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BATMAN #17

Cover Date: June-July 1943
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1943-02-06

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Cover Credits:
Art: Jerry Robinson


Story: "The Batman's Biographer!" (13 Pages)

Credits:

StoryDon Cameron
PencilsBob Kane
InksJerry Robinson, George Roussos
LetteringGeorge Roussos
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Batman
Robin

Villain(s):

Conjurer (and his gang; uses miraculous gimmicks and tricks to commit crimes)

Other Character(s):

B. Boswell Brown (first appearance; an elderly man who is impressed by Batman and Robin and sets out to write a biography of them)

Location(s):

Gotham City

Story Reprinted in:

Batman: The Dark Knight Archives #5 (2007)
The Batman Chronicles #9 (2010)
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #3 (2017)
Batman: The Golden Age #5 (2018)


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Second Story: "The Penguin Goes A-Huntin'" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryDon Cameron
ArtJack Burnley
InksRay Burnley
LetteringBetty Bentley
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Batman
Robin

Villain(s):

Penguin and his gang (in between issues #14/4 and #21/4)

Location(s):

Gotham City
Wayne Manor
Batcave

Story Reprinted in:

Batman: The Dark Knight Archives #5 (2007)
The Batman Chronicles #9 (2010)
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #3 (2017)
Batman: The Golden Age #5 (2018)


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Third Story: "Rouges' Pageant!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryDon Cameron
ArtJack Burnley
InksRay Burnley
LetteringBetty Bentley
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Batman
Robin

Supporting Character(s):

Alfred

Villain(s):

Duckie Mallard and his gang (first appearance for all)

Location(s):

Wayne Manor
Santo Paulo (first appearance; a city in the Southwest US)

Story Reprinted in:

Batman: The Dark Knight Archives #5 (2007)
The Batman Chronicles #9 (2010)
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #3 (2017)
Batman: The Golden Age #5 (2018)


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Fourth Story: "Adventure of the Vitamin Vandels!" (13 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJoseph Greene
PencilsBob Kane
InksJerry Robinson
LetteringGeorge Roussos
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Batman
Robin

Villain(s):

Phantom Raiders (first appearance for all; use a blimp to rob ships of vitamin-rich fish)

Location(s):

Gotham City
Malibu, CA
Malibu Beach

Comment(s):

Since the Dynamic Duo are still on vacation, this story probably occurs directly after the previous story, during a long school break.

Story Reprinted in:

Batman: The Dark Knight Archives #5 (2007)
The Batman Chronicles #9 (2010)
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #3 (2017)
Batman: The Golden Age #5 (2018)


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