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Issue: Batman #4
Publication Date: January 1941
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Issues: #4 of 715 Issues (1363 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: A DC PublicationView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Detective Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 01/15/1941
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 20 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration. On-sale date of January 13 in ad in Detective Comics #48. Ellsworth credited in statement of ownership.
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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
Format Notes:  
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Adult Image
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Assets2
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
First Line: More whirlwind adventures of Batman and Robin
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In Content Item: FlagBatman: The Dark Knight Archives #1 [unnamed variant] published July 1992
as Batman #4 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBatman: The Dark Knight Archives #1 [unnamed variant] published July 1992
as Cover reprints [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inker credit verified by Robinson.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Johnson Smith & Company
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Joker; Clayface [Basil Karlo]
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In Content Item: FlagBatman: The Dark Knight Archives #1 [unnamed variant] published July 1992
as [untitled] [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inks credits verified by Robinson and Roussos.

Collage of 6 panels from various stories and center montage of Batman and Robin.
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The Case of the Joker's Crime Circus!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; C. R. Darcey; Mr. Morganbilt; The Joker (villain); the Crime Circus (villains)
Synopsis: The Joker organizes a crime circus that performs at the homes of wealthy patrons to size up the joint, then later robs them.
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In Content Item: FlagLimited Collectors' Edition #C-25 published April 1974
as The Case of the Joker's Crime Circus! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told #[nn] published February 1988
as The Case of the Joker's Crime Circus [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told #[nn] published January 1989
as The Case of the Joker's Crime Circus [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagStacked Deck: The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told #[nn] published November 1990
as The Case of the Joker's Crime Circus! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBatman: The Dark Knight Archives #1 [unnamed variant] published July 1992
as The Case of the Joker's Crime Circus [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: Inks credits verified by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos. Letters credit verified by George Roussos.
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Every Month!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Detective Comics
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Pages: 1
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction
Feature(s): Oddities...
First Line: There is a desert in New England...
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Pages: 0.5
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Here You Are, Fans!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Superman
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Pages: 0.5
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): False Alarms
First Line: Louisville, Ky. -- A motorist, whose car was on fire, drove...
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Pages: 1
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Blackbeard's Crew and the Yacht Society

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Mr. Horn; Stanley (Horn's Secretary); Elaine; Mr. Cowden; Henry; un-named Yacht Captain (death); Blackbeard [Thatch] (villain, introduction)
Synopsis: When an exclusive yacht is taken over by a band of pirates led by the immortal Blackbeard himself, the Batman and Robin come aboard to swab the decks with them.
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In Content Item: FlagBatman: The Dark Knight Archives #1 [unnamed variant] published July 1992
as Blackbeard's Crew and the Yacht Society [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
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Here's What You've Been Waiting For - All Star No. 4!

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): All-Star Comics
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Pages: 1
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Public Enemy No. 1

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Jimmy "Red" McCoy (villain, introduction, death), "Big" Costello (villain, introduction, death)
First Line: Along with the glitter of wealth they sought, men...
Synopsis: Batman must contend with Jimmy McCoy, a young bully who claws his way up through the ranks until he becomes the overlord of crime, but ends up being deserted by his mob, hunted by the Police and killed in a gutter.
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In Content Item: FlagBatman: The Dark Knight Archives #1 [unnamed variant] published July 1992
as Public Enemy No. 1 [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 13
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Colossal! Terrific! Stupendous!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): World's Best Comics
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Pages: 1
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Code of the Glove

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Billy Summers; Mike Casey; Joe Dolan; James Rollin
First Line: Billy Summers studied the notice on the post office bulletin board.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1.5
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[untitled]

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Ginger Snap; Wilbur
First Line: Oh Ginger!
Synopsis: Ginger and Wilbur go for a boat ride, but the boat sinks a mile out. Ginger then finds a novel way of making it back to shore.
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Pages: 2
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Touchdown for Justice

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne] [also as Stockton]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Tim Bannon (Coach of the Panthers); Stockton; Stacy (villain, introduction); Stacy's mob (villains, introduction for all, all die)
First Line: As a group of thugs attack a man, suddenly the air is...
Synopsis: The Caped Crusader doubles as a star football player, who has been kidnapped in order that his team will lose and criminals will gain big time from the bets they have made.
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In Content Item: FlagBatman: The Dark Knight Archives #1 [unnamed variant] published July 1992
as Victory for the Dynamic Duo [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: The splash to this story became the cover for Batman #5. Jerry Robinson's first name appears on page 1, panel 2, on a sport shop. Batman uses a gun in this story.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Home Recording Co.
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Pages: 1
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The "Big Six" Comic Magazines Still Lead the Field!

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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Lancaster County Seed Co.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Red Ryder; Bill
First Line: Get this cowboy carbine with your Christmas money
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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