Batman #3

(Fall 1940)

The Strange Case of the Diabolical Puppet Master (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks:

Jerry Robinson (verified by Robinson); George Roussos (backgrounds, verified by Roussos)

Colors:

?

Letters:

George Roussos (verified by Roussos)

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Dr. Craig; The Puppet Master [Dmitri] (Introduction)

Synopsis:

The Caped Crusaders must stop the likes of the Puppet Master, who has set his sights on stealing the Voss Rifle, the Army's newly developed secret gun.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #1 (June 1992)

Indexer Notes

Synopsis added by Craig Delich 10-31-08.

none (Table of Contents)

Fantastic Facts / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

George Papp (signed)

Inks:

George Papp (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

none (Table of Contents)

Just Like Junior / filler / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stan Aschmeier

Pencils:

Stan Aschmeier

Inks:

Stan Aschmeier

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Junior

The Ugliest Man in the World (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks:

Jerry Robinson (signed; verified by Robinson); George Roussos (backgrounds, verified by Roussos)

Colors:

?

Letters:

George Roussos (verified by Roussos)

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Detective McGonigle; Harvey Dodge; Larry Larrimore; John Tyler; Mrs. Tyler; Villains: Carlson (I, D), the Ugly Horde (I).

Synopsis:

Batman confronts the ugliest man in the world....a man shunned by "normal" people he meets everyday, but now a man who decides to inflict upon those people some of the ugliness he has had to endure.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #1 (June 1992)

Indexer Notes

Jerry Robinson's last name is on the window pane shown on page 5, panel 5. The cover scene for this issue is found, for the most part, on page 7, panel 6 of this story. Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 11-1-08.

The Crime School for Boys (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks:

Jerry Robinson (verified by Robinson); George Roussos (backgrounds, verified by Roussos)

Colors:

?

Letters:

George Roussos (verified by Roussos)

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Tommy; V: Big Boy Daniels (I), Pockets (I, D).

Synopsis:

Batman has to deal with the threat of a crime school upon the lives of young boys....a school designed how to teach those boys the ways of a criminal.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #1 (June 1992)

Indexer Notes

Synopsis added by Craig Delich 11-1-08.

none (Table of Contents)

Silly Stuff / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

none (Table of Contents)

Dinky / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Dinky

The Odd Side of War (Table of Contents)

filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Fred West

Inks:

Fred West

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

A Blow For England (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Norman Goss (signed)

Pencils:

Raymond Perry (signed)

Inks:

Raymond Perry (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

The Batman Vs. the Cat-Woman (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks:

Jerry Robinson (verified by Robinson); George Roussos (backgrounds, verified by Roussos)

Colors:

?

Letters:

George Roussos (verified by Roussos)

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Detective McGonigle; Villains: the Cat-woman, Hoffer, Blake, Darrel.

Synopsis:

The Cat returns to plague members of the Diamond Syndicate in order to achieve a beautiful "diamond prize!"

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• in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #1 (June 1992)

Indexer Notes

The name Catwoman is consistently hypenated as "The Cat-Woman" in this story. She is also referred to in this story as the Cat. Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 11-1-08.

The Batman Says (Table of Contents)

Batman / text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Whitney Ellsworth (verified by Burnley)

Pencils:

Jack Burnley (verified by Burnley)

Inks:

Jack Burnley (verified by Burnley)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Betty Bentley ?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Batman; Robin

Synopsis:

In this article, Batman and Robin try to convince readers that they hate all crime and criminals, and that they hope their adventures will help convince them to follow the straight and honest path in their own lives.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #200 (March 1968)
• in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #1 (June 1992)

Indexer Notes

Art taken from World's Fair 1940 cover. Synopsis added by Craig Delich 11-1-08.