Detective Comics #54

(August 1941)

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

Johnson Smith & Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Hook Morgan and His Harbor Pirates (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos

Colors

?

Letters

George Roussos

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Linda Page; Mr. Sale (store owner); Hook Morgan (villain); Mr. Conroy (villain, merchadise store owner)

Synopsis

When Linda is told that harbor pirates have absconded with special cloth she had ordered, and Bruce notices that cloth is in the window of a store, the Batman takes over to to get to the bottom of the mystery, nearly losing his life in the process.

Reprints

• in Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #2 ([July] 1991)
• in The Batman Chronicles (DC, 2005 series) #4 ([December] 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

Batplane; boot wireless; Conroy Merchandise Company; utility belt

Indexer Notes

The Batplane serves also as a speedboat in this story.

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

It's a Fact / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

We need more cards!

Genre

non-fiction

The Winning Team! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

[Protecting the Panama Canal] (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Keywords

Panama Canal

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

Good Movies and Books / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Josette Frank (signed)

Pencils

Cliff Young

Inks

Cliff Young

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

children

[Robbery at the Bursar's Office] (Table of Contents: 7)

The Crimson Avenger / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Lehti (signed)

Pencils

Jack Lehti (signed)

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

Charles Paris

Genre

superhero

Characters

Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]; Wing

Indexer Notes

Costume change. 1st issue the Crimson Avenger doesn't have a cape.

Inker credit by Craig Delich.

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

Oddities / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The flag that inspired the writing...

Genre

non-fiction

"In the Name of the Great Jehovah and the Continental Congress!" (Table of Contents: 9)

Famous American Words / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Fred Ray (signed as FRay)

Inks

Fred Ray (signed as FRay)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction

A Peach of a Pair! (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

All-Flash Quarterly; Mutt & Jeff / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

The Case of the Bitter Almonds (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Cliff Young

Inks

Cliff Young

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Larry Steele

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

In the News / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Idaho Falls, Idaho - A canary refuses to sing...

Genre

non-fiction

The Spectre (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

The Spectre; More Fun Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Murder in the Skies (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Ed Winiarski (signed)

Inks

Ed Winiarski (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Speed Saunders

[Who Killed Major Morley?] (Table of Contents: 15)

Cliff Crosby / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Chad Grothkopf

Pencils

Chad Grothkopf

Inks

Chad Grothkopf

Colors

?

Letters

Chad Grothkopf

Genre

adventure

Characters

Cliff Crosby; Kay Nevers

Without Fear (Table of Contents: 16)

text story / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script

Sidney Drew (credited) (house name)

Pencils

Stan Kaye (signed as SK)

Inks

Stan Kaye (signed as SK)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Baby Ruth / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

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

The Adventures of Superman / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

[Who Killed Holt?] (Table of Contents: 19)

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

[Death Under the Big Top!] (Table of Contents: 20)

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

Script

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils

Howard Sherman (signed)

Inks

Howard Sherman (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan

At the Top of the Field! (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

Metro Publications / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Bike Tires Built Like Planes (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

United States Rubber Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)