(January 1951)

DC, 1937 Series
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Price:
0.10 USD
Pages:
52
Indicia frequency:
monthly
Indicia Publisher:
National Comics Publications, Inc.
Brand:
Superman DC National Comics
Editing:
Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Jack Schiff (actual)
Color:
Color
Dimensions:
Standard Golden Age US; Standard Silver Age US; Standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock:
Newsprint; Glossy
Binding:
Saddle-stitched; Squarebound
Publishing Format:
Was Ongoing Series

Bodyguards for Cleopatra! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

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

Content Information

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

What a Gift! (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Letters:
typeset

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for flash kit from Kodak


Bodyguards to Cleopatra! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Cleopatra; Commissioner Gordon; Vicki Vale; Professor Carter Nichols; Yati (Royal scribe); Sebek (manager of the graneries); Takeloth (Chief of the Royal Police); Ka-Ra (villain, chief irrigation engineer)
Synopsis:
Professor Nichols uses hypnosis to send Batman and Robin back to Cleopatra's Egypt to investigate their appearance in a mysterious ancient frieze.
Reprints:
Keywords:
Bat-Signal

There's a Genuine Schwinn Bike in Every Price Class to Suit You! (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for Schwinn Bikes from Arnold, Schwinn & Company; ad features Santa Claus


"It's a hold up!" (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

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

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum in comic strip format


Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
?
Letters:
typeset

Indexer Notes

Listing of editorial advisory board members & titles published by DC


The People Who Couldn't Grow Old! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
detective-mystery

Indexer Notes

Story title verified by Craig Delich (Nov. 2005).


This Christmas Ask Dad for a Roadmaster (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for Roadmaster bikes from Roadmaster; ad features Santa Claus


["Ice skating on the lake!"] (Table of Contents)

Shorty / comic story / 0.75 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
humor

Lucky Block (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

Credits

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

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for Nestlé's Crunch


The Captured Brain! (Table of Contents)

Robotman / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Frank Bolle
Inks:
Frank Bolle
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Funny Facts / filler / 0.75 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Martin Naydel
Pencils:
Martin Naydel
Inks:
Martin Naydel
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
non-fiction

Thrilling for Features and Fun! (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

Credits

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

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for Columbia Built bikes from The Westfield Manufacturing Company


"I've got a date with a new girl!" (Table of Contents)

Jerry the Jitterbug / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
humor

Here Comes the Band! (Table of Contents)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
non-fiction

Panic Stalks the Forest at the Dread Cry of "Warpath!" (Table of Contents)

Tomahawk / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Fred Ray
Inks:
Fred Ray
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
western-frontier

Indexer Notes

House ad for Tomahawk #3


How to Bring Christmas Cheer (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
Jack Schiff
Pencils:
Win Mortimer
Inks:
Creig Flessel
Colors:
?
Letters:
Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:
superhero

Indexer Notes

PSA from DC and "leading national social welfare and youth-serving organizations"


The Killer Cougar of Shoe Mountain! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Bruno Premiani
Inks:
Bruno Premiani
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
western-frontier

New -- and Great! Big Town (Table of Contents)

Big Town / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Carmine Infantino
Inks:
Sy Barry
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
detective-mystery

Indexer Notes

House ad for Big Town #1


Given (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for White Cloverine Brand Salve from Wilson Chem Co.


Be A Success as a Radio-Television Technician (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Letters:
typeset

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for book from National Radio Institute


This Christmas Be a Cowboy (Table of Contents)

Red Ryder / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Fred Harmon
Inks:
Fred Harmon
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset (partial)

Content Information

Genre:
western-frontier

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for Red Ryder Cowboy Carbine from Daisy Manufacturing Co.


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 0. Bodyguards for Cleopatra!
    Batman and Robin
  2. 1. What a Gift!
  3. 2. Bodyguards to Cleopatra!
    Batman and Robin
  4. 3. There's a Genuine Schwinn Bike in Every Price Class to Suit You!
  5. 4. "It's a hold up!"
  6. 5. Editorial Advisory Board
  7. 6. The People Who Couldn't Grow Old!
    Impossible - But True
  8. 7. This Christmas Ask Dad for a Roadmaster
  9. 8. ["Ice skating on the lake!"]
    Shorty
  10. 9. Lucky Block
  11. 10. The Captured Brain!
    Robotman
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Funny Facts
  13. 12. Thrilling for Features and Fun!
  14. 13. "I've got a date with a new girl!"
    Jerry the Jitterbug
  15. 14. Here Comes the Band!
  16. 15. Panic Stalks the Forest at the Dread Cry of "Warpath!"
    Tomahawk
  17. 16. How to Bring Christmas Cheer
    Superboy
  18. 17. The Killer Cougar of Shoe Mountain!
    Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman
  19. 18. New -- and Great! Big Town
    Big Town
  20. 19. Given
  21. 20. Be A Success as a Radio-Television Technician
  22. 21. This Christmas Be a Cowboy
    Red Ryder
This issue was most recently modified by:
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  • Chris Boyko
  • Matthew Peets
  • Craig Delich
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  • Mike Tiefenbacher
  • Jerry Bails (R.I.P.)
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  • John Greb
  • Kelly Langston-Smith
  • Jeremy Heier
  • Chris Launder
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