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Batman #16

DC · Series began 1940 · April-May 1943

first appearance of Alfred Beagle

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

Alfred Beagle (Bruce Wayne's butler, 1943-1953) — introduction

Dates

Cover date: April-May 1943
On sale: February 6, 1943
Pages: 68

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Fred Ray, Bob Kane, Henry Boltinoff, Paul Fung, Jack Burnley, George Pappinks: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos, Henry Boltinoff, Paul Fung, Jack Burnley, Ray Burnley, George Pappscript: Don C. Cameron, Henry Boltinoff, Paul Fung, Ruth Kaufman, Eric Carterletters: George Roussos, Henry Boltinoff, Betty Bentleyediting: Jack Schiff

Stories

The Joker Reforms! · 13 pages
After robbing a jewelry store, the Joker crash-lands his escape plane and loses his memory. He stumbles into a town where he becomes a hero...but not to the other members of his gang, who seek the jewels, and come looking for him, as do the Caped Crusaders.
Marmaduke Jones · 1 pages
Untitled · 0.5 pages
Willy looks for a quiet place to knit.
The Grade A Crimes! · 13 pages
After a series of early-bird robberies, Batman notes the appearances of a milkman and his horse-drawn wagon at the scene of every crime, and makes the connection that it is involved in the heists.
The Adventures of the Branded Tree! · 13 pages
Batman and Robin track down the secret of a dagger-branded tree that led to the murder of two lumberjacks.
Motive · 1.67 pages
Here Comes Alfred! · 13 pages
Things get very complicated when an English butler, named Alfred, suddenly shows up on the doorstep of Wayne Manor and announces that he is there to attend to their needs in order to fulfill a promise that he made to the original butler for the Wayne family. Then he discovers accidentally that his new masters are in reality Batman and Robin!

Characters

Bruce WayneBatmanDick GraysonRobinJokerCommissioner James GordonShortyAlfred BeagleChief Hot Foot

Reprinted in

Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (1992), The Batman Chronicles (2005), Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (2015), Batman: The Golden Age (2016), Batman from the 30s to the 70s (1971), Batman Allies: Alfred Pennyworth (2020)