(December 1954)

DC, 1937 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1954-10-26
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Batman Encyclopedia! (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino (sourced)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Batman Encyclopedia! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Edmond Hamilton
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Charles Paris
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Indexer Notes

Previously credited to Bill Finger? but the story exhibits many characteristics of Hamilton's writing including abundant alliteration, non-words like "crimesters" and few Fingerisms like excessive passive voice.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Superboy Says: "Know Your Country!" (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
advocacy; superhero
Characters
Superboy [Clark Kent]

The Island That Was a Ship! (Table of Contents: 5)

Captain Compass / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Joe Certa
Inks
Joe Certa
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Captain Compass [Mark Compass]

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 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
Sawed bars!
Genre
humor
Characters
Casey
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The "Send-a-Dime" Swindle (Table of Contents: 9)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

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

The Amazing Mr. Hercules! (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script
Jack Miller ?; ?
Pencils
Ruben Moreira (signed)
Inks
Ruben Moreira (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Roy Raymond; Karen; Mr. Hercules (introduction)
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

FUNman's Fun Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Littleton Stamp Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Thom McAn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Batman Encyclopedia!
    Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Jowett Institute of Physical Training
  3. 2. The Batman Encyclopedia!
    Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll
  5. 4. Superboy Says: "Know Your Country!"
    Superboy
  6. 5. The Island That Was a Ship!
    Captain Compass
  7. 6. ["Here is the trick which has amazed visitors..."]
    The Adventures of the Dubble Bubble Kids
  8. 7. Editorial Advisory Board
  9. 8. ["Sawed bars!"]
    Casey the Cop
  10. 9. The "Send-a-Dime" Swindle
  11. 10. The Amazing Mr. Hercules!
    Roy Raymond TV Detective
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    FUNman's Fun Club
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Littleton Stamp Co.
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Air Rifles
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Thom McAn
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