(April-May 1950)

DC, 1940 Series
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Price:
0.10 USD
Pages:
52
Indicia frequency:
bi-monthly
Indicia Publisher:
National Comics Publications, Inc.
Brand:
Superman DC National Comics
Editing:
Whitney Ellsworth
Format:
Color; Standard Modern US; Saddle-stitched; monthly; ongoing series

The State-Bird Crimes; The Brand of a Hero; The Black Diamond (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Dick Sprang (verified by Sprang)
Inks:
Charles Paris (verified by Paris)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Ira Schnapp (credit by O'Hearn/Desris)

Content Information

Genre:
superhero

The State-Bird Crimes! (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Bill Woolfolk (probably)
Pencils:
Dick Sprang (verified by Sprang)
Inks:
Charles Paris (verified by Paris)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Ira Schnapp (credit by O'Hearn/Desris)

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
The Penguin (villain)

Indexer Notes

later adapted as part of BATMAN VS. THREE VILLAINS OF DOOM


The Brand of a Hero! (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Bill Finger
Pencils:
Dick Sprang (verified by Sprang)
Inks:
Charles Paris (verified by Paris)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Ira Schnapp (credit by O'Hearn/Desris)

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Professor Carter Nichols (guest-star); Joaquin Murieta (villain, introduction)

Indexer Notes

time-travel story


Death Dance (Table of Contents)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Jack Sparling
Inks:
Jack Sparling
Colors:
?
Letters:
Joe Letterese?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Daffy & Doodle / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Lit Win
Inks:
Lit Win
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Ultraviolet Bullets (Table of Contents)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
superhero

The Black Diamond! (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Bob Kane (Batman & Robin figures only); Lew Schwartz
Inks:
Charles Paris (verified by Paris)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Ira Schnapp (credit by O'Hearn/Desris)

Content Information

Genre:
super-hero
Characters:
The Black Diamond (villain, introduction); Bull's-Eye Kendall (villain, introduction); the Barracuda Brothers (villains, introductions); "Nitro" Nelson (villain, introduction)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Little Pete / filler / 0.75 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Henry Boltinoff (not signed)
Pencils:
Henry Boltinoff (not signed)
Inks:
Henry Boltinoff (not signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Henry Boltinoff

Superman's Code for Buddies (Table of Contents)

Superman / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jack Schiff
Pencils:
Al Plastino
Inks:
Al Plastino
Colors:
?
Letters:
Ira Schnapp

Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. The State-Bird Crimes!
    Batman
  2. 2. The Brand of a Hero!
    Batman
  3. 3. Death Dance
  4. 4. [no title indexed]
    Daffy & Doodle
  5. 5. Ultraviolet Bullets
  6. 6. The Black Diamond!
    Batman
  7. 7. [no title indexed]
    Little Pete
  8. 8. Superman's Code for Buddies
    Superman
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