Batman #49

(October-November 1948)

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

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

America's Greatest Comics Characters (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

The Prison Doctor! (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Jim Mooney

Inks

Jim Mooney

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text

He kin be fooled!

Feature Logo

Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [40's face]

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Dr. Paul Taber (introduction); John "Lippy" Fabian (arsonist, murderer); Arthur "Boodle" Benson (jewel thief); Jeff "Nitro" Blake (murderer); Ned "Weasel" Harris (smuggler)

Synopsis

A gang robs a bank and hides the money before being captured, and they want the prison doctor to help fake their deaths so they can escape and recover the money.

Reprints

• in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #6 (2018 [February 2019])

Indexer Notes

Penciler credit verified by Mooney. Letterer credit from Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.

Johnny Mize (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Murder on the Movie Set (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

The Scoop of the Century! (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only); Lew Sayre Schwartz

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Lights... action... camera!!

Feature Logo

Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [40's face]

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Vicki Vale (introduction); The Mad Hatter (villain, introduction); Commissioner James Gordon

Synopsis

While Batman and Robin track the Mad Hatter, they must also contend with photographer Vicki Vale who is out to prove that Batman is Bruce Wayne.

Reprints

• in Batman in the Forties (DC, 2004 series) ([May] 2004)
• in Batman: A Celebration of 75 Years (DC, 2014 series) ([September] 2014)
• in Batman Anthologie (Panini Deutschland, 2014 series) (2014)
• in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #6 (2018 [February 2019])
• in Batman Antologia (Panini Brasil, 2020 series) ([agosto] 2020)

Indexer Notes

Script credit from Martin O'Hearn. Inker credit verified by Paris. Letterer credit from Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.

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

Kellogg's Pep / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Jerry the Jitterbug / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Working in a dress shop isn't just what I wanted...

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Jerry

The Unknown Rays (Table of Contents: 9)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Samachson (credited as William Morrison)

Pencils

Raymond Perry

Inks

Raymond Perry

Colors

Raymond Perry ?

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure

Indexer Notes

Colorist credit by Craig Delich.

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

All-Star Comics; Comic Cavalcade / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Schwinn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Batman's Arabian Nights! (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Bob Kane

Inks

Charles Paris

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; The Crier (introduction); Caliph Haroun-Al-Raschid (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

Spotting what they think is the Joker's face on an ancient rug, Batman and Robin are sent into Arabia of the past where they meet the Crier, who uses tears, not laughter, to steal from the people of his day.

Reprints

• in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #6 (2018 [February 2019])

Keywords

time travel

Indexer Notes

Kane pencils credit per Craig Delich; we formerly credited Lew Sayre Schwartz. Inks credit verified by Paris. Letters credit from Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.

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

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Ozzie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Phil Berube (signed)

Pencils

Phil Berube (signed)

Inks

Phil Berube (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Phil Berube (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

...Yes, Ozzie, the automobile is a wonderful means of transportation...

Genre

humor

Characters

Ozzie

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit by Craig Delich.

Captain Tootsie Traps the Killer Bear (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

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

Spalding / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Motor's Auto Repair Manual / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Daisy Manufacturing Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)