(February 1944)
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 60
- Indicia frequency:
- monthly
- Indicia Publisher:
- Detective Comics, Inc.
- Brand:
- A Superman DC Publication
- Editing:
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited editor); Jack Schiff (actual editor); Bernie Breslauer (actual editor)
- Color:
- Color
- Dimensions:
- Standard Golden Age US; Standard Silver Age US; Standard Modern Age US
- Paper Stock:
- Newsprint; Glossy
- Binding:
- Saddle-stitched; Squarebound
- Publishing Format:
- Was Ongoing Series
Artists in Villainy
Batman / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- Dick Sprang (verified by Sprang)
- Inks:
- Dick Sprang
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Dick Sprang; typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Batman; Robin.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
-
in Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #3 ([November] 1993)
-
Indexer Notes
Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 4-11-09.
[no title indexed]
Books for Your Christmas List / text article / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Josette Frank (signed)
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- non-fiction
- Synopsis:
- One of the books reviewed is "Great Caesar's Ghost" by Manning Coles.
- Keywords:
- book review
Artists in Villainy
Batman / comic story / 13 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Mort Weisinger
- Pencils:
- Ed Kressy (layouts); Dick Sprang (verified by Sprang)
- Inks:
- Dick Sprang
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Dick Sprang
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Ivan Krafft [villain].
- Synopsis:
- The Dynamic Duo must stop Ivan Krafft, who has developed a "school", under the cover of a gentleman's sporting club, to train criminals on successful crime techniques, then send them out on lucrative criminal endeavors.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #3 ([November] 1993)
-
Indexer Notes
Story prepared in 1941 and held in case Bob Kane got drafted. The next to last panel on Page 13 was usd on the cover to Batman #18. Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 4-11-09.
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
none
Gags / 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
Bandits on the Beam
Air Wave / comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Joe Samachson
- Pencils:
- George Roussos (signed)
- Inks:
- George Roussos (signed)
- Colors:
- George Roussos
- Letters:
- George Roussos
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Air Wave [Larry Jordan]; The Broadcaster (villain).
Scoundrels in Society
The Crimson Avenger / comic story / 7 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- John Daly
- Inks:
- John Daly
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- The Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]; Wing; Mrs. Bussy; Rusty Mulligan; Big Tim Barton [villain]; Pearl Mulligan.
- Synopsis:
- "Retired" gangsters try to break into society.
Birds of a Feather
text story / 2 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Tod Lowry (signed)
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- adventure
Shorty Falls in Love
Slam Bradley / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Martin Naydel
- Inks:
- Martin Naydel
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- detective-mystery
- Characters:
- Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan; Scarpuss Malone [villain]; Mrs. Mortimer Montmorency; Lucy.
- Synopsis:
- Criminals break into Mrs. Montmorency's house and leave emeralds.
[The Three Acrobats]
Three-Ring Binks / comic story / 5 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Jack Farr
- Pencils:
- Jack Farr
- Inks:
- Jack Farr
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Jack Farr
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor
- Characters:
- Three Ring Binks
- Synopsis:
- Binks tells the story of the three most amazing acrobats he's ever known.
Indexer Notes
Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 4-11-09.
Never Say Die
The Boy Commandos / comic story / 12 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Joe Samachson?
- Pencils:
- Louis Cazeneuve
- Inks:
- Louis Cazeneuve
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- adventure; war
- Characters:
- The Boy Commandos [Rip Carter; Brooklyn; Alfy; Andre; Jan]; Aleta; General Yumasota [villain].
- Synopsis:
- The Commandos avenge the deaths of American flyers executed in Tokyo.
Indexer Notes
Writer id by Bob Hughes.
Captain Tootsie and the Secret Weapon
Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Rolls / advertisement / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Rod Reed (signed)
- Pencils:
- C. C. Beck (signed)
- Inks:
- C. C. Beck (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Captain Tootsie; Rollo
Editing
Table of Contents
-
0.
Artists in Villainy
Batman -
1.
[no title indexed]
Books for Your Christmas List -
2.
Artists in Villainy
Batman -
3.
none
Laffs -
4.
none
Gags -
5.
Bandits on the Beam
Air Wave -
6.
Scoundrels in Society
The Crimson Avenger -
7.
Birds of a Feather
-
8.
Shorty Falls in Love
Slam Bradley -
9.
[The Three Acrobats]
Three-Ring Binks -
10.
Never Say Die
The Boy Commandos -
11.
Captain Tootsie and the Secret Weapon
Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Rolls
This issue was most recently modified by:
- R. J. Roper
- Mike Nielsen
- Matthew Peets
- Bob Hughes
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