Batman #25
(October-November 1944)

DC, 1940 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1944-08-05
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Brand
A Superman DC Publication
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited as F. W. Ellsworth) (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dick Sprang
Inks
Dick Sprang
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Are two villains better than one?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Reprints

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Action Comics; Detective Comics; All Funny Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

Knights of Knavery (Table of Contents: 3)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Don C. Cameron
Pencils
Jack Burnley (signed as Bob Kane)
Inks
Jerry Robinson
Colors
?
Letters
George Roussos

Feature Logo
Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [40's face]
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Mrs. Van Landorpf; The Joker (villain); The Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain); Penguin's gang (villains); Joker's gang (villains)
Synopsis
Batman's attempt to set a trap to catch the Penguin and the Joker backfires and the two criminals form a partnership to commit crimes and outwit the Caped Crusaders.
Reprints
Keywords
Batmobile; Gotham City; Gotham Gazette; Gotham News

Indexer Notes

This was the first team up of the Joker and Penguin.

Writer credit confirmed by Martin O'Hearn. Art credits confirmed by Jack Burnley. Letterer credit confirmed by Roussos.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Lighter Moments with Fresh Eveready Batteries / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Sheik of Gotham City! (Table of Contents: 5)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Al Schwartz
Pencils
Jack Burnley (signed as Bob Kane)
Inks
Jerry Robinson
Colors
?
Letters
George Roussos

Feature Logo
Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [40's face]
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Ali Ka-Bada (wise man, introduction); Sheik Sidi Ben Hassen (tribal Sheik, cab driver, introduction); Omar El Kobra (villain, Sheik, introduction); El Kobra's henchmen, introduction)
Synopsis
An evil, former Sheik in Bagdad (sic) learns that the true Sheik, once thought dead, is alive and well, living in exile in Gotham City as a cab driver, so he travels to Gotham to find this man and kill him. But when the real Sheik is injured and taken to a hospital, Batman takes over driving the man's cab in disguise and is taken prisoner by the evil Omar El Kobra, who believes Bruce Wayne to be the man they are after.
Reprints
Keywords
Batmobile; Evening News; Gotham City

Indexer Notes

Writer credit confirmed by Schwartz and Martin O'Hearn. Art credits confirmed by Burnley. Letterer credit confirmed by Roussos.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Private Pete / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I never can sleep nights when we're out on maneuvers!
Genre
humor; military
Characters
Private Pete

Indexer Notes

This sequence is NOT found in the Archive.

You Can Save His Life! (Table of Contents: 8)

public service announcement / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Keywords
Milkweed Floss

A Blow for Freedom (Table of Contents: 9)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Carter (credited)
Letters
typeset

Genre
advocacy
Keywords
patriotic

Indexer Notes

This text story is NOT found in the Archive.

The Mesmerized Manhunter! (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script
Don C. Cameron
Pencils
Jerry Robinson
Inks
Jerry Robinson
Colors
?
Letters
George Roussos

Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Alfred Pennyworth; The Amazing Mazzo (introduction); Bruce Wayne; Dick Grayson; Sleepy Slim Larson (villain, introduction)
Synopsis
Alfred decides to go to the theatre one night to use his detective skills to expose the tricks of a stage magician, and ends up capturing a thief who stole the box office receipts while being hypnotized!
Reprints
Keywords
Gotham City

Indexer Notes

Art credits verified by Robinson. Letterer credit verified by Roussos.

Outsmarting a Saboteur! (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Adventures of "R. C." and Quickie; Royal Crown Cola / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

The Kilowatt Cowboys! (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
Jack Burnley (signed as Bob Kane)
Inks
Jerry Robinson
Colors
?
Letters
George Roussos

First Line of Dialogue or Text
How would you like to ride herd on...
Feature Logo
Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [40's face]
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Mr. Crane (representative of the Rocky Dam and Light Power Company); Jack (power company employee); Alex (power company employee); Matty Coyle [also as Alec] (villain, lineman, introduction, death)
Synopsis
The Caped Crusaders are sent to investigate the thefts of valuable copper wire from the Rocky Dam Light and Power Company, which is erecting a power cable into a new territory.
Reprints
Keywords
Bat-Signal; Batmobile; Gotham City

Indexer Notes

Writer credit verified by Martin O'Hearn. Art credits verified by Burnley. Letterer credit verified by Roussos.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Private Pete / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I had a thousand of these printed...
Genre
humor; military
Characters
Private Pete

Indexer Notes

This sequence is NOT found in the Archive.

These Can Be Yours (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

The Crowell-Collier Publishing Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Are two villains better than one?"]
    Batman and Robin
  2. 1. Editorial Advisory Board
  3. 2. ["Want action?"]
    Action Comics; Detective Comics; All Funny Comics
  4. 3. Knights of Knavery
    Batman and Robin
  5. 4. ["I'm sorry, Sirs!"]
    Lighter Moments with Fresh Eveready Batteries
  6. 5. The Sheik of Gotham City!
    Batman and Robin
  7. 6. ["Mind if I join you?"]
    Wheaties
  8. 7. ["I never can sleep nights when we're out on maneuvers!"]
    Private Pete
  9. 8. You Can Save His Life!
  10. 9. A Blow for Freedom
  11. 10. The Mesmerized Manhunter!
    The Adventures of Alfred
  12. 11. Outsmarting a Saboteur!
    Adventures of "R. C." and Quickie; Royal Crown Cola
  13. 12. The Kilowatt Cowboys!
    Batman and Robin
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Wheaties
  15. 14. ["I had a thousand of these printed..."]
    Private Pete
  16. 15. These Can Be Yours
    The Crowell-Collier Publishing Co.
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Baby Ruth
This issue was modified by, among others
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  • Craig Delich
  • Del Gruber
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Matthew Peets
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Per Sandell
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore