(August 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
Color:
Color
Dimensions:
Standard Golden Age, then Silver Age, then Standard Modern Age U.S.
Binding:
Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format:
Was Ongoing Series

Issue Notes

Parts of this issue are reprinted:

The 1,001 Inventions of Batman (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks:
Charles Paris (verified by Paris)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Ira Schnapp (credit by O'Hearn/Desris)

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Batman; Robin
Reprints:
Reprint Note before Migration:
  • in Batman from the Thirties to the Seventies (Crown Publishers, Inc., 1971 series) #73-168329
  • in Untold Legend of the Batman, The [MPI Audio Edition] (DC, 1980 series) #2

Three Crimes Against Batman (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks:
Charles Paris (verified by Paris)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Pat Gordon

Content Information

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

Earn While You Learn? (Table of Contents)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

none (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

Follow the Batman (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks:
Charles Paris (verified by Paris)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Pat Gordon

Content Information

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

none (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:
humor

none (Table of Contents)

Shorty / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
humor

Beware: Detective at Work (Table of Contents)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
crime

The 1,001 Inventions of Batman (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Edmond Hamilton (credit by O'Hearn)
Pencils:
Dick Sprang (verified by Sprang)
Inks:
Charles Paris (verified by Paris)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Pat Gordon

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; V: Curt Mathias
Synopsis:
A criminal scientist succeeds in X-raying and then building his version of the Batman's effective crime tool, the Seeing Eye, to use against the Dynamic Duo.
Reprints:
Reprint Note before Migration:
  • in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #261
  • in Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #1
  • in Giant Batman Annual #1 Replica Edition (DC, 1999 series) #nn

Indexer Notes

When reprinted in Batman Annual #1, the story was re-titled "The Amazing Inventions of Batman." Synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-11-07.


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 0. The 1,001 Inventions of Batman
    Batman
  2. 1. Three Crimes Against Batman
    Batman
  3. 2. Earn While You Learn?
  4. 3. none
    Casey the Cop
  5. 4. Follow the Batman
    Batman
  6. 5. none
    Warden Willis
  7. 6. none
    Shorty
  8. 7. Beware: Detective at Work
  9. 8. The 1,001 Inventions of Batman
    Batman
This issue was most recently modified by:
  • 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