- "Ha ha ha! Look at the jelly fish! Ten against one and still they run? Ha ha ha!"
- ―Batman
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| Title: | "The Case of the Joker's Crime Circus!" |
| Volume: | 1 |
| Number: | 4 |
| Cover price: | .10 |
| Cover date: | Winter, 1941 |
| Publisher: | DC Comics |
| Credits | |
| Ex. Ed: | Whitney Ellsworth |
| Writers: | Bill Finger |
| Pencilers: | Bob Kane |
| Inkers: | Jerry Robinson; George Roussos |
| Cover artists: | Bob Kane |
| Cover inker: | Jerry Robinson |
| Letterers: | George Roussos |
| Editors: | F.W. Ellsworth |
| Navigation | |
| Previous: | Batman #3 |
| Next: | Batman #5 |
"The Case of the Joker's Crime Circus!" is the title to the first story featured in issue #4 of the first Batman ongoing comic book series published by DC Comics. All stories were written by Bill Finger with artwork by Bob Kane and inks by Jerry Robinson & George Roussos, who also providing the lettering for this issue. They were edited by F.W. Ellsworth. This issue shipped in early Winter, 1941 and carries a cover price of .10 cents per copy.
"The Case of the Joker's Crime Circus!"[]
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Robin, Dick Grayson
- Darcey
Villains:
- Joker
- Ajax
- Tino
Other Characters:
Animals:
Races:
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Vehicles:
Organizations:
- Crime circus
Miscellaneous:
"Blackbeard's Crew and the Yacht Society"[]
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"Public Enemy No. 1"[]
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"Touchdown for Justice"[]
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Notes & Trivia[]
- Batman was created by comic book writer Bill Finger and graphic artist Bob Kane. He first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May, 1939.
- This issue shipped to retailers on January 15th, 1941.
- Canadian cover price is .15 CAD per copy.
- Total page count: 68 pages.
- Editor Whitney Ellsworth is credited as F.W. Ellsworth in this issue.
- Gotham City is first identified by name in this issue.
- Beginning with this issue, Batman employs his strict code against killing as well his usage of non-lethal weaponry. In the past, Batman has routinely killed adversaries, and even used a gun.
- The newspaper publication known as the Gotham Gazette is introduced in this issue.
- This is the first appearance of the Ha-Hacienda, which is the name attributed to any number of the Joker's hide-outs.
- "The Case of the Joker's Crime Circus!" takes place two months after the events of Batman #2.
- The Jimmy McCoy flashback scenes from "Public Enemy No. 1" take place in the 1930s.
- The Penguin Club, as seen in "Public Enemy No. 1" is not to be confused with the Iceberg Lounge, which is owned by the Batman villain known as the Penguin. The Penguin has not been introduced yet.
- Blooper: There is a panel in "Public Enemy No. 1" where the bat emblem from Batman's costume is missing.