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BATMAN #13

Cover Date: October-November 1942
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1942-08-08

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Cover Credits:
Art: Jerry Robinson


Story: "The Batman Plays a Lone Hand!" (13 Pages)

Credits:

StoryDon Cameron
ArtBob Kane
InksJerry Robinson, George Roussos
LetteringGeorge Roussos
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Batman
Robin

Supporting Character(s):

Commissioner Gordon

Villain(s):

Thumb and his gang (first appearance for all; try to kill Robin)

Location(s):

Gotham City

Story Reprinted in:

Batman: The Dark Knight Archives #4 (2003)
The Batman Chronicles #7 (2009)
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #2 (2016)
Batman: The Golden Age #4 (2018)


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Second Story: "Comedy of Tears!" (13 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBill Finger
ArtBob Kane
InksJerry Robinson, George Roussos
LetteringGeorge Roussos
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Batman
Robin

Supporting Character(s):

Commissioner Gordon

Villain(s):

Joker and his gang (first appearance for gang members)

Cameo Appearance(s):

Joe DiMaggio (gets his autograph collected by Dick)
Jerry Siegel (gets his autograph collected by Dick)

Location(s):

Gotham City

Story Reprinted in:

Batman: The Dark Knight Archives #4 (2003)
The Batman Chronicles #7 (2009)
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #2 (2016)
Batman: The Golden Age #4 (2018)


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Third Story: "The Story of the Seventeen Stones!" (13 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBill Finger
ArtJack Burnley
InksRay Burnley
LetteringBetty Bentley
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Batman
Robin

Villain(s):

Rocky Grimes (first appearance; an amnesiac crook who regains his memory and tries to kill his former gang members; dies)

Location(s):

Gotham City

Story Reprinted in:

Batman: The Dark Knight Archives #4 (2003)
The Batman Chronicles #7 (2009)
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #2 (2016)
Batman: The Golden Age #4 (2018)


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Fourth Story: "Destination Unknown!" (13 Pages)

Credits:

StoryDon Cameron
ArtBob Kane
InksJerry Robinson
LetteringGeorge Roussos
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Batman
Robin

Supporting Character(s):

Commissioner Gordon

Villain(s):

Unnamed crooks (first appearance for all)

Location(s):

Gotham City

Comment(s):

Dick peddles copies of World's Finest Comics and Batman!

Story Reprinted in:

Batman: The Dark Knight Archives #4 (2003)
Batman Chronicles (DC, 2005 series) #7 (2009)
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #2 (2016)
Batman: The Golden Age #4 (2018)


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