(August 1945)

DC, 1937 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1945-06-19
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.

The House That Was Held for Ransom (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Dick Sprang
Inks
Dick Sprang
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp ?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Joker
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art credits verified by Sprang.

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

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

You Don't Need a Telescope! (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

The House That Was Held for Ransom! (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
Joseph Greene
Pencils
Bob Kane (signed)
Inks
Bob Kane (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Pat Gordon

Feature Logo
Batman with Robin, the Boy Wonder
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; J. Bullion Stickney; Dodder (Stickney's servant); The Joker [as Reginald P. Parker] (villain); Snoozer (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
Keywords
Batplane; Gotham City; Kiddiwah River

Indexer Notes

Letters credit by Craig Delich.

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

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Smash Your Baggage! (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Indexer Notes

Art credits by Jerry Bails. We previously suggested John Daly.

How Would You Like to Read Batman and Robin Every Day? (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

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

Kellogg's Shredded Wheat / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Popsicle Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Crime's Henchman (Table of Contents: 9)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Ted Udall
Letters
typeset

Genre
crime

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script
Jack Farr
Pencils
Jack Farr
Inks
Jack Farr
Colors
?
Letters
Jack Farr

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Booking-agent de luxe for all circus, carnival, movie, or night club headline acts...
Genre
humor
Characters
Three-Ring Binks

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit by Craig Delich.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Bit-o-Honey / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Floating Evil! (Table of Contents: 12)

The Boy Commandos / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Louis Cazeneuve
Inks
Louis Cazeneuve
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; war
Characters
The Boy Commandos [Rip Carter; Alfy Twidgett; Andre Chavard; Brooklyn [Dan Turpin]; Jan Haasan]

What Makes a Champion? (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Of Mice and Muggs! (Table of Contents: 14)

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: 15) (Expand) /

Post Grape-Nuts Flakes; Volto from Mars / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Flaming Rescue! (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The House That Was Held for Ransom
    Batman and Robin
  2. 1. Editorial Advisory Board
  3. 2. You Don't Need a Telescope!
  4. 3. The House That Was Held for Ransom!
    Batman and Robin
  5. 4. ["T' tell you the truth..."]
    Wheaties
  6. 5. Smash Your Baggage!
    Slam Bradley
  7. 6. How Would You Like to Read Batman and Robin Every Day?
    Batman and Robin
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Kellogg's Shredded Wheat
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Popsicle Products
  10. 9. Crime's Henchman
  11. 10. ["Booking-agent de luxe for all circus, carnival, movie, or night club headline acts..."]
    "Three-Ring" Binks
  12. 11. ["Meet a Bit-o-Honey"]
    Bit-o-Honey
  13. 12. The Floating Evil!
    The Boy Commandos
  14. 13. What Makes a Champion?
    Wheaties
  15. 14. Of Mice and Muggs!
    Air Wave
  16. 15. ["He comes from Mars possessing strange, magnetic powers!"]
    Post Grape-Nuts Flakes; Volto from Mars
  17. 16. ["Be sure to get these top favorites for the best in comics!"]
  18. 17. Flaming Rescue!
    Adventures of "R. C." and Quickie; Royal Crown Cola
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Nick Caputo
  • Craig Delich
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Matthew Peets
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Van Dore