(December 1946)

DC, 1937 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1946-10-23
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 Royal Flush Crimes (Table of Contents)

Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dick Sprang
Inks
Dick Sprang
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp (sourced)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Joker
Reprints
Keywords
automatic pistols; giant props; machine guns; playing cards

Indexer Notes

Art credits verified by Sprang.

Cover Thumbnail for Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #118
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Kodak / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Royal Flush Crimes! (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Joseph Greene
Pencils
Howard Sherman (signed as Bob Kane)
Inks
Howard Sherman (signed as Bob Kane)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Jack Barnes [aka Diamond Jack] (baseball tycoon); Harley Cottonworth (jewelry dealer); Mazie; Roxane Wilder; Rupert Dazel [aka The Match King]; Beetle (Dazel's butler); Eddie Hoyle (ranch owner, ex-Air Force ace); The Joker (villain); Joker's gang [Sparks; others un-named] (villains)
Synopsis
After winning a card game, the Joker decides to use his winning hand, a Royal Flush in diamonds, as the basis for a series of crimes.
Reprints
Keywords
Batmobile; Diamond X Dude Ranch; Gotham City; Gotham Sun; The Gotham Sun

Indexer Notes

Art credits by Craig Delich.

Lou Little (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Fighting the Forest Fire! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

"U. S." Royal; U. S. Bike Tires / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Crime Is All Wet! (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
?
Pencils
John Daly
Inks
John Daly
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan

Indexer Notes

Pencils credit by Jerry Bails; previously given to Howard Sherman.

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

N Is for Newfoundland (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

Small Crime (Table of Contents: 8)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Ray Cummings (credited as Pace Cummings)
Letters
typeset
Genre
crime

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Plastic Wood / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Moon Rocketeers! (Table of Contents: 10)

Air Wave / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Lee Harris (signed)
Inks
Lee Harris (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
Air Wave [Larry Jordan]; Static (his parrot); Dunkel; Alex Q. Griggs (villain)
Synopsis
Air Wave must stop a group of clever criminals who disguise themselves as Moon Men as they seek to cash in on treasures from the Moon.

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

General Mills, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Casey the Cop / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh golly?" "Casey! Where are you dragging that man?
Genre
humor
Characters
Casey

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Invisible Commando (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Steve Brodie
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure; war
Characters
The Boy Commandos [Rip Carter; Alfy Twidgett; Jan Haasan; Andre Chavard; Brooklyn [Dan Turpin]]

Danger on the Ski Trail! (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Adventures of "R. C." and Quickie; Royal Crown Cola / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Utility Stores / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Royal Flush Crimes
    Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Kodak
  3. 2. The Royal Flush Crimes!
    Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
  4. 3. Lou Little
    Wheaties
  5. 4. Fighting the Forest Fire!
    "U. S." Royal; U. S. Bike Tires
  6. 5. Crime Is All Wet!
    Slam Bradley
  7. 6. Editorial Advisory Board
  8. 7. N Is for Newfoundland
  9. 8. Small Crime
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Plastic Wood
  11. 10. Moon Rocketeers!
    Air Wave
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    General Mills, Inc.
  13. 12. ["Oh golly?" "Casey! Where are you dragging that man?"]
    Casey the Cop
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum
  15. 14. The Invisible Commando
    The Boy Commandos
  16. 15. Danger on the Ski Trail!
    Adventures of "R. C." and Quickie; Royal Crown Cola
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Utility Stores
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Air Rifles
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    Baby Ruth
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  • Matthew Head
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  • Mike Nielsen
  • Matthew Peets
  • Tony R. Rose
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