(April 1957)

DC, 1940 Series
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Price:
0.10 USD
Pages:
36
Indicia frequency:
monthly, with the exception of January, May, July and November
Indicia Publisher:
National Comics Publications, Inc.
Brand:
Superman DC National Comics
Editing:
Whitney Ellsworth
Format:
Color; Standard Modern US; Saddle-stitched; monthly; ongoing series

Issue Notes

Parts of this issue are reprinted:

The Grown-Up Boy Wonder! (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks:
Sheldon Moldoff
Colors:
?
Letters:
Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Batman; Robin [as Owlman]

Indexer Notes

Letters credit from Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.


The Boy Who Adopted Batman (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

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

Indexer Notes

Inks credit verified by Charles Paris.


Carreers in Nursing (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
Jack Schiff ?
Pencils:
Ruben Moreira
Inks:
Ruben Moreira
Colors:
?
Letters:
Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:
teen
Characters:
Buzzy

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Warden Willis / 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:
gag

Robin Falls in Love (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Bill Finger
Pencils:
Sheldon Moldoff [as Bob Kane]
Inks:
Charles Paris
Colors:
?
Letters:
Pat Gordon

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Vera Lovely
Synopsis:
Robin falls hard for a lovely young skater after saving her life....a romance that causes problems for Batman in their daily crime fighting chores!
Reprints: show reprint note before migration

Indexer Notes

Synopsis added by Craig Delich 10-18-07. Script credit from Martin O'Hearn. Inks credit verified by Charles Paris.


Foiling the Getaways (Table of Contents)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
adventure

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Casey the Cop / filler / 0.66 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
gag

The Grown-Up Boy Wonder (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Bill Finger
Pencils:
Sheldon Moldoff [as Bob Kane]
Inks:
Stan Kaye
Colors:
?
Letters:
Pat Gordon

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Daredevils
Synopsis:
While examining a lead-lined box Superman had brought back from outer space, Dick accidentally touches a release, emitting a gas that causes him to grow bodily into manhood, thus forcing him to give up his Robin persona and adopting a different crime fighting ID.
Reprints: show reprint note before migration

Indexer Notes

Synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-3-07. Script credit from Martin O'Hearn.


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. The Boy Who Adopted Batman
    Batman
  2. 2. Carreers in Nursing
    Buzzy
  3. 3. [no title indexed]
    Warden Willis
  4. 4. Robin Falls in Love
    Batman
  5. 5. Foiling the Getaways
  6. 6. [no title indexed]
    Casey the Cop
  7. 7. The Grown-Up Boy Wonder
    Batman
This issue was most recently modified by:
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Per Sandell
  • Matthew Peets
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
  • Bill Wormstedt
  • Lou Mougin
  • Craig Delich
  • John Greb
  • Carlos Tasada
  • Jeremy Heier
  • Terry Vraspir
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Mike Nielsen