(April 1955)

DC, 1940 Series
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Price:
0.10 USD
Pages:
36
Indicia frequency:
monthly, with the exception of 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

Issue Notes

Parts of this issue are reprinted:

The Map of Mystery! (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Batman; Robin

Indexer Notes

Letters credit from Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.


Don't Be Afraid to Speak Up! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
Jack Schiff
Pencils:
Rube Grossman
Inks:
Rube Grossman
Letters:
Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:
information
Characters:
Peter Porkchops

The Living Bat-Plane! (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Edmond Hamilton
Pencils:
Dick Sprang
Inks:
Charles Paris
Colors:
?
Letters:
Pat Gordon

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Slant Stafford; Dr. Philip Winters
Reprints: show reprint note before migration

Indexer Notes

Script credit from Martin O'Hearn. Pencils credit confirmed by Dick Sprang. Inks credit confirmed by Charles Paris.


[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Batman Whirly-word Game / activity / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Martin Naydel
Pencils:
Martin Naydel
Inks:
Martin Naydel
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Batman's Publicity Agent! (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks:
Charles Paris
Colors:
?
Letters:
Pat Gordon

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Blinky Grosset; Mike Whalen

Indexer Notes

Inks credit verified by Charles Paris.


[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Playful Pop and the Kiddies / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
humor

The Strangest Lawmen on Earth (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
adventure

[no title indexed] (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

The Map of Mystery! (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Edmond Hamilton
Pencils:
Dick Sprang [as Bob Kane]
Inks:
Charles Paris
Colors:
?
Letters:
Pat Gordon

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Rand Blanning; Herbert Merton; Guy Hawtree
Synopsis:
An explorer from the famed "Explorer's Club" sets out to find an ancient lost city of the Incas, but refuses to share his secret with other members and eventually disappears. Batman is called in by the other Club members to track down their fellow member and find this lost city, not realizing one of the member wishes to loot the city.
Reprints: show reprint note before migration

Indexer Notes

Synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-18-07. Script credit from Martin O'Hearn. Pencils credit verified by Dick Sprang. Inks credit verified by Charles Paris.


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. Don't Be Afraid to Speak Up!
    Peter Porkchops
  2. 2. The Living Bat-Plane!
    Batman
  3. 3. [no title indexed]
    Batman Whirly-word Game
  4. 4. Batman's Publicity Agent!
    Batman
  5. 5. [no title indexed]
    Playful Pop and the Kiddies
  6. 6. The Strangest Lawmen on Earth
  7. 7. [no title indexed]
    Casey the Cop
  8. 8. The Map of Mystery!
    Batman
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