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58April-May 1950
$0.10

Batman #58

DC · April-May 1950 · on sale 1950-02-08

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Identification plate

Series
Batman (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#58
Publication date
April-May 1950
Key date
1950-04-00
On-sale date
1950-02-08
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Penguin's State-Bird Crimescover1pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot]
1-promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
2The State-Bird Crimes!comic story12script: Bill Woolfolk; pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain); Mrs. Marin (bird society matron); Mark Jason (art dealer); Jon Harmon (mimic-impersonator); James Lane (blimp owner); unnamed henchmen; unnamed guards; Morley Kells (remote control manufacturer); William Whiting (o
4Feature Filmspromo (ad from the publisher)1
5The Brand of a Hero!comic story12script: Bill Finger; pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Professor Carter Nichols; Joaquin Murieta (villain, introduction); Rex Spears (friend of Bruce Wayne); Lorenzo Bagg (present day kid); Rex Spears (great grandfather of Bruce Wayne's friend); unnamed sheriff; Lorenzo Bagg (great grandfather of present day L
7Death Dancecomic story4pencils: Jack Sparling; inks: Jack Sparling; letters: Joe LettereseBlack Hawk; Keokuk; Osaukee [Jim Kilbourn]; Red Eagle
8-comic story1script: Lit-Win; pencils: Lit-Win; inks: Lit-WinDaffy; Doodle
9Ultraviolet Bulletstext article2pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond Perry; colors: Raymond PerryAntonie van Leeuwenhoek; Louis Pasteur; Joseph Lister
10The Black Diamond!comic story12pencils: Bob Kane, Lew Sayre Schwartz; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Black Diamond [also as Monsieur Monteau] (villain, introduction); Bull's-Eye Kendall (villain, introduction); the Barracuda Brothers (villains, introduction for all); "Nitro" Nelson (villain, introduction); unnamed prison guards; unnamed inmates; unnam
11-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffLittle Pete; Wilbur
13Superman's Code for Buddiespublic service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al Plastino; letters: Ira SchnappSuperman [Clark Kent]; Sam Levy; Tommy
14The Adventures of Bob Hopepromo (ad from the publisher)1Bob Hope

Plus 3.33 pages of advertisements and other matter across 4 sequences, as published.

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Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #7
ISBN 978-1-4012-8965-2
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