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Issue: Batman #52
Publication Date: April 1949
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Issues: #52 of 715 Issues (1363 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: A Superman DC PublicationView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 02/09/1949
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 18 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U.S.; standard Silver Age U.S.; standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Joker
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Art credits confirmed by Mortimer.
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Now More Than Ever

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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Man with the Automatic Brain!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Thinker (villain, introduction, not the Flash villain); Vicki Vale; Alfred Pennyworth; Detective Joe Mulligan
Synopsis: Bruce Wayne apparently drowns and Alfred is arrested for his murder, but it is all part of a plot to catch the Thinker, who is using a giant electronic brain to try to uncover Batman's secret identity.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Bob Kane pencil credit confirmed by Schwartz. Inker credit verified by Paris.
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Big Felt Letters

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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Bazooka
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Pages: 1
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Feature(s): Superboy
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Pages: 1
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Batman and the Vikings!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Professor Carter Nichols; Olaf Erickson (introduction); other unnamed Vikings (introduction); Indians (villains)
Synopsis: When Bruce and Dick visit the Gotham City museum, they note an image of a Viking that looks like Bruce Wayne who is labeled a coward, so they have Professor Nichols send them back in time so that they can discover the truth.
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In Content Item: FlagBatman #193 published July 1967
as Batman and the Vikings! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Inker credit verified by Paris.
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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Kolynos
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Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jerry
First Line: Hey, pull over to the curb!
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Pages: 0.5
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Feature(s): Roller Skate Facts; Winchester Skates
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Peg
First Line: Ho-hum, nothing to do...
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Pages: 2
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Fearless Wise Man

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, historical, non-fiction
Character(s): Socrates
First Line: Guilty!
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Pages: 2
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Starring... Batman

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, superhero
Feature(s): Cartoon Flips
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]
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Pages: 0.5
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Editorial Advisory Board

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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.5
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The Happy Victims!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Joker (villain); Alfred Pennyworth; Mrs. Carlin; Mr. Stark; Nick Weston
Synopsis: The Joker's latest series of crimes leaves his victims laughing so much that they refuse to press charges against him.
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Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: Kane pencil credit confirmed by Schwartz. Inker credit confirmed by Paris.
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Fake Fiddler Foiled

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Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, mystery
Feature(s): Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream-Oil
Character(s): Sam Spade
First Line: Sam Spade, private detective, has been hired to...
Synopsis: Sam Spade is hired to protect guests at a party.
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Pages: 1
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Everything You Want in a Magazine!

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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Gang Busters; Mr. District Attorney
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): National Radio Institute
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Illinois Merchandise Mart
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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