(May 1948)
- 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
The True Story of Frankenstein
Batman / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Winslow Mortimer (Batman & Robin figures only); Bob Kane
- Inks:
- Winslow Mortimer (Batman & Robin figures only); Charles Paris
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Batman; Robin; Frankenstein.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
-
in Detective Comics (National Comics Publications of Canada Ltd, 1948 series) #135 ([circa June 1948]) -
in Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #6 ([June] 2005)
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Indexer Notes
Revised cover penciller [Kane] verified by Craig Delich (Nov. 2005). Pencilling credit for Lew Schwartz deleted.
The True Story of Frankenstein
Batman / comic story / 12 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Edmond Hamilton
- Pencils:
- Bob Kane (signed)
- Inks:
- Charles Paris
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Professor Carter Nichols; Baron Frankenstein; Ivan [D]; Count Mettern [villain, D].
- 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: show reprint note before migration
- in Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #6 ([June] 2005)
-
Indexer Notes
Revised pencil credit verified by Craig Delich (Nov. 2005). Pencil credit formerly given to Lew Schwartz. Some info and revised synopsis added by Craig Delich 5-31-09.
Unscrambled Proverbs
Air Wave / comic story / 5 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]
Indexer Notes
Story title verified by Craig Delich (Nov. 2005).
The Chimp and the Chump
Slam Bradley / comic story / 7 pages
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). Revised inker credit by Craig Delich. Previous inker credit given to John Daly.
Weatherproof
text story / 2 pages
Credits
- Script:
- John Pollard (signed)
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- adventure
Indexer Notes
Title verified by Craig Delich (Nov. 2005).
Crimes by Television
The Boy Commandos / comic story / 12 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Curt Swan
- Inks:
- Steve Brodie
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- adventure; war
- Characters:
- The Boy Commandos [Rip Carter; Andre; Tex; Brooklyn; Jan].
Editing
Table of Contents
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0.
The True Story of Frankenstein
Batman -
1.
The True Story of Frankenstein
Batman -
2.
Unscrambled Proverbs
Air Wave -
3.
The Chimp and the Chump
Slam Bradley -
4.
Weatherproof
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5.
Crimes by Television
The Boy Commandos
This issue was most recently modified by:
- R. J. Roper
- Per Sandell
- Matthew Peets
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- Chris Launder
- Terry Vraspir
- Craig Delich
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