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Batman 25

BATMAN #25

Cover Date: October-November 1944
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1944-08-05

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Cover Credits:
Art: Dick Sprang


Story: "Knights of Knavery" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryDon Cameron
PencilsJack Burnley
InksJerry Robinson
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Batman

Supporting Character(s):

Robin
Commissioner Gordon

Villain(s):

Penguin (last in Detective Comics #87; next in issue #27)
Joker (last in Detective Comics #91; next in issue #28)

Location(s):

Gotham City

Story Reprinted in:

Wanted: The World's Most Dangerous Villains #2 (September-October 1972)
The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told (1988)
Batman: The Dark Knight Archives #6 (2009)
The Joker: A Celebration of 75 Years (2014)
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #3 (2017)


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Second Story: "The Sheik of Gotham City!" (11 Pages)

Credits:

StoryAlvin Schwartz
PencilsJack Burnley
InksJerry Robinson
LetteringGeorge Roussos
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Batman

Supporting Character(s):

Robin

Villain(s):

Omar El Kobra (first appearance; a despotic sheik who tries to kill the rightful heir to his tribe's leadership)

Other Character(s):

Sidi Ben Hassen (first appearance; a young man who in exile in Gotham; becomes leader of his tribe)

Location(s):

Gotham City
An unnamed area of the Middle East

Comment(s):

Batman can understand Arabic.

Story Reprinted in:

Batman: The Dark Knight Archives #6 (2009)
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #3 (2017)


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Third Story: "The Mesmerized Manhunter!" (11 Pages)

Credits:

StoryDon Cameron
ArtJerry Robinson
LetteringGeorge Roussos
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Alfred Beagle

Supporting Character(s):

Bruce Wayne
Dick Grayson

Villain(s):

"Slippery Sam" Larson (first appearance; a pickpocket)

Location(s):

Gotham City

Story Reprinted in:

Batman: The Dark Knight Archives #6 (2009)
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #3 (2017)


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Fourth Story: "The Killowat Cowboys!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBill Finger
PencilsJack Burnley
InksJerry Robinson
LetteringGeorge Roussos
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Batman

Supporting Character(s):

Robin
Commissioner Gordon

Villain(s):

Matty Coyle (first appearance; attempts to steal copper wire; dies)

Location(s):

Gotham City
Nevada/Arizona border (presumed)
Rocky Dam (first appearance)

Story Reprinted in:

Batman: The Dark Knight Archives #6 (2009)
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #3 (2017)


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