(August 1954)

DC, 1937 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
44
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1954-06-28
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Brain That Ruled Gotham City! (Table of Contents)

Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
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Cover Thumbnail for Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #210
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I Wanted to Be an Artist! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Art Instruction, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Brain That Ruled Gotham City! (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dick Sprang
Inks
Charles Paris
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; "Brains" Hobson (villain); Nails (villain); Hanley (villain); Professor Duvlik (villain); Bowers (villain); Ed Finn (photographer)
Synopsis
Condemned crime boss "Brains" Hobson vows to return after being executed in the electric chair. Soon after, Hobson's body disappears and his gang is gathered to find that his brain has been transplanted into a special tank and is still capable of giving orders and planning crimes.
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Indexer Notes

Inker identification by Craig Delich.

Gains Fame in Race with Flame (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Another Jim Wise "P-F" Adventure Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Adventures of the Dubble Bubble Kids / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

The Diamond That Turned Men to Stone! (Table of Contents: 6)

Roy Raymond TV Detective / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ruben Moreira (signed)
Inks
Ruben Moreira (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
detective-mystery
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Congo Bill / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Casey the Cop / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff
First Line of Dialogue or Text
There's a call coming through from headquarters!
Genre
humor

Capt. Compass Meets Capt. Kidd! (Table of Contents: 9)

Captain Compass / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Joe Certa
Inks
Joe Certa
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
detective-mystery
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Three Exciting New Adventures (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Batman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

"Step Right Up..." (Table of Contents: 11)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Miller
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction

Peter Porkchops Gives Tips on Summer Fun! (Table of Contents: 12)

Peter Porkchops / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Rube Grossman
Inks
Rube Grossman
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
advocacy; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Manitoba's Magic! (Table of Contents: 13)

Mysto Magician Detective / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Woolfolk
Pencils
Leonard Starr
Inks
Leonard Starr
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
detective-mystery

Indexer Notes

Woolfolk credit from Martin O'Hearn at http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Song Parade Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Stuart Greetings, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Brain That Ruled Gotham City!
    Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
  2. 1. I Wanted to Be an Artist!
    Art Instruction, Inc.
  3. 2. The Brain That Ruled Gotham City!
    Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
  4. 3. Gains Fame in Race with Flame
    Another Jim Wise "P-F" Adventure Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes
  5. 4. ["Attention! A leopard has broken loose from the zoo!"]
    Adventures of the Dubble Bubble Kids
  6. 5. Editorial Advisory Board
  7. 6. The Diamond That Turned Men to Stone!
    Roy Raymond TV Detective
  8. 7. ["Join Congo Bill and Janu the Jungle Boy..."]
    Congo Bill
  9. 8. ["There's a call coming through from headquarters!"]
    Casey the Cop
  10. 9. Capt. Compass Meets Capt. Kidd!
    Captain Compass
  11. 10. Three Exciting New Adventures
    Batman
  12. 11. "Step Right Up..."
  13. 12. Peter Porkchops Gives Tips on Summer Fun!
    Peter Porkchops
  14. 13. Manitoba's Magic!
    Mysto Magician Detective
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Song Parade Co.
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Stuart Greetings, Inc.
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll
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  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
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  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Matthew Peets
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