(August 1945)
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 52
- Indicia frequency:
- monthly
- Indicia Publisher:
- Detective Comics, Inc.
- Brand:
- A Superman DC Publication
- Editing:
- Jack Schiff; Whitney Ellsworth (editor-in-chief)
- 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
The House That Was Held For Ransom
Batman / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- Dick Sprang (verified by Sprang)
- Inks:
- Dick Sprang
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Batman; Robin; The Joker.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
-
in Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #4 ([June] 1998)
-
The House That Was Held for Ransom
Batman / comic story / 12 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Alvin Schwartz
- Pencils:
- Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)
- Inks:
- Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Pat Gordon (verified by Sprang)
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; J. Bullion Stickney; Dodder; The Joker (villain).
- Synopsis:
- The Joker turns the tables on logic, holding a home for ransom instead of people. And to top it off, it all is one giant trap for the Batman.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #4 ([June] 1998)
-
Indexer Notes
Letterer credit by Craig Delich (Nov. 2005). Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 4-21-09.
Smash Your Baggage
Slam Bradley / comic story / 6.66 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Howard Sherman
- Inks:
- Howard Sherman
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- detective-mystery
- Characters:
- Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan.
Indexer Notes
Revised artist credits by Jerry Bails (Nov. 2005). Previously credited also as John Daly?
Crime's Henchman
text story / 2 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Ted Lowry (signed)
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- adventure
none
Three-Ring Binks / comic story / 4 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Jack Farr
- Pencils:
- Jack Farr
- Inks:
- Jack Farr
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Jack Farr
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor
- Characters:
- Three-Ring Binks
Indexer Notes
Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 4-21-09.
The Floating Evil
The Boy Commandos / comic story / 11 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Louis Cazeneuve
- Inks:
- Louis Cazeneuve
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- adventure; war
- Characters:
- The Boy Commandos [Rip Carter; Alfy; Andre; Brooklyn; Jan].
Of Mice and Muggs
Air Wave / comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- George Roussos
- Inks:
- George Roussos
- Colors:
- George Roussos
- Letters:
- George Roussos
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Air Wave [Larry Jordan]
Editing
Table of Contents
-
0.
The House That Was Held For Ransom
Batman -
1.
The House That Was Held for Ransom
Batman -
2.
Smash Your Baggage
Slam Bradley -
3.
Crime's Henchman
-
4.
none
Three-Ring Binks -
5.
The Floating Evil
The Boy Commandos -
6.
Of Mice and Muggs
Air Wave
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Per Sandell
- 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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