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Detective Comics (1937)How to Be the Batman

byBill FingerWriterHenry BoltinoffWriter+18 more
DC ComicsOct 29, 1952USD $0.1044 pages
Key IssueActionAdventure
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A criminal psychologist named Dr. Sampson hits Batman with an amnesia gas that wipes out all memory of who he is. While Sampson's mob moves on Gotham, Robin races to restore his partner's memory, or failing that, to teach a man who no longer knows he is Batman how to be the Batman.

Series
Detective Comics (1937)
Issue Number
#190
Release Date
October 29, 1952
Cover Date
December 1952
Cover Price
USD $0.10
Page Count
44

Series Details

Title
Detective Comics
Publisher
Type
Regular Series
Status
Completed
Run
1937 - 2011
Issues Count
883

Key Issue

  • Origin of Batman Retold

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Creators

Bill Finger

Bill Finger

Writer

Henry Boltinoff

Henry Boltinoff

Writer, Penciller, Inker, Letterer

Jack Schiff

Jack Schiff

Writer

Bob Kane

Bob Kane

Penciller

Joe Certa

Joe Certa

Penciller, Inker

Leomacs

Leomacs

Penciller

Leonard Starr

Leonard Starr

Penciller, Inker

Ray Thompson

Penciller, Inker

Ruben Moreira

Ruben Moreira

Penciller, Inker

Winslow Mortimer

Winslow Mortimer

Penciller, Inker

Stan Kaye

Stan Kaye

Inker

Ira Schnapp

Ira Schnapp

Letterer

Characters

Batman

Batman

Bruce Wayne

Dick Grayson

Dick Grayson

Richard John Grayson-Wayne

James Gordon

James Gordon

James Worthington Gordon

Joe Chill

Joe Chill

Joseph Chilton

Martha Wayne

Martha Wayne

Martha Kane

Thomas Wayne

Thomas Wayne

Thomas Wayne

Roy Raymond

Roy Raymond

Roy Raymond

Casey the Cop

Casey the Cop

Casey

Karen Duncan

Karen Duncan

Pow-Wow Smith

Pow-Wow Smith

Ohiyesa

Private Pete

Private Pete

Pete

Robert Crane

Robert Crane

Robert Crane

Teams

Batman and Robin

Batman and Robin

Haly's Circus

Haly's Circus

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