(April 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
Format:
Color; Standard Modern US; Saddle-stitched; monthly; ongoing series

The Phantom of the Bat-Cave! (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Reprints:

Indexer Notes

Pencils credit confirmed by Win Mortimer. Letters credit from Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.


The Golden Eggs! (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:
The Penguin
Reprints:

Indexer Notes

Script credit from Martin O'Hearn. Inks 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

Batman--Frontier Marshall (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

Characters:
Prof. Carter Nichols; Bat Masterson; Pecos Pete; Harris Harper; Gila Bill
Reprints:

Indexer Notes

Script credit from Martin O'Hearn. Inks credit verified by Charles Paris. Time travel story.


It's Fun to Belong! (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

Genre:
superhero

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Jerry the Jitterbug / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Legal Lawbreakers (Table of Contents)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
John Mallory
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset

The Phantom of the Bat-Cave! (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Edmond Hamilton
Pencils:
Sheldon Moldoff [as Bob Kane]
Inks:
Charles Paris
Colors:
?
Letters:
Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred; Pardu; The Society of Magicians
Synopsis:
Batman is puzzled when a trophy of a case he just completed disappears and is replaced by another item....right in the confines of the Bat-Cave.
Reprints:

Indexer Notes

Synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-3-07. Script credit from Martin O'Hearn. Inks credit verified by Charles Paris. Letters credit from Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. The Golden Eggs!
    Batman
  2. 2. [no title indexed]
    Casey the Cop
  3. 3. Batman--Frontier Marshall
    Batman
  4. 4. It's Fun to Belong!
    Binky
  5. 5. [no title indexed]
    Jerry the Jitterbug
  6. 6. Legal Lawbreakers
  7. 7. The Phantom of the Bat-Cave!
    Batman
This issue was most recently modified by:
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