(March 1957)
- 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
The Rainbow Batman!
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Sheldon Moldoff
- Inks:
- Sheldon Moldoff
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
- Reprints:
-
in 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #G24 (July-August 1966) - in The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told (DC, 1989 series) #nn [1] ([June] 1989)
- in The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told (Warner Books, 1989 series) #[nn] ([June] 1989)
-
The Rainbow Batman
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 12 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Edmond Hamilton
- Pencils:
- Sheldon Moldoff [as Bob Kane] (signed)
- Inks:
- Stan Kaye
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner Gordon (cameo); Alfred Pennyworth (cameo); Marion Marley (movie starlet); un-named thieves (villains)
- Synopsis:
- A freak accident to Dick Grayson forces Batman into the uncomfortable position of having to wear different colors of Batman uniforms to keep people from noticing the injury also affects Robin the Boy Wonder!
- Reprints:
- in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #182 (July-August 1966)
- in 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #G24 (July-August 1966)
-
- Keywords:
- Bat-Cave; Bat-Signal
Special Brotherhood Week Quiz
Buzzy / public service announcement / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Jack Schiff ?
- Pencils:
- Ruben Moreira
- Inks:
- Ruben Moreira
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Ira Schnapp
Content Information
- Genre:
- teen
- Characters:
- Buzzy
The Man Who Couldn't Touch Ground
Roy Raymond TV Detective / comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Ruben Moreira
- Inks:
- Ruben Moreira
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- detective-mystery
- Characters:
- Roy Raymond; Karen (supporting); Commissioner Jameson
["So you won't tell us a thing, eh?"]
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; Butch
They Fight Frauds
text story / 1.75 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Jack Miller [as Jack McCoy]
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- non-fiction
[Ownership, Management, and Circulation of Detective Comics]
statement of ownership / 0.25 page
Credits
- Script:
- J.S. Liebowitz
- Letters:
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Statement for October 1, 1956.
The Impossible Manhunt!
John Jones Manhunter from Mars / comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Jack Miller ?
- Pencils:
- Joe Certa
- Inks:
- Joe Certa
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]; Captain Harding (supporting); Firebug Smith [Jasper Craig] (intro, villain); Roger Jones
- Synopsis:
- An arsonist is targeting any business owned by anyone named Jones, so John Jones opens an art gallery to catch the criminal.
- Reprints:
- in Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([July] 2007)
-
Indexer Notes
writer id by Bob Hughes 5/09
Editing
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Rainbow Batman!
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder -
1.
The Rainbow Batman
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder -
2.
Special Brotherhood Week Quiz
Buzzy -
3.
The Man Who Couldn't Touch Ground
Roy Raymond TV Detective -
4.
["So you won't tell us a thing, eh?"]
Casey the Cop -
5.
They Fight Frauds
-
6.
[Ownership, Management, and Circulation of Detective Comics]
-
7.
The Impossible Manhunt!
John Jones Manhunter from Mars
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