(February 1947)
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 52
- Indicia frequency:
- monthly
- Indicia Publisher:
- National Comics Publications, 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
Fowl Play
Batman / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- Winslow Mortimer
- Inks:
- Winslow Mortimer
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Batman; Robin; The Penguin.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
-
in Batman from the Thirties to the Seventies (Crown Publishers, 1971 series) #73-168329 (October 1971) - in Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #6 ([June] 2005), #6 ([June] 2005) [cover], #6 ([June] 2005)
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Fowl Play
Batman / comic story / 12 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Bob Kane [Batman & Robin figure layouts]; Winslow Mortimer [finished pencils]
- Inks:
- Winslow Mortimer
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Professor Boyd; The Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot](villain).
- Synopsis:
- The Penguin, freshly escaped from prison, teams up with an unwitting bird enthusiast, and uses the man's rare birds in the commission of crimes, as well as to capture Batman and Robin.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #6 ([June] 2005)
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Indexer Notes
Pencil credits revised by Craig Delich from Win Mortimer? to Bob Kane [rare example where Kane did the Batman & Robin figure layouts, finished by Mortimer]. Notes, some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 5-26-09.
Shorty Grows Up
Slam Bradley / comic story / 7 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- John Daly
- Inks:
- John Daly
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- detective-mystery
- Characters:
- Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan.
Safe-Cracker by Proxy
Air Wave / comic story / 6 pages
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]
none
Prof. Pipp / filler / 2 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Jack Farr
- Pencils:
- Jack Farr
- Inks:
- Jack Farr
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Jack Farr
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor
- Characters:
- Professor Pipp
Indexer Notes
Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 5-26-09.
none
Jerry the Jitterbug / filler / 0.5 page
Credits
- Script:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Inks:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Henry Boltinoff
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor
- Characters:
- Jerry; GS: Varsity Vic.
Tune of Death
text story / 2 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Stan Carter (signed)
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- adventure
none
The Rascals / filler / 0.5 page
Credits
- Script:
- Phil Berube
- Pencils:
- Phil Berube
- Inks:
- Phil Berube
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Phil Berube
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor
- Characters:
- The Rascals
Indexer Notes
Writer & letterer credits added by Craig Delich 5-26-09.
The Fight Before Christmas
The Boy Commandos / comic story / 13 pages
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].
Editing
Table of Contents
-
0.
Fowl Play
Batman -
1.
Fowl Play
Batman -
2.
Shorty Grows Up
Slam Bradley -
3.
Safe-Cracker by Proxy
Air Wave -
4.
none
Prof. Pipp -
5.
none
Jerry the Jitterbug -
6.
Tune of Death
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7.
none
The Rascals -
8.
The Fight Before Christmas
The Boy Commandos
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Per Sandell
- Matthew Peets
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
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- Bob Klein
- Mike Tiefenbacher
- Jerry Bails (R.I.P.)
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- 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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