Batman #16

(April-May 1943)

The Joker Reforms (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Don Cameron

Pencils:

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks:

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos [backgrounds]

Colors:

?

Letters:

George Roussos

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Jeb Johnson; Villains: The Joker, Kite, Sparky, Nitro.

Synopsis:

After robbing a jewelry store, the Joker crash-lands his escape plane and looses his memory. He stumbles into a town where he becomes a hero....but not to the other members of his gang, who seek the jewels, and come looking for him, as do the Caped Crusaders.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #4 (July 2003)

Indexer Notes

Ink credits confirmed by Robinson and Roussos. Letterer credit confirmed by Roussos. Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-24-08.

none (Table of Contents)

Shorty / 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

Characters:

Shorty

none (Table of Contents)

Marmaduke Jones / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Paul Fung

Pencils:

Paul Fung

Inks:

Paul Fung

Colors:

?

Letters:

Paul Fung?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure; humor

Characters:

Marmaduke Jones

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 12-24-08.

none (Table of Contents)

Silly Willy / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Silly Willy

The Grade A Crimes! (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ruth Lyons Kaufman [as Bunny Lyons]

Pencils:

Jack Burnley

Inks:

Jack Burnley; Ray Burnley (backgrounds)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Betty Bentley ?; Ira Schnapp ?

Editing:

Jack Schiff

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; V: John Winthrop (I).

Synopsis:

After a series of early-bird robberies, Batman notes the appearances of a milkman and his horse-drawn wagon at the scene of every crime, and makes the connection that it is involved in the heists.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #260 (January-February 1975)
• in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #4 (July 2003)

Indexer Notes

Bill Jourdain's article in Alter Ego #27, August 2003 claims art credits go to Pencils: Dick Sprang and Inks: Charles Paris [Sprang told Craig Delich that he did NOT do this story]; Jack Burnley verifies, however, he penciled and inked the story. Script credit confirmed by Jack Schiff [the original indexer credited Bill Finger]. Story was heavily edited by editor Jack Schiff. Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-24-08.

none (Table of Contents)

Fantastic Facts / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

George Papp

Inks:

George Papp

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

The Adventure of the Branded Tree (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Don Cameron

Pencils:

Jack Burnley

Inks:

Jack Burnley; Ray Burnley (backgrounds)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Betty Bentley

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Scotty [D]; Yonson [D]; Villains: Bull Beeton (I), Knuckles.

Synopsis:

Batman and Robin track down the secret of a dagger-branded tree that led to the murder of two lumberjacks.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #4 (July 2003)

Indexer Notes

The 2nd from last panel is patterned after the cover to Batman #8. Writer credit from Martin O'Hearn. Pencils, inks, and letterer credits confirmed by Jack Burnley. Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-24-08.

none (Table of Contents)

Chief Hot Foot / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Chief Hot Foot

Motive (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Eric Carter (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

none (Table of Contents)

Laffs / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

humor

none (Table of Contents)

Clancy the Cop / 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

Characters:

Clancy the Cop

Here Comes Alfred (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Don Cameron

Pencils:

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks:

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos [backgrounds]

Colors:

?

Letters:

George Roussos

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Beagle (last name revealed in Detective Comics #96); Gaston LeDuc [a.k.a. the Duke of Dorian]; Villains: Manuel Stiletti (I). Pablo.

Synopsis:

Things get very complicated when an English butler, named Alfred, suddenly shows up on the doorstep of Wayne Manor and announces that he is there is attend to their needs in order to fulfill a promise that he made to the original butler for the Wayne family. Then he discovers accidently that his new masters are in reality Batman and Robin!

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #213 (July-August 1969)
• in 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #G61 (July-August 1969)
• in Batman from the Thirties to the Seventies (Crown Publishers, 1971 series) #73-168329 (October 1971)
• in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #4 (July 2003)

Indexer Notes

Script credit from Martin O'Hearn. Ink credits confirmed by Robinson and Roussos. Letterer credit confirmed by Roussos. Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-24-08. All reprints traced.