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Issue: Batman #2

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Publication Date: July 1940

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Issues: #2 of 715 Issues (1343 Printings)

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Variant: U.S. Cover Price

Rating: [no rating]

Publisher: Flag

Brand: A DC Publication

Indicia Publisher: Detective Comics, Inc.

On Sale Date: 07/19/1940

Volume: none

Pages: 68

ISBN: none

UPC/EAN: none

Price: $0.10 USD

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Content Items: 18 (8 stories, 1 cover)

Editor(s): Whitney Ellsworth (uncredited)

Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration. On-sale date of July 20 in ad in Superman #6.

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Format

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

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Batman #2 [U.S. Cover Price]

Batman #2 [Canadian]

Reprinted In11

5 Content Items

reprinted 11 times as Content Items in other Issues.

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Content Items

Title	Genre	Feature(s)	Character(s)
[untitled] Illustration on Cover, Front	superhero		Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
[untitled] Advertisement on Interior Page(s)		Johnson Smith & Co.
The Joker Meets the Cat-Woman Story on Interior Page(s)	superhero		Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; E. S. Arthur (wealthy gem collector, death); Johnny (newsboy); Catwoman [Selina Kyle] (villain); the Crime Syndicate, Inc. [The Joker; Weasel; Mugface; Circus Charlie (poses as Batman, death); others un-named] (villains, introduction for all)
[untitled] Story on Interior Page(s)	humorous	Young Mr. Olds	Mr. Olds
Wolf, the Crime Master Story on Interior Page(s)	superhero		Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Cyrus Craig (museum owner); Adam Lamb [aka Wolf] (villain, Craig's museum custodian, introduction, death); the Wolf's gang (villains, introduction for all)
[untitled] Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)		All-Star Comics; Mutt & Jeff
America's Greatest Adventure Character! Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)		Superman
A Very Simple Case Text Story on Interior Page(s)	adventure		Henry Preston; Lt. Tracy; Lt. Steele; Jason Trieste; Garand; William March
The Case of the Clubfoot Murders Story on Interior Page(s)	superhero		Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Harley Storme (millionaire, death); Portia (Harley Storme's niece); Abel Storme (Harley's brother, death); Carl Storme (Harley's brother); Roger Storme (Harley's son, death); Clubfoot (introduction); Ward [as Clubfoot] (villain, the Storme family lawyer); Varrick (villain, gambler, introduction); Tommy (villain, Varrick's partner)
[untitled] Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)		Detective Comics
[untitled] Story on Interior Page(s)	anthropomorphic	Little Billy Pelican	Billy Pelican
Jenghiz Khan Cartoon on Interior Page(s)	informational	Fantastic Facts
The Case of the Missing Link Story on Interior Page(s)	superhero		Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Professor Drake (death); Goliath (prehistoric man, death); pygmies (villains, some die); Hackett (villain, circus owner, introduction); Snead (villain, circus owner, introduction); Grimes (villain, introduction, death)
Look! The New 1940 Edition! Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)		New York World's Fair Comics
[untitled] Story on Interior Page(s)	humorous	His Royal Highness
The "Big Six" Comic Magazines Still Lead the Field! Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)
[untitled] Advertisement on Interior Page(s)		Remington Rand
[untitled] Advertisement on Interior Page(s)			Red Ryder