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50December 1948-January 1949
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Batman #50

DC · December 1948-January 1949 · on sale 1948-10-13

First appearance: Vicki ValeFirst appearance: Gilda DentFirst appearance: Two-Face
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Identification plate

Series
Batman (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#50
Publication date
December 1948-January 1949
Key date
1948-12-00
On-sale date
1948-10-13
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Vicki Vale - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Gilda 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.

First appearance of Wilkins - 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 Return of Two Facecover1pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Ira SchnappBatman, Dick Grayson, Robin, Two-Face First, Bruce Wayne, Wilkins First
2Lights-- Camera-- Crime!comic story12pencils: Bob Kane, Lew Sayre Schwartz; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Ira SchnappBatman, Commissioner James Gordon, Dick Grayson, Joker, Robin, Vicki Vale First, Bruce Wayne
5The Return of Two-Face!comic story12script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane, Lew Sayre Schwartz; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Ira SchnappBatman, Dick Grayson, Harvey Dent, Boss Moroni, Robin, Two-Face First, Bruce Wayne, Wilkins First, Gilda Dent First
10-comic story0.5script: Lit-Win; pencils: Lit-Win; inks: Lit-Win; letters: Lit-WinDaffy, Doodle
12Tiger Teeth and Turkeystext article1.5letters: typeset
13Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
15The Second Boy Wonder!comic story13pencils: Bob Kane, Lew Sayre Schwartz; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Ira SchnappBatman, Commissioner James Gordon, Dick Grayson, Joker, Robin, Bruce Wayne
17-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffJerry the Jitterbug

Plus 10.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 12 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Wonder Woman #711955On eBay ›
Adventure Comics #2121955On eBay ›
Batman: Cover to Cover #[nn]
ISBN 1-4012-0659-X		2005On eBay ›
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #6
ISBN 978-1-4012-8438-1		2019On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Series context

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Sources

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