(June 1963)

DC, 1940 Series
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Price:
0.12 USD
Pages:
36
Indicia frequency:
monthly, with the exception of Jan., April, July and Oct.
Indicia Publisher:
National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Brand:
Superman DC National Comics
Editing:
Jack Schiff
Format:
Color; Standard Modern US; Saddle-stitched; monthly; ongoing series

Robin Dies at Dawn (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks:
Charles Paris (verified by Paris)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Gaspar Saladino?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Batman; Robin
Reprinted:
  • in Batman from the Thirties to the Seventies (Crown Publishers, Inc., 1971 series) #73-168329
  • In The Batman Gallery (DC) #1 (1992).

Not Wanted: High School Dropouts! (Table of Contents)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
fact

The Secret of the Ant-Man (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 7.66 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Bill Finger (credit by O'Hearn)
Pencils:
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks:
Charles Paris (verified by Paris)
Colors:
?
Letters:
David Huffine?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Batman {Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Bat-Hound; Ant-Man [Jumbo Carson]; V: Al Welles
Synopsis:
After Batman announces that he is going away on a secret Government mission, a pint-sized crime fighter by the name of Ant-Man pops up to help him out, but the Boy Wonder wrongly guesses that it is Batman in disguise.
Reprinted:
  • In Batman (DC, 1940 series) #185 (October-November 1966)
  • in Lynvingen (Se-Bladene, 1966 series) #11/1967

Indexer Notes

Synopsis added by Craig Delich 10-23-07.


none (Table of Contents)

True Crime Laffs / 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:
humor

Robin Dies at Dawn (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 16.66 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Bill Finger (credit by O'Hearn)
Pencils:
Sheldon Moldoff (as Bob Kane)
Inks:
Charles Paris (verified by Paris)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Stan Starkman

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred; Ace the Bat-Hound; Gorilla Gang (introduction)
Synopsis:
Batman undergoes a test simulation for a situation that astronauts may one day face alone in outer space, and during that simulation he sees Robin dies. After the test is over, Batman faces the terrible side-effects of his simulation, believing that Robin will actually die, and it so complicates his fight against crime, he decides to retire!
Reprinted:
  • In Batman (DC, 1940 series) #185 (October-November 1966)
  • in Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told, The (DC, 1988 series) #nn [1]
  • in Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told, The (DC, 1989 series) #nn [1]
  • in Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told, The (Warner Books, 1989 series) #[nn]
  • in Batman: The Black Casebook (DC, 2009 series) #[nn]

Indexer Notes

Synopsis added by Craig Delich 10-23-07.


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. Not Wanted: High School Dropouts!
  2. 2. The Secret of the Ant-Man
    Batman
  3. 3. none
    True Crime Laffs
  4. 4. Robin Dies at Dawn
    Batman
This issue was most recently modified by:
  • Patrick Lemaire
  • Merlin Haas
  • Matthew Peets
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
  • Bill Wormstedt
  • Lou Mougin
  • Craig Delich
  • John Greb
  • Carlos Tasada
  • Jeremy Heier
  • Terry Vraspir
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Mike Nielsen