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37October-November 1946
$0.10

Batman #37

DC · October-November 1946 · on sale 1946-08-07

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Identification plate

Series
Batman (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#37
Publication date
October-November 1946
Key date
1946-10-00
On-sale date
1946-08-07
Indicia publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Jerry Robinson; inks: Jerry Robinson; letters: George RoussosBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Joker
1Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
2L Is for Lionpromo (ad from the publisher)0.67
3Calling Dr. Batman!comic story13pencils: Jerry Robinson; inks: Jerry Robinson; letters: George RoussosBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon (mention only); Dr. Avery Burton (chief of Gotham Hospital); Dr. Phil King (intern at Gotham Hospital); Jerry Marshall; Noreen O'Day (nurse at Gotham Hospital); Lou Darrell (villain, Gotham Hospital employee, introduction)
4-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffCasey the Cop
7Hollywood Hoax!comic story12pencils: Jerry Robinson; inks: Jerry Robinson; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Stephen Morgan (President of Mammoth Pictures); E. J. Loring (villain, film director, introduction); Sluggsy (villain)
9-promo (ad from the publisher)1
10Killing Does'nt [sic] Paytext story2script: Al Singer
11-comic story0.5script: Phil Berube; pencils: Phil Berube; inks: Phil Berube; letters: Phil BerubeLittle Willie
13The Joker Follows Suit!comic story13pencils: Jerry Robinson; inks: Jerry Robinson; letters: George RoussosBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; The Joker (villain); Pete the Plumber (villain); Smoky (villain); Needles (villain)
16Tops in Comics!promo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 6.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Batman in the Forties #[nn]
ISBN 1-4012-0206-3		2004On eBay ›
Batman: Cover to Cover #[nn]
ISBN 1-4012-0659-X		2005On eBay ›
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 ›
The Joker: 80 Years of the Clown Prince of Crime: The Deluxe Edition #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-9993-4		2020On eBay ›

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