(March 1959)

DC, 1937 Series
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Price:
0.10 USD
Pages:
36
Indicia frequency:
monthly
On-sale date:
1959-01-22
Indicia Publisher:
National Comics Publications, Inc.
Brand:
Superman DC National Comics
Editing:
Jack Schiff; Murray Boltinoff (Associate Editor); George Kashdan (Associate Editor)
Format:
Color; Standard Modern US; Saddle-stitched; Ongoing series

Batman's First Case! (Table of Contents)

Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Clock [Kyle] (villain)

Batman's First Case (Table of Contents)

Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 11.66 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne] (origin); Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Clock [Kyle] (intro, villain); Joe Chill (cameo, flashback); Thomas Wayne (cameo, flashback); Martha Wayne (cameo, flashback)
Synopsis:
The sudden appearance of a new criminal basing his crime on time jogs Batman's memory into remembering that this criminal was his very first case after his parents were killed, and if the Clock has his way, the current case aginst him will be the Caped Crusader's last!
Reprints: show reprint note before migration

Indexer Notes

Batman's first case with origin re-cap. Synopsis added by Craig Delich 10-23-07. [Oddity: This story in its story-telling and sequences used, is identical to that from the Robin vs. the Clock story found in Star-Spangled Comics #74, November, 1947.]


Canine Teachers! (Table of Contents)

filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
humor

The Family Favorite! (Table of Contents)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jack Schiff
Pencils:
Bernard Baily
Inks:
Bernard Baily
Colors:
?
Letters:
Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:
adventure

The Menace of the Deadly Lights! (Table of Contents)

Roy Raymond TV Detective / comic story / 5.66 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Ruben Moreira
Inks:
Ruben Moreira
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
detective
Characters:
Roy Raymond; Karen (supporting); Thorgsen (intro, villain); President Valdes (intro)
Reprints:

["I finally caught you, Muggsy!"] (Table of Contents)

Casey the Cop / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils:
Henry Boltinoff
Inks:
Henry Boltinoff
Colors:
?
Letters:
Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:
gag
Characters:
Casey the Cop; Muggsy

Fingerprints of Guilt (Table of Contents)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
crime

The Fantastic Human Falcon (Table of Contents)

John Jones Manhunter from Mars / comic story / 5.66 pages (report information)

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); The Human Falcon (intro, villain)
Reprints:

Indexer Notes

writer id by Bob Hughes 12/08


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. Batman's First Case
    Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
  2. 2. Canine Teachers!
  3. 3. The Family Favorite!
  4. 4. The Menace of the Deadly Lights!
    Roy Raymond TV Detective
  5. 5. ["I finally caught you, Muggsy!"]
    Casey the Cop
  6. 6. Fingerprints of Guilt
  7. 7. The Fantastic Human Falcon
    John Jones Manhunter from Mars
This issue was most recently modified by:
  • Dwayne Best
  • Matthew Head
  • Bob Hughes
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
  • Bill Wormstedt
  • Bob Klein
  • Mike Tiefenbacher
  • Jerry Bails (R.I.P.)
  • Carl Gafford
  • John Greb
  • Kelly Langston-Smith
  • Jeremy Heier
  • Chris Launder
  • Terry Vraspir
  • Craig Delich
  • Mike Bowen
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Dwayne Best
  • Bob Hughes
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Mark Gordon
  • Max Capp
  • Ed Boner