Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 52
On-sale Date: 1950-10-09
Editing: Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor)
Cover Thumbnail for Batman (DC, 1940 series) #62 Edit Cover
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The Secret Life of the Catwoman!
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Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page

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Letters:
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Catwoman [Selina Kyle]
Reprints (3)

Indexer Notes

Art credits verified by Win Mortimer.

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

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A Date with Judy; World's Finest Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

The Secret Life of the Catwoman
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Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only)
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Colors:
?
Letters:
  • 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)
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.
Reprints (10)

Indexer Notes

Catwoman reforms.

Penciler credits verified by Schwartz, inker credit verified by Paris, and letterer credit by Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.

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Columbia Bicycles / advertisement / 1 page

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Dubble Bubble Gum / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page

Editorial Advisory Board
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

The Batman of England!
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Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages

Script:
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Letters:
  • 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)
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.
Reprints (2)

Indexer Notes

Penciler credit verified by Sprang, inker credit verified by Paris, and letterer credit by Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.

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Nabisco Shredded Wheat / advertisement / 1 page

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Jerry the Jitterbug / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Jerry

Early American Flags
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text article / 2 pages

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typeset
  • Genre:non-fiction; history
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Heraldry is as old as the human race, and the...
  • Keywords:Charleston; Harappa
Characters:
Sir John Marshall; Sir Peter Parker; Col. William Moultrie

Indexer Notes

Colorist credit by Craig Delich.

Here's Fun! Build This Erector Amusement Park
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Erector / comics-form advertising / 1 page

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Casey the Cop / comic story / 0.75 page

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Letters:
  • Genre:humor
  • Feature Logo:Casey the Cop
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Come in the next room, Casey - I want to talk to all the men!
Characters:
Casey the Cop; Sarge

The Day's Best Bite!
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Nestlé's Crunch / advertisement / 0.25 page

The Mystery of Millionaire Island!
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Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only)
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Porter West (villain); Barton Hughes; Fielding Ecker; Professor Hendrix; Martin; other unnamed millionaires
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.
Reprints (1)

Indexer 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.

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Lionel Trains / advertisement / 1 page

Your United Nations at Work
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public service announcement / 1 page

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Letters:
  • Genre:non-fiction; advocacy
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Egypt, 1947... In the office of the Minister of Health...

Indexer Notes

On the page immediately preceding page 7 of the previous story sequence.

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Little Pete / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; children
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Dinner's over, Pete. Go upstairs and get ready for bed!
Characters:
Little Pete

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Smith Brothers Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.5 page

Special Bargain Offer!
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

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Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page

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Thom McAn Shoes / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. The Secret Life of the Catwoman!
    Batman and Robin
  2. ["Everybody - But everybody wants..."]
    A Date with Judy; World's Finest Comics
  3. The Secret Life of the Catwoman
    Batman and Robin
  4. [no title indexed]
    Columbia Bicycles
  5. ["Golly! We've got to see that!"]
    Dubble Bubble Gum
  6. Editorial Advisory Board
  7. The Batman of England!
    Batman and Robin
  8. [no title indexed]
    Nabisco Shredded Wheat
  9. ["Aw, Mom!"]
    Jerry the Jitterbug
  10. Early American Flags
  11. Here's Fun! Build This Erector Amusement Park
    Erector
  12. ["Come in the next room, Casey - I want to talk to all the men!"]
    Casey the Cop
  13. The Day's Best Bite!
    Nestlé's Crunch
  14. The Mystery of Millionaire Island!
    Batman and Robin
  15. [no title indexed]
    Lionel Trains
  16. Your United Nations at Work
  17. ["Dinner's over, Pete. Go upstairs and get ready for bed!"]
    Little Pete
  18. [no title indexed]
    Smith Brothers Cough Drops
  19. Special Bargain Offer!
  20. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
  21. [no title indexed]
    Thom McAn Shoes
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  • Craig Delich
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Del Gruber
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • John Monagle
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Matthew Peets
  • J.D. Sebastian
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore
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