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Issue: Batman #14
Publication Date: December 1942
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Issues: #14 of 715 Issues (1343 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: A Superman DC PublicationView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Detective Comics, Inc.
On Sale Date: 10/10/1942
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 18 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration. On-sale date of October 14 in ad in Star Spangled Comics #15.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age, then Silver Age, then standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock:  
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot]
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In Content Item: FlagBatman: The Dark Knight Archives #4 published September 2003
as Batman #14 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBatman: The Dark Knight Archives #4 published September 2003
as [untitled] [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Art credits confirmed by Robinson.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Charles Atlas
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Case Batman Failed to Solve!!!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Dana Drye (detective, death); Sheriff Ezra Plunkett; Dr. Tsu; Grace Seers (detective, writer); Sir John Bart (of Scotland Yard); Graves Gang (villains, flashback); Red Rip (villain, gangland monarch)
First Line: He's an ordinary human being, The Batman.
Synopsis: Batman is among a handful of famed detectives that are invited to a conference, during which famed detective, Dana Drye, is shot and killed before their eyes.
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In Content Item: FlagLimited Collectors' Edition #C-25 published April 1974
as The Case Batman Failed to Solve!!! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBatman: The Dark Knight Archives #4 published September 2003
as The Case Batman Failed To Solve [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: Pencils and inks credits confirmed by Robinson. Letters credit confirmed by Roussos.
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Editorial Advisory Board

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.33
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Sons of the Hurricane

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Good Books Worth Reading
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Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: Review of "Sons of the Hurricane" by John J. Floherty.
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The Man Who Could Read Minds

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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Detective Comics; Batman with Robin
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Pages: 0.5
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How Can They Do It??

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Feature(s): World's Finest Comics
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Pages: 0.5
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Prescription for Happiness!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Doctor A. B. Chalmers (Pharmacist); Lucy; Patton (Policeman); Alphonse Gibbs; "One Round" Rickey (boxer); Dr. Roy Ainslee; Mary Miller; Pills Mattson (villain, introduction); Varney (villain)
First Line: Every neighborhood -- including yours -- has its...
Synopsis: Old Doc Chalmers, after spending a lifetime helping other people, loses just about everything in his place of business when a group of crooks use his shop as a base, and it is destroyed in a melee.
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In Content Item: FlagBatman: The Dark Knight Archives #4 published September 2003
as Prescription for Happiness [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: Ink credits confirmed by Robinson and Roussos. Letters credit confirmed by Roussos.
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The Big Eight!

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Pages: 1
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Wee-Willie Winkie
Character(s): Wee Willie Winkie; George
First Line: Migosh - Late for work again!
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Pages: 2
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Ralston; Tom Mix Commandos Comics
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Pages: 2
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Swastika over the White House!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Mr. McCoy (newsreel Editor); Matt Carson (cameraman); Tom Starr (cameraman); J. Peerless Morton (millionaire); Morton's butler; Count Felix [aka the Leader] (villain, introduction); Fritz Hoffner [Fred Hopper] (villain, amateur movie photographer); Heinrich (villain); Adolf Hitler (villain, image only)
Synopsis: The Nazis succeed in getting one of their undercover men hired as photographer in order to infiltrate defense plants and take secret photos that will be used to sabotage America's war efforts.
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In Content Item: FlagBatman: The Dark Knight Archives #4 published September 2003
as Swastika over the White House [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: Pencils, inks, and letters credits confirmed by Jack Burnley.
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Don't Miss Your Favorites!

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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): The Flying Jeeps
First Line: We're flying too high!
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Pages: 2
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Foolish Business

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Eddie Green; Maloney; Casey; Rafferty; Slick
First Line: "One of these days, Eddie," Maloney warned...
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Pages: 2
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Bargains in Banditry!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne; also as "Bad News" Brewster]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; unnamed National Bank President; Jerry (Policeman); The Penguin [Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot] (villain); Torchy Blaize (villain, death); Hairless Harry Hix (villain, death); Slippery Elmer (villain); Glitter Gleason (villain, jewel their)
First Line: You can't go wrong with a Penguin perfect crime plot!
Synopsis: The Penguin decides to go into business for himself by offering to the underworld pre-planned crimes at cut rate prices! Unknown to them, he takes 100% of their profits...and their lives! To counter this, Batman poses as "Bad News" Brewster and offers the underworld pre-planned crimes of his own...at cheaper rates.
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In Content Item: FlagBatman: The Dark Knight Archives #4 published September 2003
as Bargains in Banditry [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: Pencils, inks, and letters credits confirmed by Jack Burnley.
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Inker(s): ?
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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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): American Specialty Co.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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