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Batman #48

DC · Series began 1940 · August-September 1948

Dates

Cover date
August-September 1948
On sale
June 9, 1948
Pages
52

Editions and covers

Creators

pencils: Win Mortimer, Jim Mooney, Lit-Win, Raymond Perry, Sheldon Mayer, Henry Boltinoffinks: Win Mortimer, Charles Paris, Lit-Win, Raymond Perry, Sheldon Mayer, Henry Boltinoffletters: Ira Schnapp, Lit-Win, Henry Boltinoffscript: Bill Finger, Lit-Win, Sheldon Mayer, Henry Boltinoffcolors: Raymond Perry

Stories

  • The Fowls of Fate! · 12 pages

    Believing that basing his past crimes on birds is what got him caught, Penguin escapes from prison and plans a new series of crimes that are not related to birds.

  • The 1,000 Secrets of the Batcave! · 12 pages

    An escaped convict on the run accidentally discovers the entrance to the Batcave and learns the secret identities of Batman and Robin, and attacks the dynamic duo using their own weapons and trophies against them.

  • There She Blows: Whales and Whaling · 2 pages
  • Crime from Tomorrow! · 11 pages

    Batman and Robin pursue a gang of thieves who use futuristic tech in their robberies.

Characters

Bruce WayneBatmanDick GraysonRobinJokerCommissioner James GordonHarvey DentOswald CobblepotPenguinTwo-FaceShortyDaffyDoodle

Reprinted in

Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (2015), 3-D Batman (1953), The Best of DC (1979), Batman Annual (1979), Batman in the Forties (2004), Batman: Secrets of the Batcave (2007)

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