Batman #2

(Summer 1940)

[The Joker Meets the Cat-Woman] (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks:

Jerry Robinson (verified by Robinson); George Roussos (backgrounds, verified by Roussos)

Colors:

?

Letters:

George Roussos (verified by Roussos)

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; E. S. Arthur (Death); The Joker; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; The Weasel; the Crime Syndicate, Inc. (Introduction)

Synopsis:

Learning the Joker is hospitalized with wounds, the members of the Crime Syndicate make plans to rescue him to lead their mob again. But the Joker has planned a double-cross and the appearance of the Cat-Woman complicates matters.

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• in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #1 (June 1992)

Indexer Notes

Synopsis added by Craig Delich 10-31-08.

none (Table of Contents)

Young Mr. Olds / filler / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Stan Aschmeier?

Inks:

Stan Aschmeier?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Mr. Olds

[Wolf, the Crime Master] (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks:

Bob Kane (signed); Jerry Robinson (backgrounds, verified by Robinson)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Jerry Robinson (verified by Robinson)

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Cyrus Craig; V: Adam Lamb (aka Wolf, I, D).

Synopsis:

By an unfortunate accident, Adam Lamb becomes a psychological Jekyll and Hyde at midnight each evening, only to revert to his mild-mannered self during the day.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #1 (June 1992)

Indexer Notes

Synopsis added by Craig Delich 10-31-08.

A Very Simple Case (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

David Tree (signed)

Pencils:

Raymond Perry

Inks:

Raymond Perry

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

The Case of the Clubfoot Murders (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks:

Bob Kane (signed); Jerry Robinson (backgrounds, verified by Robinson)

Colors:

?

Letters:

? (pp. 1-2); Jerry Robinson (pp. 3-13, verified by Robinson)

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Portia; Abel (Death); Carl; Roger Storme; Clubfoot (Ward, Introduction); Varrick (Introduction)

Synopsis:

The contents of a strange will leave each of the heirs with strange tokens with inscriptions on them, not realizing that, if they are all united, the tokens will reveal the location of a gold mine.

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• in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #1 (June 1992)

Indexer Notes

Synopsis added by Craig Delich 10-31-08.

none (Table of Contents)

Little Billy Pelican / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Hal Sherman

Inks:

Hal Sherman

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters:

Billy Pelican

none (Table of Contents)

Fantastic Facts / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

George Papp (signed as Geo. Papp)

Inks:

George Papp (signed as Geo. Papp)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

The Case of the Missing Link (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks:

Jerry Robinson (verified by Robinson); George Roussos (backgrounds, verified by Roussos)

Colors:

?

Letters:

George Roussos (verified by Roussos)

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Professor Drake (Death); Goliath (Death); Hackett (Introduction); Snead (Introduction); Grimes (Introduction, Death)

Synopsis:

Professor Drake brings back from Africa a "missing link" whom, he intends to civilize, for the benefit of all civilization. But he learns, as do the Caped Crusaders, that sometimes men act more like beasts than someone like Goliath!

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• in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #1 (June 1992)

Indexer Notes

Synopsis added by Craig Delich 10-31-08.

none (Table of Contents)

Her Royal Highness / filler / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Hal Sherman

Pencils:

Hal Sherman

Inks:

Hal Sherman

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor