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34April-May 1946
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Batman #34

DC · April-May 1946 · on sale 1946-02-11

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Identification plate

Series
Batman (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#34
Publication date
April-May 1946
Key date
1946-04-00
On-sale date
1946-02-11
Indicia publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Marathon of Menacecover1pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Dick Sprang; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
1Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
2G Is for Gazellepromo (ad from the publisher)0.67
3The Marathon of Menace!comic story12script: Bill Finger; pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: George Roussos; letters: Joe LettereseBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Marty Steele [aka John Doe] (race car driver); Roy Damon (blind scientist); Glenda West (Kale's niece); George Kale [aka Kayle] (villain, President of Lightning Motors, introduction)
5-comic story0.5script: Phil Berube; pencils: Phil Berube; inks: Phil Berube; letters: Phil BerubeWillie
7Ally Babble and the Four Tea Leaves!comic story12script: Bill Finger; pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: George Roussos; letters: Joe LettereseBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Ally Babble; Madame Patio (fortune teller, introduction); Chissum (President of a bond company, introduction); Doctor Peters (introduction); Newsie Newts (villain)
9-comic story0.5script: Lit-Win; pencils: Lit-Win; inks: Lit-WinDaffy; Doodle
11Nobody Knowstext story1.67script: Tom Patrick
12-statement of ownership0.33letters: typeset
13Tired Trackscomic story4pencils: Jerry Robinson; inks: Jerry Robinson; letters: George RoussosBruce Wayne (cameo); Dick Grayson (cameo); Alfred Pennyworth; unnamed Police Chief; Shifty (villain, introduction); Slinky (villain, introduction)
15The Master vs. the Pupil!comic story12script: Bill Finger; pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: George Roussos; letters: Joe LettereseBatman [Bruce Wayne; also as Mr. DuBois]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon (cameo); Alfred Pennyworth (cameo); The Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain, cameo); The Joker (villain, cameo)

Plus 7 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

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CollectionYear
Batman: The Dark Knight Archives #8
ISBN 978-1-4012-3744-8		2013On eBay ›
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #4
ISBN 978-1-4012-7359-0		2018On eBay ›

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Series context

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