(December 1941)
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 68
- Indicia frequency:
- monthly
- Indicia Publisher:
- Detective Comics, Inc.
- Brand:
- A Superman DC Publication
- Editing:
- Whitney Ellsworth; [Murray Boltinoff; Mort Weisinger]
- Color:
- Color
- Dimensions:
- Standard Golden Age US; Standard Silver Age US; Standard Modern Age US
- Paper Stock:
- Newsprint; Glossy
- Binding:
- Saddle-stitched; Squarebound
- Publishing Format:
- Was Ongoing Series
[no title indexed]
Batman / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- Fred Ray
- Inks:
- Jerry Robinson
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
-
in Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #2 (1991)
-
Indexer Notes
Art revision from Fred Ray (rough layouts) and Jerry Robinson (finished art) to Fred Ray pencils by Craig Delich 2011-25-11. Fred Ray sent a listing of his comic work to friend Jack Burnley in 2003, and it was subsequently published by Roy Thomas in Alter-Ego #25 for June of 2003. Fred states and verifies that he did the pencils and Robinson did the inks to this cover. Fred submitted this list as he was having an on-going feud with Robinson, because Jerry was claiming to have done some of the art that Fred actually did.
[One of the Most Perfect Frame-Ups]
Batman / comic story / 13 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Bill Finger
- Pencils:
- Bob Kane (signed)
- Inks:
- Jerry Robinson; George Roussos
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- George Roussos
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Bustolli; Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (introduction, villain); The Boss (villain)
- Synopsis:
- While visiting an art gallery, Bruce and Dick hear that three paintings have disappeared. Later, a series of other robberies lead the Batman to be accused of criminal actions by a Mr. Boniface [aka the Penguin], and Commissioner Gordon issues a warrant for his arrest.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #2 (1991)
- in The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told (DC, 1989 series) #2 ([May] 1992)
- in The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told (Warner Books, 1989 series) #2 (July 1992)
-
Indexer Notes
Some info and modified synopsis added by Craig Delich 3-19-09.
none
Spy / comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Ed Moore (signed)
- Inks:
- Ed Moore (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- adventure
- Characters:
- Bart Regan
none
Laffs / filler / 0.5 page
Credits
- Script:
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils:
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks:
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Henry Boltinoff
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor
The Case of the Frightened Sister
Larry Steele, Private Detective / comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Cliff Young (signed)
- Inks:
- Cliff Young (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- detective-mystery
- Characters:
- Larry Steele
The Smugglers' Sloops; Sgt. York
Good Books and Movies / filler / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Josette Frank (signed)
- Letters:
- typeset
[Vacation at Lake Cobalt]
Cliff Crosby / comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Chad Grothkopf
- Pencils:
- Chad Grothkopf
- Inks:
- Chad Grothkopf
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Chad Grothkopf
Content Information
- Genre:
- adventure
- Characters:
- Cliff Crosby
The Cigarette Murder
Speed Saunders, Ace Investigator / comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Ed Winiarski (signed as Win)
- Inks:
- Ed Winiarski (signed as Win)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- detective-mystery
- Characters:
- Speed Saunders
Hill Hate
text story / 2 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Edward MIles (signed)
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- adventure
[Smith and Smythe]
The Crimson Avenger / comic story / 4 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Jack Lehti (signed)
- Pencils:
- Jack Lehti (signed)
- Inks:
- Charles Paris
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Charles Paris
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- The Crimson Avenger (no cape, Lee Travis); Smith; Smythe; Wing.
[Murder in the Metropolitan Hotel]
Steve Malone, District Attorney / comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Don Lynch (signed)
- Inks:
- Don Lynch (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- detective-mystery
- Characters:
- Steve Malone
none
Gags / filler / 0.5 page
Credits
- Script:
- Ray McGill
- Pencils:
- Ray McGill
- Inks:
- Ray McGill
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Ray McGill
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor
Indexer Notes
Writer and letterer credits added by Craig Delich 3-19-09.
Everything Happens to Slam!
Slam Bradley / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Howard Sherman
- Inks:
- Howard Sherman
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- detective-mystery
- Characters:
- Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan.
Editing
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Batman -
1.
[One of the Most Perfect Frame-Ups]
Batman -
2.
none
Spy -
3.
none
Laffs -
4.
The Case of the Frightened Sister
Larry Steele, Private Detective -
5.
The Smugglers' Sloops; Sgt. York
Good Books and Movies -
6.
[Vacation at Lake Cobalt]
Cliff Crosby -
7.
The Cigarette Murder
Speed Saunders, Ace Investigator -
8.
Hill Hate
-
9.
[Smith and Smythe]
The Crimson Avenger -
10.
[Murder in the Metropolitan Hotel]
Steve Malone, District Attorney -
11.
none
Gags -
12.
Everything Happens to Slam!
Slam Bradley
This issue was most recently modified by:
- R. J. Roper
- Craig Delich
- J.D. Sebastian
- Per Sandell
- Matthew Peets
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