(March 1956)

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; Jack Schiff
Format:
Color; Standard Modern US; Saddle-stitched; monthly; ongoing series

Issue Notes

Parts of this issue are reprinted:

The Return of Mister Future; The Desert Island Batman; Secret of the Batmobile (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Win Mortimer
Inks:
Win Mortimer
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Vicki Vale

Indexer Notes

Credits confirmed by Win Mortimer.


The Return of Mister Future (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Arnold Drake (pgs 1-7); Bill Finger (pgs 7-8)
Pencils:
Dick Sprang
Inks:
Charles Paris
Colors:
?
Letters:
Pat Gordon

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Prof. Carter Nichols; Jules Verne; Simak (villain, introduction)
Reprints: show reprint note before migration

Indexer Notes

First Arnold Drake story for DC. Writer credit verifed by Martin O'Hearn, pencil credit verified by Dick Sprang and ink credit verified by Charles Paris. The character Simak was possibly named for science-fiction writer Clifford Simak.


[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Casey the Cop / filler / 0.67 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
humor
Characters:
Casey the Cop

Healthy Teeth for You and Your Pet! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

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

Content Information

Characters:
Binky

The Desert Island Batman (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Millionaire's Club (introduction); Voss (villain, introduction)
Reprints:

Indexer Notes

Script credit by Martin O'Hearn and inker credit verified by Charles Paris.


[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
Characters:
Casey the Cop

Patrolman with Six Legs (Table of Contents)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Joe Mallory (signed)
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
fact

Secret of the Batmobile (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Vicki Vale; The Racer (villain, introduction)
Reprints: show reprint note before migration

Indexer Notes

Script credit by Martin O'Hearn and ink credit verified by Charles Paris.


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. The Return of Mister Future
    Batman
  2. 2. [no title indexed]
    Casey the Cop
  3. 3. Healthy Teeth for You and Your Pet!
    Binky
  4. 4. The Desert Island Batman
    Batman
  5. 5. [no title indexed]
    Casey the Cop
  6. 6. Patrolman with Six Legs
  7. 7. Secret of the Batmobile
    Batman
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