(February-March 1942)
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 68
- Indicia frequency:
- bi-monthly
- Indicia Publisher:
- Detective Comics, Inc.
- Brand:
- A Superman DC Publication
- Editing:
- Whitney Ellsworth
- Color:
- Color
- Dimensions:
- Standard Golden Age, then Silver Age, then Standard Modern Age U.S.
- Binding:
- Saddle-stitched
- Publishing Format:
- Was Ongoing Series
Issue Notes
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
-
in The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told (DC, 1989 series) #nn [1] ([June] 1989), #nn [1] ([June] 1989) [illustration] - in The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told (Warner Books, 1989 series) #[nn] ([June] 1989)
- in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #3 (August 2000), #3 (August 2000)
-
none
Batman / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- Fred Ray
- Inks:
- Jerry Robinson
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in Batman from the Thirties to the Seventies (Crown Publishers, 1971 series) #73-168329 (October 1971)
- in The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #2 (November-December 1979)
- in The Untold Legend of the Batman [Batman Cereal Edition] (DC, 1989 series) #2 ([1989])
- in The Untold Legend of the Batman [MPI Audio Edition] (DC, 1989 series) #2 (June 1989)
- in The Batman Gallery (DC, 1992 series) #1 (1992) [black & white]
- in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #3 (August 2000)
- in Untold Legend of the Batman, The [MPI Audio Edition] (DC, 1980 series) #2
-
Indexer Notes
Art credit revision from Jack Burnley art made by Craig Delich 2011-25-11. In my personal conversations with Jack in his home, Jack was not sure he did this cover, but said he'd go along with my opinion at the time. However, a few years later, his good artist friend, Fred Ray, gave Jack a listing of some of his art credits (published in Alter-Ego #25 for June of 2003) for Superman and Batman, and these credits (verified by Ray) state that Ray did the pencils and Jerry Robinson did the inks to this cover.
The Four Fates
Batman / comic story / 13 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Bill Finger
- Pencils:
- Bob Kane (signed); Jerry Robinson (verified by Robinson)
- Inks:
- Jerry Robinson (verified by Robinson); George Roussos (backgrounds)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- George Roussos (verified by Roussos)
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Jaffeer (D); Commissioner James Gordon; Villains: Fritz; John "Mousey" Meggs [D], Albert "Slick" Dandy [D], Pete "Nails" Logan [D], Mortimer "Brains" Brinig [D].
- Synopsis:
- When four fugitives steal a large ruby from the turban of Jaffeer, he casts a terrible curse of four fates upon each of the crooks. The Caped Crusaders attempt to capture each of the four, but the curse works on each in most unusual ways.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #3 (August 2000)
-
Indexer Notes
Synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-17-08.
none
Silly Willy / 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
- Characters:
- Silly Willy
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 White Whale
Batman / comic story / 13 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Bill Finger
- Pencils:
- Bob Kane (signed)
- Inks:
- Jerry Robinson (verified by Robinson); George Roussos (backgrounds)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- George Roussos (verified by Roussos)
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Villains: Captain Burly, Mr. Radney [both D].
- Synopsis:
- As a stockholder in the Seven Seas Insurance Company, a firm that has had to pay out huge payoffs for ships sunk by a large white whale, Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson decide to investigate the activities of one Captain Burly, who agrees to hunt down and destroy the whale. But Batman discovers that the whale is actually a submarine and the secretary of the insurance company the culprit.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #3 (August 2000)
-
Indexer Notes
Synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-16-08.
none
Quiz / activity / 0.33 page
Credits
- Script:
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils:
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks:
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Henry Boltinoff
Content Information
- Genre:
- non-fiction
none
Books Worth Reading / text article / 0.66 page
Credits
- Script:
- Josette Frank (signed)
- Pencils:
- Cliff Young (signed as Cliff)
- Inks:
- Cliff Young (signed as Cliff)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Synopsis:
- Review of "War Paint, an Indian Pony" by Paul Brown.
Indexer Notes
Artist verified by Craig Delich 12-16-08.
none
Rollin' Stone / filler / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Ray McGill
- Pencils:
- Ray McGill
- Inks:
- Ray McGill
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Ray McGill
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor
Indexer Notes
Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 12-16-08.
The Case of the Lucky Law-Breakers
Batman / comic story / 12 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Bill Finger
- Pencils:
- Bob Kane (signed)
- Inks:
- Jerry Robinson (verified by Robinson); George Roussos (backgrounds)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- George Roussos (verified by Roussos)
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Villains: the Joker, Trigger Tom, Nick Bacy.
- Synopsis:
- Batman and Robin find it that it isn't mere coincidence that the winners of several assorted money contests just happen to be ex-cons, and that the Joker is somehow involved.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #3 (August 2000)
-
Indexer Notes
Synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-16-08.
Food For the Fishes
text story / 2 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Eric Carter (signed)
- Pencils:
- Raymond Perry
- Inks:
- Raymond Perry
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- adventure
[no title indexed]
Private Pete / comic story / 4 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils:
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks:
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Henry Boltinoff
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor; military
- Characters:
- Private Pete
Christmas
Batman / comic story / 13 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Bill Finger
- Pencils:
- Bob Kane (signed)
- Inks:
- Jerry Robinson (verified by Robinson); George Roussos (backgrounds)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- George Roussos (verified by Roussos)
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Linda Page; Timmy Cratchit; Bob Cratchit; V: Hal Fink.
- Synopsis:
- While delivering presents to an orphanage at Christmas, Bruce learns that one of its resident's father is in jail, insisting that he had been framed. Batman and Robin decide to investigate to check out his claim.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #3 (August 2000)
-
Indexer Notes
Synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-16-08.
none
Shorty / 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
- Characters:
- Shorty
Editing
Table of Contents
-
0.
none
Batman -
1.
The Four Fates
Batman -
2.
none
Silly Willy -
3.
none
Laffs -
4.
The White Whale
Batman -
5.
none
Quiz -
6.
none
Books Worth Reading -
7.
none
Rollin' Stone -
8.
The Case of the Lucky Law-Breakers
Batman -
9.
Food For the Fishes
-
10.
[no title indexed]
Private Pete -
11.
Christmas
Batman -
12.
none
Shorty
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Matthew Peets
- R. J. Roper
- Craig Delich
- Daniel Thingvold
- Per Sandell
- Ramon Schenk
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- Bill Wormstedt
- Lou Mougin
- Craig Delich
- John Greb
- Carlos Tasada
- Jeremy Heier
- Terry Vraspir
- Donald Dale Milne
- Gregory Fischer
- Mike Nielsen
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