(October 1950)
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 52
- Indicia frequency:
- monthly
- Indicia Publisher:
- National Comics Publications, Inc.
- Brand:
- Superman DC National Comics
- Editing:
- Whitney Ellsworth
- Format:
- Color; Standard Modern US; Saddle-stitched; Ongoing series
Issue Notes
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
- in DC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals (DC, 2009 series) #1 ([April] 2009)
Untold Tales of the Bat-Signal
Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Winslow Mortimer
- Inks:
- George Roussos
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Batman; Robin
Indexer Notes
Revised inker credit verified by Craig Delich (Nov. 2005). One former inker credit assigned to Win Mortimer.
Untold Tales of the Bat-Signal
Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Writer B (Martin O'Hearn)
- Pencils:
- Bob Kane (signed)[some Batman & Robin figures); Lew Sayre Schwartz
- Inks:
- Charles Paris
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Vicki Vale; Dave Purdy; V: Tiger Bishop
- Synopsis:
- News reporter Dave Purdy is given a seemingly easy assignment: he must find and report on a case in which the Bat-Signal ALONE saved a person.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #1 ([Summer] 1961)
- in Giant Batman Annual #1 Replica Edition (DC, 1999 series) #[nn] ([August] 1999)
Indexer Notes
Synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-11-07.
The Case of the Talking Dead
Impossible -- But True / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Dan Barry
- Inks:
- Dan Barry
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- detective
- Characters:
- Roy Raymond
none
Peg / filler / 0.5 page
Credits
- Script:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Inks:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Henry Boltinoff
Content Information
- Genre:
- gag
The Robot-mobile
Robotman / comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Lee Elias?
- Inks:
- Lee Elias?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Robotman
none
Little Orville / filler / 0.5 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor
none
Bonny / filler / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- gag
The Lady With a Gun
text story / 2 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- crime
Indexer Notes
about Annie Oakley
none
Casey the Cop / filler / 0.75 page
Credits
- Script:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Inks:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Henry Boltinoff
Content Information
- Genre:
- gag
School Children 'Round the World
Superman / public service announcement / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Jack Schiff
- Pencils:
- Win Mortimer
- Inks:
- Win Mortimer
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Ira Schnapp
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
The Warriors in Wampum
Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman / comic story / 10 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Bruno Premiani?
- Inks:
- Bruno Premiani?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- western
- Characters:
- Pow-Wow Smith
none
Shorty / filler / 0.75 page
Credits
- Script:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Inks:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Henry Boltinoff
Content Information
- Genre:
- gag
Editing
Table of Contents
-
1.
Untold Tales of the Bat-Signal
Batman and Robin -
2.
The Case of the Talking Dead
Impossible -- But True -
3.
none
Peg -
4.
The Robot-mobile
Robotman -
5.
none
Little Orville -
6.
none
Bonny -
7.
The Lady With a Gun
-
8.
none
Casey the Cop -
9.
School Children 'Round the World
Superman -
10.
The Warriors in Wampum
Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman -
11.
none
Shorty
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