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BATMAN #3

Cover Date: Fall 1940
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1940-10-18

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Bob Kane
Inks: Jerry Robinson


Story: "The Strange Case of the Diabolical Puppet Master" (13 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBill Finger
ArtBob Kane
InksJerry Robinson, George Roussos
LetteringGeorge Roussos
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Batman
Robin

Villain(s):

Dmitri the Puppet Master (first appearance; a Russian agent who uses a "thought serum" to influence his victims)
Three Cossacks (first appearance for both; work for Dimitri)

Location(s):

Gotham City

Story Reprinted in:

Batman: The Dark Knight Archives #1 (June 1992)
The Batman Chronicles #2 (2006)
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #1 (2015)
Batman: The Golden Age #1 (2016)


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Second Story: "The Ugliest Man in the World" (13 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBill Finger
ArtBob Kane
InksJerry Robinson
LetteringJerry Robinson
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Batman
Robin

Supporting Character(s):

Commissioner Gordon

Villain(s):

Carlson (first appearance; a man rendered ugly due to a serum; recreates that serum to affect beautiful people and destroy art)
Ugly Horde (first appearance for all; a gang of ugly criminals)

Other Character(s):

Sgt. McGonigle (first appearance; a Gotham City police detective)

Location(s):

Gotham City

Story Reprinted in:

Batman: The Dark Knight Archives #1 (June 1992)
The Batman Chronicles #2 (2006)
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #1 (2015)
Batman: The Golden Age #1 (2016)


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Third Story: "The Crime School for Boys" (13 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBill Finger
ArtBob Kane
InksJerry Robinson
LetteringJerry Robinson
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Batman
Robin (goes undercover)

Villain(s):

Pockets (first appearance; runs a "school" for young thieves; dies)
Big Boy Daniels and his gang (first appearance for all; uses "graduates" in his gang)

Location(s):

Gotham City

Story Reprinted in:

Batman: The Dark Knight Archives #1 (June 1992)
The Batman Chronicles #2 (2006)
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #1 (2015)
Batman: The Golden Age #1 (2016)


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Fourth Story: "The Case of the Missing Link" (13 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBill Finger
ArtBob Kane
InksJerry Robinson, George Roussos
LetteringGeorge Roussos
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Batman
Robin

Supporting Character(s):

Commissioner Gordon
Det. McGonigle

Villain(s):

The Cat (also called the Cat-Woman; wears cat mask; next in issue #10/3)
Darrel and Hoffer (first appearance; two jewelers who hire The Cat to steal their gems for insurance)

Location(s):

Gotham City

Story Reprinted in:

Batman: The Dark Knight Archives #1 (June 1992)
The Batman Chronicles #2 (2005)
Catwoman: A Celebration of 75 Years (2016)
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #1 (2015)
Batman: The Golden Age #1 (2016)
Batman: The Bat and The Cat: 80 Years of Romance (2020)


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