Cover: Dick Sprang

Batman #31

Oct 1945 · DC · 0.10 USD

📊 ~107,499 copies sold its debut month

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“Punch and Judy!”

In "Punch and Judy!", Batman and Robin take on a carnival scam in Gotham City, only to find themselves targeted by the con artists in a deadly twist. Written by Bill Finger and illustrated by Jerry Robinson, with inks and colors by George Roussos and lettering by Ira Schnapp, this 1945 classic features a chilling game of cat and mouse. The cover by Dick Sprang captures the eerie spectacle of the carnival's dark heart.

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writer Bill Finger · artist Jerry Robinson · inker, colorist George Roussos · letterer Ira Schnapp · cover Dick Sprang

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Full credits

writer Bill Finger

artist Jerry Robinson

inker, colorist George Roussos

letterer Ira Schnapp

cover pencils, inks Dick Sprang

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Punch and Judy are using a carnival to bilk residents of Gotham City and the Caped Crusaders see to it that the grafters working the concessions and games are removed from the grounds. However, Punch and Judy decide to strike back by having Batman and Robin join the carnival to put on a death-defying aerial stunt...and then proceed to kill them "by accident".

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).