Dates
- Cover date
- June-July 1948
- On sale
- April 12, 1948
- Pages
- 52
Editions and covers
- Original editionSource ↗
Batman 47 (Facsimile Edition) (2026). A facsimile reproduces this issue with a modern cover price and barcode; check before buying.
Creators
Stories
- Fashions in Crime! · 10 pages
Catwoman escapes from prison and starts a high fashion magazine, where she features luxury items like minks and jewelry that she then steals for herself.
- The Chain Gang Crimes! · 12 pages
Batman goes undercover as a prisoner to catch a gang of criminals operating out of a prison and to expose the crooked warden.
- Winged Justice · 2 pages
- The Origin of the Batman! · 13 pages
While investigating criminal activity at a transport company, Batman recognizes the owner, Joe Chill, as the man who killed Thomas and Martha Wayne years before. Batman tries to find evidence of Chill's illegal operations, but when he fails, he decides to reveal his identity to Chill and tells him that will be watching him and will catch him eventually. In a panic, Chill flees to his gang, but when they find out Chill is responsible for Batman's existence they shoot him, and only after do they realize that they should have asked Chill for Batman's real name.
Reprinted in
Batman 47 (Facsimile Edition) (2026), Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (2015), Batman (1948), Secret Origins of the Super DC Heroes (1976), Secret Origins of the Super DC Heroes (1976), Batman Annual (1979), The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told (1988), The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told (1989), The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told (1989), Batman and Other DC Classics (1989), Batman in the Forties (2004)