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71June-July 1952
$0.10

Batman #71

DC · June-July 1952 · on sale 1952-04-16

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Series
Batman (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#71
Publication date
June-July 1952
Key date
1952-06-00
On-sale date
1952-04-16
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Jail for Heroes!cover1pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Sheriff Hunter; State Trooper Green
1Superman Says: "Hop on the Welfare Wagon!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira SchnappSuperman [Clark Kent]; Mr. Stanton
2The Jail for Heroes!comic story12script: John Broome; pencils: Bob Kane, Lew Sayre Schwartz; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Scar Brink (villain, introduction); Bronson; Sergeant Blake Hanson; Sheriff Jeff Hunter; Howard Green; Lieutenant Arnold; Squeeker; Joe Pearson
5-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffShorty
6Commissioner Gordon's Greatest Case!comic story12script: David Vern; pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Pat GordonBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; The Masked Mystic [Gil Golen] (villain, introduction); Pete the Phantom; Harry the Torch; James Bartley; Mrs. Gordon (Gordon's wife); Finley (Gordon's butler)
8-comic story0.75script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffPrivate Pete
10-comic story2script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffJerry the Jitterbug; Joan; Susan; Billie Brooks
11The Fantastic Story of the Paris Guntext article2pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond Perry
12Enter Here -- If You Dare!promo (ad from the publisher)1
13-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffVarsity Vic; Jane
14Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
15The Mask of Mr. Cipher!comic story12script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane, Lew Sayre Schwartz; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Pat GordonBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Mr. Cipher (villain, introduction, death); Big Ed Yakers [also as John Newman] (villain, death); Picadilly Pete (villain); Cassidy; Joe; Pink; Marty; Lefty
17-activity0.67script: H. T. Elmo; pencils: H. T. Elmo; inks: H. T. Elmo; letters: H. T. Elmo
19Star Spangled Comics; House of Mysterypromo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 5.08 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

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