Batman in the Forties #[nn]

([March] 2004)

Batman in the Forties (Table of Contents)

Batman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Jerry Robinson

Inks:

Jerry Robinson

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman; Robin

Reprints:

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #12 (August-September 1942) [partial cover image]

Indexer Notes

Title page with image from cover of Batman (DC, 1940 series) #12.

Table of Contents (Table of Contents)

Batman / table of contents / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

? (border art)

Inks:

? (border art)

Colors:

? (border art)

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Credits, table of contents and indicia information pages.

Introduction (Table of Contents)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Schelly

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Batman; Robin

Indexer Notes

Introductory text with reprinted panel from ?

Milestones (Table of Contents)

Cover Gallery / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bob Kane (Batman #1, Detective Comics #27, #38); Fred Ray (World's Best Comics #1)

Inks:

Bob Kane (Batman #1, Detective Comics #27); Jerry Robinson (Batman #1 backgrounds, Detective Comics #38); Fred Ray (World's Best Comics #1)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman; Robin; Superman

Indexer Notes

Text article with quarter page cover images of Batman (DC, 1940 series) #1, World's Best Finest (DC, 1941 series) #1, Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #27 and #38.

Case of the Chemical Syndicate (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Bob Kane

Inks:

Bob Kane

Colors:

?

Letters:

Bob Kane

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Bat-Man [Bruce Wayne] (introduction); Commissioner James Gordon (introduction); Lambert; Steven Crane (death); Paul Rogers; Alfred Stryker (villain); Jennings (villain)

Synopsis:

In his first case, the Bat-Man investigates the murder of a chemical tycoon, discovering that one of his partners murdered him to steal the secret contracts that would leave him as the sole owner of the Apex Chemical Corporation.

Reprints:

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #27 (May 1939)

The Batman Wars Against the Dirigible of Doom (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Bob Kane

Inks:

Bob Kane; Sheldon Moldoff (backgrounds)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Sheldon Moldoff

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne] (Origin); Thomas Wayne (Death); Martha Wayne (Death); Joe Chill (unnamed)

Synopsis:

After learning how the Batman came into being as a crime fighter, he becomes alarmed at the sudden appearance of deadly dirigibles whose occupants wish to rule the world.

Reprints:

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #33 (November 1939) [first two pages]

Indexer Notes

Titled "Origin" in the table of contents.

Robin the Boy Wonder (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Bob Kane

Inks:

Jerry Robinson

Colors:

?

Letters:

Jerry Robinson

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson] (Intro; Origin); John Grayson (Intro; Death); Mary Grayson (Intro; Death); Mr. Haly; Boss Zucco [Anthony Zucco](villain; Intro); Blade (villain; Death)

Synopsis:

Dick Grayson watches his parents die and overhears the killers confessing the point, and he decides to tip off the Police. However, the Batman intervenes to save the boy's life, and trains him to become his partner, Robin the Boy Wonder. Then the duo head out to gather evidence needed to put the criminals behind bars.

Reprints:

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #38 (April 1940)

The People vs. Batman (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Bob Kane

Inks:

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (backgrounds)

Colors:

?

Letters:

George Roussos

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Villains: Horatio Delmar; Weasel Venner (I, D for both); Freddie Hill

Synopsis:

Weasel Venner wants to make sure that a fellow criminal doesn't make public the fact that he is the head racketeer in Gotham City, so he arranges for someone to be set up for the murder of Horatio Delmar: that someone being Bruce Wayne!

Reprints:

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #7 (October-November 1941)

The Origin of the Batman (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Bob Kane

Inks:

Charles Paris

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman; Thomas Wayne; Martha Wayne; Joe Chill

Reprints:

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #47 (June-July 1948)

Props (Table of Contents)

Cover Gallery / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bob Kane (Detective Comics #61); Charles Paris (Detective Comics #127); Win Mortimer (Batman #48); Fred Ray (Batman #10); Jerry Robinson (Batman #10)

Inks:

Jerry Robinson (Detective Comics #61, Batman #10); George Roussos (Detective Comics #61 backgrounds); Charles Paris (Detective Comics #127); Win Mortimer (Batman #48)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman; Robin

Indexer Notes

Text article with quarter page cover images of Batman (DC, 1940 series) #10 & #48 and Detective Comics #61 & 127.

The Joker Follows Suit! (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Jerry Robinson

Inks:

Jerry Robinson

Colors:

?

Letters:

George Roussos

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman; Robin; Joker

Reprints:

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #37 (October-November 1946)

The Penny Plunderers! (Table of Contents)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Bob Kane

Inks:

Ray Burnley

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; J. J. Withers (first appearance); Joe Coyne (villain, introduction); Skinny (villain, introduction, death); Mike (villain, introduction)

Synopsis:

Throughout his life, Joe Coyne felt threatened, done in by pennies and coppers, so he decides to use the "copper penny" as a trademark of his crimes.

Reprints:

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #30 (September-October 1947)

The 1,000 SEcrets of the Batcave (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Jim Mooney

Inks:

Jim Mooney

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman; Robin; Wolf Brando

Reprints:

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #48 (August-September 1948)

The Batman Family (Table of Contents)

Cover Gallery / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Fred Ray (World's Finest Comics #3); Dick Sprang (Batman #22); Bob Kane (Detective Comics #42); Jerry Robinson (Batman #26)

Inks:

Fred Ray (World's Finest Comics #3); Dick Sprang (Batman #22); Bob Kane (Detective Comics #42); Jerry Robinson (Detective Comics #42, Batman #26)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Characters:

Baman; Robin; Superman;

Indexer Notes

Text article with quarter page cover images of World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #3, Batman (DC, 1940 series) #22 & 26 and Detective Comics #42.

Alfred, Armchair Detective (Table of Contents)

Alfred / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Don Cameron ?

Pencils:

Jerry Robinson

Inks:

Jerry Robinson

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Bruce Wayne; Dick Grayson; Stubby Stubbs (Villain; Intro)

Reprints:

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #31 (October-November 1945)

Bruce Wayne Loses the Guardianship of Dick Grayson (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Bob Kane

Inks:

Jerry Robinson

Colors:

?

Letters:

George 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:

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #20 (December 1943-January 1944)

Clocks of Doom! (Table of Contents)

Robin / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Winslow Mortimer

Inks:

Winslow Mortimer

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Robin [Dick Grayson]; Bruce Wayne; Commissioner James Gordon; The Clock (villain)

Synopsis:

While helping to film a scene from a soon to be released movie at the abandoned Shark Tower lighthouse, Robin confronts a sinister new villain intent on stopping the production---for criminal purposes, of course!

Reprints:

• from Star Spangled Comics (DC, 1941 series) #70 (July 1947)

The Villains (Table of Contents)

Cover Gallery / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Dick Sprang (Detective Comics #89); Bob Kane (Detective Comics #73); Winslow Mortimer (Detective Comics #140); Bob Kane (Detective Comics #29)

Inks:

Dick Sprang (Detective Comics #89); Jerry Robinson (Detective Comics #73); George Roussos (Detective Comics #73 backgrounds); Winslow Mortimer (Detective Comics #140); Bob Kane (Detective Comics #29)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman; Robin; Scarecrow; Riddler

Indexer Notes

Text article with quarter page cover images of Detective Comics (DC, 1940 series) #29, 73, 89 and 140.

Your Face is Your Fortune (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Bob Kane

Inks:

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (backgrounds)

Colors:

?

Letters:

George Roussos

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Villains: the Catwoman [a.k.a. Elva Barr][Selina Kyle], Deadshot Mike.

Synopsis:

Selina Kyle wins a beauty contest under an assumed name and falls in love with Bruce Wayne, who was one of the judges. Although she is planning capers involving her job in a beauty salon, Selina confesses to Batman that she'd give up her criminal behavior if she knew for certain that she'd have a chance with Wayne.

Reprints:

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #15 (February-March 1943)

The Scoop of the Century! (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Bob Kane (figures); Lew Schwartz (backgrounds)

Inks:

Charles Paris

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman; Robin; Vicki Vale; The Mad Hatter

Reprints:

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #49 (October-November 1948)

Indexer Notes

This trade paperback credits inks to Lew Schwartz. Charles Paris ink credit from original issue's index.

Clayface Walks Again! (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Bob Kane

Inks:

Bob Kane; Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (backgrounds)

Colors:

?

Letters:

George Roussos

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Julie Madison; Gabby; Mr. Bentley; Clayface I [Basil Karlo] (villain).

Synopsis:

Julie breaks off her engagement to Bruce, and leaves, as Portia Storme, for a career in movies. However, the escape of Basil Karlo, and his revenge against Argus Pictures & Portia Storme brings the Batman into the picture.

Reprints:

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #49 (March 1941)

The End of Two-Face! (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Bob Kane

Inks:

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (backgrounds)

Colors:

?

Letters:

George Roussos

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Gilda; Two-Face [Harvey Kent](villain)

Synopsis:

While awaiting trial, Two-Face breaks out of jail, resuming his evil career, but, in the process, nearly killing Gilda by accident. He turns himself in and recovers his looks through plastic surgery.

Reprints:

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #80 (October 1943)

Half-Man Half-Monster (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Jack Burnley

Inks:

Win Mortimer

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman; Robin

Reprints:

• from ? (newspaper strips)(June 23-August 18, 1946)

Contributors (Table of Contents)

text article / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Short biographical paragraphs on the creators in this issue.

The True Story of Batman and Robin (Table of Contents)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff; Mort Weisinger; Bernie Breslauer

Pencils:

Win Mortimer

Inks:

Win Mortimer

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Characters:

Bob Kane; Batman; Robin

Synopsis:

Totally fictional "true" story of how Bob Kane created Batman and Robin.

Reprints:

• from Real Fact Comics (DC, 1946 series) #5 (November-December 1946)

In the Forties... (Table of Contents)

Batman and Robin / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Fred Ray (layouts); Jerry Robinson (finishes)

Inks:

Jerry Robinson

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman; Robin; Joker

Indexer Notes

Promotional text with part of cover image of Batman (DC, 1940 series) #11 on back cover. Also promotional text and images of the covers to Batman in the Fifties, Batman in the Sixties and Batman in the Seventies.