Issue Instance
API endpoint that allows Issue to be viewed.
GET /api/issue/2371/
{ "api_url": "https://www.comics.org/api/issue/2371/", "series_name": "Batman (1940 series)", "descriptor": "12", "number": "12", "volume": "", "variant_name": "", "title": "", "publication_date": "August-September 1942", "key_date": "1942-08-00", "price": "0.10 USD", "page_count": "68.000", "editing": "Whitney Ellsworth (credited as F. W. Ellsworth) (editor)", "indicia_publisher": "Detective Comics Inc.", "brand_emblem": "A Superman DC Publication", "isbn": "", "barcode": "", "rating": "", "on_sale_date": "1942-06-06", "indicia_frequency": "bi-monthly", "notes": "On-sale date from copyright registration. On-sale date of June 10 in ad in Detective Comics #65.", "variant_of": null, "series": "https://www.comics.org/api/series/141/", "indicia_printer": "", "keywords": "", "story_set": [ { "type": "cover", "title": "", "feature": "Batman and Robin", "sequence_number": 0, "page_count": "1.000", "script": "None", "pencils": "Jerry Robinson", "inks": "Jerry Robinson; George Roussos", "colors": "?", "letters": "George Roussos", "editing": "None", "job_number": "", "genre": "superhero", "first_line": "War savings bonds and stamps keep 'em rolling!", "characters": "Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]", "synopsis": "", "notes": "Art credits verified by Jerry Robinson. Roussos inker credit by Craig Delich with Roussos verifing that he did the typography and hand-lettering for the cover.", "keywords": "jeeps" }, { "type": "promo (ad from the publisher)", "title": "Editorial Advisory Board", "feature": "", "sequence_number": 1, "page_count": "0.330", "script": "?", "pencils": "None", "inks": "None", "colors": "None", "letters": "typeset", "editing": "None", "job_number": "", "genre": "", "first_line": "", "characters": "", "synopsis": "", "notes": "Inside front cover.", "keywords": "" }, { "type": "text article", "title": "Kit Carson: Trail Blazer and Scout", "feature": "Good Books Worth Reading", "sequence_number": 2, "page_count": "0.670", "script": "Josette Frank (credited)", "pencils": "?", "inks": "?", "colors": "None", "letters": "typeset", "editing": "None", "job_number": "", "genre": "", "first_line": "The story of Kit Carson's life is a...", "characters": "", "synopsis": "", "notes": "Inside front cover. Review of 1942 book \"Kit Carson: Trail Blazer and Scout\" by Shannon Garst. The printed review misspells the author's name, giving it as \"Shannon Zarst.\"", "keywords": "" }, { "type": "comic story", "title": "Brothers in Crime!", "feature": "Batman and Robin", "sequence_number": 3, "page_count": "13.000", "script": "Don C. Cameron", "pencils": "Jerry Robinson (signed as Bob Kane)", "inks": "Jerry Robinson (signed as Bob Kane); George Roussos (backgrounds)", "colors": "?", "letters": "George Roussos", "editing": "None", "job_number": "", "genre": "superhero", "first_line": "", "characters": "Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Rafferty Brothers [Peter (death); Steve (death); Mike (death)] (villains)", "synopsis": "While visiting their trophy room, the Caped Crusaders come across a bullet-proof vest, a keepsake from a case involving the Rafferty Brothers, who unwittingly implicated their brother Peter in a murder.", "notes": "Penciler and inker credits verified by Robinson, background and lettering credits verified by Roussos.", "keywords": "Batmobile; Daily News; Hall of Trophies" }, { "type": "comics-form advertising", "title": "", "feature": "Kool-Aid", "sequence_number": 4, "page_count": "1.000", "script": "?", "pencils": "?", "inks": "?", "colors": "?", "letters": "?", "editing": "None", "job_number": "", "genre": "", "first_line": "Children, I'm proud of you for donating so generously to...", "characters": "Don; Nancy; Miss White; Mary", "synopsis": "", "notes": "", "keywords": "" }, { "type": "comic story", "title": "", "feature": "Buddy", "sequence_number": 5, "page_count": "1.000", "script": "?", "pencils": "George Storm", "inks": "George Storm", "colors": "?", "letters": "?", "editing": "None", "job_number": "", "genre": "humor", "first_line": "Gosh! There goes the dog catcher!", "characters": "Buddy", "synopsis": "", "notes": "", "keywords": "" }, { "type": "comic story", "title": "", "feature": "Gee-Man", "sequence_number": 6, "page_count": "0.500", "script": "Ray McGill (signed)", "pencils": "Ray McGill (signed)", "inks": "Ray McGill (signed)", "colors": "?", "letters": "Ray McGill", "editing": "None", "job_number": "", "genre": "humor", "first_line": "Hold still - I'm on th' trail of a Fifth Columnist...", "characters": "Gee-Man", "synopsis": "", "notes": "", "keywords": "" }, { "type": "promo (ad from the publisher)", "title": "", "feature": "Detective Comics", "sequence_number": 7, "page_count": "0.500", "script": "?", "pencils": "?", "inks": "?", "colors": "?", "letters": "?", "editing": "None", "job_number": "", "genre": "", "first_line": "", "characters": "", "synopsis": "", "notes": "", "keywords": "" }, { "type": "comic story", "title": "The Wizard of Words!", "feature": "Batman and Robin", "sequence_number": 8, "page_count": "13.000", "script": "Bill Finger", "pencils": "Bob Kane (signed)", "inks": "Jerry Robinson", "colors": "?", "letters": "George Roussos", "editing": "None", "job_number": "", "genre": "superhero", "first_line": "", "characters": "Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; un-namewd banker; un-named District Attorney; un-named Mayor; the Joker (villain); Slapsy (villain)", "synopsis": "Batman must once again battle the Harlequin of Hate, who, this time, decides to carry out, word for word, the slang words that people use every day in order to commit his crimes.", "notes": "Writer credit by Martin O'Hearn, inker credit verified by Robinson, and letterer credit verified by Roussos.", "keywords": "Batmobile; Batplane" }, { "type": "promo (ad from the publisher)", "title": "Now on Sale", "feature": "", "sequence_number": 9, "page_count": "1.000", "script": "?", "pencils": "?", "inks": "?", "colors": "?", "letters": "?", "editing": "None", "job_number": "", "genre": "", "first_line": "", "characters": "", "synopsis": "", "notes": "", "keywords": "" }, { "type": "comic story", "title": "", "feature": "Windy Watkins", "sequence_number": 10, "page_count": "1.000", "script": "Russell Cole (signed as Alger)", "pencils": "Russell Cole (signed as Alger)", "inks": "Russell Cole (signed as Alger)", "colors": "?", "letters": "Russell Cole", "editing": "None", "job_number": "", "genre": "humor", "first_line": "I'll never forget the battle o' Pomme de Terre Valley in th' last war!", "characters": "Windy Watkins", "synopsis": "", "notes": "Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.", "keywords": "" }, { "type": "comic story", "title": "They Thrill to Conquer!", "feature": "Batman and Robin", "sequence_number": 11, "page_count": "13.000", "script": "Bill Finger", "pencils": "Jack Burnley (signed as Bob Kane)", "inks": "Jack Burnley (signed as Bob Kane); Ray Burnley (backgrounds)", "colors": "?", "letters": "Betty Bentley", "editing": "None", "job_number": "", "genre": "superhero", "first_line": "", "characters": "Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Ben \"Fearless\" Ford (stunt man); Nan Ford Ben's wife); Tommy Ford (Ben and Nan's son); Joe Kirk (villain); Duke (villain)", "synopsis": "Batman must battle a gang of criminals who are trying to blackmail professional stuntmen.", "notes": "Script, art and lettering credits confirmed by Jack Burnley.", "keywords": "Batplane" }, { "type": "cartoon", "title": "", "feature": "Gags", "sequence_number": 12, "page_count": "0.500", "script": "Henry Boltinoff (signed)", "pencils": "Henry Boltinoff (signed)", "inks": "Henry Boltinoff (signed)", "colors": "?", "letters": "Henry Boltinoff", "editing": "None", "job_number": "", "genre": "humor", "first_line": "Have the picture end by the tree!", "characters": "", "synopsis": "", "notes": "3 gags.", "keywords": "" }, { "type": "promo (ad from the publisher)", "title": "Honest Injun!", "feature": "World's Finest Comics", "sequence_number": 13, "page_count": "0.500", "script": "?", "pencils": "?", "inks": "?", "colors": "?", "letters": "?", "editing": "None", "job_number": "", "genre": "", "first_line": "", "characters": "", "synopsis": "", "notes": "", "keywords": "" }, { "type": "text story", "title": "Murder Rap", "feature": "", "sequence_number": 14, "page_count": "2.000", "script": "Sam Case (credited)", "pencils": "None", "inks": "None", "colors": "None", "letters": "typeset", "editing": "None", "job_number": "", "genre": "adventure; crime", "first_line": "Ed Swain sauntered through the busy city room, with...", "characters": "Ed Swain; Jane Winters; Fats Martin", "synopsis": "", "notes": "", "keywords": "Blue Penguin" }, { "type": "comic story", "title": "", "feature": "Busy Bill the Bill Collector", "sequence_number": 15, "page_count": "2.000", "script": "?", "pencils": "George Storm", "inks": "George Storm", "colors": "?", "letters": "?", "editing": "None", "job_number": "", "genre": "humor", "first_line": "Payments?...Bah!", "characters": "Busy Bill; Pudge", "synopsis": "", "notes": "", "keywords": "" }, { "type": "cartoon", "title": "", "feature": "Funnyboners", "sequence_number": 16, "page_count": "1.000", "script": "?", "pencils": "Lou Paige (signed as G. Paige)", "inks": "Lou Paige (signed as G. Paige)", "colors": "?", "letters": "?", "editing": "None", "job_number": "", "genre": "humor", "first_line": "Have you got any nickle erasers?", "characters": "Jipsum; Gasket", "synopsis": "", "notes": "6 gags.", "keywords": "" }, { "type": "promo (ad from the publisher)", "title": "The Big Eight!", "feature": "", "sequence_number": 17, "page_count": "1.000", "script": "?", "pencils": "?", "inks": "?", "colors": "?", "letters": "?", "editing": "None", "job_number": "", "genre": "", "first_line": "", "characters": "", "synopsis": "", "notes": "", "keywords": "" }, { "type": "comic story", "title": "Around the Clock with the Batman!", "feature": "Batman and Robin", "sequence_number": 18, "page_count": "13.000", "script": "Bill Finger", "pencils": "Bob Kane (signed)", "inks": "Jerry Robinson", "colors": "?", "letters": "George Roussos", "editing": "None", "job_number": "", "genre": "superhero", "first_line": "", "characters": "Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; un-named Mayor of Gotham City; Mr. Hodge (art connoisseur); Frankie (little boy with infantile paralysis); Margie (villain); \"Heist\" Andrews (villain)", "synopsis": "Gotham City celebrates \"Batman Day\", honoring all of the Caped Crusader's amazing accomplishments. And the events leading up to that day also helps Bruce Wayne complete the last chapter of a book he is writing.", "notes": "Writer credit by Martin O'Hearn, inker credit verified by Robinson, and letterer credit verified by Roussos.", "keywords": "Batmobile; Batplane; Gotham City" }, { "type": "public service announcement", "title": "", "feature": "", "sequence_number": 19, "page_count": "1.000", "script": "?", "pencils": "?", "inks": "?", "colors": "None", "letters": "?", "editing": "None", "job_number": "", "genre": "", "first_line": "A special message to the boys and girls of America from Henry Morgenthau, Jr. - Secretary of the Treasury!", "characters": "", "synopsis": "", "notes": "Inside back cover.", "keywords": "" }, { "type": "advertisement", "title": "", "feature": "Daisy Air Rifles", "sequence_number": 20, "page_count": "1.000", "script": "?", "pencils": "Fred Harman; ?", "inks": "Fred Harman; ?", "colors": "?", "letters": "typeset", "editing": "None", "job_number": "", "genre": "", "first_line": "", "characters": "Red Ryder", "synopsis": "", "notes": "Back cover.", "keywords": "" } ], "cover": "https://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/2/w400/2474.jpg" }
