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Batman #56

DC · Series began 1940 · December 1949-January 1950

Dates

Cover date
December 1949-January 1950
On sale
October 10, 1949
Pages
52

Editions and covers

Creators

pencils: Dick Sprang, Henry Boltinoff, Raymond Perry, Jim Mooney, George Pappinks: Charles Paris, Henry Boltinoff, Raymond Perry, Jim Mooney, George Pappletters: Ira Schnapp, Henry Boltinoffscript: David Vern, Bill Finger, Henry Boltinoff, Jack Schiff

Stories

  • Ride, Bat-Hombre, Ride! · 13 pages

    The sickly Presidente of a Latin American nation implores the Caped Crusaders to come to his nation and train a Batman to keep law and order in his country.

  • The Riddle of the Seven Birds! · 12.67 pages

    Penguin must commit seven different crimes with seven different birds in order to claim an inheritance.

  • Untitled · 1 pages

    Pete tries to spoil his appetite for dinner because he believes his mother is making something he doesn't like.

  • W-H-O-O-S-H -- And You're There! · 1.67 pages
  • A Greater Detective Than Batman! · 10 pages

    While tracking criminal Specs Rose, Batman and Robin find themselves continually upstaged by a reporter who is able to solve the crimes before them.

Reprinted in

Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (2015), Mutt & Jeff (1939), The Hundred Comic Monthly (1956)

Run and key data from the Grand Comics Database (comics.org), CC BY-SA 4.0.

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