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BATMAN #31

Cover Date: October-November 1945
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1945-08-07

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Cover Credits:
Art: Dick Sprang


Story: "Punch and Judy!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBill Finger
PencilsJerry Robinson (as Bob Kane)
InksGeorge Roussos
LetteringIra Schnapp
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Batman
Robin

Villain(s):

Punch and Judy (first appearance for both; two human Marionettes performing in a circus side-show)
Concessions Gang (first appearance for all; working with Punch and Judy to cheat customers)

Location(s):

Gotham City

Story Reprinted in:

Batman: The Dark Knight Archives #7 (2011)
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #4 (2018)


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Second Story: "Alfred, Armchair Detective!" (4 Pages)
The Adventures of Alfred

Credits:

ArtJerry Robinson (as Bob Kane)
LetteringIra Schnapp
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Alfred

Supporting Character(s):

Bruce Wayne
Dick Grayson

Villain(s):

Penthouse robbers (first appearance for all)

Location(s):

Gotham City
Wayne Manor

Story Reprinted in:

Detective Comics #417 (November 1971)
Best of DC #2 (November-December 1979)
Batman in the Forties (2004)
Batman: The Dark Knight Archives #7 (2011)
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #4 (2018)
Batman Allies: Alfred Pennyworth (2020)


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Third Story: "Vanishing Village!" (11 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJoe Samachson
ArtJerry Robinson (as Bob Kane)
LetteringGeorge Roussos
ColorsGeorge Roussos
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Batman
Robin

Supporting Character(s):

Alfred
Commissioner Gordon

Villain(s):

Knuckles Donnagan and his gang (first appearance for all)

Location(s):

Gotham City
Wayne Manor
Alhambra, FL

Story Reprinted in:

Detective Comics #442 (August-September 1974)
Batman: The Dark Knight Archives #7 (2011)
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #4 (2018)


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Fourth Story: "Trade Marks of Crime!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJoseph Greene
PencilsJerry Robinson (as Bob Kane)
InksGeorge Roussos
LetteringIra Schnapp
ColorsGeorge Roussos
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Batman
Robin

Supporting Character(s):

Commissioner Gordon

Villain(s):

Mamie Dalling and her gang (first appearance for all; uses trademarks from other criminals to deflect attention)

Location(s):

Gotham City

Story Reprinted in:

Limited Collectors' Edition #C-44 (June-July 1976)
Batman: The Dark Knight Archives #7 (2011)
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #4 (2018)


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