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BATMAN #18

Cover Date: August-September 1943
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1943-06-05

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Cover Credits:
Art: Dick Sprang, Stan Kaye
Pencils: Ed Kressy


Story: "The Secret of Hunter's Inn!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJoe Samachson
ArtJerry Robinson (as Bob Kane)
LetteringGeorge Roussos
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Batman
Robin

Supporting Character(s):

Alfred

Villain(s):

Tweedledum (last in Detective Comics #74; next in issue #24/4)
Tweedledee (last in Detective Comics #74; next in issue #24/4)
Dum and Dee's gang (first appearance for all)

Location(s):

Gotham City

Story Reprinted in:

Detective Comics #443 (October-November 1974)
Batman: The Dark Knight Archives #5 (2007)
The Batman Chronicles #10 (2011)
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #3 (2017)
Batman: The Golden Age #5 (2018)


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Second Story: "Robin Studies His Lessons!'" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJoe Samachson
PencilsBob Kane
InksJerry Robinson
LetteringGeorge Roussos
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Batman
Robin

Villain(s):

Spike and his gang (first appearance for all)

Location(s):

Gotham City
Wayne Manor

Comment(s):

Dick gets a bad report card (usually given at the end of a quarter) but is given the wrong grades.

Story Reprinted in:

Batman: The Dark Knight Archives #5 (2007)
The Batman Chronicles #10 (2011)
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #3 (2017)
Batman: The Golden Age #5 (2018)


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Third Story: "The Good Samaritan Cops" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBill Finger
ArtJack Burnley
InksRay Burnley
LetteringBetty Bentley
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Batman
Robin

Supporting Character(s):

Commissioner Gordon

Villain(s):

An unnamed serial killer (first appearance)
Black Market Looters (first appearance for all)
Two-Gun Fowley and his gang (first appearance for all)

Location(s):

Gotham City

Story Reprinted in:

Batman: The Dark Knight Archives #5 (2007)
The Batman Chronicles #10 (2011)
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #3 (2017)
Batman: The Golden Age #5 (2018)


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Fourth Story: "The Crime Surgeon!" (13 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBill Finger
PencilsBob Kane
InksJerry Robinson
LetteringGeorge Roussos
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Batman
Robin

Villain(s):

Crime Doctor (also called the Crime Surgeon; last in Detective Comics #77; dies; last Golden Age appearance)

Location(s):

Gotham City
Batcave
California

Story Reprinted in:

Batman: The Dark Knight Archives #5 (2007)
The Batman Chronicles #10 (2010)
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #3 (2017)
Batman: The Golden Age #5 (2018)


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