(June-July 1946)

DC, 1940 Series
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Price:
0.10 USD
Pages:
52
Indicia frequency:
bi-monthly
Indicia Publisher:
Detective Comics, Inc.
Brand:
A Superman DC Publication
Format:
Color; Standard Modern US; Saddle-stitched; monthly; ongoing series

Dick Grayson, Author! (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Dick Sprang
Inks:
Dick Sprang
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Batman; Dick Grayson.

Indexer Notes

Cover credits revised by Craig Delich (September 7, 2006). Previously listed as Bob Kane (p)?; Jerry Robinson (i)?.


Nine Lives has the Catwoman (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Bill Finger
Pencils:
Bob Kane (signed)(verified by Jack Burnley)
Inks:
Ray Burnley (verified by Jack Burnley)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon V: Catwoman [Selena Kyle](new costume) and her gang (Mousery, Mager, Mike, and Pete); and millionaire Carl Gibbs.
Reprints: show reprint note before migration

Indexer Notes

Catwoman adopts the classic purple and green costume with mask instead of Cat's head.


Dinosaur Island (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Bill Finger
Pencils:
Bob Kane (signed)(verified by Jack Burnley)
Inks:
Ray Burnley (verified by Jack Burnley)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Ira Schnapp (credit by O'Hearn/Desris)

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; V: Stephen Chase; Murray Wilson Hart; Mr. Breach.
Synopsis:
Batman and Robin are challenged to a game of "Touch Hunt" on famed Dinosaur Island in return for a gift to charity in the amount of $5000.....if they win the game. But they soon discover that they are the prey being hunted....by a very human adversary!
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Indexer Notes

Mechanical dinosaur later ends up in Batcave trophy room. Synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-05-07.


Storm Incident (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Stan Carter (signed)
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
adventure

none (Table of Contents)

The Rascals / filler / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Phil Berube (signed)
Pencils:
Phil Berube (signed)
Inks:
Phil Berube (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
humor

Dick Grayson, Author (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Dick Sprang
Inks:
Dick Sprang
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; V: Duke Ryall [I]; Jim Hale (intro, editor of CRESCENT COMICS); Smokey; Sammy the Zip; Dagger Creese; Mr. Matchell; Big Ed Conroy; Joe Dart.
Synopsis:
Dick Grayson scripts a comic!

Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. Nine Lives has the Catwoman
    Batman
  2. 2. Dinosaur Island
    Batman
  3. 3. Storm Incident
  4. 4. none
    The Rascals
  5. 5. Dick Grayson, Author
    Batman
This issue was most recently modified by:
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Per Sandell
  • Matthew Peets
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
  • Bill Wormstedt
  • Lou Mougin
  • Craig Delich
  • John Greb
  • Carlos Tasada
  • Jeremy Heier
  • Terry Vraspir
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Mike Nielsen