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Cover of Batman (1940) #64

Batman (1940) #64

DC 1940–2011 series Vol. 1 Cover date Apr 1951

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About this issue

Batman #64 (1940) is issue #64 of DC's Batman (1940–2011), with a cover date of April 1951. Written by Henry Boltinoff and Bill Finger and drawn by Henry Boltinoff, Bob Kane, Lew Sayre Schwartz and others.

Creators

Writers
Henry Boltinoff, Bill Finger
Pencillers
Henry Boltinoff, Bob Kane, Lew Sayre Schwartz, Dick Sprang, Morris Waldinger
Inkers
Henry Boltinoff, Charles Paris, Morris Waldinger
Letterers
Henry Boltinoff, Sam Rosen, Ira Schnapp, Morris Waldinger
Cover artist
Win Mortimer

Characters

The stories

“The Candid Camera Killer!”

Gregory Bota is a collector of photos of crimes being committed, which he plans to use to blackmail crime bosses to take over their gangs. When Batman foils his plans, he vows to publish a photo of the death of Batman and Robin.

“The Forgotten Men of Crime!”

When Pop Davies is released from prison after 30 years, everyone thinks he is too old and washed up to commit crimes. So Pop organizes a gang of older criminals to commit crimes that stump Batman and Robin.

Shorty shows off his hunting trophies to Ed.

“The Return of Killer Moth!”

Killer Moth returns after his previous escape from Batman, using his influence as Cameron Van Cleer on the museum board of directors to import a moth collection from South America, so he can steal it and therefore revive Killer Moth's shattered image. He tries twice, but is thwarted. He then becomes suspicious of Bruce Wayne being Batman, but the Dark Knight is able to convince him otherwise. At the same time, Killer Moth makes a slip revealing his own identity, allowing for Batman to finally unearth his millionaire alias and have him arrested at his home.

Credits, characters and story details from the Grand Comics Database, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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