(January 1963)

DC, 1937 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1962-11-29
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Jack Schiff

Issue Notes

On-sale date from World's Finest Comics #131 and copyright registration.

The Challenge of the Cat-Man! (Table of Contents)

Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dick Dillin
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp (sourced)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Cat-Man [Thomas Blake]
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Indexer Notes

The cover does not appear to be Jim Mooney, as credited elsewhere.

Cover Thumbnail for Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #311
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

Challenge of the Cat-Man! (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 12.67 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
Jim Mooney
Inks
Jim Mooney
Colors
?
Letters
?
Feature Logo
Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [50's face]
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batwoman [Kathy Kane]; Cat-Man [Thomas Blake] (villain, introduction)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Detective Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Strange Old Laws / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I don't have to ride in that...
Genre
humor; non-fiction
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Giant Superman Annual; Giant Batman Annual / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Thief-Catchers (Table of Contents: 6)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Quick Quiz / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Horace Elmo
Pencils
Horace Elmo
Inks
Horace Elmo
Colors
?
Letters
Horace Elmo
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Which king of England was unable to speak English?
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Batman; World's Finest Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

The Invaders from the Space Warp (Table of Contents: 9)

John Jones Manhunter from Mars / comic story / 11.67 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Miller
Pencils
Joe Certa
Inks
Joe Certa
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Zook (intro); Diane Meade; R'Ell; Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]
Synopsis
When alien criminals from another dimension escape to Earth, Manhunter rounds them all up, but they accidentally leave their pet Zook behind.
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Indexer Notes

writer credit by Bob Hughes

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Touchdown for Picasso! (Table of Contents: 11)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
advocacy

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

150 Civil War Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Convoy Terror / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

104 Kings' Knights (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

104 Kings' Knights / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Challenge of the Cat-Man!
    Batman and Robin
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Comicpac
  3. 2. Challenge of the Cat-Man!
    Batman and Robin
  4. 3. ["Follow the adventures of Batman and Robin..."]
    Detective Comics
  5. 4. ["I don't have to ride in that..."]
    Strange Old Laws
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Giant Superman Annual; Giant Batman Annual
  7. 6. The Thief-Catchers
  8. 7. ["Which king of England was unable to speak English?"]
    Quick Quiz
  9. 8. ["This famous symbol is your guarantee..."]
    Batman; World's Finest Comics
  10. 9. The Invaders from the Space Warp
    John Jones Manhunter from Mars
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
  12. 11. Touchdown for Picasso!
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    100 Toy Soldiers
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    150 Civil War Soldiers
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Convoy Terror
  16. 15. 104 Kings' Knights
    104 Kings' Knights
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
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