(May 1948)

DC, 1937 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1948-03-22
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
A Superman DC Publication
Editing
Jack Schiff; Whitney Ellsworth (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The True Story of Frankenstein (Table of Contents)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Win Mortimer (Batman and Robin figures); Bob Kane
Inks
Win Mortimer (Batman and Robin figures); Charles Paris
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp (sourced)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Ivan
Reprints
Keywords
Frankenstein's monster; horses; stagecoaches

Indexer Notes

Lew Sayre Schwartz pencils credit removed by Craig Delich.

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

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

The True Story of Frankenstein! (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
Edmond Hamilton
Pencils
Bob Kane (signed)
Inks
Charles Paris
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Professor Carter Nichols; Baron Frankenstein; Ivan (villain, Frankenstein's assistant, death); Count Mettern (villain, Frankenstein's cousin, death)
Synopsis
Professor Nichols discovers a document that states that the story of scientist Frankenstein is true, so he decides to personally go back in time to find out the truth behind the Frankenstein monster. But he soon discovers that he needs the aid of the Caped Crusaders, so he draws them into the past.
Reprints
Keywords
Gotham City; time travel

Indexer Notes

Pencils credit from Craig Delich; we formerly credited Lew Sayre Schwartz.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Case of the Killer Cat! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Unscrambled Proverbs! (Table of Contents: 6)

Air Wave / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Lee Harris (signed)
Inks
Lee Harris (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Air Wave [Larry Jordan]

Roping the Runaway Driver (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

The Chimp and the Chump! (Table of Contents: 8)

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

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

Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan

Indexer Notes

Inks credit from Craig Delich; we previously credited John Daly.

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

Safe-T Cone Co. / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

Deadline for Action! (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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

Weatherproof (Table of Contents: 11)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
John Pollard (credited)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
adventure

Ranger Rescue (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Bazooka the Atom Bubble Boy / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Secret That Saved the Sandlot (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Another Jim Wise "P-F" Sports Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Crimes by Television! (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; Andre Chavard; Tex; Brooklyn [Dan Turpin]; Jan Haasan]

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

Kellogg's Rice Krispies / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Thom McAn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

How to Signal a Car for Help at Night (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Eveready / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The True Story of Frankenstein
    Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
  2. 1. Editorial Advisory Board
  3. 2. ["Want action???"]
  4. 3. The True Story of Frankenstein!
    Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Wheaties
  6. 5. The Case of the Killer Cat!
    Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream-Oil
  7. 6. Unscrambled Proverbs!
    Air Wave
  8. 7. Roping the Runaway Driver
    "U. S." Royal; U. S. Bike Tires
  9. 8. The Chimp and the Chump!
    Slam Bradley
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Safe-T Cone Co.
  11. 10. Deadline for Action!
    Adventures of "R. C." and Quickie; Royal Crown Cola
  12. 11. Weatherproof
  13. 12. Ranger Rescue
    Bazooka the Atom Bubble Boy
  14. 13. The Secret That Saved the Sandlot
    Another Jim Wise "P-F" Sports Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes
  15. 14. Crimes by Television!
    The Boy Commandos
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Kellogg's Rice Krispies
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Thom McAn
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Air Rifles
  19. 18. How to Signal a Car for Help at Night
    Eveready
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Nick Caputo
  • Craig Delich
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Matthew Peets
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Van Dore