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56December 1949-January 1950
$0.10

Batman #56

DC · December 1949-January 1950 · on sale 1949-10-10

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Identification plate

Series
Batman (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#56
Publication date
December 1949-January 1950
Key date
1949-12-00
On-sale date
1949-10-10
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Ride, Bat-Hombre, Ride!cover1pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne; as Bat-Hombre]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
2Ride, Bat-Hombre, Ride!comic story13script: David Vern; pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Joe LettereseBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; President Jose Camaran (death); Colonel Morenos; Toto (a parrot); El Papagayo (villain, introduction); Bat-hombre [Luis Peralda] (villain, introduction, death); Felipe (villain); Pancho (villain, death); Pedro (villain)
6The Riddle of the Seven Birds!comic story12.67script: Bill Finger; pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Penguin [Oswald Cobblepott] (villain); Commissioner James Gordon; "Squeeze" Miller; Horace Springer; Sheila Van Svelt; Lance Linton; Nipper
10-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffLittle Pete
11W-H-O-O-S-H -- And You're There!text article1.67pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond Perry; colors: Raymond Perry
12Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
13-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffCasey the Cop; Jackson
15A Greater Detective Than Batman!comic story10script: Bill Finger; pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Jim Mooney; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Vicki Vale; Specs Rose (villain, introduction); Jack Starr (crime reporter, introduction)
17The Green Arrow and the Red Feather Kidpublic service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: George Papp; inks: George Papp; letters: Ira SchnappGreen Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Red Feather Kid

Plus 10.83 pages of advertisements and other matter across 12 sequences, as published.

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CollectionYear
Batman #1101957On eBay ›
Batman #1931967On eBay ›
Mutt & Jeff #781955On eBay ›
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #7
ISBN 978-1-4012-8965-2
2019On eBay ›

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