Batman #22

(April-May 1944)

The Duped Domestics! (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Alvin Schwartz

Pencils:

Bob Kane

Inks:

Jerry Robinson

Colors:

?

Letters:

George Roussos

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Commissioner James Gordon; Bottom (a butler); The Catwoman [Selina Kyle, as Belinda, a maid](villain)

Synopsis:

Alfred is in love, and to impress the fair maid he has designs on, he poses as the Batman, unaware that his "girl" is actually the Catwoman in disguise!

Reprinted:

• in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #255 (March-April, 1974)
• in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #6 (2009)

Indexer Notes

Writer credit confirmed by Martin O'Hearn and Schwartz, art credits confirmed by Robinson, and lettering credit verified by Roussos.

Dick Grayson, Telegraph Boy (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Jack Burnley [as Bob Kane] (signed)

Inks:

Jerry Robinson [as Bob Kane] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

George Roussos

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Commissioner James Gordon; Professor Hendricks; Mike Optik (villain, introduction); the Ghost Gang [Deafy; Egghead](villains, introduction); Batmobile

Synopsis:

A cleaver gangster and his gang use a powerful telescope to look in on various places of interest, like banks and museums, and discover which places they can carry out profitable heists.

Reprinted:

• in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #6 (2009)

Indexer Notes

Writer credit verified by Martin O'Hearn, art credits verified by Burnley and lettering credit conformed by Roussos.

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:

humor

Characters:

Pvt. Pete

Indexer Notes

This filler is NOT found in the Archive.

Conversational Clue (Table of Contents)

The Adventures of Alfred / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Mort Weisinger

Pencils:

Jerry Robinson

Inks:

Jerry Robinson

Colors:

?

Letters:

George Roussos

Content Information

Genre:

detective

Characters:

Alfred Pennyworth; Guest Stars: Bruce Wayne; Dick Grayson; Professor Dyke (villain, introduction)

Synopsis:

Overhearing an accidential conversation in the library, Alfred decides to follow it up and it leads him into a life and death situation for him unless he can put the practices into play that he has learned from Batman.

Reprinted:

• in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #257 (July-August, 1974)
• in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #6 (2009)

Indexer Notes

1st Alfred solo story. Writer credit verified by Martin O'Hearn, art credits verified by Robinson and letterer credit confirmed by Roussos.

none (Table of Contents)

Judge Jollopy / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Farr

Pencils:

Jack Farr

Inks:

Jack Farr

Colors:

?

Letters:

Jack Farr

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Judge Jollopy

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2010-1-15. This filler is NOT found in the Archive.

Waste Paper Has Become a Weapon of War! (Table of Contents)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Jerry Robinson

Inks:

Jerry Robinson

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Guest Stars: Superman; Batman; Robin

Indexer Notes

Art credits verified by Robinson, letterer credit confirmed by Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris. This PSA is NOT found in the Archive.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Kwiz Kwik / activity / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Farr

Pencils:

Jack Farr

Inks:

Jack Farr

Colors:

?

Letters:

Jack Farr

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2010-1-15. This filler is NOT found in the Archive.

Deduct a Murder (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Walt Cochrane (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

The Cavalier Rides Again (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Jack Burnley

Inks:

Charles Paris

Colors:

?

Letters:

George Roussos

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Jan Meerbrandt; The Cavalier [Mortimer Drake](villain)

Synopsis:

The Cavalier, still smarting from his previous encounter with the Caped Crusaders, taunts his foes once more as he seeks to add the Meerbrandt model of the Magi Diamond to his "Chamber of Prizes."

Reprinted:

• in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #6 (2009)

Indexer Notes

Writer credit verified by Martin O'Hearn, art credits verified by Burnley and lettering credit confirmed by Roussos.