Batman 1

"The Legend of Batman - Who He Is and How He Came to Be!" is the title of the first vignette in the first issue of the first Batman ongoing comic book series published by National Periodical Publications. There are five Batman stories published in this issue. All stories were written by Bill Finger with artwork by Bob Kane and inks by Jerry Robinson. The issue was edited by Whitney Ellsworth. This issue shipped to retailers in the Spring of 1940 and carries a cover price of .10 cents per copy.

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 * Batman was created by comic book writer Bill Finger and graphic artist Bob Kane. He first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May, 1939.