Batman #19

(October-November 1943)

none (Table of Contents)

Good Books Worth Reading / text article / 0.66 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Josette Frank (signed)

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

Review of "America's Fighting Planes in Action" by Reed Kinert.

Indexer Notes

Found on the inside front cover.

Batman Makes a Deadline (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Dick Sprang (verified by Sprang)[signed as Bob Kane]

Inks:

Dick Sprang (verified by Sprang)[signed as Bob Kane]

Colors:

?

Letters:

George Roussos (verified by Roussos)

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Larry Spade (D); Villains: Big Ben Bolling (I, D), Skylark Skelly [D], Legs Lascomb [D], Rattler [D].

Synopsis:

After witnessing the fatal injuries to a top notch newspaper reporter who was kidnapped by a gang wanting to keep him silent re their activities, Batman and Robin decide to take over the story and bring the gang to justice.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #5 ([November] 2006)

Indexer Notes

Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 1-6-09.

Atlantis Goes To War (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Don Cameron (credit by OHearn)

Pencils:

Dick Sprang (verified by Sprang)[signed as Bob Kane]

Inks:

Dick Sprang (verified by Sprang)[signed as Bob Kane]

Colors:

?

Letters:

George Roussos (verified by Roussos)

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Taro (I); Lanya (I); Xano (I); other un-named Atlanteans; Villains: Admiral Von Buntz (I). Captain Kurt Fritzl (I).

Synopsis:

Batman and Robin decide to get involved in a case where a Nazi submarine attacks Allied shipping and then disappears without a trace. But they are in for a shock when they discover the secret Nazi sub base is located in lost Atlantis!

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• in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #5 ([November] 2006)

Indexer Notes

Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 1-6-09.

none (Table of Contents)

Private Pete / 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:

military humor

Characters:

Private Pete

The Case of the Timid Lion (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Dick Sprang (verified by Sprang)[signed as Bob Kane]

Inks:

Dick Sprang (verified by Sprang)[signed as Bob Kane]

Colors:

?

Letters:

George Roussos (verified by Roussos)

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Villains: the Joker, Mr. Lyon.

Synopsis:

One Mr. Lyon decides to perpetrate "jokes" and robberies, using the Joker's calling card to implicate the Jester of Crime.....something the Joker doesn't find amusing---nor do Batman and Robin!

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• in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #5 ([November] 2006)

Indexer Notes

Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 1-6-09.

none (Table of Contents)

Jerry the Jitterbug / 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:

teen humor

Characters:

Jerry the Jitterbug

Dramatic Fragment (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ted Allenby (signed)

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Collector of Millionaires (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Joe Samachson (probably)

Pencils:

Dick Sprang (verified by Sprang)

Inks:

Norm Fallon (verified by Sprang)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Ronnie Tower; Miss Tower; Howard Prescott; Miles Rockley; Reginald Van Astor; V: Ali (I).

Synopsis:

After handling a particular heart-rending situation between a friend of his and his wife, Bruce Wayne decides it's time for a vacation. But when "Bruce" returns from that vacation, he literally treats Dick Grayson like dirt. But before he, in the guise of Robin, confronts the man, he gets a radio call from the real Wayne, who has been kidnapped by a lunatic, imprisoning millionaires and sending out look alikes to further his interests.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #5 ([November] 2006)

Indexer Notes

Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 1-6-09.