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8December 1941-January 1942
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Batman #8

DC · December 1941-January 1942 · on sale 1941-10-07

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Identification plate

Series
Batman (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#8
Publication date
December 1941-January 1942
Key date
1941-12-00
On-sale date
1941-10-07
Indicia publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Fred Ray; inks: Jerry RobinsonBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
1Another Message to Our Readerspromo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
2Stone Walls Do Not a Prison Makecomic story13script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos; letters: George RoussosBatman [Bruce Wayne] [also as Paul "Killer" Sikes]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Warden Higgins; Russo's lawyer; Big Mike Russo (villain, introduction); Al [as Warden Higgins] (villain); Trigger Sherman (villain)
3The Winning Team!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
5Rescue Missiontext story1script: John HiltonBob Crane; Dr. Scott; Ransom
6The Strange Case of Professor Radium!comic story13script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos; letters: George RoussosBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; unnamed Coroner; Johnston (Ross' assistant, introduction, death); Mary Lamont (Ross's fiance, introduction, death); Mary's Maid (introduction); Professor Radium [Professor Henry Ross] (villain, introduction, death)
7Out in Front!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
8Adventure Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
9-comic story2script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffChief Hot Foot
10The Superstition Murders!comic story13script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos; letters: George RoussosBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Banks (writer); Fred Brooks (show financer, death); Miss Francine (death); Paul Mett; Johnny Glim (villain, play author, introduction)
11The "Big Six" Now Becomes the "Big Seven"promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
12Pokey Beezercomic story4pencils: Joe Gallagher; inks: Joe GallagherPokey Beezer
13Action Stufftext story1script: Eric CarterJohnny Shean; Ben Boyd; Willie Evans; Police Chief Weber
14The Cross Country Crimes!comic story13script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos; letters: George RoussosBatman [Bruce Wayne; also as I. Namtab]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; G. Henry Mover (F.B.I. head); John (play writer); The Joker (villain)

Plus 3.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 4 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Limited Collectors' Edition #C-371975On eBay ›
Batman: The Dark Knight Archives #2
ISBN 1-56389-183-2
1995On eBay ›
Batman in the Forties #[nn]
ISBN 1-4012-0206-3
2004On eBay ›
Batman: Cover to Cover #[nn]
ISBN 1-4012-0659-X
2005On eBay ›
The Batman Chronicles #5
ISBN 978-1-4012-1682-5
2008On eBay ›
Batman: The War Years 1939-1945 #[nn]
ISBN 9780785832836
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Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #2
ISBN 978-1-4012-6376-8
2016On eBay ›
Batman: The Golden Age #3
ISBN 978-1-4012-7130-5
2017On eBay ›
The Joker: His Greatest Jokes #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-9441-0
2019On eBay ›

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