(April 1949)

DC, 1941 Series
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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)
Format:
Standard Golden Age U.S.; Full Color; Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior; Saddle-Stitched; Ongoing Series; Anthology

Cops 'n' Robbers (Table of Contents)

Robin / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Jim Mooney
Inks:
Jim Mooney
Colors:
Jack Adler?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
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Indexer Notes

Penciller identification revised from Sprang to Mooney by Craig Delich (May, 2005). Inker revision from Paris to Mooney verified by Craig Delich 2010-4-2.


Birthday for Batman! (Table of Contents)

Robin / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Bill Finger ?
Pencils:
Jim Mooney [as Bob Kane] (signed)
Inks:
Jim Mooney [as Bob Kane] (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Commissioner James Gordon; Vickie Vale; un-named safecrackers (villains); Batmobile
Synopsis:
Dick has a difficult time trying to figure out what to give Bruce for his birthday, so he decides, as Robin, to "steal" a trophy from the Bat-Cave's trophy room, and have Bruce, as Batman, try to track him down and arrest him before that evening's birthday party.
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Fake Fiddler Foiled (Table of Contents)

Adventures of Sam Spade / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Lou Fine ?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Characters:
Sam Spade; Effie

Crime's Aqua-Circus (Table of Contents)

Captain Compass / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
George Papp (signed) [as Geo Papp]
Inks:
George Papp (signed) [as Geo Papp]
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
detective
Characters:
Captain Compass [Mark Compass]

["?"] (Table of Contents)

Shorty / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils:
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks:
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Case of the Forged Suicide (Table of Contents)

Perfect Crime Mystery / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Winslow Mortimer
Inks:
Winslow Mortimer
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Highway Robbery (Table of Contents)

Federal Agent / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Creig Flessel
Inks:
Creig Flessel
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
detective

["My how thrilling baseball is!"] (Table of Contents)

Peg / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils:
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks:
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Content Information

Genre:
humor

Hobbies and Your (Table of Contents)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Raymond Perry
Inks:
Raymond Perry
Colors:
Raymond Perry ?
Letters:
typeset

Prisoner of Wildmoor (Table of Contents)

Tomahawk / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Ed France Herron ?
Pencils:
Fred Ray (signed) [as F RAY]
Inks:
Fred Ray (signed) [as F RAY]
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
western; period
Characters:
Tomahawk [Tom Hawk]; Dan Hunter; Peter the Plow-Maker; Ethan Smith; Jonathan Case; Clarence McKay; Gov. Ellis Brockhurst
Synopsis:
Tom investigates conditions inside a colonial prison.

Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. Birthday for Batman!
    Robin
  2. 2. Fake Fiddler Foiled
    Adventures of Sam Spade
  3. 3. Crime's Aqua-Circus
    Captain Compass
  4. 4. ["?"]
    Shorty
  5. 5. Case of the Forged Suicide
    Perfect Crime Mystery
  6. 6. Highway Robbery
    Federal Agent
  7. 7. ["My how thrilling baseball is!"]
    Peg
  8. 8. Hobbies and Your
  9. 9. Prisoner of Wildmoor
    Tomahawk
This issue was most recently modified by:
  • Craig Delich
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Veracity
  • Bob Hughes
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
  • Gene Reed
  • Jim Walls
  • Mark Gordon