Detective Comics #47

(January 1941)

[Money Can't Buy Happiness] (Table of Contents: 1)

Batman With Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks:

Jerry Robinson (see notes); George Roussos (also backgrounds)

Colors:

?

Letters:

George Roussos

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Harvey Midas (Bruce's banker); Mrs. Midas; Roger Midas (Harvey's son, musician); Diane Midas (Harvey's daughter); Jupkins (the Midas butler); Johnny Brown (a clerk, Diane's sweetheart); Danny Moore (newsboy); Count Alexis (villain, Diane's wife)

Synopsis:

Bruce Wayne's lawyer and wife are making a real mess out of the lives of their children, so the Batman decides to do something about it. He discovers that Midas' daughter's new husband is linked to crooks wanting to steal the family jewels.

Reprints:

• in Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #1 ([June] 1990)
• in The Batman Chronicles (DC, 2005 series) #3 ([May] 2007)
• in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #1 (2015)
• in Batman: The Golden Age (DC, 2016 series) #2 (2017)

Keywords:

Daily Bugle; slingshot

Indexer Notes

Kane forgets to add the bat to Batman's chest in many panels.

Co-inker Jerry Robinson signed his name as writer of a newspaper society column in panel 6 on page 5.

George Roussos snuck his last name onto a building front on the splash page.

[The Roomer] (Table of Contents: 2)

Spy / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils:

Ed Moore (signed)

Inks:

Ed Moore (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

adventure; spy

Characters:

Bart Regan

The Case of the Ardent Actress (Table of Contents: 3)

Larry Steele, Private Detective / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Steve Brodie ?; Ken Ernst

Inks:

Ken Ernst

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

detective-mystery

Characters:

Larry Steele

[The Art Thieves] (Table of Contents: 4)

The Crimson Avenger / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

Jack Lehti (signed)

Pencils:

Jack Lehti (signed)

Inks:

Jack Lehti (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]

Indexer Notes

The Avenger is in costume and wearing a cape in this story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Speed Saunders, Ace Investigator / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Ed Winiarski [as Fran Miller] (signed)

Inks:

Ed Winiarski [as Fran Miller] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

detective-mystery

Characters:

Speed Saunders

Imperfect Crime (Table of Contents: 6)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script:

Edgar Wilton (signed)

Pencils:

Fred Ray

Inks:

Fred Ray

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Genre:

adventure

[The Collector] (Table of Contents: 7)

Steve Malone, District Attorney / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Don Lynch (signed)

Inks:

Don Lynch (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

detective-mystery

Characters:

Steve Malone

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

Silly Situations / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script:

Hal Sherman (signed)

Pencils:

Hal Sherman (signed)

Inks:

Hal Sherman (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

humor

Statement of Ownership (Table of Contents: 9)

statement of ownership / 0.25 page (report information)

Script:

Jack Liebowitz

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Publisher: Detective Comics, Inc.
480 Lexington Ave, NY, NY.
Editor: W. F. Ellsworth
Owners: Harry Donenfeld, Paul Sampliner

The Case of the Missing Eye (Table of Contents: 10)

Cliff Crosby / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script:

Chad Grothkopf

Pencils:

Chad Grothkopf

Inks:

Chad Grothkopf

Colors:

?

Letters:

Chad Grothkopf

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Cliff Crosby

[The Grand Palace Department Store] (Table of Contents: 11)

Slam Bradley / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script:

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils:

Howard Sherman (signed)

Inks:

Howard Sherman (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Howard Sherman

Genre:

detective-mystery

Characters:

Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan