Detective Comics #126

(August 1947)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

V Is for Vicuña (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

Case of the Silent Songbirds! (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Jim Mooney (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Ray Burnley

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Jack Martini (singer); Tessa King [aka "The Canary"] (blues singer); The Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain); Penguin's gang [Mike; rest un-named] (villains); Throstle (villain, talk show host)

Synopsis

The Penguin invents a songbird society, then attempts to get famed singers to donate to its cause or risk losing their voices.

Reprints

• in Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #6 ([August] 2005)
• in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #5 ([August] 2018)

Keywords

Batmobile; Blue Heaven Sky Club; Canary Cage; Gotham City

Indexer Notes

Inks credit revised from Jim Mooney to Ray Burnley by Craig Delich, verified by Jack Burnley.

Luke Appling (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Perilous Puppets! (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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Kellogg's Pep / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Tubby, the Happy Tramp / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Phil Berube

Pencils

Phil Berube (signed)

Inks

Phil Berube (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Phil Berube

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Tum- de-dum...

Genre

humor

Characters

Tubby

Indexer Notes

Letterer and writer credits added by Craig Delich.

It Takes a Lot to Be a Winner (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Tips on Expert Skating; Winchester Skates / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Felons in Furs! (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Lee Harris (signed)

Inks

Lee Harris (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure; war; superhero

Characters

Air Wave [Larry Jordan]

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Old Mill Stabilizer / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Chief Hot Foot / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff

Inks

Henry Boltinoff

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Ho-hum! Me tired!

Genre

humor

Characters

Chief Hot Foot

Blackboard of Death (Table of Contents: 12)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Rex Drake (credited) (house name)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure

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

Shorty / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Fred Iger ?

Inks

Fred Iger ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Thanks, Shorty -- That service is worth a quarter...

Genre

humor

Characters

Shorty

Indexer Notes

Art credits by Jerry Bails.

D-Day on the Boulder! (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; Brooklyn [Dan Turpin]; Jan Haasan; Andre Chavard; Alfy Twidgett]

Batman and Robin Fans! Attention! (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Tomahawk / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

Parker Johns / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Hi-Jinx / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Drama on the Highway! (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

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