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DC Comics Batman (1940)

The Return of the Bat-Hound

by Bill Finger Writer Henry Boltinoff Writer +16 more

Dec 4, 1955 $0.10 36 pages

Key Issue

Overview Market Data Discussion

A key issue noted for Second appearance of Ace the Bat-Hound. Batman #97 was published by DC Comics on February 1, 1956, as part of a series that began in 1940. Bill Finger and Henry Boltinoff write, and art comes from Charles Paris, Luca Maresca and Pat Gordon. This 36-page issue features Batman, Dick Grayson, James Gordon, Joker and Ace the Bat-Hound, among 8 characters catalogued on VerseDB.

Series

Batman (1940)

Issue Number

#97

Release Date

December 4, 1955

Cover Date

February 1956

Cover Price

$0.10

Page Count

36

Series Details

Title

Batman

Publisher

DC Comics

Type

Regular Series

Status

Completed

Run

1940 - 2011

Issues Count

716

Genres

Crime, War, Horror, Comedy, Anthro, Fantasy, Superhero, Western, Mystery, Action, Sports, Sci-Fi, Adventure

Format

Standard

Original Language

English

Language

English

Creators

Bill Finger

Bill Finger

Writer

Henry Boltinoff

Henry Boltinoff

Writer, Penciller, Inker, Letterer

Jack Schiff

Jack Schiff

Writer, Editor

Luca Maresca

Luca Maresca

Penciller, Inker, Colorist

Sheldon Moldoff

Sheldon Moldoff

Penciller

Winslow Mortimer

Winslow Mortimer

Penciller, Cover Artist, Inker

Charles Paris

Charles Paris

Inker

Pat Gordon

Colorist, Letterer

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

Joker

Joker

Ace the Bat-Hound

Ace the Bat-Hound

Ace

Casey the Cop

Casey the Cop

Casey

Marty Kirk

Shorty

Shorty

Shorty

Teams

Batman and Robin

Batman and Robin

Key Issue

Second appearance of Ace the Bat-Hound

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