(May 1956)
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- monthly
- Indicia Publisher:
- National Comics Publications, Inc.
- Brand:
- Superman DC National Comics
- Editing:
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Jack Schiff (actual)
- Color:
- Color
- Dimensions:
- Standard Golden Age US; Standard Silver Age US; Standard Modern Age US
- Paper Stock:
- Newsprint; Glossy
- Binding:
- Saddle-stitched; Squarebound
- Publishing Format:
- Was Ongoing Series
Batman, Junior!
Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Curt Swan (see Notes this issue)
- Inks:
- Stan Kaye
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Batman [Bruce Wayne] (photo); Batman, Junior [John Vance] (photo); Robin [Dick Grayson]
- Reprints:
-
in 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #G27 (October 1966)
-
Indexer Notes
Joe Desris credits pencils on this cover to Sheldon Moldoff, however, art does appear to be Swan to a number of others, including noted art identifier, Craig Delich.
Batman, Junior
Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Edmond Hamilton
- Pencils:
- Sheldon Moldoff [as Bob Kane] (signed)
- Inks:
- Charles Paris
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batman, Junior [John Vance] (introduction); Commissioner James Gordon (supporting); Birrel Binter (villain, introduction)
- Synopsis:
- When Batman doesn't allow Robin to come with him on a case, he's hurt, but more so when he accidently discovers a photo of the Caped Crusader with a younger version of himself, taken years before there was a Robin, and that person, now a grown man, has returned to Gotham City.
- Reprints:
- in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #185 (October-November 1966)
- in 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #G27 (October 1966)
-
in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #26/1967 (30.Dezember 1967)
-
- Keywords:
- Bat-Cave; Batarang; Batmobile
["Hey, pull over to the curb!"]
Jerry the Jitterbug / filler / 0.5 page
Credits
- Script:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Inks:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Henry Boltinoff
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor
- Characters:
- Jerry the Jitterbug
- Reprints:
- in Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #307 (December 1963)
-
Get Your Ticket to the Treasury of Books!
Superman / public service announcement / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Jack Schiff
- Pencils:
- Winslow Mortimer
- Inks:
- Winslow Mortimer
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Ira Schnapp
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Superman
The Mystery of the Brain-Exchanger
Roy Raymond TV Detective / comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Ruben Moreira (signed)
- Inks:
- Ruben Moreira (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- detective-mystery
- Characters:
- Roy Raymond; Karen (supporting); Professor Abner Bean; Harvey Crow (villain)
["I own this cow, but how can I explain the law to her?"]
Strange Laws / filler / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Inks:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Henry Boltinoff
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor
Manhunting in Miniature
text story / 2 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Jack Miller [as Jed Maxwell]
- Pencils:
- ? (illustration)
- Inks:
- ? (illustration)
- Colors:
- ? (illustration)
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- crime
The Thief Who Had Super Powers!
John Jones Manhunter from Mars / comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- George Kashdan ?
- Pencils:
- Joe Certa
- Inks:
- Joe Certa
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz; John Jones] (origin); unnamed Martian criminal (intro, villain); Professor Erdel (cameo, flashback)
- Synopsis:
- An unnamed criminal escapes from Mars and lands on Earth. He offers Jones his Guard Belt which can transport him back to Mars, but Jones refuses because the criminal would escape.
- Reprints:
- in Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([July] 2007)
-
Indexer Notes
writer id by Bob Hughes 6/09. Jones uses telescopic Martian eyesight and super-hearing. The Martian villain uses super-strength.
["Stop! You Thief!"]
Casey the Cop / filler / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Inks:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Henry Boltinoff
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor
- Characters:
- Casey the Cop
Editing
Table of Contents
-
0.
Batman, Junior!
Batman and Robin -
1.
Batman, Junior
Batman and Robin -
2.
["Hey, pull over to the curb!"]
Jerry the Jitterbug -
3.
Get Your Ticket to the Treasury of Books!
Superman -
4.
The Mystery of the Brain-Exchanger
Roy Raymond TV Detective -
5.
["I own this cow, but how can I explain the law to her?"]
Strange Laws -
6.
Manhunting in Miniature
-
7.
The Thief Who Had Super Powers!
John Jones Manhunter from Mars -
8.
["Stop! You Thief!"]
Casey the Cop
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