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70April-May 1952
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Batman #70

DC · April-May 1952 · on sale 1952-02-18

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Series
Batman (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#70
Publication date
April-May 1952
Key date
1952-04-00
On-sale date
1952-02-18
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Robot Cop of Gotham City!cover1pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Robot Cop
1Buzzy Says "Be Sure of Your Facts!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Gaspar SaladinoBuzzy Brown; Jim
2The Robot Cop of Gotham Citycomic story12script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane, Lew Sayre Schwartz; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Mr. Weir (introduction); the Robot Cop (introduction); Fats Denny; Tim Burke; "Barker" Dawes
4-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffPrivate Pete
5-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffCasey the Cop
7The Masterminds of Crime!comic story11.67script: David Vern; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Sam RosenBatman [Bruce Wayne; also as Tom Drexel]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Mrs. Marcy; Dave Gregg (villain); Mr. Tolan (villain); Joe Webster (villain); Walls (villain)
8Supermanpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33
9-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffVarsity Vic
11One Punch Williecomic story0.67script: Stan Kaye; pencils: Stan Kaye; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Stan KayeWillie; Windy; Slugger
13-comic story2script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffJerry the Jitterbug; Janie
14Burglars, Beware!text article2script: David Kahn; pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond Perry; colors: Raymond PerryJimmy Valentine
15Enter Here -- If You Dare!promo (ad from the publisher)1
16-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffPeg
17Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
18The Parasols of Plundercomic story12pencils: Bob Kane, Lew Sayre Schwartz; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Joe LettereseBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Commissioner James Gordon; Mr. Rink (night watchman); unnamed prison warden; The Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain); Lefty (villain); Duke (villain)
19-activity0.67script: H. T. Elmo; pencils: H. T. Elmo; inks: H. T. Elmo; letters: H. T. Elmo

Plus 4.82 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

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