(February 1959)

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

The Ice Crimes of Mr. Zero (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Curt Swan
Inks:
Stan Kaye
Colors:
?
Letters:
Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Batman; Robin; Mr. Zero (later renamed Mr. Freeze)
Reprinted:
  • in Batman Special Reprint [Batman 121] (DC, 1997 series) #[nn]

Indexer Notes

Letters credit from O'Hearn/Desris.


The Magic Card! (Table of Contents)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jack Schiff
Pencils:
Bernard Baily
Inks:
Bernard Baily
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
fact

Indexer Notes

inside front cover


The Body in the Bat-Cave (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 7.66 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Bill Finger
Pencils:
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks:
Charles Paris
Colors:
?
Letters:
Stan Starkman

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alec Wyre; Jigger Mulane; Dan Dolson; Hank Purdy
Synopsis:
As Bruce and Dick head for the Bat-Cave to change to their other identities, they discover the dead body of a man known for selling secrets to the underworld. Batman & Robin therefore must discover if this man sold the secret location of the Bat-Cave to underworld thugs.
Reprinted:
  • In Batman (DC, 1940 series) #218 (January-February 1970).

Indexer Notes

Script credit from O'Hearn. Inks credit verified by Paris.


["You three prisoners have volunteered for a medical research experiment"] (Table of Contents)

Warden Willis / filler / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
gag

Crime Rides the Rails (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 7.66 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Bill Finger
Pencils:
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks:
Charles Paris
Colors:
?
Letters:
Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Duds Decker (villain)

Indexer Notes

Script credit by O'Hearn. Inks credit verified by Paris. Letters credit from O'Hearn/Desris.


Homicide in Hollywood (Table of Contents)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
crime

["Ice Skating on the Lake!"] (Table of Contents)

Shorty / 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 Ice Crimes of Mr. Zero (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 8.66 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Dave Wood
Pencils:
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks:
Charles Paris
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Mr. Zero (villain, introduction, later called Mr. Freeze)
Synopsis:
A scientist accidently falls victim to the effects of an experiment, making him a virtual "human icicle," a foe who puts the chill on Batman and Robin.
Reprinted:
  • in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #176 (December 1965)
  • in Batman Special Reprint [Batman 121] (DC, 1997 series) #[nn]
  • in Batman in the Fifties (DC, 2002 series) #[nn]

Indexer Notes

Script credit from O'Hearn. Inks credit verified by Paris.


Mystery of the Golden Bean Bag! (Table of Contents)

filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Julius Schwartz
Pencils:
Morris Waldinger
Inks:
Tommy Nicolosi
Colors:
?
Letters:
Milt Snapinn

Content Information

Genre:
western; adventure
Reprinted:
  • from Hopalong Cassidy (DC, 1954 series) #95 (November 1954)

Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. The Magic Card!
  2. 2. The Body in the Bat-Cave
    Batman
  3. 3. ["You three prisoners have volunteered for a medical research experiment"]
    Warden Willis
  4. 4. Crime Rides the Rails
    Batman
  5. 5. Homicide in Hollywood
  6. 6. ["Ice Skating on the Lake!"]
    Shorty
  7. 7. The Ice Crimes of Mr. Zero
    Batman
  8. 8. Mystery of the Golden Bean Bag!
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