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Cover of Batman (1940) #16

Batman (1940) #16

DC 1940–2011 series Vol. 1 Cover date Apr 1943

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About this issue

Batman #16 (1940) is issue #16 of DC's Batman (1940–2011), with a cover date of April 1943. Written by Henry Boltinoff, Don C. Cameron, Paul Fung and others and drawn by Henry Boltinoff, Jack Burnley, Paul Fung and others. It has the first appearance of Alfred Beagle.

Creators

Writers
Henry Boltinoff, Don C. Cameron, Paul Fung, Ruth Kaufman
Pencillers
Henry Boltinoff, Jack Burnley, Paul Fung, Bob Kane
Inkers
Henry Boltinoff, Jack Burnley, Ray Burnley, Paul Fung, Jerry Robinson, George Roussos
Letterers
Betty Bentley, Henry Boltinoff, George Roussos
Cover artists
Fred Ray, Jerry Robinson

Characters

The stories

“The Joker Reforms!”

After robbing a jewelry store, the Joker crash-lands his escape plane and loses his memory. He stumbles into a town where he becomes a hero...but not to the other members of his gang, who seek the jewels, and come looking for him, as do the Caped Crusaders.

Willy looks for a quiet place to knit.

“The Grade A Crimes!”

After a series of early-bird robberies, Batman notes the appearances of a milkman and his horse-drawn wagon at the scene of every crime, and makes the connection that it is involved in the heists.

“The Adventures of the Branded Tree!”

Batman and Robin track down the secret of a dagger-branded tree that led to the murder of two lumberjacks.

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

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