(December 1952-January 1953)

DC, 1940 Series
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Price:
0.10 USD
Pages:
44
Indicia frequency:
bi-monthly
Indicia Publisher:
National Comics Publications, Inc.
Brand:
Superman DC National Comics
Editing:
Whitney Ellsworth (credited editor); Jack Schiff (actual editor)
Format:
Color; Standard Modern US; Saddle-stitched; monthly; ongoing series

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Win Mortimer
Inks:
Win Mortimer
Colors:
?
Letters:
Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:
superhero

Indexer Notes

Pencils and inks credits confirmed by Mortimer. Letters credit from Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.


The Crazy Crime Clown! (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 9.66 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Alvin Schwartz
Pencils:
Dick Sprang
Inks:
Charles Paris
Colors:
?
Letters:
Pat Gordon

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
The Joker
Reprinted:
  • in The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told (DC, 1988 series) #nn ([December] 1988)
  • in Stacked Deck: The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told (Longmeadow Press, 1990 series) #[nn] ([November] 1990)

Indexer Notes

Script credit from Martin O'Hearn. Pencils credit verified by Sprang. Inks credit verified by Paris.


UNICEF Spells Help for the Children of the World! (Table of Contents)

Superman / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jack Schiff
Pencils:
Win Mortimer
Inks:
Win Mortimer
Colors:
?
Letters:
Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:
superhero

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Casey the Cop / filler / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils:
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks:
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Henry Boltinoff

The Movie That Killed Batman! (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 9.75 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Bill Finger ?
Pencils:
Dick Sprang
Inks:
Ray Burnley
Colors:
?
Letters:
Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Skid Turkel (introduction)

Indexer Notes

inker id by Craig Delich. Pencils credit verified by Sprang. Letters credit from Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.


[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Little Pete / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils:
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks:
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Henry Boltinoff

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Varsity Vic / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils:
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks:
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Henry Boltinoff

Smoking Out Smugglers (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jack Miller ? [as Jim Moss]
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Letters:
typeset

The Water Crimes of Mr. Hydro! (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Bill Finger
Pencils:
Bob Kane (figures only); Lew Schwartz
Inks:
Stan Kaye
Colors:
?
Letters:
Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Characters:
Mr. Hydro [Tim Flagg]

Indexer Notes

Letters credit from Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.


[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Jerry the Jitterbug / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils:
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks:
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Henry Boltinoff

Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. The Crazy Crime Clown!
    Batman
  2. 2. UNICEF Spells Help for the Children of the World!
    Superman
  3. 3. [no title indexed]
    Casey the Cop
  4. 4. The Movie That Killed Batman!
    Batman
  5. 5. [no title indexed]
    Little Pete
  6. 6. [no title indexed]
    Varsity Vic
  7. 7. Smoking Out Smugglers
  8. 8. The Water Crimes of Mr. Hydro!
    Batman
  9. 9. [no title indexed]
    Jerry the Jitterbug
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