Batman #43
(October-November 1947)

DC, 1940 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1947-08-11
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
A Superman DC Publication
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[The Blackbird of Banditry!] (Table of Contents)

Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jim Mooney
Inks
Ray Burnley
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Pencil credit verified by Mooney, letterer credit by Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris. Image taken from splash page.

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

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

X Is for Unknown (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

The Blackbird of Banditry! (Table of Contents: 3)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
Jim Mooney
Inks
Ray Burnley
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Feature Logo
Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [40's face]
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Penguin (villain)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Pencil credit verified by Mooney, letterer credit by Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.

Harry Brecheen (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Case of the Box Car Bandit (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

The Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream-Oil / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Next Stop -- Danger! (Table of Contents: 6)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
Jim Mooney
Inks
Ray Burnley
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Feature Logo
Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [40's face]
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Jim Brady (villain, introduction); Al Rorick (villain, introduction, death)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Pencil credit verified by Mooney, letterer credit by Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.

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

A Date with Judy / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Fast Ball (Table of Contents: 8)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Dennis Oliver (credited) (house name)
Letters
typeset

Genre
adventure

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

Prof. Pipp / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Farr
Pencils
Jack Farr
Inks
Jack Farr
Colors
?
Letters
Jack Farr

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Astrologer deluxe, and raconteur of the solar system...
Genre
humor
Characters
Professor Pipp; Joe
Keywords
broccatomocca

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.

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

Columbia Bicycles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Four Horsemen of Crime! (Table of Contents: 11)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
Jim Mooney
Inks
Ray Burnley
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Feature Logo
Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [40's face]
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Professor Carter Nichols; Martin Bain (villain, introduction); Martin Bain's gang (villain, introduction for all)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Martin O'Hearn, pencil credit verified by Jim Mooney and Dick Sprang, and letterer credit by Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.

NOT a time-travel story.

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

Kellogg's Shredded Wheat / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Plastic Crafters Pencil Box / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

More Exciting Than Fiction! (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Real Fact Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [The Blackbird of Banditry!]
    Batman and Robin
  2. 1. Editorial Advisory Board
  3. 2. X Is for Unknown
  4. 3. The Blackbird of Banditry!
    Batman and Robin
  5. 4. Harry Brecheen
    Wheaties
  6. 5. The Case of the Box Car Bandit
    The Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream-Oil
  7. 6. Next Stop -- Danger!
    Batman and Robin
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    A Date with Judy
  9. 8. Fast Ball
  10. 9. ["Astrologer deluxe, and raconteur of the solar system..."]
    Prof. Pipp
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Columbia Bicycles
  12. 11. The Four Horsemen of Crime!
    Batman and Robin
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Kellogg's Shredded Wheat
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Plastic Crafters Pencil Box
  15. 14. More Exciting Than Fiction!
    Real Fact Comics
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Air Rifles
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Nick Caputo
  • Craig Delich
  • Del Gruber
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Matthew Peets
  • Per Sandell
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore