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BATMAN #15

Cover Date: February-March 1943
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1942-12-08

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Cover Credits:
Art: Jack Burnley


Story: "Your Face is Your Fortune!" (13 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJack Schiff
ArtBob Kane
InksJerry Robinson, George Roussos
LetteringGeorge Roussos
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Batman
Robin

Supporting Character(s):

Commissioner Gordon
Linda Page

Villain(s):

Catwoman (as Elva Barr, a beautician)

Location(s):

Gotham City

Comment(s):

With this story, Selina begins to show remorse for her criminal career and an attraction to Bruce Wayne, along with her flirting with Batman.

Story Reprinted in:

Batman: The Dark Knight Archives #4 (2003)
Batman in the Forties (2004)
The Batman Chronicles #8 (2009)
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #2 (2016)
Batman: The Golden Age #4 (2018)
Batman: The Bat and the Cat: 80 Years of Romance (2020)


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Second Story: "The Boy Who Wanted to be Robin!" (13 Pages)

Credits:

StoryDon Cameron
ArtJack Burnley
InksRay Burnley
LetteringBetty Bentley
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Batman
Robin

Villain(s):

Knuckles Conger and his gang (first appearance for all)

Other Character(s):

Bobby Deen (first appearance; an orphan shoeshine boy who is taken in by Knuckles as his partner, al la Robin; given a full scholarship to a military school by Bruce Wayne)

Location(s):

Gotham City

Story Reprinted in:

Batman: The Dark Knight Archives #4 (2003)
The Batman Chronicles #8 (2009)
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #2 (2016)
Batman: The Golden Age #4 (2018)


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Third Story: "The Two Futures" (13 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBill Finger
ArtJack Burnley
InksRay Burnley
LetteringBetty Bentley
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Batman
Robin

Other Character(s):

Professor Rainier (first appearance; a professor of history with a knack for predicting historical trends)
Professors Proe and Con (first appearance for both two colleagues of Rainier's, with opposing views of life after wartime)

Location(s):

Gotham City
Gotham University

Story Reprinted in:

Batman: The Dark Knight Archives #4 (2003)
The Batman Chronicles #8 (2009)
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #2 (2016)
Batman: The Golden Age #4 (2018)


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Fourth Story: "The Loneliest Men in the World" (13 Pages)

Credits:

StoryDon Cameron
ArtBob Kane
InksJerry Robinson, George Roussos
LetteringGeorge Roussos
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Batman
Robin

Supporting Character(s):

Commissioner Gordon

Villain(s):

Dirk Dagner and his gang (first appearance for all)

Location(s):

Gotham City

Comment(s):

This story takes place on December 24th, 1942.

Story Reprinted in:

Batman #239/2 (February 1972)
Batman: The Dark Knight Archives #4 (2003)
The Batman Chronicles #8 (2009)
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #2 (2016)
Batman: The Golden Age #4 (2018)


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