Batman #1
| Cover Credits |
| Artist: Bob Kane |
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Comic Title: Batman #1
Publisher: DC
(Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Spring 1940
On Sale Date:
April 25, 1940 Newsstand Date April 25, 1940
Source: House Ad, Detective Comics #39, Page 13
Copyright Date April 24, 1940
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1940
Until 1958 DC did not report actual on sale dates to the copyright office
The publication dates listed in LoC records are NOT release dates.
Frequency: Quarterly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 64
Editor: Fredric Whitney Ellsworth
| Pages | Feature | Note |
| FC | Batman | Bob Kane (a) |
| IFC | Ad; Indicia | Crowell-Collier Publishing; Detective Comics Inc. |
| 1 | Batman | "The Legend of the Batman" |
| 2 | Batman | |
| 3 | Batman | by Bob Kane |
| 4 | Batman | |
| 5 | Batman | |
| 6 | Batman | |
| 7 | Batman | |
| 8 | Batman | |
| 9 | Batman | |
| 10 | Batman | |
| 11 | Batman | |
| 12 | Batman | |
| 13 | Batman | |
| 14 | Batman | |
| 15 | Batman | |
| 16 | Major Bigsbe an' Botts | by Paul Gustavson |
| 17 | Major Bigsbe an' Botts | |
| 18 | Batman | by Bob Kane |
| 19 | Batman | |
| 20 | Batman | |
| 21 | Batman | |
| 22 | Batman | |
| 23 | Batman | |
| 24 | Batman | |
| 25 | Batman | |
| 26 | Batman | |
| 27 | Batman | |
| 28 | Batman | |
| 29 | Batman | |
| 30 | Text Story | "Strictly Publicity" by Guy Monroe |
| 31 | Text Feature | "Meet the Artist" |
| 32 | Batman | by Bob Kane |
| 33 | Batman | |
| 34 | Batman | |
| 35 | Batman | |
| 36 | Batman | |
| 37 | Batman | |
| 38 | Batman | |
| 39 | Batman | |
| 40 | Batman | |
| 41 | Batman | |
| 42 | Batman | |
| 43 | Batman | |
| 44 | Batman | |
| 45 | House Ad | Big Six |
| 46 | Text Story | "Two Aces" by George Shute |
| 47 | Text Story | |
| 48 | Ginger Snap | by Ted Raye |
| 49 | Ginger Snap | |
| 50 | Fact Feature | "Fantastic Facts" |
| 51 | Batman | "The Joker Returns" |
| 52 | Batman | |
| 53 | Batman | |
| 54 | Batman | |
| 55 | Batman | |
| 56 | Batman | |
| 57 | Batman | |
| 58 | Batman | |
| 59 | Batman | |
| 60 | Batman | |
| 61 | Batman | |
| 62 | Batman | |
| 63 | Batman | |
| 64 | House Ad | Detective Comics #40 |
| IBC | Ad | Home Recording Co. |
| BC | Filler | Batman and Robin Pin-Up |
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