(August 1952)

DC, 1937 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
44
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1952-07-01
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Flying Bat-Cave! (Table of Contents)

Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Reprints
Keywords
Bat-Signal; Flying Bat-Cave

Superman Says: "It's Smart to Check-- And Doublecheck!" (Table of Contents: 1)

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

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

Genre
advocacy; superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent]

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Flying Bat-Cave! (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
John Broome ? (credited as Writer A)
Pencils
Lew Sayre Schwartz
Inks
Charles Paris
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Rocky; "Diamond" Lang; "Big-Time" Gateson
Synopsis
When criminals kidnap Robin, they make Batman pledge not to set foot in Gotham for one week. Thinking they have a clear path to commit crimes, the criminals are surprised when Batman creates a flying Bat-Cave from which he and Robin can foil crimes from the air.
Reprints
Keywords
Flying Bat-Cave

Indexer Notes

Script credit from Martin O'Hearn.

Top Speed Stops Spy (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Another Jim Wise "P-F" Adventure Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Message to Parents (Table of Contents: 4)

public service announcement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

The Man Who Could Imitate Anything! (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
?

Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Roy Raymond
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Little Pete / 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
Isn't that monkey funny?
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Little Pete
Reprints

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

Necco / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Shorty / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text
-And it's a swell buy!
Genre
humor
Characters
Shorty
Reprints

The Man Who Could Read Robotman's Mind! (Table of Contents: 11)

Robotman / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Certa
Inks
Joe Certa ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Robotman [Robert Crane]

Indexer Notes

Penciler credit verified by Jerry Bails.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Professor Eureka / 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
I'm worried about the professor.
Genre
humor
Characters
Professor Eureka
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

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
Stop! Can't you see that red light?
Genre
humor
Characters
Casey the Cop
Reprints

From Arrow Poison to Mankind's Boon (Table of Contents: 15)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

The Mystery of the Stolen Arrows! (Table of Contents: 16)

Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Pow-Wow Smith [Ohiyesa Smith]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Penciler and inker credits from Craig Delich.

Two More Thrilling Magazines for Mystery Fans! (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

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

The Secret of Treasure Cave (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Wilson Chem. Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Flying Bat-Cave!
    Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
  2. 1. Superman Says: "It's Smart to Check-- And Doublecheck!"
    Superman
  3. 2. The Flying Bat-Cave!
    Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
  4. 3. Top Speed Stops Spy
    Another Jim Wise "P-F" Adventure Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes
  5. 4. Message to Parents
  6. 5. Editorial Advisory Board
  7. 6. The Man Who Could Imitate Anything!
    Impossible-- But True
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Wildroot Cream-Oil
  9. 8. ["Isn't that monkey funny?"]
    Little Pete
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Necco
  11. 10. ["-And it's a swell buy!"]
    Shorty
  12. 11. The Man Who Could Read Robotman's Mind!
    Robotman
  13. 12. ["Today we're going to have a contest!"]
    Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum
  14. 13. ["I'm worried about the professor."]
    Professor Eureka
  15. 14. ["Stop! Can't you see that red light?"]
    Casey the Cop
  16. 15. From Arrow Poison to Mankind's Boon
  17. 16. The Mystery of the Stolen Arrows!
    Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman
  18. 17. Two More Thrilling Magazines for Mystery Fans!
    Sensation Mystery; House of Mystery
  19. 18. The Secret of Treasure Cave
    Wilson Chem. Co.
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Nick Caputo
  • Peter Croome
  • Craig Delich
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • Arthur Lortie
  • John Monagle
  • Matthew Peets
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Van Dore