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Issue: Batman #16
Publication Date: April 1943
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Issues: #16 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: 02/06/1943
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 24 (10 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration. On-sale date of February 10 in ad in Detective Comics #73.
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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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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
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In Content Item: FlagBatman: The Dark Knight Archives #4 published September 2003
as Batman #16 [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: This cover is a reverse scene from Batman #9.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
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Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Muscle Power Co.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Joker Reforms!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Sheriff Jeb Johnson; Sam Upson (proprietor of the General Store and post office); Joker's gang [Kite; Sparky; Nitro] (villains)
Synopsis: After robbing a jewelry store, the Joker crash-lands his escape plane and loses his memory. He stumbles into a town where he becomes a hero...but not to the other members of his gang, who seek the jewels, and come looking for him, as do the Caped Crusaders.
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In Content Item: FlagBatman: The Dark Knight Archives #4 published September 2003
as The Joker Reforms [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: Ink credits confirmed by Robinson and Roussos. Letterer credit confirmed by Roussos.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Gosh - This is better than being on a big boat!
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Pages: 0.5
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The Winning Team!!

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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Detective Comics
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Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

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Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, humorous
Feature(s): Marmaduke Jones
Character(s): Marmaduke Jones; Susie
First Line: I'm so glad you live here with us, Susie...
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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): Silly Willy
Character(s): Silly Willy
First Line: I'll have to get off by myself to get it done!
Synopsis: Willy looks for a quiet place to knit.
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Pages: 0.5
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Bombshell!

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Feature(s): Boy Commandos
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Pages: 0.5
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The Grade A Crimes!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Bill; John Winthrop (villain, introduction); Winthrop's gang [Sparks; rest unnamed] (villains)
Synopsis: After a series of early-bird robberies, Batman notes the appearances of a milkman and his horse-drawn wagon at the scene of every crime, and makes the connection that it is involved in the heists.
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In Content Item: FlagBatman #260 published January 1975
as The Grade A Crimes! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBatman: The Dark Knight Archives #4 published September 2003
as The Grade A Crimes! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: Alter Ego #27, August 2003 claims art credits go to Pencils: Dick Sprang and Inks: Charles Paris (Sprang statedthat he did NOT do this story); Jack Burnley verifies, however, he penciled and inked the story. Script credit confirmed by Jack Schiff. Story was heavily edited by editor Jack Schiff.
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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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Ghost Ship!

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction
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Pages: 1
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The Adventures of the Branded Tree!

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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Scotty (lumberjack); Olaf Yonson (lumberjack, death); Bull Beeton (villain, introduction); Knuckles (villain)
Synopsis: Batman and Robin track down the secret of a dagger-branded tree that led to the murder of two lumberjacks.
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In Content Item: FlagBatman: The Dark Knight Archives #4 published September 2003
as The Adventure of the Branded Tree [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: The 2nd from last panel is patterned after the cover to Batman #8. Pencils, inks, and letterer credits confirmed by Jack Burnley.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Chief Hot Foot is back from vacation!
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Pages: 0.5
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World's Finest Value!

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Feature(s): World's Finest Comics
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Pages: 0.5
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Editorial Advisory Board

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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Motive

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Spencer; Junius; Sheriff Tate
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Pages: 1.67
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Laffs
First Line: We had to number 'em...
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: 3 gags.
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Fast As a Bullet!

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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Prize Comics; Headline Comics
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Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Clancy the Cop
First Line: This headache is killing me!
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First Line: Be sure to get these top favorites for the best in comics!
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Pages: 1
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Here Comes Alfred!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Jarvis Beagle (Alfred's father who was a butler for Thomas Wayne, mention only); The Duke of Dorian [aka Gaston LeDuc]; Manuel Stiletti (villain, international crook, introduction); Pablo (villain); Tomas (villain)
Synopsis: Things get very complicated when an English butler, named Alfred, suddenly shows up on the doorstep of Wayne Manor and announces that he is there to attend to their needs in order to fulfill a promise that he made to the original butler for the Wayne family. Then he discovers accidentally that his new masters are in reality Batman and Robin!
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In Content Item: FlagBatman #213 published July 1969
as Here Comes Alfred! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBatman from the 30s to the 70s #[nn] [unnamed variant] published January 1971
as Here Comes Alfred! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBatman: The Dark Knight Archives #4 published September 2003
as Here Comes Alfred [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: Ink credits confirmed by Robinson and Roussos. Letterer credit confirmed by Roussos.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Lancaster County Seed Co.
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Pages: 1
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Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wonders of Science Simplified
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): American Seed Co.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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