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Batman #92

DC · Series began 1940 · June 1955

first appearance of Ace the Bat-Hound

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Ace the Bat-Hound (from Batman) — introduction · origin

Dates

Cover date: June 1955
On sale: April 12, 1955
Pages: 36

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Win Mortimer, Sheldon Moldoff, Henry Boltinoff, Al Capp, Bob Kane, Lew Sayre Schwartzinks: Win Mortimer, Charles Paris, Henry Boltinoff, Al Capp, Stan Kaye, Bob Kaneletters: Ira Schnapp, Pat Gordon, Henry Boltinoffscript: Bill Finger, Henry Boltinoff, Dave Wood, Jack Miller, Al Capp, Jack Schiff

Stories

Fan-Mail of Danger! · 10 pages
Swamped by fan mail, Batman hires a secretary to handle all of it, who, unwittingly, causes the volume of mail to increase, thus hampering the Caped Crusader's war on crime. A threat from a forger, who has obtained an example of Batman's signature and who attempts to uncover Batman's true identity from it, has to be stopped in his tracks.
Batman's Guilty Neighbor! · 6 pages
Bruce's new neighbor, Cal Tremont, is suspected in a series of crimes and it's up to the Caped Crusader to track down the guilty party and clear Cal's name.
College for Camera Cops · 2 pages
Ace, the Bat-Hound! · 8 pages
When Batman and Robin find an injured dog they they take it back to the Batcave. The dog helps them with a few cases and leads them to the crooks who kidnapped his master.

Characters

Bruce WayneBatmanDick GraysonRobinCommissioner James GordonAce the Bat-Hound

Reprinted in

Detective Comics (1937), Superman Supacomic (1959), Batman (1966), Batman (1966), Batman from the 30s to the 70s (1971), The Batman Family (1975), Batman in the Fifties (2002), Batman in the Fifties (2021)