(June 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
none
Batman / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- Dick Sprang (verified by Sprang)
- Inks:
- Dick Sprang
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Batman; Robin.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
-
in Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #4 ([June] 1998)
-
The Merchants of Misery
Batman / comic story / 13 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Joseph Greene
- Pencils:
- Dick Sprang
- Inks:
- Dick Sprang
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Dick Sprang
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; George Simpson; Big-Hearted John (villain, D).
- Synopsis:
- Bruce and Dick go undercover to get the goods on a loan shark who gladly makes loans to people down and out on their luck. But the loans have huge interest rates attached to them, and if the borrower refuses to pay those rates, they are eliminated.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #4 ([June] 1998)
-
Indexer Notes
Letterer verified by Dick Sprang. Prepared earlier and held in inventory in case Bob Kane got drafted. Some info and modified synopsis added by Craig Delich 4-16-09.
none
Shorty / filler / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils:
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks:
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Henry Boltinoff
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor
- Characters:
- Shorty
Underworld Jam Session
Air Wave / comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- George Roussos (signed)
- Inks:
- George Roussos (signed)
- Colors:
- George Roussos
- Letters:
- George Roussos
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Air Wave [Larry Jordan]; Snake Eyes Bentley [villain].
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #212 (June 1972)
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[Mar-Vee-Ello the Magician]
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; Mar-Vee-Ello.
Indexer Notes
Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 4-16-09.
The Imposter of Newspaper Row
The Crimson Avenger / comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Joe Samachson
- Pencils:
- John Daly
- Inks:
- John Daly
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- The Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]; Wing; Binks; Forrester.
Futures for Sale
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; Inda Hinda [villain].
Somebody Plenty Smart
text story / 2 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Alan Cabot (signed)
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- adventure
The Battle of Wales
The Boy Commandos / comic story / 12 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Joseph Greene
- Pencils:
- Louis Cazeneuve
- Inks:
- Louis Cazeneuve
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- adventure; war
- Characters:
- Boy Commandos [Rip Carter; Brooklyn; Jan; Alfy; Andre]; Mag Llewellyn; Agent Axis [villain].
Editing
Table of Contents
-
0.
none
Batman -
1.
The Merchants of Misery
Batman -
2.
none
Shorty -
3.
Underworld Jam Session
Air Wave -
4.
[Mar-Vee-Ello the Magician]
Three-Ring Binks -
5.
The Imposter of Newspaper Row
The Crimson Avenger -
6.
Futures for Sale
Slam Bradley -
7.
Somebody Plenty Smart
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8.
The Battle of Wales
The Boy Commandos
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Mike Nielsen
- Matthew Peets
- Bob Hughes
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
- Bill Wormstedt
- Bob Klein
- Mike Tiefenbacher
- Jerry Bails (R.I.P.)
- Carl Gafford
- John Greb
- Kelly Langston-Smith
- Jeremy Heier
- Chris Launder
- Terry Vraspir
- Craig Delich
- Mike Bowen
- Gregory Fischer
- Dwayne Best
- Bob Hughes
- Mike Nielsen
- Mark Gordon
- Max Capp
- Ed Boner
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