(December 1943-January 1944)
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 60
- Indicia frequency:
- bi-monthly
- Indicia Publisher:
- Detective Comics, Inc.
- Brand:
- A Superman DC Publication
- Editing:
- Jack Schiff; Whitney Ellsworth (editor-in-chief)
- 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 Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #5 ([November] 2006), #5 ([November] 2006)
-
none
Batman / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- Dick Sprang (verified by Sprang)
- Inks:
- Dick Sprang (verified by Sprang)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Batman; Robin.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in Batman from the Thirties to the Seventies (Crown Publishers, 1971 series) #73-168329 (October 1971)
- 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 Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #5 ([November] 2006)
- in Untold Legend of the Batman, The [MPI Audio Edition] (DC, 1980 series) #2
-
The Centuries of Crime
Batman / comic story / 12 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Don Cameron (credit by OHearn)
- Pencils:
- Jack Burnley (verified by Burnley)
- Inks:
- Jack Burnley (verified by Burnley); Ray Burnley (backgrounds, confirmed by Burnley)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Betty Bentley (confirmed by Burnley)
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Beagle; Percival Pruitt; Villains: the Joker, Professor Ecla Tate, Swami Meera Kell.
- Synopsis:
- The Joker enlists the aid of a fradulent scientist and swami, convincing them that they can successfully carry out their "fleecings" of victims: in the past and the future!
- 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.
[no title indexed]
Jerry the Jitterbug / comic story / 1 page
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
The Trial of Titus Keyes
Batman / comic story / 12 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Bill Finger (credit by OHearn)
- Pencils:
- Bob Kane (signed)
- Inks:
- Jerry Robinson (verified by Robinson)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- George Roussos (verified by Roussos)
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Jack Paley; Nick; Titus Keyes (I); Detective Flam; Patrolman Patrick Francis Aloysius Michael O'Brien; V: Slick Fingers [George Collins].
- Synopsis:
- Batman and Robin, figuring that the case in court against Titus Keyes is much too pat, investigate and discover the real culprit: the cell-mate of Keyes when he was in prison.
- 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.
none
Hectic History / filler / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Jack Farr
- Pencils:
- Jack Farr
- Inks:
- Jack Farr
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Jack Farr
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor
Indexer Notes
Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 1-6-09.
The Lawmen of the Sea
Batman / comic story / 12 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Bill Finger (credit by OHearn)
- Pencils:
- Jack Burnley (verified by Burnley)
- Inks:
- Jack Burnley (verified by Burnley); Ray Burnley (backgrounds, confirmed by Burnley)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Betty Bentley (confirmed by Burnley)
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; "Whittling" Willie Binger; Spinner Powell; Sgt. Daniels; V: Shark Hawkey (I).
- Synopsis:
- In the 2nd story of a series involving various Police divisions, Batman & Robin team-up with the Harbor Patrol to track down harbor pirates!
- 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.
none
Clancy the Cop / 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:
- Clancy the Cop
Convoy Sighted
text story / 2 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Walt Abbot (signed)
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- adventure
Bruce Wayne Loses the Guardianship of Dick Grayson
Batman / comic story / 12 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Bill Finger (credit by OHearn)
- Pencils:
- Bob Kane (signed)
- Inks:
- Jerry Robinson (verified by Robinson)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- George Roussos (verified by Roussos)
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Beagle; Villains: George Grayson [I](Dick Graysons uncle), Clara Grayson [I](Dick Graysons aunt), Fatso Foley (I).
- Synopsis:
- One day a couple show up at the Wayne mansion claiming to be the Aunt & Uncle of Dick Grayson, and they successfully get custody of the boy. But Batman smells a rat when the couple call up Bruce Wayne and offer him the opportunity to "buy" Dick back!
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in Batman Family (DC, 1975 series) #10 (March-April 1977)
-
in Batman Album (K. G. Murray, 1976 series) #37 (October 1979) - in Batman in the Forties (DC, 2004 series) #[nn] ([March] 2004)
- 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.
Editing
Table of Contents
-
0.
none
Batman -
1.
The Centuries of Crime
Batman -
2.
[no title indexed]
Jerry the Jitterbug -
3.
The Trial of Titus Keyes
Batman -
4.
none
Hectic History -
5.
The Lawmen of the Sea
Batman -
6.
none
Clancy the Cop -
7.
Convoy Sighted
-
8.
Bruce Wayne Loses the Guardianship of Dick Grayson
Batman
This issue was most recently modified by:
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- Daniel Thingvold
- Per Sandell
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- Matthew Peets
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- Lou Mougin
- Craig Delich
- John Greb
- Carlos Tasada
- Jeremy Heier
- Terry Vraspir
- Donald Dale Milne
- Gregory Fischer
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