Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 6
Part of the DC Omnibus guide — every release, in reading order
In these tales from the late 1940s, the Dynamic Duo encounters villains including Two-Face, The Joker, the Penguin and more! These stories from DETECTIVE COMICS #132-153, BATMAN #46-55 and WORLD'S FINEST COMICS #33-42 include the debut of the Riddler, a retelling of Batman's origin and an unusual tale in which Batman and Robin reenact the story of Frankenstein.
1 printing · 1 variant · 2018
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Cover by Evan Shaner
ISBN: 978-1401284381
December 5, 2018
$125.00
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Creators
click a creator to highlightWriterBill Finger +3
PencilerBob Kane +7
InkerCharles Paris +8
ColoristJack Adler
LettererIra Schnapp +2
Percentages may exceed 100% when multiple creators share a role on the same issue.
Issues (41)
Order from GCD1. #133 Detective Comics (1937)13pp
🖼️Cover — Bob Kane · 1pp
✏️Penciler
🖋️Inker
🔤Letterer
📋Editorial — 2 credits
📋Editor
📋Editor-in-Chief
Not included — 5 stories
"Radio "Hams" to the Rescue!"6pp
"Shorty"2pp
"Rockabye Rogues!"7pp
"Payment in Kind"2pp
"The Man Who Brought 'Em Back Dead!"11pp
2. #33 World's Finest Comics (1941)13pp
🖼️Cover — Win Mortimer · 1pp
🖌️Artist
📋Editorial — 2 credits
📋Editor,
Not included — 8 stories
"Superman Press, Inc.!"12pp
"The Archer from Sherwood Forest!"10pp
"Neat Tricks!"7pp
"Jerry the Jitterbug"1pp
"The Weapon of Doom!"8pp
"Passing the Bucket"2pp
"Salesman Sam"1pp
"The Battle of Brooklyn!"12pp
3. #46 Batman (1940)38pp
🖼️Cover — Win Mortimer · 1pp
🖌️Artist
🔤Letterer
📋Editorial — 1 credit
📋Editor
Not included — 3 stories
"Clean Up"2pp
"Nervous Norman"1pp
"Daffy & Doodle"1pp
4. #134 Detective Comics (1937)13pp
🖼️Cover — Jim Mooney · 1pp
🖌️Artist
🔤Letterer
📋Editorial — 2 credits
📋Editor
📋Editor-in-Chief
Not included — 7 stories
"Abercrombie and the Urchins!"7pp
"Calamity Incorporated!"6pp
"Homer"1pp
"Look Before You Leap"2pp
"The Beast of London!"12pp
"Little Pete"1pp
"Three-Ring Binks"4pp
5. #135 Detective Comics (1937)13pp
🖼️Cover — Win Mortimer · 1pp
✏️Penciler,
🖋️Inker,
🔤Letterer
📋Editorial — 2 credits
📋Editor
📋Editor-in-Chief
Not included — 4 stories
"Unscrambled Proverbs!"5pp
"The Chimp and the Chump!"7pp
"Weatherproof"2pp
"Crimes by Television!"12pp
6. #34 World's Finest Comics (1941)14pp
🖼️Cover — Win Mortimer · 1pp
🖌️Artist
🎨Colorist
📋Editorial — 2 credits
📋Editor,
Not included — 6 stories
"The Un-Super Superman!"12pp
"Grey Cloud's Last Raid!"8pp
"Nine Lives for Brooklyn"12pp
"The Robot-Master Crimes!"10pp
"Retired Cop"2pp
"A Dog-Catcher's Life!"7pp
7. #47 Batman (1940)36pp
🖼️Cover — Bob Kane · 1pp
✏️Penciler
🖋️Inker
🔤Letterer
📋Editorial — 1 credit
📋Editor
Not included — 3 stories
"Winged Justice"2pp
"Daffy & Doodle"1pp
"Little Pete"1pp
8. #136 Detective Comics (1937)13pp
🖼️Cover — Dick Sprang · 1pp
🖌️Artist
🔤Letterer
📋Editorial — 2 credits
📋Editor,
Not included — 4 stories
"The City of Glass!"6pp
"Truth + Penalty = Crime-Catchers!"7pp
"Too Many Cooks!"2pp
"A Tale of Two Brooklyns!"10pp
9. #137 Detective Comics (1937)13pp
🖼️Cover — Jim Mooney · 1pp
✏️Penciler
🖋️Inker
🔤Letterer
📋Editorial — 2 credits
📋Editor,
Not included — 5 stories
"Cycle of Crimes!"6pp
"The Balloon Bandits!"7pp
"The Rise and Fall of a Gangster!"12pp
"Shorty"1pp
"Secret Codes Can Be Fun"2pp
10. #35 World's Finest Comics (1941)13pp
🖼️Cover — Win Mortimer · 1pp
🖌️Artist
🎨Colorist
📋Editorial — 2 credits
📋Editor,
Not included — 6 stories
"Daddy Superman!"10pp
"The Freedom Press!"10pp
"The Bravest Man in the World!"12pp
"The Bow Fails Green Arrow!"10pp
"The Tattooed Crook!"7pp
"Lightning Strikes Twice"2pp
11. #48 Batman (1940)36pp
🖼️Cover — Win Mortimer · 1pp
🖌️Artist
🔤Letterer
📋Editorial — 2 credits
📋Editor,
Not included — 3 stories
"Daffy & Doodle"1pp
"There She Blows: Whales and Whaling"2pp
"Shorty"2pp
12. #138 Detective Comics (1937)13pp
🖼️Cover — Win Mortimer · 1pp
🖌️Artist
🔤Letterer
📋Editorial — 2 credits
📋Editor,
Not included — 6 stories
"The Inside Story of Robotman!"6pp
"Shorty Meets the Champ!"7pp
"Shorty"1pp
"The Mystery of the Mary Celeste II!"12pp
"Daffy & Doodle"1pp
"Secret Codes Can Be Fun!"2pp
13. #139 Detective Comics (1937)13pp
🖼️Cover — Win Mortimer · 1pp
🖌️Artist
🔤Letterer
📋Editorial — 2 credits
📋Editor,
Not included — 7 stories
"A Bid for Robotman?"6pp
"Shorty"2pp
"Shorty Rides a Winner!"7pp
"Ozzie"1pp
"Arizona Ranger"1pp
"Dr. Z, Future Criminal!"12pp
"Secret Codes -- A Hobby for All"2pp
14. #36 World's Finest Comics (1941)13pp
🖼️Cover — Win Mortimer · 1pp
🖌️Artist
🎨Colorist
📋Editorial — 2 credits
📋Editor,
Not included — 9 stories
"Lois Lane, Sleeping Beauty?"12pp
"Doctor Fatty and Mr. Hyde!"8pp
"The Legion of Death-Cheaters!"12pp
"Casey the Cop"1pp
"Crime for a Hobby!"10pp
"Mystery Man of Death Valley"3pp
"Daffy & Doodle"1pp
"Mayor of the Muggs!"7pp
"Scramble Language"2pp
15. #49 Batman (1940)37pp
🖼️Cover — Bob Kane · 1pp
✏️Penciler
🖋️Inker
🔤Letterer
📋Editorial — 1 credit
📋Editor
Not included — 3 stories
"Jerry the Jitterbug"1pp
"Ozzie"1pp
"The Unknown Rays"2pp
16. #140 Detective Comics (1937)13pp
🖼️Cover — Win Mortimer · 1pp
🖌️Artist
🔤Letterer
📋Editorial — 2 credits
📋Editor,
Not included — 4 stories
"Robotman's Double Trouble!"6pp
"Dog for a Day!"7pp
"To the Moon and Back"2pp
"The Dictator from Alcatraz!"12pp
17. #141 Detective Comics (1937)11pp
🖼️Cover — Bob Kane · 1pp
✏️Penciler
🖋️Inker
🔤Letterer
📋Editorial — 2 credits
📋Editor,
Not included — 7 stories
"Robotman in the Moon!"6pp
"The Sinister Snow Man!"6pp
"Shorty"1pp
"Daffy & Doodle"1pp
"Find Me a Killer!"10pp
"Jerry the Jitterbug"1pp
"Secret Codes in Sports"2pp
18. #37 World's Finest Comics (1941)13pp
🖼️Cover — Win Mortimer · 1pp
🖌️Artist
📋Editorial — 2 credits
📋Editor,
Not included — 7 stories
"The Superman Story!"12pp
"About People"8pp
"The Killer in the Iron Machine!"12pp
"Green Arrow -- Criminal at Large!"8pp
"Menace to Magicians!"7pp
"Ozzie"1pp
"The Top of the World"2pp
19. #50 Batman (1940)38pp
🖼️Cover — Bob Kane · 1pp
✏️Penciler
🖋️Inker
🔤Letterer
📋Editorial — 2 credits
📋Editor,
Not included — 3 stories
"Daffy & Doodle"1pp
"Jerry the Jitterbug"1pp
"Tiger Teeth and Turkeys"2pp
20. #142 Detective Comics (1937)13pp
🖼️Cover — Dick Sprang · 1pp
✏️Penciler
🖋️Inker
🔤Letterer
📋Editorial — 2 credits
📋Editor,
Not included — 5 stories
"The Farmer in the Till!"7pp
"The Robot Bandit!"6pp
"Cold Feet, Courtesy of Pete"1pp
"The Mystery of Secret X"12pp
"When You Close Your Mind"2pp
21. #143 Detective Comics (1937)13pp
🖼️Cover — Jim Mooney · 1pp
✏️Penciler
🖋️Inker
🔤Letterer
📋Editorial — 2 credits
📋Editor,
Not included — 7 stories
"Robotman Versus the Baffler!"6pp
"Low Man on a Barber Pole!"6pp
"Casey the Cop"1pp
"The Five Weapons That Shook the World!"10pp
"Casey the Cop"1pp
"Daffy & Doodle"1pp
"Secret Codes Are All Around You"2pp
22. #38 World's Finest Comics (1941)13pp
🖼️Cover — Win Mortimer · 1pp
🖌️Artist
📋Editorial — 2 credits
📋Editor,
Not included — 9 stories
"If There Were No Superman"12pp
"The Unfinished Crimes!"10pp
"Daffy & Doodle"1pp
"Football in the Future!"8pp
"Casey the Cop"1pp
"Rip Carter - Fugitive from a Chain Gang!"12pp
"Pete, the Inventor!"6pp
"Daffy & Doodle"1pp
"Pike's Peak or Bust"2pp
23. #51 Batman (1940)38pp
🖼️Cover — Bob Kane · 1pp
✏️Penciler
🖋️Inker
🔤Letterer
📋Editorial — 1 credit
📋Editor
Not included — 4 stories
"Bebe"2pp
"Shorty"2pp
"Little Pete"1pp
"Global Face-Lifting"2pp
24. #144 Detective Comics (1937)13pp
🖼️Cover — Dick Sprang · 1pp
✏️Penciler
🖋️Inker
🔤Letterer
📋Editorial — 2 credits
📋Editor,
Not included — 7 stories
"Jerry the Jitterbug"1pp
"The Human Armored Car!"6pp
"The Seven Sinister Midgets!"7pp
"Shorty"2pp
"Daffy & Doodle"1pp
"The Case of the Black Cat Crimes!"12pp
"The Printed Word"2pp
25. #145 Detective Comics (1937)13pp
🖼️Cover — Win Mortimer · 1pp
✏️Penciler
🖋️Inker
🔤Letterer
📋Editorial — 2 credits
📋Editor,
Not included — 8 stories
"The Smash-Up Crimes!"6pp
"Shorty"1pp
"His Highness, King Shorty!"7pp
"Daffy & Doodle"1pp
"Casey the Cop"1pp
"Shorty"2pp
"Undercover Gangster!"12pp
"From Tree Trunk to Ocean Liner"2pp
26. #39 World's Finest Comics (1941)13pp
🖼️Cover — Win Mortimer · 1pp
🖌️Artist
🎨Colorist
📋Editorial — 2 credits
📋Editor,
Not included — 10 stories
"The Fatal Forecasts!"12pp
"Hunting or Fishing"1pp
"Hall of Infamy!"10pp
"Shorty"2pp
"Make Way for Youth"8pp
"The Kid Who Hit the $60,000 Jackpot!"12pp
"Shorty"1pp
"The Ghost Goes Wild!"6pp
"Peg"2pp
"How Basketball Began"2pp
27. #52 Batman (1940)38pp
🖼️Cover — Win Mortimer · 1pp
🖌️Artist
🔤Letterer
📋Editorial — 1 credit
📋Editor
Not included — 4 stories
"Jerry the Jitterbug"1pp
"Peg"2pp
"Starring... Batman [Activity]"1pp
"Fearless Wise Man"2pp
28. #146 Detective Comics (1937)13pp
🖼️Cover — Dick Sprang · 1pp
🖌️Artist
🔤Letterer
📋Editorial — 2 credits
📋Editor,
Not included — 7 stories
"Shorty"1pp
"The Candid Camera Pest!"6pp
"Super-Sleuth McFooey"4pp
"The Luck of Lucky Louie"6pp
"Varsity Vic"1pp
"Gangster Island!"12pp
"A Dog's Life"2pp
29. #147 Detective Comics (1937)13pp
🖼️Cover — Dick Sprang · 1pp
✏️Penciler
🖋️Inker
🔤Letterer
📋Editorial — 2 credits
📋Editor,
Not included — 4 stories
"When Private Eyes Cross!"7pp
"Robot Town, U. S. A.!"6pp
"The Fight of the Century!"12pp
"Nature's Playground"2pp
30. #40 World's Finest Comics (1941)13pp
🖼️Cover — Win Mortimer · 1pp
🖌️Artist
🔤Letterer
📋Editorial — 2 credits
📋Editor,
Not included — 8 stories
"The Two Lois Lanes!"12pp
"A Day in the Life of Robin Hood!"10pp
"Ben Hur Wins a Race!"8pp
"The Handcuffs of Fate!"12pp
"Peg"1pp
"The Danger Sign!"6pp
"Bebe"2pp
"Foreign Flags Over America"2pp
31. #53 Batman (1940)37pp
🖼️Cover — Jim Mooney · 1pp
✏️Penciler
🖋️Inker
🔤Letterer
📋Editorial — 1 credit
📋Editor
Not included — 4 stories
"Casey the Cop"1pp
"Peg"1pp
"Daffy & Doodle"1pp
"How Baseball Began"2pp
32. #148 Detective Comics (1937)13pp
🖼️Cover — Dick Sprang · 1pp
🖌️Artist
🔤Letterer
📋Editorial — 2 credits
📋Editor,
Not included — 7 stories
"The Metal Man's Sportsathon!"6pp
"A Bicycle Built for Sleuths"6pp
"A Policeman's Lot"2pp
""Gosh, they certainly are funny looking!"1pp
"Jerry the Jitterbug"1pp
"The King of the Animals!"10pp
"Sarge"1pp
33. #149 Detective Comics (1937)13pp
🖼️Cover — Dick Sprang · 1pp
🖌️Artist
🔤Letterer
📋Editorial — 2 credits
📋Editor,
Not included — 7 stories
"The Lost Evidence!"6pp
"Shorty Grows Up!"7pp
"Shorty"1pp
"Varsity Vic"2pp
"The Case of the Ex-Boy Commando!"10pp
"Casey the Cop"1pp
"Science Question Box"2pp
34. #41 World's Finest Comics (1941)13pp
🖼️Cover — Win Mortimer · 1pp
🖌️Artist
📋Editorial — 2 credits
📋Editor,
Not included — 7 stories
"The Discovery of Supermanium!"12pp
"Collector of Humans!"10pp
"See America Foist!"8pp
"Shorty"1pp
"The Voyage of the Merry X!"12pp
"The Dog Who Could Work Miracles!"6pp
"Devils with Baggy Pants"2pp
35. #54 Batman (1940)37pp
🖼️Cover — Win Mortimer · 1pp
✏️Penciler
🖋️Inker
🔤Letterer
📋Editorial — 1 credit
📋Editor
Not included — 6 stories
"Money Stuff"1pp
"Man of Daring"1pp
"Message to Parents [PSA]"1pp
"Varsity Vic"2pp
"Superman on Safety First! [PSA]"1pp
"Wonder Drug"2pp
36. #150 Detective Comics (1937)13pp
🖼️Cover — Jim Mooney · 1pp
🖌️Artist
🔤Letterer
📋Editorial — 2 credits
📋Editor,
Not included — 8 stories
"Robotman Meets Robotcrook!"6pp
"Jerry the Jitterbug"1pp
"A Day in the Life of a Private Eye!"7pp
"Casey the Cop"1pp
"Message to Parents [PSA]"1pp
"Around the World or Bust!"12pp
"Superman on Safety First! [PSA]"1pp
"The Boy Conqueror"2pp
37. #151 Detective Comics (1937)13pp
🖼️Cover — Jim Mooney · 1pp
🖌️Artist
🔤Letterer
📋Editorial — 2 credits
📋Editor,
Not included — 8 stories
"Starring... Robin [Activity]"1pp
"Around the World in 24 Hours!"6pp
"Rich Man, Poor Man, Lawyer Man... Thief!"7pp
"Big City Wrangler [Cartoon]"1pp
"Bebe"2pp
"The Origin of Pow-Wow Smith!"10pp
"Smokey the Fire-Preventing Bear Comes to the Rescue of Peter Porkchops [PSA]"1pp
"Photography -- A Modern Miracle"2pp
38. #42 World's Finest Comics (1941)14pp
🖼️Cover — Wayne Boring · 1pp
✏️Penciler, ,
🖋️Inker, ,
🔤Letterer
📋Editorial — 2 credits
📋Editor,
Not included — 9 stories
"The Alphabetical Animal Adventure!"12pp
"Little Pete"1pp
"The Unknown Adventure!"10pp
"The Knights of the Square Table"8pp
"On the Vengeance Trail!"10pp
"The Sun-Born Mountain Man"4pp
"The Varmint and the Wizard!"6pp
"Smokey, the Fire-Preventing Bear Comes to the Rescue of Peter Porkchops [PSA]"1pp
"Cowhide in the Clouds"2pp
39. #55 Batman (1940)38pp
🖼️Cover — Dick Sprang · 1pp
✏️Penciler
🖋️Inker
🔤Letterer
📋Editorial — 1 credit
📋Editor
Not included — 4 stories
"Fluffy"1pp
"Buzzy Says Stay in School -- Give Yourself a Break! [PSA]"1pp
"Casey the Cop"1pp
"It's Your Future"2pp
40. #152 Detective Comics (1937)13pp
🖼️Cover — Jim Mooney · 1pp
🖌️Artist
🔤Letterer
📋Editorial — 2 credits
📋Editor,
Not included — 6 stories
"Robotbody Meets a Body!"6pp
"Too Many Morgans!"7pp
"Buzzy Says Stay in School -- Give Yourself a Break! [PSA]"1pp
"The Case of the Murdered Miner!"4pp
"The Train Robbers of Roaring River!"10pp
"Who Knows What!"2pp
41. #153 Detective Comics (1937)13pp
🖼️Cover — Dick Sprang · 1pp
🖌️Artist
🔤Letterer
📋Editorial — 2 credits
📋Editor,
Not included — 5 stories
"The Second Robotman"6pp
"The Land of Lost Years!"8pp
"Shorty"1pp
"The Revenge of Little Thunder Cloud!"10pp
"Volcano Sleuths"2pp
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