Detective Comics #144

(February 1949)

Kay Kyser's Mystery Broadcast (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)(see note)

Inks:

Charles Paris

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Kay Kyser; Eddie Blinn; Big Jack Bancroft (villain).

Synopsis:

Big Jack Bancroft kidnaps Kay Kyser and his saxophonist [whom he resembles] in order to get on Kyser's radio show, "The College of Musical Knowledge" in order to hide from the Police. Kyser has to find a way to tip off Batman to this and invite him to his program in order to round up the crook.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #7 ([November] 2007)

Indexer Notes

According to Sprang, the splash page was re-arranged by DC's art department, not him, to almost replicate the cover. Info by Craig Delich (Nov. 2005). Synopsis added by Craig Delich 1-5-08.

none (Table of Contents)

Jerry the Jitterbug / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

teen humor

Characters:

Jerry

The Human Armored Car (Table of Contents)

Robotman / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Otto Binder

Pencils:

Jimmy Thompson

Inks:

Jimmy Thompson

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Robotman [Paul Dennis]

The Seven Sinister Midgets (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

Characters:

Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan.

none (Table of Contents)

Shorty / filler / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

gag

Characters:

Shorty

none (Table of Contents)

Daffy & Doodle / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

? (signed as Lit-Win)

Inks:

? (signed as Lit-Win)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Daffy; Doodle.

Indexer Notes

Lit-Win was the pen name of an unknown artist whom Jack Burnley regularly saw at the DC offices, but he couldn't remember the man's true name.

The Printed Word (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

The Case of the Black Cat Crimes (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Carmine Infantino

Inks:

George Klein?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

war; adventure

Characters:

The Boy Commandos [Rip Carter; Tex; Brooklyn; Andre].