(August 1946)

DC, 1937 Series
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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

Issue Notes

Parts of this issue are reprinted:

Acrostic of Crime (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Winslow Mortimer
Inks:
Winslow Mortimer
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Batman; Robin; The Joker.
Reprints: show reprint note before migration

Acrostic of Crime (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Don Cameron
Pencils:
Winslow Mortimer (signed as Bob Kane)
Inks:
Winslow Mortimer (signed as Bob Kane)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Joker (villain).
Synopsis:
Not being in the headlines for weeks rankles the Joker, so the Crime Clown decides to challenge the Dynamic Duo to a "Crime Acrostic" Contest!
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Indexer Notes

Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 5-25-09.


The Night Owl's Musicale (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Harris Levy (signed as Lee Harris)
Inks:
Harris Levy (signed as Lee Harris)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Air Wave [Larry Jordan]

Something in the Air (Table of Contents)

Slam Bradley / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
John Daly
Inks:
John Daly
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
detective-mystery
Characters:
Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan.

Indexer Notes

Pencil credit revised from Howard Sherman to John Daly on May 25, 2009 by Craig Delich.


none (Table of Contents)

Shorty / filler / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils:
Henry Boltinoff
Inks:
Henry Boltinoff
Colors:
?
Letters:
Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:
humor
Characters:
Shorty

none (Table of Contents)

Jasper / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
humor
Characters:
Jasper

The Lethal Light (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
V. V. Dredaine (signed)
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
adventure

none (Table of Contents)

Daffy & Doodle / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
? (signed as Lit-Win)
Inks:
? (signed as Lit-Win)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
humor
Characters:
Daffy; Doodle.

Indexer Notes

Lit-Win was a pen name for an unknown artist that Jack Burnley saw in the DC offices often, but he couldn't remember his true name.


Journey into Nowhere (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Curt Swan
Inks:
Steve Brodie
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
adventure; war
Characters:
The Boy Commandos [Rip Carter; Andre; Jan; Alfy; Brooklyn].

none (Table of Contents)

? / filler / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
humor

Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 0. Acrostic of Crime
    Batman
  2. 1. Acrostic of Crime
    Batman
  3. 2. The Night Owl's Musicale
    Air Wave
  4. 3. Something in the Air
    Slam Bradley
  5. 4. none
    Shorty
  6. 5. none
    Jasper
  7. 6. The Lethal Light
  8. 7. none
    Daffy & Doodle
  9. 8. Journey into Nowhere
    The Boy Commandos
  10. 9. none
    ?
This issue was most recently modified by:
  • Per Sandell
  • Matthew Peets
  • Bob Hughes
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  • 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
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