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Batman #24

DC · Series began 1940 · August-September 1944

Dates

Cover date
August-September 1944
On sale
June 6, 1944
Pages
52

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Editions and covers

Creators

pencils: Dick Sprang, Jack Farr, Jefferson Machamer, Syd Hoff, Ray McGill, Jerry Robinson, Henry Boltinoffinks: Dick Sprang, Jack Farr, Jefferson Machamer, Syd Hoff, Ray McGill, Jerry Robinson, Henry Boltinoffletters: George Roussos, Jack Farr, Ray McGill, Henry Boltinoffscript: Joe Samachson, Jack Farr, Don C. Cameron, Ray McGill, Tex Palmer, Henry Boltinoff

Stories

  • It Happened in Rome · 13 pages

    Bruce Wayne is sent back to the time of the ancient Romans and runs afoul of a high official as Batman, so Robin must also make the journey back to help the Caped Crusader get out of the jam he is in.

  • Hectic History · 1 pages
  • Convict Cargo! · 11 pages

    Bruce Wayne allows himself to come under investigation by the District Attorney for juggling the books in order to ferret out a clever gang that, for a price, makes wealthy suspicious men like Wayne to "disappear" from prosecution.

  • Gee Man · 1 pages
  • Western Incident · 2 pages
  • Police Line-Up! · The Adventures of Alfred · 4 pages

    Alfred attends a police line-up in order to sharpen his visual recognition skills, something that nearly backfires on him.

  • The Mayors of Yonville! · 12 pages

    The Caped Crusaders must save the people of Yonville from a gold swindle, but they have to break out of jail to accomplish it!

Publisher’s description

What if Batman and Robin visited an ancient civilization? Find out in "It Happened in Rome"! Plus, three other classic tales!

Reprinted in

Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (1992), Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (2015), Batman: The Golden Age (2016), Detective Comics (1937), Limited Collectors' Edition (1972)

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