(March 1955)

DC, 1937 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1955-01-25
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Mental Giant of Gotham City! (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Mental Giant [Barney Barrows]
Reprints
Keywords
Bat-Cave

Draw Me! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Art Instruction, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Mental Giant of Gotham City! (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Edmond Hamilton
Pencils
Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)
Inks
Charles Paris
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Mental Giant [Barney Barrows] (villain, reforms); The Mental's Mob [Kyler; rest unnamed] (villains)
Synopsis
Wanting to be a Policeman terribly, young Barney Barrows discovers that he can't pass the mental test to become one. However, a freak explosion in the Police lab exposes Barney to radiation which swells his mental capacity and head. He figures out Batman's true identity and forces the Caped Crusader and Boy Wonder to do his bidding.
Reprints
Keywords
Bat-Cave; Batmobile; Gotham City; Wayne Mansion

Want a U. S. Government Job? (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Franklin Institute / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Casey the Cop / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This is your first day on the force, Hogan...
Genre
humor
Characters
Casey

Your United Nations at Work! (Table of Contents: 5)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
non-fiction; advocacy

The World's Sea Fair! (Table of Contents: 6)

Captain Compass / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Captain Compass [Mark Compass]
Reprints

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

Little Pete / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gosh, it's awfully small!
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Little Pete
Reprints

The Famous DC Symbol (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

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

The Batman Whirly-Word Game / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
Martin Naydel
Pencils
Martin Naydel
Inks
Martin Naydel
Colors
?
Letters
Martin Naydel

First Line of Dialogue or Text
If you straighten this out...it will disappear!

Indexer Notes

puzzle

Laundry-Mark Sleuth (Table of Contents: 10)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction; detective-mystery

The Unlucky Guest Stars! (Table of Contents: 11)

Roy Raymond TV Detective / comic story / 6 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: 12) (Expand) /

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

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

Littleton Stamp Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Artistic Card Co., Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

American Seed Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Mental Giant of Gotham City!
    Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
  2. 1. Draw Me!
    Art Instruction, Inc.
  3. 2. The Mental Giant of Gotham City!
    Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
  4. 3. Want a U. S. Government Job?
    Franklin Institute
  5. 4. ["This is your first day on the force, Hogan..."]
    Casey the Cop
  6. 5. Your United Nations at Work!
  7. 6. The World's Sea Fair!
    Captain Compass
  8. 7. ["Gosh, it's awfully small!"]
    Little Pete
  9. 8. The Famous DC Symbol
  10. 9. ["If you straighten this out...it will disappear!"]
    The Batman Whirly-Word Game
  11. 10. Laundry-Mark Sleuth
  12. 11. The Unlucky Guest Stars!
    Roy Raymond TV Detective
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Wilson Chem. Co.
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Littleton Stamp Co.
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Artistic Card Co., Inc.
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    American Seed Co.
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Nick Caputo
  • Craig Delich
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Matthew Peets
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Van Dore