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BATMAN #9

Cover Date: February-March 1942
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1941-12-06

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Fred Ray
Inks: Jerry Robinson


Story: "The Four Fates!" (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):

John "Mousey" Meggs, Albert "Slick" Dandy, Pete "Nails" Logan and Mortimer "Brains" Brinig (first appearance for all; four criminals who steal a sacred ruby and are cursed to die; all die)

Location(s):

Gotham City (presumed)
Arizona

Story Reprinted in:

Batman: The Dark Knight Archives #3 (2000)
The Batman Chronicles #5 (2008)
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #2 (2016)
Batman: The Golden Age #3 (2017)


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Second Story: "The White Whale!" (13 Pages)

Credits:

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

Feature Character(s):

Batman
Robin

Villain(s):

Captain Burly (first appearance)
Radney (first appearance; operates a scam with a fake white whale (actually a submarine) to take monies from his insurance company)

Location(s):

Gotham City (presumed)

Story Reprinted in:

Batman: The Dark Knight Archives #3 (2000)
The Batman Chronicles #5 (2008)
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #2 (2016)
Batman: The Golden Age #3 (2017)


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Third Story: "The Case of the Lucky Law-Breakers!" (13 Pages)

Credits:

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

Feature Character(s):

Batman (next in Justice League of America #193/2)
Robin (next in Justice League of America #193/2)

Supporting Character(s):

Commissioner Gordon

Villain(s):

Joker (in between Detective Comics #60 and #62)

Location(s):

Gotham City (presumed)

Comment(s):

Dick and Bruce watch a newsreel showing their history with the Joker.

Story Reprinted in:

Batman: The Dark Knight Archives #3 (2000)
The Batman Chronicles #5 (2008)
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #2 (2016)
Batman: The Golden Age #3 (2017)


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Fourth Story: "Christmas" (13 Pages)

Credits:

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

Feature Character(s):

Batman (last in All-Star Squadron #4)
Robin (last in All-Star Squadron #4)

Supporting Character(s):

Commissioner Gordon
Linda Page

Villain(s):

Hal Fink and his gang (first appearance for all; kills a guard during a robbery and frames down on his luck Bob Cratchit)

Location(s):

Gotham City

Comment(s):

This story takes place on December 24th into the 25th, 1941.

Story Reprinted in:

Batman: The Dark Knight Archives #3 (2000)
Batman Chronicles (DC, 2005 series) #5 (2008)
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #2 (2016)
Batman: The Golden Age #3 (2017)


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