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7October-November 1941
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Batman #7

DC · October-November 1941 · on sale 1941-08-08

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Identification plate

Series
Batman (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#7
Publication date
October-November 1941
Key date
1941-10-00
On-sale date
1941-08-08
Indicia publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob KaneBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
2Wanted: Practical Jokers!comic story13script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos; letters: George RoussosBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Duke Micheal; The Joker [aka Henry Verne; aka I. Rekoj; aka Duke Micheal] (villain); Joker's gang (villains)
3Here's Top Value!promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
4Funniescartoon1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
5Lucky Bumptext story1script: Eric CarterSam Ware
6The Trouble Trap!comic story13script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos; letters: George RoussosBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Kelly (Policeman); Linda Page; Henry Abbot (death); Carl Dwyer (Wayne's friend); Granda the Mystic (villain, a Swami, introduction); Hindu giants (villains); Joe (villain)
7-comic story2script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffChief Hot Foot
9-comic story0.88pencils: Paul Norris; inks: Paul NorrisLittle Lewie
11The North Woods Mysterycomic story13script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos; letters: George RoussosBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Nora Powell (society lady); Matthew Powell (Nora's father, lumber company owner, death); Jack Clayton (Matthew's adopted son, ex-con); Woody Joe (villain, lumberjack, death); Asher (villain, lumber company competitor, introduction)
12-comic story2script: Ray McGill; pencils: Ray McGill; inks: Ray McGill; letters: Ray McGill
13Star Acttext story1script: Wilton WestonPhineas Q. Throttle; Alfred; Queenie (seal); Nitro Ned
14The People vs. the Batmancomic story13script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos; letters: George RoussosBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Horatio Delmar (villain, racket leader, introduction, death); Weasel Venner (villain, introduction, death); Freddie Hill (villain); Joe (villain); Al (villain)
15The "Big Six" Now Becomes the "Big Seven"promo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 5.12 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

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