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(April 1948)

DC, 1937 Series
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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

[A Modern Dr. Jekyll] (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Jim Mooney
Inks:
Jim Mooney
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Batman; Robin.
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Cover Thumbnail for Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #134
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The Umbrellas of Crime (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Bill Finger
Pencils:
Jim Mooney (signed as Bob Kane)
Inks:
Charles Paris
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot](villain); Hagen [villain].
Synopsis:
A freak lightning bolt destroys most of the Penguin's trick umbrellas that he was going to use to commit crimes, so he warns Batman he'll commit the crimes anyway, but by using umbrellas that are not umbrellas.
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Indexer Notes

Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 5-30-09.

Amercrombie and the Urchins (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Howard Sherman
Inks:
Howard Sherman
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
detective-mystery
Characters:
Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan.

Indexer Notes

Story title verified by Craig Delich (Nov. 2005). Inker credit revised by Craig Delich. Previous inker credit was assigned to John Daly.

Calamity, Incorporated (Table of Contents)

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

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]

Indexer Notes

Story title verified by Craig Delich (Nov. 2005).

none (Table of Contents)

Three-Ring Binks / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
humor
Characters:
Three-Ring Binks

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 5-30-09.

Look Before You Leap (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Cliff Rhodes (signed)
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
adventure

Indexer Notes

Title verified by Craig Delich (Nov. 2005).

The Beast of London (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Jack Kirby
Inks:
George Klein
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
adventure; war
Characters:
The Boy Commandos [Rip Carter; Jan; Tex; Brooklyn; Andre].

Indexer Notes

Story title and penciller verified by Craig Delich (Nov. 2005).

none (Table of Contents)

Homer / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils:
Henry Boltinoff
Inks:
Henry Boltinoff
Colors:
?
Letters:
Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:
humor
Characters:
Homer

Indexer Notes

Feature out of order. Story feature verified by Craig Delich (Nov. 2005).

none (Table of Contents)

Little Pete / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils:
Henry Boltinoff
Inks:
Henry Boltinoff
Colors:
?
Letters:
Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:
humor
Characters:
Little Pete

Indexer Notes

Feature out of order. Story feature verified by Craig Delich (Nov. 2005).

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Table of Contents

  1. 0. [A Modern Dr. Jekyll]
    Batman
  2. 1. The Umbrellas of Crime
    Batman
  3. 2. Amercrombie and the Urchins
    Slam Bradley
  4. 3. Calamity, Incorporated
    Air Wave
  5. 4. none
    Three-Ring Binks
  6. 5. Look Before You Leap
  7. 6. The Beast of London
    The Boy Commandos
  8. 7. none
    Homer
  9. 8. none
    Little Pete
This issue was most recently modified by:
  • Per Sandell
  • Matthew Peets
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
  • Bill Wormstedt
  • Bob Klein
  • Mike Tiefenbacher
  • Jerry Bails (R.I.P.)
  • Carl Gafford
  • John Greb
  • Kelly Langston-Smith
  • Jeremy Heier
  • Chris Launder
  • Terry Vraspir
  • Craig Delich
  • Mike Bowen
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Dwayne Best
  • Bob Hughes
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Mark Gordon
  • Max Capp
  • Ed Boner
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