(December 1951)

DC, 1937 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
44
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1951-10-31
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Defeat of Batman! (Table of Contents)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp (sourced)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Don't shoot! We surrender!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Reprints

Enter Here -- If You Dare! (Table of Contents: 1)

House of Mystery / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Defeat of Batman! (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 9.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Kane (signed) (Batman and Robin figures); Lew Sayre Schwartz (signed as Bob Kane)
Inks
Charles Paris (signed as Bob Kane)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh, no! I never thought I'd see this! Batman has surrendered!
Feature Logo
Batman with Robin, the Boy Wonder
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Commander Barton Swayne; Lippy; Big Red; Parker; Dwyer; Archer; Hendrix; Wheeler; Wilcox; Blake
Synopsis
Batman and Robin face Commander Barton Swayne who runs an underground army with military precision with the objective of capturing Batman.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Pencil credits verified by Schwartz to Craig Delich; we formerly credited Schwartz with pencils and Kane with touch-ups.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Charlie Wild, Private Detective; Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?

Pete the Flash Scores for Captain Tootsie (Table of Contents: 4)

Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Script
William Schreiber ? (credited)
Pencils
William Schreiber (credited as Bill Schreiber)
Inks
William Schreiber (credited as Bill Schreiber)
Colors
?
Letters
William Schreiber ? (credited)
Editing
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Tootsie

Otto Graham (Table of Contents: 5)

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?

The Man with the X-Ray Eyes! (Table of Contents: 6)

Impossible-- But True / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ruben Moreira (signed)
Inks
Ruben Moreira (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What's wrong? Change your mind about shooting me?
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Roy Raymond; Karen; Kliff
Reprints

Out of This World (Table of Contents: 7)

Necco Wafers / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Lionel Trains / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Kellogg's Pep / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?

The Robot Ghost! (Table of Contents: 10)

Robotman / comic story / 3.5 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Haunting live outlaws is old stuff to Robotman!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Robotman [Paul Dennis]; "Larceny" Latham (crook); Torch (crook)
Reprints

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

Includes a plug for A Date with Judy on ABC.

Getting an Erector Is Like Having Your Own Toy Factory (Table of Contents: 12)

Erector / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Royal Desserts / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?

How Yardsticks Caught Crooks (Table of Contents: 14)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Norman James
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

Nabisco Shredded Wheat / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?

Characters
Straight Arrow

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Dubble Bubble Gum / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ray Thompson (signed as Ray T.)
Inks
Ray Thompson (signed as Ray T.)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I-it's spooky in this old haunted house!
Genre
children

Indexer Notes

Sold by Fleer.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

Varsity Vic / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What will you have, Vic?
Genre
humor
Reprints

The Tenderfoot Deputy! (Table of Contents: 18)

Pow-Wow Smith / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Leonard Starr
Inks
Leonard Starr
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Your nephew from Boston's likely quite a youngster, Jim...
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Pow-Wow Smith [Ohiyesa Smith]; Sheriff Tom Miles; Rudy Ransom; Highboy Higgins; Eddie Graves; Red-Eye (crook)
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

Vitalis Hair Cream / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?

Red Hot Tip for Santa! (Table of Contents: 20)

Columbia Bicycles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21)

Casey the Cop / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It's quiet here!
Genre
humor
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22)

Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Fred Harman (signed)
Inks
Fred Harman (signed)
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 23)

Sheaffer Pens / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

Ad for Sheaffer's Skrip pens.
Back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Defeat of Batman!
    Batman and Robin
  2. 1. Enter Here -- If You Dare!
    House of Mystery
  3. 2. The Defeat of Batman!
    Batman and Robin
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Charlie Wild, Private Detective; Wildroot Cream-Oil
  5. 4. Pete the Flash Scores for Captain Tootsie
    Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll
  6. 5. Otto Graham
    Wheaties
  7. 6. The Man with the X-Ray Eyes!
    Impossible-- But True
  8. 7. Out of This World
    Necco Wafers
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Lionel Trains
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Kellogg's Pep
  11. 10. The Robot Ghost!
    Robotman
  12. 11. Editorial Advisory Board
  13. 12. Getting an Erector Is Like Having Your Own Toy Factory
    Erector
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Royal Desserts
  15. 14. How Yardsticks Caught Crooks
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Nabisco Shredded Wheat
  17. 16. ["I-it's spooky in this old haunted house!"]
    Dubble Bubble Gum
  18. 17. ["What will you have, Vic?"]
    Varsity Vic
  19. 18. The Tenderfoot Deputy!
    Pow-Wow Smith
  20. 19. [no title indexed]
    Vitalis Hair Cream
  21. 20. Red Hot Tip for Santa!
    Columbia Bicycles
  22. 21. ["It's quiet here!"]
    Casey the Cop
  23. 22. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Air Rifles
  24. 23. [no title indexed]
    Sheaffer Pens
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Nick Caputo
  • Keith Chandler
  • Craig Delich
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Arthur Lortie
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • John Monagle
  • John Pannozzi
  • Matthew Peets
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Van Dore
  • James Zee