Batman #62
DC Comics
United States
- Published
- December 1950-January 1951
- Page count
- 52
- Cover price
- 0.10 USD
- Colour
- Colour
- Size
- Standard size
- Interior paper
- Newsprint
- Cover stock
- Glossy colour
- Binding
- Saddle-stitched
- Format
- Comic series
- Branding
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DC: Superman National Comics
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- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/8648
Credits
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, Editor [credited]
Issue contents
Cover
The Secret Life of the Catwoman!
(Batman and Robin)
Cover, 1 page
Featuring
- Feature
- Batman and Robin
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Catwoman [Selina Kyle]
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Win Mortimer, line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Ira Schnapp, letterer
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Batman (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #14 ([July 1951?]) — The Secret Life of the Catwoman!
- Printed in
- Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #7 ([August] 2019)
- DC Comics Graphic Novel Collection (Eaglemoss Publications, 2015 series) #36 ([October 2015])
- Batman in the Fifties (DC, 2021 series) #[nn] ([November] 2021)
Notes
Art credits verified by Win Mortimer.
1"Everybody - But everybody wants..."
Featuring
- Feature
- A Date with Judy; World's Finest Comics
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Text
- , letterer
Notes
Inside front cover.
2Featuring
- Feature
- Batman and Robin
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; The Catwoman [Selina Kyle] (villain, origin); Mister X [Mousey] (villain, introduction); Dipper (henchman); unnamed police officer; unnamed singer; unnamed studio executive; unnamed guards; Joe (henchman); Al (henchman)
Credits
- Writing
- Bill Finger, scripter
- Art
- Bob Kane, penciller (Batman and Robin figures only)
- Lew Schwartz, penciller [as Lew Sayre Schwartz]
- Charles Paris, inker
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Ira Schnapp, letterer
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Batman (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #14 ([July 1951?]) — The Secret Life of the Catwoman
-
Batman (DC, 1940 series) #208 (February 1969) — The Secret Life of the Catwoman
-
Limited Collectors' Edition (DC, 1972 series) #C-45 (June-July 1976) — The Secret Life of the Catwoman
- Printed in
- The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told (Warner Books, 1989 series) #2 (July 1992)
- The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told (DC, 1989 series) #2 ([July] 1992)
- Batman in the Fifties (DC, 2002 series) #[nn] ([June] 2002)
- Batman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told (DC, 2005 series) #1 ([June] 2005)
- Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #7 ([August] 2019)
- DC Comics Graphic Novel Collection (Eaglemoss Publications, 2015 series) #36 ([October 2015])
- Batman in the Fifties (DC, 2021 series) #[nn] ([November] 2021)
Synopsis
While working with the mystery crime boss Mister X, Catwoman risks her life to save Batman and receives a blow to the head. Upon waking, Selina Kyle has no memory of her criminal life as Catwoman, and agrees to work with Batman and Robin to capture Mister X.
Notes
Catwoman reforms.
Penciler credits verified by Schwartz, inker credit verified by Paris, and letterer credit by Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.
3Featuring
- Feature
- Columbia
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , typeset
4"Golly! We've got to see that!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Dubble Bubble Gum
- Genre
- Children
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Ray Thompson, line art [signed]
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
5Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , typeset
6Featuring
- Feature
- Batman and Robin
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; The Knight [The Earl of Wordenshire] (introduction); The Squire [Cyril] (introduction); Matt Thorne (villain); unnamed police officers; unnamed criminals; unnamed fox hunters; Robin Hood (statue); Merry Men (statue)
Credits
- Writing
- Bill Finger , scripter
- Art
- Dick Sprang, penciller
- Charles Paris, inker
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Ira Schnapp, letterer
Reprint history
- Printed in
- Lynvingen (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1953 series) #12/1953 (desember 1953)
- Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #7 ([August] 2019)
Synopsis
Batman and Robin track a criminal gang to England where they meet and team-up with the Knight and the Squire, an English crime-fighting duo who have patterned themselves after Batman and Robin.
Notes
Penciler credit verified by Sprang, inker credit verified by Paris, and letterer credit by Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.
7Featuring
- Feature
- Nabisco Shredded Wheat
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
8"Aw, Mom!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Jerry the Jitterbug
- Genre
- Humour; teen
- Characters
- Jerry
Credits
- Writing
- Henry Boltinoff, scripter [signed]
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff, line art [signed]
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Henry Boltinoff, letterer
Reprint history
9"Heraldry is as old as the human race, and the..."
Featuring
- Genre
- Non-fiction; history
- Characters
- Sir John Marshall; Sir Peter Parker; Col. William Moultrie
Credits
- Writing
- , author
- Art
- Raymond Perry, line art
- Colours
- Raymond Perry , colourist
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
Colorist credit by Craig Delich.
10"See this?"
Featuring
- Feature
- Erector
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
11"Come in the next room, Casey - I want to talk to all the men!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Casey the Cop
- Genre
- Humour
- Characters
- Casey the Cop; Sarge
Credits
- Writing
- Henry Boltinoff, scripter [signed]
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff, line art [signed]
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Henry Boltinoff, letterer
Reprint history
12Featuring
- Feature
- Nestlé's Crunch
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
13Featuring
- Feature
- Batman and Robin
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Porter West (villain); Barton Hughes; Fielding Ecker; Professor Hendrix; Martin; other unnamed millionaires
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Bob Kane, penciller (Batman and Robin figures only)
- Lew Schwartz, penciller [as Lew Sayre Schwartz]
- Charles Paris, inker
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Joe Letterese , letterer
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Batman (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #11 ([April 1951?]) — The Mystery of Millionaire Island
- Printed in
- Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #7 ([August] 2019)
Synopsis
Bruce Wayne is among a group of millionaires invited to a private island where they are held captive by a mysterious enemy who demands them to reveal profitable secrets or die.
Notes
Penciler credits verified by Schwartz, inker credit verified by Paris, and letterer credit by Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.
The Batplane depicted in this story is the older model, not the new re-designed Batplane II that debuted in Batman #61.
14Featuring
- Feature
- Lionel Trains
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Notes
On the page immediately following page 6 of the previous story sequence.
15"Egypt, 1947... In the office of the Minister of Health..."
Featuring
- Genre
- Non-fiction; advocacy
Credits
- Writing
- Jack Schiff, scripter
- Art
- Win Mortimer, line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Ira Schnapp, letterer
Notes
On the page immediately preceding page 7 of the previous story sequence.
16"Dinner's over, Pete. Go upstairs and get ready for bed!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Little Pete
- Genre
- Humour
- Characters
- Little Pete
Credits
- Writing
- Henry Boltinoff, scripter [signed]
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff, line art [signed]
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Henry Boltinoff, letterer
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Superman (KGM, 1950? series) #17 (August 1951) — Untitled
17Featuring
- Feature
- Smith Brothers Cough Drops
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
18Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
19Featuring
- Feature
- Daisy Air Rifles
- Characters
- Red Ryder
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
Inside back cover.
20Featuring
- Feature
- Thom McAn
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Notes
Back cover.
Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
Indicia
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