(August-September 1944)
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 52
- Indicia frequency:
- bi-monthly
- Indicia Publisher:
- Detective Comics, Inc.
- Brand:
- A Superman DC Publication
- Editing:
- Whitney Ellsworth
- Format:
- Color; Standard Modern US; Saddle-stitched; monthly; ongoing series
Issue Notes
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
- in Läderlappen (Williams Förlags AB, 1969 series) #5/1976 ([1976-05-dd])
It Happened in Rome!
Batman / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- Dick Sprang
- Inks:
- Dick Sprang
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- George Roussos
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Batman; Robin
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #6 ([December] 2009)
Indexer Notes
Pencils and inks credits confirmed by Dick Sprang; lettering credit confirmed by George Roussos.
It Happened In Rome
Batman / comic story / 13 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Joe Samachson
- Pencils:
- Dick Sprang [as Bob Kane] (signed)
- Inks:
- Dick Sprang [as Bob Kane] (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- George Roussos
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Prof. Carter Nichols (introduction); the Jester (a Roman clown, introduction); Gito; Calvus (Roman gladiator); Publius Malchio (villain; introduction)
- Synopsis:
- Bruce Wayne is sent back to the time of the ancient Romans and runs afoul of a high official as Batman, so Robin must also make the journey back to help the Caped Crusader get out of the jam he is in.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #6 ([December] 2009)
Indexer Notes
1st time-travel story. Writer credit confirmed by Martin O'Hearn, art credits confirmed by Sprang, and lettering credit confirmed by Roussos.
[no title indexed]
Hectic History / filler / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Jack Farr
- Pencils:
- Jack Farr
- Inks:
- Jack Farr
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Jack Farr
Content Information
- Genre:
- fact
Indexer Notes
This filler is NOT found in the Archive.
Convict Cargo
Batman / comic story / 11 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Don Cameron
- Pencils:
- Dick Sprang [as Bob Kane] (signed)
- Inks:
- Dick Sprang [as Bob Kane] (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- George Roussos
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Commissioner James Gordon; Sam Caldwin (banker, villain)
- Synopsis:
- Bruce Wayne allows himself to come under investigation by the District Attorney for juggling the books in order to ferret out a clever gang that, for a price, makes wealthy suspicious men like Wayne to "disappear" from prosecution.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #6 ([December] 2009)
Indexer Notes
Art credits confirmed by Sprang and lettering credit confirmed by Roussos.
[no title indexed]
Gee-Man / filler / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Ray McGill (signed)
- Pencils:
- Ray McGill (signed)
- Inks:
- Ray McGill (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Ray McGill
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor
- Characters:
- Gee-Man
Indexer Notes
This filler is NOT found in the Archive.
Western Incident
text story / 2 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Tex Palmer (signed)
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- adventure
Indexer Notes
This text story is NOT found in the Archive.
Police Line-Up!
Alfred / comic story / 4 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Don Cameron?; Joe Samachson?
- Pencils:
- Jerry Robinson
- Inks:
- Jerry Robinson
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- George Roussos
Content Information
- Genre:
- adventure
- Characters:
- Bruce Wayne; Dick Grayson; Alfred Pennyworth; Cincinnati Red (villain); Toots Rollston (villain); Ronnie the Rat (villain); Pokerface (villain); Lop-Ear (villain)
- Synopsis:
- Alfred attends a Police line-up in order to sharpen his visual recognition skills, something that nearly backfires on him.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #421 (March 1972)
- in Läderlappen (Williams Förlags AB, 1969 series) #5/1976 ([1976-05-dd])
- in Lynvingen (Williams Forlag A/S, 1969 series) #5/1976 ([mai] 1976)
- in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #6 ([December] 2009)
Indexer Notes
Art credits confirmed by Jerry Robinson; letters credit confirmed by George Roussos.
The Mayors of Yonville
Batman / comic story / 12 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Don Cameron
- Pencils:
- Dick Sprang [as Bob Kane] (signed)
- Inks:
- Dick Sprang [as Bob Kane] (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- George Roussos
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Tweedledum [Deever Tweed](villain); Tweedledee [Dumfree Tweed] (villain); Louie (villain); Spike (villain)
- Synopsis:
- The Caped Crusaders must save the people of Yonville from a gold swindle, but they have to break out of jail to accomplish it!
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in Limited Collectors' Edition (DC, 1972 series) #C-25 (1974)
- in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #6 ([December] 2009)
Indexer Notes
Art credits confirmed by Sprang and lettering credit confirmed by Roussos.
[no title indexed]
Private Pete / filler / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils:
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks:
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Henry Boltinoff
Content Information
- Genre:
- military humor
- Characters:
- Private Pete
Indexer Notes
This filler is NOT found in the Archive.
Editing
Table of Contents
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1.
It Happened In Rome
Batman -
2.
[no title indexed]
Hectic History -
3.
Convict Cargo
Batman -
4.
[no title indexed]
Gee-Man -
5.
Western Incident
-
6.
Police Line-Up!
Alfred -
7.
The Mayors of Yonville
Batman -
8.
[no title indexed]
Private Pete
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