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49October-November 1948
$0.10

Batman #49

DC · October-November 1948 · on sale 1948-08-11

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Identification plate

Series
Batman (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#49
Publication date
October-November 1948
Key date
1948-10-00
On-sale date
1948-08-11
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Batman's Arabian Nightscover1pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Crier (see notes)
1Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
2America's Greatest Comics Characterspromo (ad from the publisher)0.67
3The Prison Doctor!comic story12script: Bill Finger; pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Jim Mooney; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Dr. Paul Taber (introduction); John "Lippy" Fabian (arsonist, murderer); Arthur "Boodle" Benson (jewel thief); Jeff "Nitro" Blake (murderer); Ned "Weasel" Harris (smuggler)
6The Scoop of the Century!comic story12script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane, Lew Sayre Schwartz; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Vicki Vale (introduction); The Mad Hatter (villain, introduction); Commissioner James Gordon
8-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffJerry
9The Unknown Raystext article2script: Joe Samachson; pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond Perry; colors: Raymond Perry
10All-Star Comics; Comic Cavalcadepromo (ad from the publisher)1
12Batman's Arabian Nights!comic story12pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Professor Carter Nichols; The Crier (introduction); Caliph Haroun-Al-Raschid (villain, introduction)
14-comic story1script: Phil Berube; pencils: Phil Berube; inks: Phil Berube; letters: Phil BerubeOzzie

Plus 9 pages of advertisements and other matter across 9 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Batman in the Forties #[nn]
ISBN 1-4012-0206-3		2004On eBay ›
Batman: A Celebration of 75 Years #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-4758-4		2014On eBay ›
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #6
ISBN 978-1-4012-8438-1		2019On eBay ›

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