(February-March 1945)
- 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 Batman in the Forties (DC, 2004 series) #[nn] ([March] 2004)
[Season's Greetings From Batman and Robin]
Batman / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Jack Burnley
- Inks:
- Jack Burnley
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Ira Schnapp
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Santa Claus
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in The Untold Legend of the Batman [MPI Audio Edition] (DC, 1989 series) #3 (June 1989)
- in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #7 ([December] 2010)
Indexer Notes
Art credits verified by Jack Burnley, letters credit from Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.
The Penguin's Apprentice!
Batman / comic story / 12 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Don Cameron
- Pencils:
- Jack Burnley [as Bob Kane] (signed)
- Inks:
- Jerry Robinson
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- George Roussos
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; un-named young author; The Penguin [Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot] [as Q. T. Beezlum] (villain); Snipe (villain, a counterfeiter); Louis (villain)
- Synopsis:
- Batman and Robin are puzzled when the Penguin begins stealing objects from people off the street, such as a handkerchief and a feather, unaware that he is attempting to train a young man in the fine art of crime.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #7 ([December] 2010)
Indexer Notes
Script credit from Martin O'Hearn, art credits verified by Jack Burnley, and letters credit verified by George Roussos.
The Pearl of Peril!
Alfred / comic story / 4 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Don Cameron ?; Joe Samachson ?
- Pencils:
- Jerry Robinson
- Inks:
- Jerry Robinson
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- George Roussos
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Alfred Pennyworth; Bruce Wayne; Dick Grayson; Pistol-Packin' Pete (villain, introduction)
- Synopsis:
- When Alfred goes into a restaurant for dinner, he runs into a tramp who claims to have a pearl the size of an oyster.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #260 (January-February 1975)
- in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #7 ([December] 2010)
Indexer Notes
Art credits verified by Jerry Robinson, and letters credit verified by George Roussos.
Voyage Into Villainy!
Batman / comic story / 12 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Joe Samachson
- Pencils:
- Jack Burnley [as Bob Kane] (signed)
- Inks:
- Jerry Robinson
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Ira Schnapp
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Skinner (Explorer's Club member); Pierce (Explorer's Club member); McCoy (Explorer's Club member); Challoner (Explorer Club member, death); Felix Landry (villain, introduction, Explorer's Club member); Puddler Powers (villain, introduction); Rusty (villain)
- Synopsis:
- The death of a wealthy, noted member of the Explorer's Club spurs on fellow member, Mr. Challoner, to track down clues in the Club's building to the deceased man's fortune.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #7 ([December] 2010)
Indexer Notes
Writer credit from Martin O'Hearn, art credits verified by Jack Burnley, and letters credit from Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.
[no title indexed]
Shorty / filler / 0.66 page
Credits
- Script:
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils:
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks:
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Henry Boltinoff
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor
- Characters:
- Shorty
A Christmas Peril!
Batman / comic story / 12 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Don Cameron
- Pencils:
- Jerry Robinson [as Bob Kane] (signed)
- Inks:
- Jerry Robinson [as Bob Kane] (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Ira Schnapp
Content Information
- Characters:
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Scranton Loring (introduction); Timothy Scranton [as Santa Claus]; Joe Meeker; Eggers (villain, attorney); Gulliver (villain, Loring's butler); Happy Hoggsby (villain, introduction)
- Synopsis:
- Batman attempts to convince a very young "Scrooge" of the true meaning of Christmas.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #261 (March-April 1975)
- in The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #22 [Direct] (March 1982)
- in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #7 ([December] 2010)
Indexer Notes
Art credits verified by Jerry Robinson and letters credit from Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.
Editing
Table of Contents
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1.
The Penguin's Apprentice!
Batman -
2.
Son of His Father
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3.
The Pearl of Peril!
Alfred -
4.
Voyage Into Villainy!
Batman -
5.
[no title indexed]
Shorty -
6.
A Christmas Peril!
Batman
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