Cover: Bob Kane & Charles Paris

Batman #51

Feb 1949 · DC · 0.10 USD

📊 ~101,922 copies sold its debut month

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“Pee-Wee, the Talking Penguin!”

In "Pee-Wee, the Talking Penguin!", a humble carnival handyman with a heart full of heroics finds his fantasy taking flight when fate hands him an unexpected opportunity to step into the spotlight. Bob Kane’s dynamic art, with inks by Charles Paris and lettering by Ira Schnapp, brings to life a whimsical yet thrilling adventure, all captured in a cover by Kane and Paris that perfectly captures the story’s playful mystery.

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artist Bob Kane · artist Lew Sayre Schwartz · inker Charles Paris · letterer Ira Schnapp · cover Bob Kane, Charles Paris

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Full credits

artist Bob Kane

artist Lew Sayre Schwartz

inker Charles Paris

letterer Ira Schnapp

cover pencils Bob Kane

cover inks Charles Paris

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A handyman at a wax exhibit at a local carnival, who dreams of being a crime-fighter who can help Batman and Robin fight crime, unexpectedly gets a chance to make his dream come true.

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