Object label
DC Comics · Comics · Batman · 1940
Batman #1
Batman · 1940
The first comic dedicated exclusively to The Dark Knight! This 1940 issue pitted the Dynamic Duo against classic menaces including Professor Hugo Strange. Plus, the first appearances of The Joker and Catwoman (referred to as "the Cat")! Also includes a 2-page retelling of Batman's origin.
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Batman #1 belongs to a comics graph built around publisher, series, issue number, characters, creators like Bill Finger, Bob Kane, and George Papp, and story context. The important part is not just the issue record, but how it connects into runs, appearances, and adjacent covers.
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Batman #1 is a comics collectible connected to DC Comics and Batman. Useful collector signals include release year 1940, issue #1, and artist context from George Papp, Whitney Ellsworth, and Bill Finger. Batman has 13 catalogued releases on GrailHub, making this page a route into completion, variants, and nearby objects.
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Collector notes
Batman #1 is a comics entry for issue #1 in Batman from 1940. GrailHub tracks publisher, series, issue number, cover date, creators, characters, and first appearances where that data is available.
DC Comics pages connect this issue back to its publisher, series, creators, and related issues. For comic collectors, those links matter because discovery often starts with a character, creative team, first appearance, or a run of issues rather than one isolated record.
Characters associated with this issue include Batman, Catwoman, Dick Grayson, Hugo Strange, James Gordon, and Joe Chill.
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- Release span
- 1940-1988
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- Metron
- Source ID
- 34067
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