(August-September 1946)
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 52
- Indicia frequency:
- bi-monthly
- Indicia Publisher:
- Detective Comics, Inc.
- Brand:
- A Superman DC Publication
- Editing:
- Whitney Ellsworth
- Color:
- Color
- Dimensions:
- Standard Golden Age, then Silver Age, then Standard Modern Age U.S.
- Binding:
- Saddle-stitched
- Publishing Format:
- Was Ongoing Series
Sir Batman and Robin in King Arthur's Court
Batman / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- Dick Sprang
- Inks:
- Dick Sprang
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Ira Schnapp
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
- Reprints:
- in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) Volume 8 (November 16 2012)
Indexer Notes
Art credits confirmed by Dick Sprang, and lettering credit by Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.
The Penguin's Nest
Batman With Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 12 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Alvin Schwartz
- Pencils:
- Bob Kane (signed)
- Inks:
- Ray Burnley
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Ira Schnapp
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson; Alfred Pennyworth; Commissioner James Gordon; Inspector Gall; The Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain)
- Synopsis:
- The Penguin opens a new restaurant in town, but queerly asks guests to hand-write their orders and sign them, then he does everything possible to get himself arrested. Batman finally figures out that, once inside the jail, the Penguin can use homing pigeons to ferret out dozens of forged checks using the signatures he got in his restaurant!
- Reprints:
- in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) Volume 8 (November 16 2012)
- Keywords:
- Bat-Signal; The Nest; Wayne Mansion
Indexer Notes
Writer credit by Martin O'Hearn, inker credit verified by Jack Burnley, and letterer credit by Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.
Stand-In For Danger!
Batman With Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 12 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Don Cameron
- Pencils:
- Bob Kane (signed)
- Inks:
- Ray Burnley
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Ira Schnapp
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; John Kendall (movie producer); Royal Stanhope (actor); Rita (actress); Clancy (actor); Brian; Jerry McGlone (reformed villain, introduction, movie stand-in)
- Synopsis:
- A famed movie stand-in uses his skills to lead a life of crime, but it takes the hard work of the Batman and Robin to discover the reason why.
- Reprints:
- in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) Volume 8 (November 16 2012)
- Keywords:
- Batplane; Gila Gorge Dam; Jack of Diamonds Club
Indexer Notes
Writer credit by Martin O'Hearn, inker credit verified by Jack Burnley and letterer credit by Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.
[no title indexed]
Daffy & Doodle / filler / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ? [as Lit-Win] (signed)
- Pencils:
- ? [as Lit-Win ] (signed)
- Inks:
- ? [as Lit-Win] (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor
- Characters:
- Daffy; Doodle
Indexer Notes
Lit-Win is a pen-name for an unknown writer/artist. Not reprinted in the Archive edition.
Elusive London Eddie!
The Adventures of Alfred / comic story / 3 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Jerry Robinson
- Inks:
- Jerry Robinson
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- George Roussos
Content Information
- Genre:
- detective-mystery
- Characters:
- Alfred Pennyworth; Bruce Wayne (cameo); Dick Grayson (cameo); London Eddie (villain, introduction)
- Synopsis:
- Alfred notices a wanted poster in the post office for an English thief. Believing the Police to be baffled, he reasons that only an English detective would know the psychology of such a man, and be able to track him down and capture him.
- Reprints:
- in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) Volume 8 (November 16 2012)
- Keywords:
- Wayne Mansion
Indexer Notes
Last Alfred story. Art credits confirmed by Jerry Robinson and letterer credits confirmed by George Roussos.
A Matter of Honesty
text story / 2 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Stan Carter (signed)
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- adventure
Indexer Notes
Not reprinted in the Archive edition.
[no title indexed]
Stumpy / filler / 0.5 page
Credits
- Script:
- Phil Berube (signed)
- Pencils:
- Phil Berube (signed)
- Inks:
- Phil Berube (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Phil Berube
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor
Indexer Notes
Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2013-2-3. Not reprinted in the Archive edition.
Sir Batman At King Arthur's Court!
Batman With Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 12 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Bill Finger
- Pencils:
- Bob Kane (signed)
- Inks:
- Ray Burnley
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Ira Schnapp
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Batman [Bruce Wayne; aka Sir Hardi Le Noir]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Professor Carter Nichols; King Arthur; Round Table Knights [Sir Lancelot; Sir Gawain; Sir Kay]; Merlin; Aline (niece of Merlin); Sir Mordred (villain, introduction); Queen Morgan LeFey (villain, introduction)
- Reprints:
- in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) Volume 8 (November 16 2012)
- Keywords:
- Camelot; Lyonesse; radio-belt
Indexer Notes
Dick Sprang remembers Finger writing this story. Inker credit verified by Jack Burnley and letterer credit by Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris. Batman's nickname in the story means "The Bold Black Knight".
Editing
Table of Contents
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Sir Batman and Robin in King Arthur's Court
Batman -
1.
The Penguin's Nest
Batman With Robin the Boy Wonder -
2.
Stand-In For Danger!
Batman With Robin the Boy Wonder -
3.
[no title indexed]
Daffy & Doodle -
4.
Elusive London Eddie!
The Adventures of Alfred -
5.
A Matter of Honesty
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6.
[no title indexed]
Stumpy -
7.
Sir Batman At King Arthur's Court!
Batman With Robin the Boy Wonder
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