(July 1949)

DC, 1937 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:
Color; Standard Modern US; Saddle-stitched; Ongoing series

Issue Notes

Contains Capt. Tootsie ad by C. C. Beck.

Parts of this issue are reprinted:

The Sound Effect Crimes (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Dick Sprang
Inks:
Dick Sprang
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Batman; Robin; The Joker
Reprints: show reprint note before migration

Indexer Notes

Pencil credit verified by Sprang and ink credit verified by Craig Delich.


The Sound-Effect Crimes! (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Bill Finger
Pencils:
Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)
Inks:
Dick Sprang
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Joker (villain).
Synopsis:
The sound effects from a radio drama spur the Joker to institute a new crime idea: that of using sound to create panic among the city's populace in order to make easy scores.
Reprints: show reprint note before migration

Indexer Notes

Pencil credit verified by Sprang. Inker credit revised & verified by Craig Delich (Nov. 2005). Inker credit previously given to Howard Sherman? Gene McDonald? Synopsis added by Craig Delich 1-6-08.


The Lost Evidence (Table of Contents)

Robotman / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Joe Samachson?
Pencils:
Jimmy Thompson
Inks:
Jimmy Thompson
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Robotman [Paul Dennis]

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Martin O'Hearn.


Shorty Grows Up (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 / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils:
Henry Boltinoff
Inks:
Henry Boltinoff
Colors:
?
Letters:
Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:
gag
Characters:
Shorty

Science Question Box (Table of Contents)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
fact

none (Table of Contents)

Varsity Vic / filler / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils:
Henry Boltinoff
Inks:
Henry Boltinoff
Colors:
?
Letters:
Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:
teen humor
Characters:
Varsity Vic

The Case of the Ex-Boy Commando (Table of Contents)

The Boy Commandos / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Curt Swan
Inks:
Steve Brodie
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
war; adventure
Characters:
The Boy Commandos [Rip Carter; Brooklyn; Tex; Andre].

none (Table of Contents)

Casey the Cop / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils:
Henry Boltinoff
Inks:
Henry Boltinoff
Colors:
?
Letters:
Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:
gag
Characters:
Casey

Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. The Sound-Effect Crimes!
    Batman
  2. 2. The Lost Evidence
    Robotman
  3. 3. Shorty Grows Up
    Slam Bradley
  4. 4. none
    Shorty
  5. 5. Science Question Box
  6. 6. none
    Varsity Vic
  7. 7. The Case of the Ex-Boy Commando
    The Boy Commandos
  8. 8. none
    Casey the Cop
This issue was most recently modified by:
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Per Sandell
  • Matthew Peets
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  • Bill Wormstedt
  • Bob Klein
  • Mike Tiefenbacher
  • Jerry Bails (R.I.P.)
  • Carl Gafford
  • John Greb
  • Kelly Langston-Smith
  • Jeremy Heier
  • Chris Launder
  • Terry Vraspir
  • Craig Delich
  • Mike Bowen
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Dwayne Best
  • Bob Hughes
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Mark Gordon
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