Batman #70

(April-May 1952)

Be Sure of Your Facts! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Winslow Mortimer

Inks:

Winslow Mortimer

Letters:

Gaspar Saladino

Content Information

Genre:

fact

Characters:

Buzzy

The Robot Cop of Gotham City (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Bob Kane (Batman & Robin figures only); Lew Schwartz

Inks:

Charles Paris (verified by Paris)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp (credit by O'Hearn/Desris)

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; I: Mr. Weir and the "robot cop"

["Get ready for barracks inspection in fifteen minutes, men!"] (Table of Contents)

Private Pete / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

humor

["The sarge put me on traffic duty."] (Table of Contents)

Casey the Cop / filler / 0.75 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

humor

The Masterminds of Crime! (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 11.75 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

David Vern Reed (credit by O'Hearn)

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

Charles Paris (verified by Paris)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Joe Rosen

Content Information

Genre:

super-hero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Dave Gregg (Villain); Mr. Tolan (Villain); Mrs. Marcy; Joe Webster (Villain); Walls (Villain)

Synopsis:

Batman disguises himself as the crook Drexel to infiltrate the Crime Academy.

Reprints:

• in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #238 (January 1972)
• in DC 100-Page Super Spectacular (DC, 1971 series) #DC-8 (January 1972)

["Oh boy! It's always a great relief to put away the lawn mower"] (Table of Contents)

Varsity Vic / filler / 0.75 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

teen humor

Reprints:

• in Challengers of the Unknown (DC, 1958 series) #7 (April-May 1959)

["Remember yer fightin' a tricky guy tonight, Willie!"] (Table of Contents)

One Punch Willie / filler / 0.75 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stan Kaye

Pencils:

Stan Kaye

Inks:

Stan Kaye

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Reprints:

• in Blackhawk (DC, 1957 series) #121 (February 1958)

Indexer Notes

Signed in lower right corner of last panel. Kaye signed his humorous fillers this way.

["Hmm--I never go for this fortune stuff, but--"] (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:

teen humor

Reprints:

• in The Adventures of Bob Hope (DC, 1950 series) #47 (October-November 1957)
• in Rommets Helter (Se-Bladene, 1965 series) #2/1967 ([mai ?] 1967)

Burglars, Beware! (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

David Kahn (signed)

Pencils:

Raymond Perry

Inks:

Raymond Perry

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

crime

["Let's start a sorority!"] (Table of Contents)

Peg / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

teen

Characters:

Peg

Reprints:

• in Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #253 (June 1959)
• in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #54 (January 1965)
• in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane Archives (DC, 2011 series) #1 ([December] 2011)

The Parasols of Plunder (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Woolfolk (credit by O'Hearn)

Pencils:

Bob Kane (Batman & Robin figures only); Lew Schwartz

Inks:

Charles Paris (verified by Paris)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Joe Letterese?

Content Information

Genre:

super-hero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; V: The Penguin

Synopsis:

The Penguin is released from prison on parole, providing he gives up anything having to do with birds. So he takes up an umbrella business....with the same criminal results!

Reprints:

• in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #176 (December 1965)
• in 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #G17 (December 1965)
• in Batman Vs. the Penguin (Signet Books, 1966 series) #D2970 (1966)

Indexer Notes

Synopsis added by Craig Delich 10-4-07.

[Does air have weight?] (Table of Contents)

Quick Quiz / activity / 0.75 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

H. T. Elmo (signed)

Pencils:

H. T. Elmo (signed)

Inks:

H. T. Elmo (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

H.T. Elmo?

Indexer Notes

Title taken from first question of the feature. Title added to facilitate reprint tracking. (Gene Reed, 8/2/2011)