Batman #3

(Fall 1940)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Johnson Smith & Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Strange Case of the Diabolical Puppet Master (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (backgrounds)

Colors

?

Letters

George Roussos

First Line of Dialogue or Text

As night falls like a shroud over the city, a cloaked...

Feature Logo

Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [30's face]

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Dr. Craig (scientist); The Puppet Master [Dmitri] (villain, introduction); Dmitri's assistants (villains, introduction for all)

Synopsis

The Caped Crusaders must stop the likes of the Puppet Master, who has set his sights on stealing the Voss Rifle, the Army's newly developed secret gun. But to do it, Batman must overcome the effects of having come under the hypnotic influence of his foe.

Reprints

• in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #1 ([July] 1992)
• in The Batman Chronicles (DC, 2005 series) #2 ([November] 2006)
• in Batman: The War Years 1939-1945 (Chartwell Books, 2015 series) (2015)
• in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #1 (2015 [January 2016])
• in Batman: The Golden Age (DC, 2016 series) #1 ([October] 2016)

Keywords

Batplane; Voss Rifle

Indexer Notes

Inker credit verified by Robinson, background inker and letterer credits verified by Roussos.

[The Miracle!] (Table of Contents: 3)

Fantastic Facts / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

George Papp

Pencils

George Papp (signed)

Inks

George Papp (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction

For Superman Fans! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

Here It Is -- Better Than Ever! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

All-Star Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Just Like Junior / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Asch

Pencils

Stan Asch

Inks

Stan Asch

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Bal-loons five-a cents...

Genre

humor

Characters

Junior

The Ugliest Man in the World (Table of Contents: 7)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (backgrounds)

Colors

?

Letters

George Roussos

Feature Logo

Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [30's face]

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Detective McGonigle; Harvey Dodge (Wayne's friend, victim of ugly condition); Carter (victim of ugly condition); Dr. Ekhart; John Tyler; Mrs. Tyler; Carlson [as Larry Larrimore] (villain, leader of the Ugly Horde, introduction, death); the Ugly Horde (villains, introduction for all)

Synopsis

Batman confronts the ugliest man in the world...a man shunned by "normal" people he meets everyday, but now a man who decides to inflict upon those people some of the ugliness he has had to endure.

Reprints

• in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #1 ([July] 1992)
• in The Batman Chronicles (DC, 2005 series) #2 ([November] 2006)
• in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #1 (2015 [January 2016])
• in Batman: The Golden Age (DC, 2016 series) #1 ([October] 2016)

Keywords

Daily Herald; Daily World; Globe; Trotter

Indexer Notes

Jerry Robinson's last name is on the window pane shown on page 5, panel 5.

The cover scene for this issue is found, for the most part, on page 7, panel 6 of this story.

Inker credit verified by Robinson, background inker and letterer credits verified by Roussos.

A New Adventure Every Month! (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Detective Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Crime School for Boys!! (Table of Contents: 9)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (backgrounds)

Colors

?

Letters

George Roussos

Feature Logo

Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [30's face]

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Tommy (reformed villain); Eddie (reformed villain); Big Boy Daniels (villain, introduction); Daniel's mob (villains, introduction for all); "Pockets" (villain, crime school instructor, introduction, death)

Synopsis

Batman has to deal with the threat of a crime school upon the lives of young boys...a school designed how to teach those boys the ways of a criminal.

Reprints

• in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #1 ([July] 1992)
• in The Batman Chronicles (DC, 2005 series) #2 ([November] 2006)
• in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #1 (2015 [January 2016])
• in Batman: The Golden Age (DC, 2016 series) #1 ([October] 2016)

Indexer Notes

Inker credit verified by Robinson, background inker and letterer credits verified by Roussos.

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

American Specialty Co. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Silly Stuff / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff

Inks

Henry Boltinoff

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Dis is very discouragin'!

Genre

humor

Characters

Casey

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

Dinky / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed as Bolt)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed as Bolt)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed as Bolt)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I'll show 'em!

Genre

humor

Characters

Dinky

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

The Odd Side of War / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Fred Schwab (credited as Fred West)

Pencils

Fred Schwab (credited as Fred West)

Inks

Fred Schwab (credited as Fred West)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Statistics show that for every man killed...

Genre

non-fiction

A Blow for England (Table of Contents: 14)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Norman Goss (credited)

Pencils

Raymond Perry (signed as Ray)

Inks

Raymond Perry (signed as Ray)

Colors

Raymond Perry ?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Eric Bowes was probably the most unhappy person...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Eric Bowes

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit by Craig Delich.

The Batman vs. the Cat-Woman! (Table of Contents: 15)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (backgrounds)

Colors

?

Letters

George Roussos

Feature Logo

Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [30's face]

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Detective McGonigle; Jerry; The Diamond Syndicate [D. Calvert (Syndicate Secretary, death); Mr. Darr; Mr. Blake; Mr. Hoffer; Mr. Darrel]; The Cat-Woman [aka The Cat] [Selina Kyle] (villain); Hoffer (villain); Blake (villain); Mr. Darrel (villain)

Synopsis

The Cat returns to plague members of the Diamond Syndicate in order to achieve a beautiful "diamond prize!"

Reprints

• in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #1 ([July] 1992)
• in The Batman Chronicles (DC, 2005 series) #2 ([November] 2006)
• in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #1 (2015 [January 2016])
• in Catwoman: A Celebration of 75 Years (DC, 2015 series) (2015 [January 2016])
• in Batman: The Golden Age (DC, 2016 series) #1 ([October] 2016)
• in Batman: The Bat and the Cat: 80 Years of Romance (DC, 2020 series) ([March] 2020)
• in Batman Arkham: Catwoman (DC, 2023 series) ([September] 2023)

Keywords

Authenticated News; Daily Star; Edith's Cafe; Morning Sun; Zita's Cafe

Indexer Notes

The name Catwoman is consistently hyphenated as "The Cat-Woman" in this story. She is also referred to in this story as the Cat.

Inker credit verified by Robinson, background inker and letterer credits verified by Roussos.

The Batman Says (Table of Contents: 16)

Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Whitney Ellsworth

Pencils

Jack Burnley

Inks

Jack Burnley

Colors

?

Letters

Betty Bentley ?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Synopsis

In this article, Batman and Robin try to convince readers that they hate all crime and criminals, and that they hope their adventures will help convince them to follow the straight and honest path in their own lives.

Reprints

• in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #200 (March 1968)
• in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #1 ([July] 1992)
• in The Batman Chronicles (DC, 2005 series) #2 ([November] 2006)
• in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #1 (2015 [January 2016])
• in Batman: The Golden Age (DC, 2016 series) #1 ([October] 2016)

Indexer Notes

Script, art and letterer credits by Jack Burnley.

Art taken from the cover of New York World's Fair Comics 1940.

The "Big Six" Comic Magazines Still Lead the Field! (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

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

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

Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page (report information)