Batman #72

(August-September 1952)

It's Smart to Check -- And Double Check! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Winslow Mortimer

Inks:

Winslow Mortimer

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman

The Jungle Batman! (Table of Contents)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

David Vern

Pencils:

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

Inks:

Charles Paris

Colors:

?

Letters:

Pat Gordon

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Sinister Eight (villains)

Reprints:

• in Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #2 ([Winter] 1961)
• in DC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals (DC, 2009 series) #1 ([April] 2009)

Indexer Notes

Script credit by Martin O'Hearn and inker credit verified by Charles Paris.

[Where is the last harbor of the good ship Mayflower?] (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

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 11-24-07.

["I'd better hurry. I'm meeting Sue at eight"] (Table of Contents)

Varsity Vic / comic story / 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 Adventures of Jerry Lewis (DC, 1957 series) #41 (November 1957)

The Legion of Faceless Men! (Table of Contents)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Dick Sprang

Inks:

Charles Paris

Colors:

?

Letters:

Pat Gordon

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Masked Bandit [Biff] (villain); The Maskers (villains)

Indexer Notes

Pencil credit verified by Dick Sprang and inker credit verified by Charles Paris.

["Being bugler is awful"] (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:

military; humor

Reprints:

• in All-American Men of War (DC, 1953 series) #51 (November 1957)

["And then I ran for a touchdown"] (Table of Contents)

Peg / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Reprints:

• in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #1 (March-April 1958)

Changing Styles In Magic (Table of Contents)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

David Kahn [as Donald King] (credited)

Pencils:

Raymond Perry

Inks:

Raymond Perry

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

["Boo! Throw the umpire out"] (Table of Contents)

Shorty / 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

Reprints:

• in Blackhawk (DC, 1957 series) #128 (September 1958)
• in Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #301 (June 1963)

The Death-Cheaters of Gotham City! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

David Vern

Pencils:

Jim Mooney [as Bob Kane] (signed)

Inks:

Jim Mooney [as Bob Kane] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Job Number:

N-288

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; un-nmaed wife of Hack Dawes; un-named wife of Tom Weaver; The Death-Cheaters Club [John Hedges Grant (sportsman, death); Jeff Sievers (villain, accountant, faked death); Hack Dawes (truck driver); Tom Weaver (writer); Stanley Duff (banker); Jim Sawyer (stevedore); Gregory Orrick (actor); Bruce Wayne (socialite)]; Little Doughy (villain); Joey the Rod (villain)

Synopsis:

Batman becomes a member of the strange "Death Cheaters Club," but a wanted criminal, who fits the qualifications for membership, is denied the same --- and vows vengeance against all the members!

Reprints:

• in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #233 (July-August 1971)
• in 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #G85 (July-August 1971)
• in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #21/1971 (16.Oktober 1971)
• in Lynvingen (Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #9/1974 ([september] 1974)
• in Läderlappen (Williams Förlags AB, 1969 series) #10/1974 (1974-10-dd) [[Usa, 1952]]

Keywords:

Bat-Cave; Bat-Signal; Batplane; Gotham City

Indexer Notes

Script credit by Martin O'Hearn, penciler credit verified by Jim Mooney, and letterer credit by Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.

["Shoplifting again, eh Benny?"] (Table of Contents)

Casey the Cop / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Reprints:

• in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #114 (March 1958)