(October 1948)
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 52
- Indicia frequency:
- monthly
- Indicia Publisher:
- National Comics Publications, Inc.
- Brand:
- A Superman DC Publication
- Editing:
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Jack Schiff (actual)
- 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
Issue Notes
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
-
in Batman: Featuring Two-Face and the Riddler (DC, 1995 series) #[nn] ([June] 1995) - in Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #7 ([November] 2007) [cover]
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The Riddler
Batman / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- Winslow Mortimer
- Inks:
- Winslow Mortimer
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Batman; Robin; The Riddler.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
-
in Detective Comics (National Comics Publications of Canada Ltd, 1948 series) #140 ([circa November 1948]) - in Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #7 ([November] 2007)
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The Riddler
Batman / comic story / 12 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Bill Finger
- Pencils:
- Dick Sprang
- Inks:
- Charles Paris
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Mr. Eagle; Riddler [Edward Nigma] (first appearance; villain; origin).
- Synopsis:
- Having grown up an expert and a cheat when it came to solving puzzles, Edward Nigma decides to use this capacity to mystify the Police and Batman.....as the Riddler!
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in Batman from the Thirties to the Seventies (Crown Publishers, 1971 series) #73-168329 (October 1971)
- in Batman: Featuring Two-Face and the Riddler (DC, 1995 series) #[nn] ([June] 1995)
- in Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #7 ([November] 2007)
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Indexer Notes
Credits verified by Sprang and Paris per Craig Delich; synopsis added by Craig Delich 1-5-08.
Robotman's Double Trouble
Robotman / comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Otto Binder
- Pencils:
- Jimmy Thompson
- Inks:
- Jimmy Thompson
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Robotman [Paul Dennis]
Indexer Notes
Writer credit by Martin O'Hearn.
Dog for a Day
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
Inker credit revised by Craig Delich (Nov. 2005). Inker credit preiously given to John Daly.
To the Moon and Back
text story / 2 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- adventure
The Dictator from Alcatraz
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; Brooklyn; Tex].
Editing
Table of Contents
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0.
The Riddler
Batman -
1.
The Riddler
Batman -
2.
Robotman's Double Trouble
Robotman -
3.
Dog for a Day
Slam Bradley -
4.
To the Moon and Back
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5.
The Dictator from Alcatraz
The Boy Commandos
This issue was most recently modified by:
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- Matthew Peets
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- Terry Vraspir
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