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36August-September 1946
$0.10

Batman #36

DC · August-September 1946 · on sale 1946-06-10

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Identification plate

Series
Batman (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#36
Publication date
August-September 1946
Key date
1946-08-00
On-sale date
1946-06-10
Indicia publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Sir Batman and Robin in King Arthur's Courtcover1pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Dick Sprang; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
1Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
2J Is for Jaguarpromo (ad from the publisher)0.67
3The Penguin's Nest!comic story12script: Al Schwartz; pencils: Paul Cooper; inks: Ray Burnley; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Commissioner James Gordon; Inspector Gall; un-named Baron; The Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain)
6Stand-In for Danger!comic story12script: Don C. Cameron; pencils: Paul Cooper; inks: Ray Burnley; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; John Kendall (movie producer); Royal Stanhope (actor); Rita (actress); Clancy (actor); Brian; Jerry McGlone (reformed villain, movie stand-in, introduction)
8-comic story1script: Lit-Win; pencils: Lit-Win; inks: Lit-WinDaffy; Doodle
10Elusive London Eddie!comic story3pencils: Jerry Robinson; inks: Jerry Robinson; letters: George RoussosAlfred Pennyworth; Bruce Wayne (cameo); Dick Grayson (cameo); London Eddie (villain, introduction)
11A Matter of Honestytext story2script: Stan Carter
12Stumpycomic story0.5script: Phil Berube; pencils: Phil Berube; inks: Phil Berube; letters: Phil BerubeStumpy
14Sir Batman at King Arthur's Court!comic story12script: Bill Finger; pencils: Paul Cooper; inks: Ray Burnley; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne; aka Sir Hardi Le Noir]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Professor Carter Nichols; King Arthur; Round Table Knights [Sir Lancelot; Sir Gawain; Sir Kay]; Merlin; Aline (niece of Merlin); Sir Mordred (villain, introduction); Queen Morgan LeFey (villain, introduction)

Plus 7.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Batman: The Dark Knight Archives #8
ISBN 978-1-4012-3744-8
2013On eBay ›
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #5
ISBN 978-1-4012-7870-0
2018On eBay ›

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