(December 1949)

DC, 1937 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1949-10-19
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Jack Schiff (actual)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jim Mooney
Inks
Charles Paris
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp (sourced)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Reprints

Jimmy's Biggest Christmas (Thanks to Dad) (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

AMF Roadmaster Bicycles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Underground Railroad of Crime! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Kane (signed)
Inks
Charles Paris
Colors
?
Letters
?

Feature Logo
Batman with Robin, the Boy Wonder
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne; also as Jim Millan]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; unnamed State Prison Warden; Mary Holmes (Millan's sweetheart); Jim Millan (reformed villain); Hatch Marlin (villain)
Synopsis
Batman goes undercover in the State Prison as Jim Millan, hoping to discover how prisoners who have escaped from that institution seem to disappear forever.
Reprints
Keywords
Bat-Signal; Batmobile; Gotham City

Indexer Notes

Lew Sayre Schwartz confirmed to Craig Delich that Bob Kane penciled the story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Bazooka Bubble Gum / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Case of the Vanishing Buildings (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

The Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream-Oil / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

The Riddle of the Ruby! (Table of Contents: 5)

Impossible -- But True! / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan Barry
Inks
Sy Barry
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Roy Raymond

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Ralston Instant Wheat Cereal [Ralston Hot Cereal]; Ralston Whole Wheat Cereal / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Green Arrow and the Red Feather Kid (Table of Contents: 7)

Green Arrow / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
George Papp
Inks
George Papp
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
advocacy; superhero
Characters
Green Arrow

Robotman, Mind-Reader (Table of Contents: 8)

Robotman / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jimmy Thompson
Inks
Jimmy Thompson
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Robotman [Paul Dennis]

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Lionel Trains / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Shorty / comic story / 0.75 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
For Rent
Genre
humor
Characters
Shorty
Reprints

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

Nestlé's Crunch / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

Science Is Champ (Table of Contents: 12)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Quincy Howe (credited)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

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

Columbia Bicycles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Chemcraft Chemistry Sets [Porter] / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Death in the Northwoods! (Table of Contents: 16)

Pow-Wow Smith / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Don C. Cameron
Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Pow-Wow Smith
Reprints

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

Erector / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Smith Brothers Cough Drops / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Schwinn Bicycles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Batman and Robin
  2. 1. Jimmy's Biggest Christmas (Thanks to Dad)
    AMF Roadmaster Bicycles
  3. 2. Underground Railroad of Crime!
    Batman and Robin
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Bazooka Bubble Gum
  5. 4. The Case of the Vanishing Buildings
    The Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream-Oil
  6. 5. The Riddle of the Ruby!
    Impossible -- But True!
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Ralston Instant Wheat Cereal [Ralston Hot Cereal]; Ralston Whole Wheat Cereal
  8. 7. The Green Arrow and the Red Feather Kid
    Green Arrow
  9. 8. Robotman, Mind-Reader
    Robotman
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Lionel Trains
  11. 10. ["For Rent"]
    Shorty
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Nestlé's Crunch
  13. 12. Science Is Champ
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Columbia Bicycles
  15. 14. Editorial Advisory Board
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Chemcraft Chemistry Sets [Porter]
  17. 16. Death in the Northwoods!
    Pow-Wow Smith
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Erector
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    Smith Brothers Cough Drops
  20. 19. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
  21. 20. [no title indexed]
    Schwinn Bicycles
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Nick Caputo
  • Craig Delich
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Matthew Peets
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Van Dore