Batman #5

(Spring 1941)

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

The Riddle of the Missing Card! (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

Feature Logo

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

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Joker (villain); Jack of Diamonds [Diamond Jack Duggan] (villain, introduction, death); Black Queen (villain, introduction, death); King of Clubs (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

With the help of some new partners in crime, the Joker sets up a gambling ship for the rich and wealthy, hoping to get them drunk so that they can be pumped for information about their valuable jewels.

Reprints

• in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #2 ([April] 1995)
• in World's Best Comics: Golden Age Sampler (DC, 2003 series) ([December] 2003)
• in The Batman Chronicles (DC, 2005 series) #3 ([July] 2007)
• in The Joker: A Celebration of 75 Years (DC, 2014 series) ([September] 2014)
• in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #1 (2015 [January 2016])
• in Batman: The Golden Age (DC, 2016 series) #2 ([April] 2017)

Keywords

Batmobile; belt radio

Indexer Notes

Inker credits verified by Robinson and Roussos. Letterer credit verified by Roussos.

Oddity: Many panels in the story feature no bat on Batman's chest.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

True-isms.. / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

New York University has the largest enrollment...

Genre

non-fiction

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

Quiz Box / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

1. What is the oldest inhabited city in the world?

Genre

non-fiction

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

Sports Shorts / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The center of a standard baseball...

Genre

non-fiction; sports

World's Best Value! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

World's Best Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Book of Enchantment (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]; Professor Anderson (inventor); Enid Anderson (the Professor's daughter); Father Time; Simple Simon; Humpty Dumpty; Gruel the Black Witch (villain); Burn (villain, the Man of Fire, death); Freeze (villain, the Man of Ice, death); a dragon (villain, death); a cyclops (villain); a giant (villain)

Synopsis

Batman and Robin are sent to Fairyland by an inventor's strange machine that allows people to actually enter into the scenario of a book they are reading in order to try to locate his daughter he had sent there a few days earlier and return her safely.

Reprints

• in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #2 ([April] 1995)
• in The Batman Chronicles (DC, 2005 series) #3 ([July] 2007)
• in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #1 (2015 [January 2016])
• in Batman: The Golden Age (DC, 2016 series) #2 ([April] 2017)

Keywords

Fairyland

Indexer Notes

Inker credits verified by Robinson and Roussos. Letterer credit verified by Roussos.

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

Jungle Fun / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bill Carney (signed)

Inks

Bill Carney (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Gee! We can't slide down today!

Genre

humor

The "Big Six" Comic Magazines Still Lead the Field! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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

The Case of the Honest Crook! (Table of Contents: 10)

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]; Joseph Sands (introduction); Ann Sands [nee Ann Davis] (Joe's wife, introduction); un-named shopkeeper; un-named doctor; Smiley Sikes (villain, introduction); Matty Link (villain, introduction, death)

Synopsis

Batman helps out a young convict released from prison who is having trouble getting an honest job to support his new, but sick wife. The Caped Crusaders then vow to help track down the rats who set him up to be arrested originally, but Robin is nearly beaten to death, and the Batman swears vengeance on those responsible.

Reprints

• in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #241 (May 1972)
• in Batman (Editorial Novaro, 1954 series) #664 (11 de enero de 1973)
• in Lynvingen (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #7/1973 ([oktober] 1973)
• in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #2 ([April] 1995)
• in Batman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told (DC, 2005 series) #1 ([June] 2005)
• in The Batman Chronicles (DC, 2005 series) #3 ([July] 2007)
• in Batman - Die besten Storys aller Zeiten (Panini Deutschland, 2009 series) #1
• in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #1 (2015 [January 2016])
• in Batman: The Golden Age (DC, 2016 series) #2 ([April] 2017)

Keywords

Batmobile

Indexer Notes

Inker credits verified by Robinson and Roussos. Letterer credit verified by Roussos.

The Justice Society of America Proudly Presents All-Star No. 5! (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

All-Star Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Too Much Knowledge (Table of Contents: 12)

text story / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script

Clem Gordon (credited) (house name)

Pencils

Cliff Young (signed as Cliff)

Inks

Cliff Young (signed as Cliff)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Detective John Burton surveyed the semi-circle of grim faces.

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

James Stoms; Miss Stoms; John Burton; Mr. Eggleton; Richard Bemin

Synopsis

Detective Burton solves the murder of Harold Stoms.

Here's That Man Again! (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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

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

Jest Jokin' / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Ray McGill (signed)

Pencils

Ray McGill (signed)

Inks

Ray McGill (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Ray McGill ? (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I sent him a singing telegram for his first birthday...

Genre

humor

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

Curios.. / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The largest pyramid was built by Cheops...

Genre

non-fiction

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

[Crime Does Not Pay] (Table of Contents: 17)

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, spotlight]

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne] [also as Trigger Burns]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Linda Page (introduction); Mrs. Grogan (Tommy's mother); Tommy Grogan; Mike Grogan (villain, Tommy's brother, introduction, death); Joe (villain)

Synopsis

Batman finds it very odd that a bank robber he is fighting with comes to the aid of another until he realizes that they are brothers. And he must rescue Linda Page from the clutches of one of the gangsters in order to save his brother from a life of crime.

Reprints

• in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #2 ([April] 1995)
• in The Batman Chronicles (DC, 2005 series) #3 ([July] 2007)
• in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #1 (2015 [January 2016])
• in Batman: The Golden Age (DC, 2016 series) #2 ([April] 2017)

Keywords

Batmobile

Indexer Notes

This is the first appearance of Linda Page, who gave up her role as a society girl to become a nurse to help people. She appears occasionally over the next couple of years as a girlfriend for Bruce Wayne, but always wishing that he could make something of his life and be more like Batman.

Inker credits verified by Robinson and Roussos. Letterer credit verified by Roussos.

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Spencer Fireworks Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Home Recording Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)