(January 1945)

DC, 1937 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1944-11-21
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Brand
A Superman DC Publication
Editing
Jack Schiff; Whitney Ellsworth (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bob Kane
Inks
George Roussos
Colors
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Reprints
Keywords
automatic pistols
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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) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

[The Blaze] (Table of Contents: 3)

Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Mort Weisinger
Pencils
Ed Kressy (layouts); Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)
Inks
Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)
Colors
?
Letters
Dick Sprang
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; The Blaze [Baron von Peltz] (villain, introduction); Big Joe (villain); Ed Rafferty (villain); Red Babbitt (villain, tri-state bank robber)
Synopsis
After Batman helps the police round up a group of notorious crime czars, a new criminal rescues them and organizes them into a new underworld organization which is designed to efficiently loot all of America!
Reprints
Keywords
Batmobile; belt radio; Evening Blade; Gotham City; The Star

Indexer Notes

Layout pencils credit from Craig Delich. This story was prepared in 1941 and then stockpiled in case Bob Kane was drafted. Letters credit from Craig Delich.

In this story, Batman receives his famed diamond-studded batman badge from Commissioner Gordon.

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

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Hercules Hotcha] (Table of Contents: 5)

"Three-Ring" Binks / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Farr
Pencils
Jack Farr
Inks
Jack Farr
Colors
?
Letters
Jack Farr
Genre
humor
Characters
Three-Ring Binks

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit by Craig Delich.

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

Volto from Mars; Grape-Nuts Flakes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Marvelous Marbles! (Table of Contents: 7)

Slam Bradley / comic story / 6.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Howard Sherman
Inks
Howard Sherman
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

The Big All-American Comic Book / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

[Answering Machine] (Table of Contents: 9)

Handy Andy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Farr
Pencils
Jack Farr
Inks
Jack Farr
Colors
?
Letters
Jack Farr
Genre
humor
Characters
Handy Andy

Indexer Notes

Writer and letterer credits added by Craig Delich.

Public Enemy No. 1 (Table of Contents: 10)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Miller (credited as Jesse Merlan)
Letters
typeset
Genre
adventure

Indexer Notes

The 2nd page found on the inside back cover.

The Phoney Phantoms! (Table of Contents: 11)

Air Wave / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
George Roussos (signed)
Inks
George Roussos (signed)
Colors
George Roussos
Letters
George Roussos
Genre
superhero
Characters
Air Wave [Larry Jordan]

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Ghosts of Kelvin's Keep! (Table of Contents: 13)

The Boy Commandos / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Kirby ?
Inks
George Klein ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure; war
Characters
The Boy Commandos [Rip Carter; Alfy Twidgett; Andre Chavard; Brooklyn [Dan Turpin]; Jan Haasan]

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

Electric Football / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

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

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
  2. 1. Editorial Advisory Board
  3. 2. ["Only in a Superman DC Publication are found..."]
  4. 3. [The Blaze]
    Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
  5. 4. ["First horse thievin'..."]
    Wheaties
  6. 5. [Hercules Hotcha]
    "Three-Ring" Binks
  7. 6. ["Gee, Professor, what is it?"]
    Volto from Mars; Grape-Nuts Flakes
  8. 7. Marvelous Marbles!
    Slam Bradley
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    The Big All-American Comic Book
  10. 9. [Answering Machine]
    Handy Andy
  11. 10. Public Enemy No. 1
  12. 11. The Phoney Phantoms!
    Air Wave
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Wheaties
  14. 13. The Ghosts of Kelvin's Keep!
    The Boy Commandos
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Electric Football
  16. 15. ["It never fails..."]
    Lighter Moments with Fresh Eveready Batteries
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Craig Delich
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • Matthew Peets
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Van Dore
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