(April 1959)

DC, 1937 Series
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Price:
0.10 USD
Pages:
36
Indicia frequency:
monthly
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

Issue Notes

Ad sequences, synopses, and some other information added by Ed Boner, February 2009.

Parts of this issue are reprinted:

The Satellite from Gotham City! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Pencils:
Curt Swan
Inks:
Stan Kaye
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

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

The Satellite of Gotham City (Table of Contents)

Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 11.67 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner Gordon (supporting); Astro (intro, villain)
Synopsis:
Batman and Robin face the challenge of Astro's Satellite of Crime.

[Tootsie Roll ad] (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

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

[The Brave and the Bold #23] (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

What's Your B.Q.*? (*Brotherhood Quotient) (Table of Contents)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

["This is the prison, Warden Willis!"] (Table of Contents)

Warden Willis / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
gag
Characters:
Warden Willis; Grover

The Magic Stop Watch (Table of Contents)

Roy Raymond TV Detective / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
detective
Characters:
Roy Raymond; Karen (supporting)
Synopsis:
Roy Raymond, who usually exposes frauds and hoaxters on his show, seems to be the one perpertrating the scam this time around.

[Tootsie Roll Pop ad] (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

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

Face of Guilt (Table of Contents)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Letters:
typeset

[Challengers of the Unknown #7] (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

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

["It's a nice and quiet night here in the park!"] (Table of Contents)

Casey the Cop / filler / 0.5 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

Fingerprint Oddities! (Table of Contents)

filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

The Challenge of the Masked Avenger (Table of Contents)

John Jones Manhunter from Mars / comic story / 5.67 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]; The Masked Avenger [Leroy] (intro); Mabel
Synopsis:
The Manhunter's usual daily routine of stopping criminals is further complicated by the emergence of the Masked Avenger, a nobody trying to make a name for himself in order to impress the girl he wants to marry.
Reprints: show reprint note before migration

Indexer Notes

writer id by Bob Hughes 5/09


[Tootsie Roll Fudge ad] (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

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

Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. The Satellite of Gotham City
    Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
  2. 2. [Tootsie Roll ad]
  3. 3. [The Brave and the Bold #23]
  4. 4. What's Your B.Q.*? (*Brotherhood Quotient)
  5. 5. ["This is the prison, Warden Willis!"]
    Warden Willis
  6. 6. The Magic Stop Watch
    Roy Raymond TV Detective
  7. 7. [Tootsie Roll Pop ad]
  8. 8. Face of Guilt
  9. 9. [Challengers of the Unknown #7]
  10. 10. ["It's a nice and quiet night here in the park!"]
    Casey the Cop
  11. 11. Fingerprint Oddities!
  12. 12. The Challenge of the Masked Avenger
    John Jones Manhunter from Mars
  13. 13. [Tootsie Roll Fudge ad]
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