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  • Item #52147487
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    Published Feb 1958 by DC.

    Batman (1940) 113 FN/VF 7.0

    1st app. Fatman
    Ended Jan 11 2021
    Winning Bid $691

    Cover by Sheldon Moldoff. "The Menace of False Face," pencils by Sheldon Moldoff (as Bob Kane), inks by Charles Paris; Batman discovers that False Face has impersonated a wealthy uranium tycoon named P.S. Smithington, and, as Smithington, he has robbed a local Gotham City jewelry store, framing the true Smithington for the crime. 2/3 Strange Laws! story, art by Morris Waldinger. One-page Casey the Cop story by Henry Boltinoff. "Batman Meets Fatman," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris; A circus clown parodies Batman and is invited by the Caped Crusader to ride in the Batmobile, but when the Caped Crusaders are captured by a gang, it's Fatman to the rescue...with humor! The Flushing Remonstrance public service announcement, art by Bob Brown. Half-page History of Detective Mystery story, art by Morris Waldinger. The Elusive Clue article. "Batman--The Superman of Planet X!", script by France Herron, pencils by Dick Sprang (as Bob Kane), inks by Charles Paris; Batman is transported to the Planet Zur-En-Arrh and meets with the Batman of that planet in order to help him combat an enemy invasion force from another planet. One-page Fingerprint Curios story, art by Morris Waldinger. Half-page Warden Willis story by Henry Boltinoff. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10. Grade: FN/VF 7.0 explanation of grade Condition: Used (collectible)