(January 1965)

DC, 1937 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1964-11-25
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Printer
Printed in U.S.A.
Editing
Julius Schwartz (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Trail of the Talking Mask! (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
Joe Giella
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text
That's the last of them, Robin!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Reprints

Salute to Courage (Table of Contents: 1)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
One of the qualities assoicated with our late President is courage!
Genre
advocacy

Indexer Notes

The inside front cover contains a PSA produced in sequential comics-art style. Memorial for President John F. Kennedy.

Trail of the Talking Mask! (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 14.34 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox (sourced)
Pencils
Carmine Infantino (sourced)
Inks
Joe Giella (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
So far in this case -- we haven't laid eyes on a real crook -- only these mock-up "men"!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Hugh Rankin; The Make-Up Man (first appearance, 1/2 page origin, villain)
Synopsis
Hugh Rankin almost gets himself killed trying to stop the Make-Up Man on his own.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Writer identification by Martin O'Hearn.
Story in two parts: unnumbered part 1 (7.67 pp.) & Part 2 (6.67 pp.).

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

Silly Putty / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Trik-Trak / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Watch for the First 80 Pg. Giant Superman Annual (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

80 Page Giant; Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

New from Marx! Motor Sounds! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Marx Toys / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Showcase; G. I. Joe / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Matchbox Models / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Batman's Hot-Line / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Feature Logo
Batman's Hot-Line [thin font, low hyphen]

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from Leonard J. Tirado, Rick Bierman, Andy McCurdy and Guy Lillian III.

Break Up the Bottle-Neck Gang! (Table of Contents: 11)

The Elongated Man / comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox (sourced)
Pencils
Carmine Infantino (sourced)
Inks
Sid Greene (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
By simultaneously rotating and elongating my arm, I can knock out three crooks with "one" blow!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Flash (costumed kid); Batman (costumed kid); Green Lantern (costumed kid); Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny]; The Elephant Man; Sue Dibny; the Bottleneck Gang; Billy Warner
Reprints

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

Batman; The Flash / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Amaze Your Friends with Magic (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Robbins Magic Tricks / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

G.I. Joe / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Buddy Learns the Secret! (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Aurora Products / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Trail of the Talking Mask!
    Batman and Robin
  2. 1. Salute to Courage
  3. 2. Trail of the Talking Mask!
    Batman and Robin
  4. 3. ["Silly Putty takes up comics in full color!"]
    Silly Putty
  5. 4. ["Hey kids! Transogram's Trik-Trak is the greatest!"]
    Trik-Trak
  6. 5. Watch for the First 80 Pg. Giant Superman Annual
    80 Page Giant; Superman
  7. 6. ["Make it a happy holiday--with the best in comics!"]
  8. 7. New from Marx! Motor Sounds!
    Marx Toys
  9. 8. ["Whose face does the enemy see in his smoking sights?"]
    Showcase; G. I. Joe
  10. 9. ["Whitey Ford, star of the New York Yankees- says: "Next to the World Series, I like the Matchbox series best!""]
    Matchbox Models
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Batman's Hot-Line
  12. 11. Break Up the Bottle-Neck Gang!
    The Elongated Man
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Batman; The Flash
  14. 13. Amaze Your Friends with Magic
    Robbins Magic Tricks
  15. 14. ["TV's new hero! G.I. Joe! So real he almost seems alive! Most amazing soldier you ever played with!"]
    G.I. Joe
  16. 15. Buddy Learns the Secret!
    Aurora Products
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Chris Boyko
  • Nick Caputo
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Merlin Haas
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Brian Stewart
  • Jim Van Dore