Batman #4

(Winter 1941)

[The Batman With Robin the Boy Wonder] (Table of Contents)

Batman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks:

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

Colors:

?

Letters:

?; some typeset

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman; Robin; the Joker; Clayface.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

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

Indexer Notes

Collage of panels from various stories.

The Case of the Joker's Crime Circus (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks:

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (backgrounds)

Colors:

?

Letters:

George Roussos

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; C. R. Darcey; The Joker; the Crime Circus

Synopsis:

The Joker organizes a crime circus that performs at the homes of wealthy patrons to size up the joint, then later robs them.

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• in Limited Collectors' Edition (DC, 1972 series) #C-25 (1974)
• in The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told (DC, 1988 series) #[nn] ([December] 1988)
• in Stacked Deck: The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told (Longmeadow Press, 1990 series) #[nn] ([November] 1990)
• in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #1 (June 1992)

Indexer Notes

Synopsis added by Craig Delich 11-1-08. Inks credits verified by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos. Letters credit verified by George Roussos.

Oddities (Table of Contents)

filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

False Alarms (Table of Contents)

filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Lou Paige (signed as G. Paige)

Inks:

Lou Paige (signed as G. Paige)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Blackbeard's Crew and the Yacht Society (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]; Mr. Horn; Stanley; Elaine; Mr. Cowden; Henry; V: Blackbeard (Thatch, I).

Synopsis:

When an exclusive yacht is taken over by a band of pirates led by the immortal Blackbeard himself, the Batman and Robin come aboard to swab the decks with them.

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.

[Public Enemy No. 1] (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]; V: Jimmy "Red" McCoy (I, D), "Big" Costello (I, D).

Synopsis:

Batman must contend with Jimmie McCoy, a young bully who claws his way up through the ranks until he becomes the overlord of crime, but ends up being deserted by his mob, hunted by the Police and killed in a gutter.

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

Indexer Notes

Synopsis added by Craig Delich 11-1-08.

Code of the Glove (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Clem Gordon (signed)

Pencils:

Raymond Perry

Inks:

Raymond Perry

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

none (Table of Contents)

Ginger Snap / filler / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bob Kane (signed as Lou Reed)

Pencils:

Bob Kane (signed as Lou Reed)

Inks:

Bob Kane (signed as Lou Reed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Bob Kane?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Ginger Snap

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 11-1-08.

[Touchdown for Justice] (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]; Tim Bannon; Stockton; Villains: Stacy and his mob (I, D).

Synopsis:

The Caped Crusader doubles as a star football player, who has been kidnapped in order that his team will lose and criminals will gain big time from the bets they have made.

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

Indexer Notes

The splash to this story became the cover for Batman #5. Jerry Robinson's first name appears on page 1, panel 2, on a sport shop. Batman uses a gun in this story. Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 11-1-08.