(March 1954)

DC, 1940 Series
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Price:
0.10 USD
Pages:
44
Indicia frequency:
Eight times yearly - monthly except Jan., May, July and Nov.
Indicia Publisher:
National Comics Publications, Inc.
Brand:
Superman DC National Comics
Editing:
Whitney Ellsworth
Format:
Color; Standard Modern US; Saddle-stitched; monthly; ongoing series

The Flying Batman (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Winslow Mortimer (confirmed by Mortimer)
Inks:
Winslow Mortimer (confirmed by Mortimer)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Ira Schnapp (credit by O'Hearn/Desris)

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Batman
Reprints:

The Flying Batman (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 9.75 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
David Vern (credit by O'Hearn)
Pencils:
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks:
Stan Kaye
Colors:
?
Letters:
Pat Gordon

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; The bird-men (intro); Sandago Gravio (intro); Villains: Baron Gravio (intro); Count Gravio (intro); Rico Gravio (intro); the Gravio Clan (intro).
Synopsis:
Batman & Robin are rendered unconscious by a sting from a strange winged man, only to awake in a weird city inhabited by winged men, who want to operate on Batman to give him wings in order to track down desperate felons.
Reprints: show reprint note before migration

Indexer Notes

Inker revision verified by Craig Delich (Nov. 2005). Credit previously given to Sheldon Moldoff. Synopsis added by Craig Delich 11-06-07.


The Man Who Could Change Fingerprints! (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
? (Writer 'A', possibly David Vern)
Pencils:
Dick Sprang (verified by Sprang)
Inks:
Charles Paris (verified by Paris)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Pat Gordon

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Villains: Lew Farnum (intro); "Doc" Brice (intro); Pepper Nolan (intro); Pete (intro).
Reprints:

Start the Day Off Right (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
information
Characters:
Buzzy

none (Table of Contents)

Varsity Vic / filler / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
teen humor

Patrolman! (Table of Contents)

filler / 0.66 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
adventure

Cop-Artist (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
John Mabely (Jack Miller?)
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
adventure

The Olympic Games of Crime! (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Bill Finger
Pencils:
Dick Sprang (verified by Sprang)
Inks:
Dick Sprang
Colors:
?
Letters:
Pat Gordon

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Villains: Dimples Drew (intro); Swing Smeldin (intro); Lefty Lanning (intro); Frisco Jack (intro); Fingers Fenton (intro); Gunner Shand (intro).

Indexer Notes

Inker credit verified by Craig Delich.


Casey the Cop (Table of Contents)

Casey the Cop / 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

Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. The Flying Batman
    Batman
  2. 2. The Man Who Could Change Fingerprints!
    Batman
  3. 3. Start the Day Off Right
    Buzzy
  4. 4. none
    Varsity Vic
  5. 5. Patrolman!
  6. 6. Cop-Artist
  7. 7. The Olympic Games of Crime!
    Batman
  8. 8. Casey the Cop
    Casey the Cop
This issue was most recently modified by:
  • Per Sandell
  • Matthew Peets
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
  • Bill Wormstedt
  • Lou Mougin
  • Craig Delich
  • John Greb
  • Carlos Tasada
  • Jeremy Heier
  • Terry Vraspir
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Mike Nielsen