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48August-September 1948
$0.10

Batman #48

DC · August-September 1948 · on sale 1948-06-09

First appearance: Harvey DentFirst appearance: Two-Face
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Identification plate

Series
Batman (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#48
Publication date
August-September 1948
Key date
1948-08-00
On-sale date
1948-06-09
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Harvey Dent - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Two-Face - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The 1,000 Secrets of the Batcavecover1pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira SchnappBatman, Dick Grayson, Robin, Bruce Wayne
1Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
2For Thrills and Action Readpromo (ad from the publisher)0.67
3The Fowls of Fate!comic story12script: Bill Finger; pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Ira SchnappBatman, Oswald Cobblepot, Commissioner James Gordon, Dick Grayson, Penguin, Robin, Bruce Wayne
6The 1,000 Secrets of the Batcave!comic story12script: Bill Finger; pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Ira SchnappBatman, Commissioner James Gordon, Dick Grayson, Joker, Harvey Dent First, Robin, Two-Face First, Bruce Wayne
8-comic story1script: Lit-Win; pencils: Lit-Win; inks: Lit-Win; letters: Lit-WinDaffy, Doodle
10There She Blows: Whales and Whalingtext story2pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond Perry; colors: Raymond Perry
11-promo (ad from the publisher)1script: Sheldon Mayer; pencils: Sheldon Mayer; inks: Sheldon Mayer
12-comic story2script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffShorty
14Crime from Tomorrow!comic story11script: Alvin Schwartz; pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Ira SchnappBatman, Commissioner James Gordon, Dick Grayson, Robin, Bruce Wayne
17Dale Evans Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)1

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

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Batman #2031968On eBay ›
The Best of DC #21979On eBay ›
3-D Batman #[nn]1953On eBay ›
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: Secrets of the Batcave #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-1370-1		2007On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Series context

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Sources

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