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Issue: Batman #12
Publication Date: August 1942
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Issues: #12 of 715 Issues (1363 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: A Superman DC PublicationView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Detective Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 06/06/1942
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 21 (9 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration. On-sale date of June 10 in ad in Detective Comics #65.
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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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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
First Line: War savings bonds and stamps keep 'em rolling!
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In Content Item: FlagBatman: The Dark Knight Archives #3 published October 2000
as Batman #12 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBatman: The Dark Knight Archives #3 published October 2000
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBatman in the Forties #[nn] published May 2004
as Batman in the Forties [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]partial cover image
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Pencil and ink credits verified by Jerry Robinson. Roussos also did the typography for the cover and he verified the lettering credit.
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Editorial Advisory Board

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Kit Carson: Trail Blazer and Scout

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): Good Books Worth Reading
First Line: The story of Kit Carson's life is a...
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Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. Review of 1942 book "Kit Carson: Trail Blazer and Scout" by Shannon Garst. The printed review misspells the author's name, giving it as "Shannon Zarst."
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Brothers in Crime!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Rafferty Brothers [Peter (death); Steve (death); Mike (death)] (villains)
Synopsis: While visiting their trophy room, the Caped Crusaders come across a bullet-proof vest, a keepsake from a case involving the Rafferty Brothers, who unwittingly implicated their brother Peter in a murder.
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In Content Item: FlagBatman #256 published May 1974
as Brothers in Crime! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBatman: The Dark Knight Archives #3 published October 2000
as Brothers in Crime [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: Penciler and inker credits verified by Robinson, background and lettering credits verified by Roussos.
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Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Kool-Aid
Character(s): Don; Nancy; Miss White; Mary
First Line: Children, I'm proud of you for donating so generously to...
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Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Buddy
First Line: Gosh! There goes the dog catcher!
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Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Gee-Man
Character(s): Gee-Man
First Line: Hold still - I'm on th' trail of a Fifth Columnist...
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Pages: 0.5
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Detective Comics
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Pages: 0.5
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The Wizard of Words!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; un-namewd banker; un-named District Attorney; un-named Mayor; the Joker (villain); Slapsy (villain)
Synopsis: Batman must once again battle the Harlequin of Hate, who, this time, decides to carry out, word for word, the slang words that people use every day in order to commit his crimes.
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In Content Item: FlagBatman: The Dark Knight Archives #3 published October 2000
as The Wizard of Words [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: Inker credit verified by Robinson and letterer credit verified by Roussos.
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Now on Sale

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Windy Watkins
Character(s): Windy Watkins
First Line: I'll never forget the battle o' Pomme de Terre Valley in th' last war!
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Pages: 1
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They Thrill to Conquer!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Ben "Fearless" Ford (stunt man); Nan Ford Ben's wife); Tommy Ford (Ben and Nan's son); Joe Kirk (villain); Duke (villain)
Synopsis: Batman must battle a gang of criminals who are trying to blackmail professional stuntmen.
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In Content Item: FlagBatman: The Dark Knight Archives #3 published October 2000
as They Thrill to Conquer [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: Script, art and lettering credits confirmed by Jack Burnley.
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Gags
First Line: Have the picture end by the tree!
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Pages: 0.5
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Honest Injun!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): World's Finest Comics
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Pages: 0.5
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Murder Rap

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, crime
Character(s): Ed Swain; Jane Winters; Fats Martin
First Line: Ed Swain sauntered through the busy city room, with...
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Pages: 2
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Busy Bill the Bill Collector
Character(s): Busy Bill; Pudge
First Line: Payments?...Bah!
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Pages: 2
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Funnyboners
Character(s): Jipsum; Gasket
First Line: Have you got any nickle erasers?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: 6 gags.
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The Big Eight!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Pages: 1
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Around the Clock with the Batman!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; un-named Mayor of Gotham City; Mr. Hodge (art connoisseur); Frankie (little boy with infantile paralysis); Margie (villain); "Heist" Andrews (villain)
Synopsis: Gotham City celebrates "Batman Day", honoring all of the Caped Crusader's amazing accomplishments. And the events leading up to that day also helps Bruce Wayne complete the last chapter of a book he is writing.
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In Content Item: FlagBatman: The Dark Knight Archives #3 published October 2000
as Around the Clock With the Batman [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: Inker credit verified by Robinson and letterer credit verified by Roussos.
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Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
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First Line: A special message to the boys and girls of America from Henry Morgenthau, Jr. - Secretary of the Treasury!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Daisy Air Rifles
Character(s): Red Ryder
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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