(February-March 1951)

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

Issue Notes

Parts of this issue are reprinted:

The Origin of Killer Moth (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Bob Kane (Batman & Robin figures only); Lew Schwartz
Inks:
Charles Paris
Colors:
?
Letters:
Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Reprints: show reprint note before migration

Indexer Notes

Inks credit verified by Paris. Letters credit from Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.


The Joker's Crime Costumes! (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Bill Finger
Pencils:
Dick Sprang
Inks:
Charles Paris
Colors:
?
Letters:
Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
The Joker (Villain)
Reprints: show reprint note before migration

Indexer Notes

Script credit from Martin O'Hearn. Pencils credit verified by Sprang. Inks credit verified by Paris. Letters credit from Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.


The Case of the Flying Saucers (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:
Joe Letterese?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Erobt (Villain; Intro); Overlord of Saturn (Villain; Intro); Prof. Elsom Cobb (Intro); John Marsden (Intro; Death)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Captain Tootsie / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Bill Schreiber
Inks:
Bill Schreiber
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Superhero

Passport to Fame (Table of Contents)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
gag

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Jerry the Jitterbug / filler / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
superhero

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Clue Cartoon / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Martin Naydel (signed)
Pencils:
Martin Naydel (signed)
Inks:
Martin Naydel (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Little Pete / filler / 0.75 page (report information)

Credits

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

The Origin of Killer Moth! (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Bill Finger ?
Pencils:
Bob Kane; Lew Schwartz
Inks:
Charles Paris; Bob Kane
Colors:
?
Letters:
Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Killer Moth [Cameron Van Cleer] (Villain; Introduction)

Indexer Notes

Ira Schnapp credit by O'Hearn/Desris.


[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Peg / filler / 0.75 page (report information)

Credits

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

Heroics (Table of Contents)

filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

The World of Adventure in Books (Table of Contents)

Green Arrow, Tomahawk, Shining Knight / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jack Schiff
Pencils:
Win Mortimer
Inks:
Win Mortimer
Letters:
Ira Schnapp

Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. The Joker's Crime Costumes!
    Batman
  2. 2. The Case of the Flying Saucers
    Batman
  3. 3. [no title indexed]
    Captain Tootsie
  4. 4. Passport to Fame
  5. 5. [no title indexed]
    Jerry the Jitterbug
  6. 6. [no title indexed]
    Clue Cartoon
  7. 7. [no title indexed]
    Little Pete
  8. 8. The Origin of Killer Moth!
    Batman
  9. 9. [no title indexed]
    Peg
  10. 10. Heroics
  11. 11. The World of Adventure in Books
    Green Arrow, Tomahawk, Shining Knight
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