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Facsimile Edition (Blank Cardstock Cover)
November 2025 · 10.99 USD · 72 pages
UPC 76194138717800121
Synopsis
Ad for winning prizes from the Crowell-Collier Publishing Co., Springfield Ohio.
Notes
Blank cardstock cover over base issue cover. Facsimile reproduction of Batman (DC, 1940 series) #1 Spring 1940 issue (first appearance of The Joker and Catwoman), including the cover, stories, text pages, and advertisements from the original issue. The interior paper stock is a lightweight newsprint similar to the original issue. Printed in its original Golden Age dimensions. Modern DC logo, barcode, and age rating have been added to the back cover.
Reprinted from
- Detective Comics #33— first two pages only
- Detective Comics #34— splash panel
- Detective Comics #40
Reprinted in
- The Great Comic Book Heroes #[nn]
- Batman #D2939 [1]— first 2 pages, as modified for Batman #1
- Batman from the 30s to the 70s #[nn]
- The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told #[nn]
- The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told #[nn]
- Famous First Edition #F-6 (F-5)— in this form
- Millennium Edition: Batman No. 1 #[nn]— story in this form
- Detective Comics Special Reprint [Toys 'R' Us Special Replica Edition] #38
- Batman: The Dark Knight Archives #1— story in this form
- Batman #D2939
- Secret Origins of the Super DC Heroes #[nn]
- The Batman Chronicles #1
- The Batman Chronicles #2
- Stacked Deck: The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told #[nn]
- The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told #[nn]
- The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told #[1]
- The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told #2
- Lynvingen #6/1976
- The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told #[nn]
- The Joker: The Greatest Stories Ever Told #[nn]
- The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told #2
- Klassiker der Comic-Literatur #7
- The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told #[nn]
- Caped Crusader Classics! #1
- Batman: A Celebration of 75 Years #[nn]
- The Joker: A Celebration of 75 Years #[nn]
- Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #1
- Catwoman: A Celebration of 75 Years #[nn]
- DC Comics: Sixty Years of the World's Favorite Comic Book Heroes #[nn]
- Batman: The Golden Age #1
Credits
- Script
- Bill Finger, Paul Gustavson, Guy Monroe, Whitney Ellsworth, George Shute, Bob Kane, George Papp
- Pencils
- Bob Kane, Paul Gustavson, Raymond Perry, George Papp
- Inks
- Bob Kane, Paul Gustavson, Raymond Perry, George Papp, Jerry Robinson
- Colours
- Strauss Engraving Company, Raymond Perry
- Letters
- Sheldon Moldoff, Jerry Robinson, Paul Gustavson, Bob Kane
- Backgrounds
- Sheldon Moldoff, Jerry Robinson
- Editor - original series
- Whitney Ellsworth
- See notes
- Jerry Robinson
Characters
- Joe Chill
- Martha Wayne
- Thomas Wayne
- Batman
- Bruce Wayne
- Robin
- Dick Grayson
- Joker
- Hugo Strange
- Bob Kane
- The Cat
- Clark Kent
- Superman
- The Flash
- The Spectre
- Jay Garrick
- Wesley Dodds
- Ultra-Man
- Jim Corrigan
- The Sandman
- Commissioner James Gordon
- Clayface
- Basil Karlo
Ratings
Other printings & variants
Cover Number with Period- Cover Number without Period
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Facsimile Edition (Blank Cardstock Cover)
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Facsimile Edition
Facsimile Edition (Foil Cardstock Cover)
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