(December 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

Am I Really Batman? (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

Indexer Notes

Letters credit from Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.


The Trick Is to Treat All the World's Children! (Table of Contents)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
informational

The Signalman of Crime (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:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Signalman; Commissioner James Gordon
Reprinted:
  • in Wanted. The World's Most Dangerous Villains (DC, 1972 series) #1 (July-August 1972)

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:
gag

[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

Batman's Roman Holiday (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Edmond Hamilton
Pencils:
Dick Sprang
Inks:
Charles Paris
Colors:
?
Letters:
Artie Simek

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Dr. Carter Nichols
Synopsis:
Professor Nichols contacts Bruce and Dick to show them his new time ray, and asks then to send HIM back into the days of ancient Rome so he can experience what they do on their travels. But when he doesn't automatically return, Batman & Robin head into the past to locate him.
Reprinted:
  • In 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #12 (July 1965)

Indexer Notes

Synopsis added by Craig Delich 10-01-07. Script credit from Martin O'Hearn. Pencils and inks credits confirmed by Dick Sprang.


Trouble on the London Express (Table of Contents)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
mystery

Am I Really Batman? (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Professor Milo; Commissioner James Gordon
Synopsis:
Batman wakes from a sound sleep to find himself in a mental ward, not realizing that a Professor Milo had given him a dose of amnesia gas that dulls the will to live.
Reprinted:
  • In Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #4 (Winter 1963)
  • in Batman: The Black Casebook (DC, 2009 series) #[nn]
  • in DC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals (DC, 2009 series) #2 ([August] 2010)

Indexer Notes

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


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. The Trick Is to Treat All the World's Children!
  2. 2. The Signalman of Crime
    Batman
  3. 3. [no title indexed]
    Casey the Cop
  4. 4. [no title indexed]
    Warden Willis
  5. 5. Batman's Roman Holiday
    Batman
  6. 6. Trouble on the London Express
  7. 7. Am I Really Batman?
    Batman
This issue was most recently modified by:
  • Patrick Lemaire
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Per Sandell
  • Matthew Peets
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
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  • Lou Mougin
  • Craig Delich
  • John Greb
  • Carlos Tasada
  • Jeremy Heier
  • Terry Vraspir
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Mike Nielsen