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BATMAN #62

Cover Date: December-January 1950-1
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1950-10-19

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Cover Credits:
Art: Win Mortimer


Story: "The Secret Life of The Catwoman!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBill Finger
PencilsLew Sayer Schwartz (as Bob Kane)
InksCharles Paris
LetteringIra Schnapp
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Batman
Robin

Supporting Character(s):

Commissioner Gordon

Villain(s):

Catwoman (in between issues #47 and #65; also in flashbacks, see Comments)
Mr. X and his gang (Mousey; first appearance for all)

Location(s):

Gotham City

Comment(s):

This story takes place in October.
Selina's story about getting amnesia is later found out to be false in Brave and the Bold #197.
Between this story and the next, Selina begins to work undercover for law enforcement agencies.

Story Reprinted in:

Batman #208 (January-February 1969)
Limited Collectors' Edition #C-45 (June-July 1976)
The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told (2005)
Batman in the Fifties (2002)
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #7 (2019)


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Second Story: "The Batman of England!" (13 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBill Finger
PencilsDick Sprang
InksCharles Paris
LetteringIra Schnapp
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Batman
Robin

Supporting Character(s):

Commissioner Gordon

Villain(s):

Matt Thorne and his mob (first appearance for all)

Other Character(s):

Knight (Earl of Wordenshire; first appearance; last as Squire (on Post-Crisis Earth) in Young All-Stars #27; next in Detective Comics #215)
Squire (Cyril; first appearance; Knight's son and assistant; next in Detective Comics #215)

Location(s):

Gotham City
Wordenshire, England (first appearance; near Stonehenge)
Wordenshire Castle
Stonehenge

Story Reprinted in:

Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #7 (2019)


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Third Story: "The Mystery of Millionaire Island!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

PencilsLew Sayer Schwartz (as Bob Kane)
InksCharles Paris
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Batman
Robin

Supporting Character(s):

Alfred

Villain(s):

Porter West (first appearance; millionaire who ransoms other millionaires)

Location(s):

Gotham City

Comment(s):

This story begins shortly before October 23rd.

Story Reprinted in:

Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #7 (2019)


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