goes to Washington!comic story12script: Al Schwartz; pencils: Jerry Robinson; inks: Jerry Robinson; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Danny the Dip (ex-con, introduction); Senator Henry K. Vandercook; John Skye (villain, introduction)
16-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffCasey the Cop

Plus 6.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Batman Family #11975On eBay ›
Batman: The Dark Knight Archives #7
ISBN 978-1-4012-2894-1		2011On eBay ›
Batman: The War Years 1939-1945 #[nn]
ISBN 9780785832836		2015On eBay ›
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #4
ISBN 978-1-4012-7359-0		2018On eBay ›

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