Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #2

([October] 2016)

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

insert or dust jacket / 0 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Jack Burnley

Inks

Jack Burnley; Ray Burnley

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot]

Indexer Notes

Front interior dust jacket with brief synopsis of this collection, includes illustrations from Batman #14 "Bargains in Banditry!" and Batman #15 "The Two Futures".

[Title Page] (Table of Contents: 2)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Bob Kane; Jack Burnley; Jerry Robinson

Inks

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos; Jack Burnley; Ray Burnley

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Indexer Notes

Title page includes illustrations from Detective Comics #61, Batman #14 "Swastika Over the White House!", Batman #12 "They Thrill to Conquer!", and Batman #9 "The Four Fates!"

[Title and Credits] (Table of Contents: 3)

credits, title page / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils

Jack Burnley; Bob Kane

Inks

Jack Burnley; Ray Burnley; George Roussos; Jerry Robinson

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Indexer Notes

Title pages with creator credits, includes illustrations from World's Finest Comics #8, Batman #14 "Swastika Over the White House!", Detective Comics #65, Batman #15 "The Boy Who Wanted to be Robin!", and Batman #13 "Batman Plays a Lone Hand!"

Sheldon Moldoff is listed as one of the art credits, but none of the stories in this collection are credited to him, either in the Table of Contents or in the GCD indexes for the original issues.

Fred Ray is not listed in the art credits on this page, although he contributed to several stories and covers in this collection.

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

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Bob Kane; Jack Burnley

Inks

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos; Ray Burnley

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

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

Indexer Notes

Indicia and publisher information, includes illustrations from Batman #9 "The Case of the Lucky Law-Breakers!", World's Finest Comics #4, World's Finest Comics #4, and Detective Comics #65.

Table of Contents (Table of Contents: 5)

table of contents / 3 pages (report information)

Pencils

Bob Kane; Fred Ray (layouts - Catwoman image); Jerry Robinson (finished pencils - Catwoman image); Jack Burnley

Inks

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos; Jack Burnley; Ray Burnley

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]

Indexer Notes

Table of contents, includes illustrations from World's Finest Comics #7, Batman #10 "The Princess of Plunder!", Batman #15 "Your Face Is Your Fortune!", and Batman #15 "The Two Futures".

The Table of Contents is off by one page for every issue, starting with the first story in the collection from Detective Comics #57. The foreword, which was reprinted from Batman Archives #2, was 4 pages in its original printing, but was reprinted here using a smaller font and only needed 3 pages. It appears that the Table of Contents was done assuming the foreword was 4 pages instead of 3, resulting in everything after that being off by one page.

Foreword (Table of Contents: 6)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Max Allan Collins

Pencils

Bob Kane; Jerry Robinson

Inks

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot]; The Joker

Indexer Notes

Foreword by Max Allan Collins, dated 1991, was originally published in Batman Archives Volume 2. Includes illustrations from Batman #10 "The Isle That Time Forgot!", Detective Comics #67, Detective Comics #60, and Detective Comics #69.

[Detective Comics #57] (Table of Contents: 7)

Batman; Robin / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos

Colors

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #57 (November 1941)

Keywords

blackjacks; bondage

Twenty-Four Hours to Live! (Table of Contents: 8)

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; Jasper Sneed's doctor; Lucille Sneed (Jasper's orphan niece, opera singer); Mrs. Biggs (Jasper Sneed's widowed sister); Stanley Bigg's (Mrs. Bigg's son); John Harvey (Jasper Sneed's former business partner); Hosmer Clay (Jasper Sneed's cousin, undertaker, death); Jasper Sneed (villain, death); Richard Sneed [also as Barkis, Jasper Sneed's butler] (villain, Jasper's twin brother and poisoner, death); Jasper Sneed's hired killers [Hagar the Waxman; others un-named] (villains)

Synopsis

Jasper Sneed has been given an oriental poison, a poison that will kill him within 24 hours and for which there is no known cure. The Batman investigates and discovers the man's twin brother has committed the foul deed.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #57 (November 1941)

[Detective Comics #58] (Table of Contents: 9)

Batman; Robin / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Fred Ray

Inks

Jerry Robinson

Colors

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #58 (December 1941)

Keywords

buoys; pipe wrenches; ships

Indexer Notes

Art credit from GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection credits the cover art to Jerry Robinson only.

[One of the Most Perfect Frame-Ups] (Table of Contents: 10)

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]; Commissioner James Gordon; The Great Bustolli (sculptor, cameo); Count Perel; Jones (museum guard); The Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] [also as Mr. Boniface] (villain, introduction); The Boss (villain, death); Boss' gang (villains)

Synopsis

While visiting an art gallery, Bruce and Dick hear that three paintings have disappeared. Later, a series of other robberies lead the Batman to be accused of criminal actions by a Mr. Boniface, and Commissioner Gordon issues a warrant for his arrest.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #58 (December 1941)

Keywords

belt radio; Gotham City; Great Columbia Diamond; Sun

Indexer Notes

In the Table of Contents for this collection, this story is titled "One of the Most Perfect Frame-Ups". It has been indexed elsewhere with the title "One of the Most Perfect Frame-Ups of All Time!!"

[Batman #8] (Table of Contents: 11)

Batman; Robin / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Fred Ray

Inks

Jerry Robinson

Colors

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #8 (December 1941-January 1942)

Indexer Notes

Infinity cover.

Penciler credits verified by Fred Ray and Jack Burnley, inker credits verified by Fred Ray and Jerry Robinson.

Stone Walls Do Not a Prison Make (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (backgrounds)

Colors

?

Letters

George Roussos

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne] [also as Paul "Killer" Sikes]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Warden Higgins; Russo's lawyer; Big Mike Russo (villain, introduction); Al [as Warden Higgins] (villain); Trigger Sherman (villain)

Synopsis

From prison, Big Mike Russo is able to have his gang kidnap the warden, replace him and the guards with a look alike, then use the prison as a base of operations to commit crimes while providing alibis to those committing them! Batman figures that the only way to uncover this senario is to get put in prison himself, a move that almost costs him his life in the gas chamber!

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #8 (December 1941-January 1942)

Keywords

belt radio; Daily Star; Gotham City

Indexer Notes

Inker verified by Jerry Robinson, background inker and lettering verified by George Roussos.

The Strange Case of Professor Radium! (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Bob Kane

Inks

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (backgrounds)

Colors

?

Letters

George Roussos

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; un-named Coroner; Johnston (Ross' assistant, death); Professor Radium [Professor Henry Ross] (villain, introduction, death)

Synopsis

A scientist finds a way to use radium to bring the dead back to life, and he uses himself as a guinea pig. Although the experiments are successful, the Professor pays dearly for his discovery, for, in the end, as Batman says, it has created a Frankenstein monster when it was only meant for good.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #8 (December 1941-January 1942)

Keywords

Volitell

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Martin O'Hearn, inker credits verified by Jerry Robinson, and background inks and lettering verified by George Roussos.

Batman faced Professor Radium in the Batman daily newspaper strip from September 23, 1946-November 2, 1946. It was written by Bill Finger, penciled by Bob Kane, inked by Charles Paris and lettered by Ira Schnapp.

The Superstition Murders! (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (backgrounds)

Colors

?

Letters

George Roussos

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Banks (writer); Fred Brooks (show financer, death); Miss Francine (death); Paul Mett; Johnny Glim (villain, play author, introduction)

Synopsis

The cast of a stage production decides to have a "superstition" party, intentionally carrying out every well-known superstition they can think of. But when one of them is killed, Batman and Robin enter the fray to single out the perpetrator of the deed.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #8 (December 1941-January 1942)

Keywords

Daily Ray

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Martin O'Hearn, inker credit verified by Jerry Robinson, and background and lettering credits verified by George Roussos.

The Cross-Country Crimes! (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (backgrounds)

Colors

?

Letters

George Roussos

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne] [also as I. Namtab]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; G. Henry Mover (F.B.I. head); John (play writer); The Joker (villain)

Synopsis

The Caped Crusaders are invited to Washington D.C. to meet with the head of the FBI, but the Joker shows up and shoots the G-Man. Then he heads out cross country to commit crimes, challenging the Batman to catch up with him.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #8 (December 1941-January 1942)

Keywords

Delaware; Kansas; New Jersey; Ohio; Rhode Island; Washington D.C.

Indexer Notes

Inker credits confirmed by Jerry Robinson, background inker and letterer credits verified by George Roussos.

[Detective Comics #59] (Table of Contents: 16)

Batman; Robin / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Bob Kane; Jerry Robinson

Inks

Jerry Robinson

Colors

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #59 (January 1942)

Indexer Notes

Robinson sneaked in his initials on the lamp.

Art credit from GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection credits the cover pencils to Bob Kane only.

The King of the Jungle! (Table of Contents: 17)

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

Script

Joseph Greene

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos

Colors

?

Letters

George Roussos

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain); Lefty Larry (villain, murderer); Mike the Tramp (villain, arsonist); Bignose Murphy (villain)

Synopsis

After escaping from prison and hopping a train, the Penguin discovers a few other criminals aboard the train. Then and there he decides on a nationwide scheme to turn crooks in for the reward on their heads then spring them from jail and split the take with them.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #59 (January 1942)

Keywords

Batplane

[World's Finest Comics #4] (Table of Contents: 18)

Batman; Robin; Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Fred Ray

Inks

Fred Ray

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Reprints

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #4 (Winter 1941)

Keywords

skiing

Indexer Notes

Art credits verified by Fred Ray.

The Ghost Gang Goes West! (Table of Contents: 19)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (backgrounds)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Laff Brunt (villain); The Ghost Gang (villains, introduction)

Synopsis

Bruce and Dick are headed out West to visit a dude ranch and end up battling a "Ghost Gang"....something that nearly gets the Caped Crusader hung!

Reprints

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #4 (Winter 1941)

[Detective Comics #60] (Table of Contents: 20)

Batman; Robin / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Fred Ray; Jerry Robinson

Inks

Jerry Robinson

Colors

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #60 (February 1942)

Keywords

automatic pistols; safes; Thompson submachine gun

Indexer Notes

Art credit from GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection credits the cover art to Jerry Robinson only.

Case of the Costume-Clad Killers (Table of Contents: 21)

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

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp ?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; The Joker (villain); Joker's gang [as Sergeant Dix; others un-named] (villains)

Synopsis

Batman and Robin set out to clash with a clever gang that secures uniforms and equipment of police and firemen in order to commit crimes. But Batman has already figured out the person behind this as a person who would relish the "humor" of the situation: the Joker!

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #60 (February 1942)

Keywords

Bat-Signal; Batmobile; belt wireless; Gotham City; Pete's Tap Room; The Brody Diamond

[Batman #9] (Table of Contents: 22)

Batman; Robin / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Fred Ray

Inks

Jerry Robinson

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #9 (February-March 1942)

Indexer Notes

Art credit from GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection credits the cover art to Jack Burnley.

The Four Fates! (Table of Contents: 23)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed); Jerry Robinson

Inks

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (backgrounds)

Colors

?

Letters

George Roussos

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; John (radio listener); Jaffeer (death); Commissioner James Gordon; Villains: Fritz (villain); John "Mousey" Meggs (villain, death); Albert "Slick" Dandy (villain, death); Pete "Nails" Logan (villain, death); Mortimer "Brains" Brinig (villain, death)

Synopsis

When four fugitives steal a large ruby from the turban of Jaffeer, he casts a terrible curse of four fates upon each of the crooks. The Caped Crusaders attempt to capture each of the four, but the curse works on each in most unusual ways.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #9 (February-March 1942)

Keywords

Batplane; Jaffeer

Indexer Notes

Pencil and ink credits verified by Robinson, letterer credit verified by Roussos.

The White Whale! (Table of Contents: 24)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (backgrounds)

Colors

?

Letters

George Roussos

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Villains: Captain Burly (villain, death); Mr. Radbey (villain, insurance company Secretary, death)

Synopsis

As a stockholder in the Seven Seas Insurance Company, a firm that has had to pay out huge payoffs for ships sunk by a large white whale, Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson decide to investigate the activities of one Captain Burly, who agrees to hunt down and destroy the whale. But Batman discovers that the whale is actually a submarine and the secretary of the insurance company the culprit.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #9 (February-March 1942)

Keywords

Seven Seas Insurance Company

Indexer Notes

Inker credit verified by Robinson and letterer credit verified by Roussos.

The Case of the Lucky Law-Breakers! (Table of Contents: 25)

Batman With Robin / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (backgrounds)

Colors

?

Letters

George Roussos

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; The Joker (villain); Trigger Tom (villain); Nick Bacy (villain)

Synopsis

Batman and Robin find it that it isn't mere coincidence that the winners of several assorted money contests just happen to be ex-cons, and that the Joker is somehow involved.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #9 (February-March 1942)

Keywords

Daily Flash; Midtown Bank

Indexer Notes

Inker credit verified by Robinson, letterer credit verified by Roussos.

Christmas (Table of Contents: 26)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (backgrounds)

Colors

?

Letters

George Roussos

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Linda Page; Timmy Cratchit; Bob Cratchit; Hal Fink (villain); Fink's gang (villains)

Synopsis

While delivering presents to an orphanage at Christmas, Bruce learns that one of its resident's father is in jail, insisting that he had been framed. Batman and Robin decide to investigate to check out his claim.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #9 (February-March 1942)

Indexer Notes

Inker credit verified by Robinson, letterer credit verified by Roussos.

[Detective Comics #61] (Table of Contents: 27)

Batman; Robin / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (backgrounds)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #61 (March 1942)

Keywords

Bat-Plane; tanks

The Three Racketeers! (Table of Contents: 28)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp ?

Job Number

N-981

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Mr. Charters; "Crafty" Cal Clate (villain); Professor Post (villain); un-named racketeer (villain)

Synopsis

Three former racketeers sit about a table playing cards in prison discussing how the Batman and Robin brought their dreams of easy wealth to a disastrous end.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #61 (March 1942)

Keywords

Batmobile; Batplane; Station S.W.A.G.; wireless boot radio

Indexer Notes

The splash panel has a sign on a building that reads "Jack Miller", one of the writers for DC on Batman and other features.

The splash page nearly replicates the cover.

[World's Finest Comics #5] (Table of Contents: 29)

Batman; Robin; Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Fred Ray

Inks

Fred Ray

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Reprints

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #5 (Spring 1942)

Indexer Notes

Art credits verified by Fred Ray.

Art credit from GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection credits the cover art to Jerry Robinson.

Crime Takes A Holiday (Table of Contents: 30)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Jerry Robinson (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Jerry Robinson (signed as Bob Kane); George Roussos (backgrounds)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne, also as The Gold Coast Kid]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; "Big John" Waller (villain, gambling house owner, introduction); Brains Kelley (villain, introduction); Slinky [aka Carrot-Top McGraw] (villain, introduction); Dude Davis (villain, introduction); Scar Ryan (villain, introduction); The Domino Killers (villains, introduction); The Hooded Gunmen (villains, introduction)

Synopsis

A "crime holiday" is declared by the mobs in Gotham City, but Batman and Robin soon discover the reason why: the mobs plan to disguise themselves as members of other mobs, commit crimes, and have the blame placed on them!

Reprints

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #5 (Spring 1942)

Keywords

belt wireless radio; Gotham City

Indexer Notes

Art credit from GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection credits the pencils to Bob Kane.

[Detective Comics #62] (Table of Contents: 31)

Batman; Robin / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Fred Ray (layouts); Jerry Robinson

Inks

Jerry Robinson

Colors

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

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

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #62 (April 1942)

Keywords

balloons

Indexer Notes

Layout art verified by Fred Ray.

Art credit from GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection credits the cover pencils to Bob Kane.

Laugh, Town, Laugh! (Table of Contents: 32)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Bob Kane

Inks

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp ?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Happy Hanson (comedian, death); Hanson's lawyer; Freddie Banter (comedian, death); Denny Jackson (comedian); Jackson's butler; Claude S. Tilley (comedian, death); Buster Parks (comedian); Ted Allenby (comedian, death); The Joker (villain)

Synopsis

Comedian Happy Hanson passes away, but leaves behind a strange will. A clause states that 5 top-notch comedians have the chance to tell the funniest joke in a contest, thereby winning clues Hanson has left leading to a fabulous fortune. Then...the Joker enters the contest and all bets are off!

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #62 (April 1942)

Keywords

Bat-Signal; Batmobile; Gotham City; Joe's Sandwich Shop; Sweet-Tone Music Shop

Indexer Notes

On the splash page, the book carries the name of Joe Miller, writer and artist at DC Comics in 1937.

[Batman #10] (Table of Contents: 33)

Batman; Robin / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Fred Ray

Inks

Jerry Robinson

Colors

?

Letters

George Roussos (verified by Roussos)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #10 (April-May 1942)

Indexer Notes

Art credit from GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection credits the cover pencils to Bob Kane.

The Isle That Time Forgot! (Table of Contents: 34)

Batman With Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Joseph Greene

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed); Jerry Robinson

Inks

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (backgrounds)

Colors

?

Letters

George Roussos

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Dolores; Professor Moloff; Dan; "Big Guy" Markham (film director)

Synopsis

For his birthday, Dick received his own version of the Batplane, and while aloft, he and Batman run into a storm, which forces them to make an emergency landing on an island inhabited by prehistoric men and creatures.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #10 (April-May 1942)

Keywords

Batplane

Indexer Notes

Art credit from GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection credits the pencils to Bob Kane only.

Pencil and ink credits verified by Robinson, and background and letterer credits verified by Roussos.

Report Card Blues! (Table of Contents: 35)

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

Script

Joseph Greene

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (backgrounds)

Colors

?

Letters

George Roussos

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Tommy Trent; Tommy's mother; Tommy's father; L. Milo (villain, a florist); Muggsy (villain)

Synopsis

Fearing that he will get a bad report at school, little Tommy runs away from home and smack dab into trouble, until the Batman rescues him and Tommy sees the light and decides to go home.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #10 (April-May 1942)

Keywords

Batmobile

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Martin O'Hearn, ink credit verified by Robinson, and background and letterer credits verified by Roussos.

The Princess of Plunder! (Table of Contents: 36)

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

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Fred Ray (layouts); Jerry Robinson (finished pencils) [as Bob Kane] (signed)

Inks

Jerry Robinson (signed as Bob Kane); George Roussos (backgrounds)

Colors

?

Letters

George Roussos

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne] [also as Mrs. Fitsbuilt's butler]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Mr. Vanderwell; Vanderwell's butler; Mrs. Fitsbuilt; The Cat-Woman [Selina Kyle] [aka Marguerite Tone] (villain); Cat-Woman's gang (villains)

Synopsis

Guests to a high society function don't know that their host is actually the Cat-Woman, who sends her guests out on a scavenger hunt at the same time that she sends her gang members out on one. Batman intervenes to stop that hunt before it's too late.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #10 (April-May 1942)

Keywords

Batmobile; Gotham City

Indexer Notes

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

Art credit from GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection credits the pencils and inks to Jerry Robinson only.

The Sheriff of Ghost Town! (Table of Contents: 37)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed); Jerry Robinson

Inks

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (backgrounds)

Colors

?

Letters

George Roussos

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Simmons (cameo); Simmon's wife (cameo); Cactus Tom (Mayor, death); Turpin (a barber); Danvers; Joe Jeffers; "Five-Aces" Frogel (villain, gambler); Blackie (villain); Bullet (villain)

Synopsis

The prospect of hidden gold brings a gang of criminals to the newly ressurected ghost town now called Sunshine City, but the pleas of a young boy brings Batman and Robin to town to clean house.....as the newly elected Sheriff!

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #10 (April-May 1942)

Keywords

Batplane; Planet; Sun; Sunshine City

Indexer Notes

Pencil and inker credits verified by Robinson, and background and letterer credits verified by Roussos.

Art credit from GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection credits the pencils to Bob Kane only.

[Detective Comics #63] (Table of Contents: 38)

Batman; Robin / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Fred Ray; Jerry Robinson

Inks

Jerry Robinson

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #63 (May 1942)

Keywords

Thompson submachine guns

Indexer Notes

Art credit from GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection credits the cover art to Jerry Robinson only.

A Gentleman in Gotham (Table of Contents: 39)

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

Ira Schnapp ?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Linda Page; Mrs. Davies; Mr. Baffle [Michael Baffle] [also as Charles Courtly, society reporter] (villain, introduction); Fish-Eyes (villain); Egg-Head (villain)

Synopsis

Charged with stealing jewels in a foreign dictator's land, Michael Baffle is supposedly shot and killed. But he cheats death and makes his way to America: the land of the free, and Baffle wonders just how free this land's wealth really is.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #63 (May 1942)

Keywords

Batmobile; Gotham City

[Detective Comics #64] (Table of Contents: 40)

Batman; Robin / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jerry Robinson

Inks

Jerry Robinson

Colors

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #64 (June 1942)

Keywords

air planes; fire; machine guns

Indexer Notes

Art credit from GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection credits the cover Pencils to Bob Kane.

The Joker Walks the Last Mile! (Table of Contents: 41)

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

Ira Schnapp ?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Joker (villain); Joker's henchmen [Charley; others un-named] (villains)

Synopsis

Depressed because he can not freely move about and spend the stolen wealth he has in his possession, the Joker turns himself in, is sentenced to die and is executed; all so that he can live again and have the freedom he desires!

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #64 (June 1942)

Keywords

Batmobile; Batplane; Daily Globe; Gotham City; Hotel Bockley

[Batman #11] (Table of Contents: 42)

Batman; Robin / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Fred Ray

Inks

Jerry Robinson

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

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

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #11 (June-July 1942)

Indexer Notes

Art credit from GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection credits the cover art to Fred Ray only.

[The Joker's Advertising Campaign] (Table of Contents: 43)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (backgrounds)

Colors

?

Letters

George Roussos

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; un-named Editor of the Gotham Gazette; Presto (a magician, cameo); Miss Henley (switchboard operator); The Joker [also as Presto, the Magician] (villain)

Synopsis

The Joker escapes from prison and places ads each day in the newspaper to advertize to Batman and Robin his latest criminal pursuit.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #11 (June-July 1942)

Keywords

Gotham City; Gotham Gazette

Indexer Notes

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

Payment In Full (Table of Contents: 44)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Bob Kane

Inks

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (backgrounds)

Colors

?

Letters

George Roussos

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; District Attorney Lee Benson (also in flashback); Joe Dolan (villain, also in flashback, death); Dolan's gang (villains)

Synopsis

Batman discovers that the D.A. faces one of the most difficult decisions of his life: to presecute and send to the chair a criminal who once saved his life.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #11 (June-July 1942)

Keywords

Gotham City; Gotham Gazette; United Bank

Indexer Notes

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

Bandits in Toyland! (Table of Contents: 45)

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

Script

Edmond Hamilton

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (backgrounds)

Colors

?

Letters

George Roussos

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Tom Willard; Grandma Drew; Van Courtley's butler; Hendrick's son; Henry Burton (villain); "Muscles Malone" (villain); Malone's Gang [Patsy Day; Johnny Teal] (villains)

Synopsis

Bruce Wayne is called to immediate jury duty and discovers that the defendant has been framed. Unable to convince other panel members of the man's innocence, Batman must now get the evidence to prove it.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #11 (June-July 1942)

Keywords

Gotham City; Gotham Gazette

Indexer Notes

Inks credit verified by Robinson, and background and letters credits verified by Roussos.

Four Birds of a Feather! (Table of Contents: 46)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (backgrounds)

Colors

?

Letters

George Roussos

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain); Buzzard Benny (villain); Joe Crow (villain); The Canary (villain, reforms)

Synopsis

The Penguin joins in a financial enterprise with some "old friends" of his to open a night club called The Bird House in Florida....with gambling as the real racket.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #11 (June-July 1942)

Keywords

Florida; Gotham City; The Bird House

Indexer Notes

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

[World's Finest Comics #6] (Table of Contents: 47)

Superman; Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Fred Ray

Inks

Fred Ray

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Reprints

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #6 (Summer 1942)

Keywords

United States Army; United States Navy

The Secret of Bruce Wayne! (Table of Contents: 48)

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

Script

Joseph Greene

Pencils

Jerry Robinson (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Jerry Robinson (signed as Bob Kane); George Roussos (backgrounds)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Mark Loring (introduction, actor, death); Mr. Rand (program director); Mr. Brent (script writer); Mr. Wicks; Scoop Scanlon; The Joker (villain, cameo); The Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain, cameo); The Cat-Woman [Selina Kyle] (villain, cameo); Ape (villain); Mr. Graves (villain, radio announcer, introduction)

Synopsis

The editor of View Magazine offers a raise in salary to his top reporter IF he or she can discover just WHO is behind the mask of the Batman!

Reprints

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #6 (Summer 1942)

Keywords

Bat-Signal; Batmobile (mentioned but not seen); Batplane; Gotham City; Gotham Gazette; View Magazine

[Detective Comics #65] (Table of Contents: 49)

Batman; Robin / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Jack Kirby (Boy Commandos); Jerry Robinson (Batman and Robin)

Inks

Joe Simon (Boy Commandos); Jerry Robinson (Batman and Robin)

Colors

?

Letters

Howard Ferguson

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Boy Commandos [Rip Carter; Brooklyn [Dan Turpin]; Alfy Twidgett; Pierre Chavard; Jan Haasan]

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #65 (July 1942)

Keywords

machine guns

Indexer Notes

Per Jerry Robinson, he penciled and inked the Batman and Robin figures while Kirby and Simon drew the rest of the cover. Info per Harry Mendryk via the Jack Kirby Museum:

http://kirbymuseum.org/blogs/simonandkirby/archives/1465

Art credit from GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection credits the cover pencils to Jack Kirby only and inks to Joe Simon only.

The Cop Who Hated the Batman! (Table of Contents: 50)

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

Script

Joseph Greene

Pencils

Jack Burnley

Inks

George Roussos; Ray Burnley (backgrounds)

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp ?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Tom Bolton [Tom Nolan] (Mike Nolan's son); Mike Nolan (villain, flashback, death); Nick Rocco (villain); "Soapy" Joe (villain, death)

Synopsis

Batman and Robin join Commissioner Gordon to head for a northern state to watch the state troopers in action. While there, Batman meets a cop who holds a grudge with him because he believes Batman shot his father in the back years ago.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #65 (July 1942)

Keywords

Bat-Signal; Gotham City

Indexer Notes

Art credit from GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection credits the inks to George Roussos only.

[Detective Comics #66] (Table of Contents: 51)

Batman; Robin / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jerry Robinson

Inks

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (also backgrounds)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #66 (August 1942)

Keywords

bondage; clocks; revolvers; tight rope walking

The Crimes of Two-Face! (Table of Contents: 52)

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

Script

Bill Finger; Bob Kane (idea)

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Superman [Clark Kent] (image); Gilda (Harvey Kent's fiancee, a sculptress, introduction); Dr. Ekhart; Two-Face [Harvey Kent] [aka "Apollo" Kent] (villain, introduction, origin); Boss Moroni (villain); Joe (villain, death)

Synopsis

At a criminal trial, D.A. Harvey Kent is disfigured by acid thrown into his face, and the shock drives him to become a master criminal who bases all of his crimes on the number two, and who uses a two-headed silver dollar to decide if he will keep the loot from a crime or not.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #66 (August 1942)

Keywords

Vitriol

Indexer Notes

Story continues in Detective Comics #68, which is included later in this collection.

[Batman #12] (Table of Contents: 53)

Batman; Robin / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Jerry Robinson

Inks

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos

Colors

?

Letters

George Roussos

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #12 (August-September 1942)

Keywords

jeeps

Indexer Notes

Art credits verified by Jerry Robinson.

Brothers in Crime! (Table of Contents: 54)

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

Script

Don C. Cameron

Pencils

Jerry Robinson (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Jerry Robinson (signed as Bob Kane); George Roussos (backgrounds)

Colors

?

Letters

George Roussos

Job Number

N-868

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Rafferty Brothers [Peter (death); Steve (death); Mike (death)] (villains)

Synopsis

While visiting their trophy room, the Caped Crusaders come across a bullet-proof vest, a keepsake from a case invoving the Rafferty Brothers, who unwittingly implicated their brother Peter in a murder.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #12 (August-September 1942)

Keywords

Batmobile; Daily News; Hall of Trophies

Indexer Notes

Penciler and inker credits verified by Robinson, background and lettering credits verified by Roussos.

The Wizard of Words! (Table of Contents: 55)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks

Jerry Robinson

Colors

?

Letters

George Roussos

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; un-namewd banker; un-named District Attorney; un-named Mayor; the Joker (villain); Slapsy (villain)

Synopsis

Batman must once again battle the Harlequin of Hate, who, this time, decides to carry out, word for word, the slang words that people use every day in order to commit his crimes.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #12 (August-September 1942)

Keywords

Batmobile; Batplane

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Martin O'Hearn, inker credit verified by Robinson, and letterer credit verified by Roussos.

Art credit from GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection credits the inks to both Jerry Robinson and George Roussos.

They Thrill to Conquer! (Table of Contents: 56)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Jack Burnley (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Jack Burnley (signed as Bob Kane); Ray Burnley (backgrounds)

Colors

?

Letters

Betty Bentley

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Ben "Fearless" Ford (stunt man); Nan Ford (Ben's wife); Tommy Ford (Ben and Nan's son); Joe Kirk (villain); Duke (villain)

Synopsis

Batman must battle a gang of criminals who are trying to blackmail professional stuntmen.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #12 (August-September 1942)

Keywords

Batplane

Indexer Notes

Script, art and lettering credits confirmed by Jack Burnley.

Around the Clock with the Batman! (Table of Contents: 57)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks

Jerry Robinson

Colors

?

Letters

George Roussos

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; un-named Mayor of Gotham City; Mr. Hodge (art connoisseur); Frankie (little boy with infantile paralysis); Margie (villain); "Heist" Andrews (villain)

Synopsis

Gotham City celebrates "Batman Day", honoring all of the Caped Crusader's amazing accomplishments. And the events leading up to that day also helps Bruce Wayne complete the last chapter of a book he is writing.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #12 (August-September 1942)

Keywords

Batmobile; Batplane; Gotham City

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Martin O'Hearn, inker credit verified by Robinson, and letterer credit verified by Roussos.

[World's Finest Comics #7] (Table of Contents: 58)

Batman; Robin; Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jack Burnley

Inks

Jack Burnley

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Reprints

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #7 (Fall 1942)

Keywords

warships

Indexer Notes

Art credits verified by Burnley.

The North Pole Crimes! (Table of Contents: 59)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Bob Kane

Inks

Jerry Robinson

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Cal Daly (introduction); Curly (introduction, death); Angles Bigbee (villain, introduction); The Snow Man Bandits (villains, introduction for all); Ray (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

A ruthless gang of criminals heads to the far north to commit crimes and the Dynamic Duo must solve the riddle of their leaving a snowman at the scene of every crime they commit.

Reprints

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #7 (Fall 1942)

Keywords

Bat-Signal; Batplane; Gotham City; snow costumes

Indexer Notes

First use of snow costumes.

Batman and Robin also wear insulated and heated uniforms.

[Detective Comics #67] (Table of Contents: 60)

Batman; Robin / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jerry Robinson

Inks

Jerry Robinson

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot]

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #67 (September 1942)

Keywords

ostriches; umbrellas

Indexer Notes

Art credit from GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection credits the cover pencils to Bob Kane.

Crime's Early Bird! (Table of Contents: 61)

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

Ira Schnapp ?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Sing Hi Lo (stage performer); Mr. Gemly (jewel collector, death); The Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot; also as I. Waddle] (villain); Louie the Lip (villain); Hotfoot Harry (villain)

Synopsis

The Penguin uses birds sold in his store in a variety of ways to commit crimes, but the Batman catches on to his trick and tries to fight fire with fire.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #67 (September 1942)

Keywords

Batplane; Gotham City

[Detective Comics #68] (Table of Contents: 62)

Batman; Robin / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jerry Robinson

Inks

Jerry Robinson

Colors

Jerry Robinson

Letters

Jerry Robinson

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Two-Face [Harvey Kent]

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #68 (October 1942)

Keywords

automatic pistols; silos

Indexer Notes

Art credit from GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection credits the cover pencils to Bob Kane.

The Man Who Led a Double Life! (Table of Contents: 63)

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

Ira Schnapp ?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Gilda (Harvey's fiancee); Henry Logan (matchstick object collector); Henry Logan's double; Gotham City's Mayor; a mask maker; mask maker's son; Two-Face [Harvey Kent] (villain); Al (villain); "Getaway" George (villain); Two-Face's criminal combine (villains)

Synopsis

Two-Face gets away from Batman and resumes his criminal career, but, in the end, is double-crossed by one of his own men!

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #68 (October 1942)

Keywords

Bat-Signal; Daily Globe

Indexer Notes

Story continued from Detective Comics #66, which was included earlier in this collection.

[Batman #13] (Table of Contents: 64)

Batman; Robin / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jerry Robinson

Inks

Jerry Robinson

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #13 (October-November 1942)

Indexer Notes

Art credits verified by Jerry Robinson.

Art credit from GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection credits the cover pencils to Bob Kane.

The Batman Plays a Lone Hand! (Table of Contents: 65)

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

Script

Don C. Cameron

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (backgrounds)

Colors

?

Letters

George Roussos

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; The Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain, cameo); The Joker (villain, cameo); The Thumb (villain, introduction); Thumb's henchmen (villains)

Synopsis

Dick is rudely shocked when Bruce literally kicks him out of the house, not knowing that the Thumb has threatened to kill the Boy Wonder if Batman doesn't lay off.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #13 (October-November 1942)

Keywords

Bat-Signal; belt radio; Gotham City; Uncle Pat Pawn

Indexer Notes

Inker credits confirmed by Robinson and Roussos.

Letterer credit confirmed by Roussos.

Script credit from GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection credits the script to Bill Finger.

Comedy of Tears! (Table of Contents: 66)

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

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (backgrounds)

Colors

?

Letters

George Roussos

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Johnny Blake (student); Joe Brady; Mr. van Gild; Joe DiMaggio (cameo); Jerry Siegel (cameo); Artemus Bigby (author); The Joker (villain); Bruiser (villain); Pretty Boy Dugan (villain)

Synopsis

The Caped Crusaders are bewildered to discover the reason behind the Joker's new campaign: to make people cry.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #13 (October-November 1942)

Keywords

Batmobile; Gotham City

Indexer Notes

Revised writer credit verified by Jack Schiff, previously credited to Bill Finger.

Inker credits confirmed by Robinson and Roussos.

Letterer credit confirmed by Roussos.

The Story of the Seventeen Stones! (Table of Contents: 67)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Jack Burnley (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Jack Burnley (signed as Bob Kane); Ray Burnley (backgrounds)

Colors

?

Letters

Betty Bentley

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Mason (reformed villain, architect, introduction); Brenner (reformed villain, diamond cutter); Parks (reformed villain); Rocky Grimes (villain, introduction, death); Lefty Slade (villain, introduction, death); "Fin" Gonzy (villain, loan shark, introduction, death)

Synopsis

Once suffering from amnesia, and having served 20 years in jail on the rock pile, criminal Rocky Grimes decides to get back at former members of his mob by using stones.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #13 (October-November 1942)

Keywords

Gotham City; House of Jewels; Onkers Diamond

Indexer Notes

Art and letterer credits confirmed by Jack Burnley.

Destination Unknown! (Table of Contents: 68)

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

Script

Don C. Cameron

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (backgrounds)

Colors

?

Letters

George Roussos

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Detective Guffey; Commissioner James Gordon; Clyde Clayborn (collector of oddities); Miss Hibbs (Clayborn's Secretary); Mr. Fortesque (man in an iron lung, actually a wax dummy); John Keyes (innocent prisoner); Ken Thorne (President of the railroad); Trigger Turk (villain, introduction); Biff Bolton (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

A couple of criminals board a train, disguised as a doctor and his nurse, in order to get to a man accused of crime being transferred to the gas chamber, and kill him in an iron lung.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #13 (October-November 1942)

Keywords

Bat-Signal; Batplane; belt radio wireless; Gotham City; Grand Central Station

Indexer Notes

Inker credits confirmed by Robinson and Roussos.

Letterer credit confirmed by Roussos.

[Detective Comics #69] (Table of Contents: 69)

Batman; Robin / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jerry Robinson

Inks

Jerry Robinson

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

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

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #69 (November 1942)

Keywords

automatic pistols; magic lamps

Indexer Notes

Art credit from GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection credits the cover pencils to Bob Kane.

The Harlequin's Hoax! (Table of Contents: 70)

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

Script

Joseph Greene

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp ?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Linda Page; Charles Saunders; Mr. Fordney; Richard Morse; Jim Brown; The Joker (villain); Joker's henchmen (villains)

Synopsis

The Joker returns with a madcap scheme: handing out less than perfect, but generous, gifts to people, all with a sinister purpose in mind.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #69 (November 1942)

Keywords

Bat-Signal; Gotham City; Shutter Camera Company

[Detective Comics #70] (Table of Contents: 71)

Batman; Robin / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jerry Robinson

Inks

Jerry Robinson

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #70 (December 1942)

Keywords

bathysphere; cutting torch; fish; treasure chests

Indexer Notes

Art credit from GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection credits the cover pencils to Bob Kane.

The Man Who Could Read Minds! (Table of Contents: 72)

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

Script

Don C. Cameron

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp ?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Carlo (villain, death)

Synopsis

An accident turns a sideshow swami into a real mind-reader, a man who can guess every opponent's plan, anticipate his every move and strike as fast as they can think! And when he guesses the true identities of the Dynamic Duo, this may well be their last case!

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #70 (December 1942)

Keywords

Bat-Signal; Batplane; Gotham City; Gotham City Theatre

[Batman #14] (Table of Contents: 73)

Batman; Robin / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jerry Robinson

Inks

Jerry Robinson

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot]

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #14 (December 1942-January 1943)

Indexer Notes

Art credits confirmed by Robinson.

The Case Batman Failed to Solve!!! (Table of Contents: 74)

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

Script

Don C. Cameron

Pencils

Jerry Robinson

Inks

Jerry Robinson

Colors

?

Letters

George Roussos

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Dana Drye (detective, death); Sheriff Ezra Plunkett; Dr. Tsu; Grace Seers (detective, writer); Sir John Bart (of Scotland Yard); Graves Gang (villains, flashback); Red Rip (villain, gangland monarch)

Synopsis

Batman is among a handful of famed detectives that are invited to a conference, during which famed detective, Dana Drye, is shot and killed before their eyes.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #14 (December 1942-January 1943)

Keywords

Batmobile; Gotham City

Indexer Notes

Art credits confirmed by Robinson.

Letterer credit confirmed by Roussos.

Prescription for Happiness! (Table of Contents: 75)

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

Script

Don C. Cameron

Pencils

Bob Kane

Inks

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (backgrounds)

Colors

?

Letters

George Roussos

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Doctor A. B. Chalmers (Pharmacist); Lucy; Patton (Policeman); Alphonse Gibbs; "One Round" Rickey (boxer); Dr. Roy Ainslee; Mary Miller; Pills Mattson (villain, introduction); Varney (villain)

Synopsis

Old Doc Chalmers, after spending a lifetime helping other people, loses just about everything in his place of business when a group of crooks use his shop as a base, and it is destroyed in a melee.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #14 (December 1942-January 1943)

Indexer Notes

Inker credits confirmed by Robinson and Roussos.

Letterer credit confirmed by Roussos.

Swastika over the White House! (Table of Contents: 76)

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

Script

Don C. Cameron

Pencils

Jack Burnley (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Jack Burnley (signed as Bob Kane); Ray Burnley (backgrounds)

Colors

?

Letters

Betty Bentley

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Mr. McCoy (newsreel Editor); Matt Carson (cameraman); Tom Starr (cameraman); J. Peerless Morton (millionaire); Morton's butler; Count Felix [aka the Leader] (villain, introduction); Fritz Hoffner [Fred Hopper] (villain, amateur movie photographer); Heinrich (villain); Adolf Hitler (villain, image only)

Synopsis

The Nazis succeed in getting one of their undercover men hired as a photographer in order to infiltrate defense plants and take secret photos that will be used to sabotage America's war efforts.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #14 (December 1942-January 1943)

Keywords

Batmobile; Gotham City; Gotham City Newsreel Company; Nazis

Indexer Notes

Art and letters credits confirmed by Jack Burnley.

Bargains in Banditry! (Table of Contents: 77)

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

Script

Don C. Cameron

Pencils

Jack Burnley (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Jack Burnley (signed as Bob Kane); Ray Burnley (backgrounds)

Colors

?

Letters

Betty Bentley

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne; also as "Bad News" Brewster]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; un-named National Bank President; Jerry (Policeman); The Penguin [Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot] (villain); Torchy Blaize (villain, death); Hairless Harry Hix (villain, death); Slippery Elmer (villain); Glitter Gleason (villain, jewel their)

Synopsis

The Penguin decides to go into business for himself by offering to the underworld pre-planned crimes at cut rate prices! Unknown to them, he takes 100% of their profits...and their lives! To counter this, Batman poses as "Bad News" Brewster and offers the underworld pre-planned crimes of his own...at cheaper rates.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #14 (December 1942-January 1943)

Keywords

Aladdin Ruby; Batplane; Gotham City; National Bank

Indexer Notes

Art and letterer credits confirmed by Jack Burnley.

[Detective Comics #71] (Table of Contents: 78)

Batman; Robin / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jerry Robinson

Inks

Jerry Robinson

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

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

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #71 (January 1943)

Keywords

calenders; giant figures

Indexer Notes

Art credit from GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection credits the cover pencils to Bob Kane.

A Crime a Day! (Table of Contents: 79)

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

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Mrs. Smythe; Editor of the Gotham Gazette; The Joker (villain); Joker's henchmen (villains)

Synopsis

During a series of lectures, the Batman calls the Joker a fool for leaving clues behind that lead to his capture. The Clown Prince of Crime turns the tables on the Caped Crusader by leaving more clues and making the Batman and Robin look like fools.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #71 (January 1943)

Keywords

Batmobile; Daily Star; Gotham City; Gotham Gazette; Rappel Art Galleries

[World's Finest Comics #8] (Table of Contents: 80)

Superman; Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jack Burnley

Inks

Jack Burnley

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Reprints

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #8 (Winter 1942)

Indexer Notes

Art credits verified by Burnley.

Brothers in Law! (Table of Contents: 81)

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

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Jack Burnley (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Jack Burnley (signed as Bob Kane); Ray Burnley (backgrounds)

Colors

?

Letters

Betty Bentley

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; John O'Brien (introduction, a G-Man, death); Tim O'Brien (introduction); Nick O'Brien (introduction); The Little Corporal [Little Nap Boyd] (villain, introduction); Slim (villain)

Synopsis

The untimely death of their father leads the O'Brien brothers to attempt to get even with his killer, while working at odds against one another.

Reprints

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #8 (Winter 1942)

Keywords

Bat-Plane; Batmobile; Gotham City; O'Brien Detective Agency

Indexer Notes

Art and letterer credits verified by Burnley.

Art credit from GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection credits the inks to Ray Burnley only.

[Detective Comics #72] (Table of Contents: 82)

Batman; Robin / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jerry Robinson

Inks

Jerry Robinson

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Larry the Judge

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #72 (February 1943)

Keywords

automatic pistols; giant figures

License for Larceny (Table of Contents: 83)

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

Script

Joe Samachson

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos

Colors

?

Letters

George Roussos

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; J. Spencer Larson [Larry the Judge] (villain, investment broker); Second Story Sam (villain); Iron Jaw (villain); Gas-Pipe Grogan (villain); Bigfoot (villain); Muggsy (villain); Lefty (villain); Shorty (villain); Tommy the Twitch (villain)

Synopsis

A dignified financier is in reality the notorious underworld czar, Larry the Judge, and Batman & Robin must somehow halt his plan to issue licences for only high class larcenies before a crook cashes in on the licence to kill the Caped Crusaders!

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #72 (February 1943)

Keywords

Batplane; Daily Mail; Gotham City; San Francisco Chronicle

[Batman #15] (Table of Contents: 84)

Batman; Robin / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jack Burnley

Inks

Jack Burnley

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #15 (February-March 1943)

Indexer Notes

Art credits confirmed by Jack Burnley.

Your Face Is Your Fortune! (Table of Contents: 85)

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

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos

Colors

?

Letters

George Roussos

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Linda Page; Miss Lord (salon customer); Mrs. Gild (salon customer); The Catwoman [Selina Kyle; a.k.a. Elva Barr] [also as Mrs. Arnold] [also as Mrs. Leroy] (villain); Deadshot Mike [aka Jim Jones] (villain)

Synopsis

Selina Kyle wins a beauty contest under an assumed name and falls in love with Bruce Wayne, who was one of the judges. Although she is planning capers involving her job in a beauty salon, Selina confesses to Batman that she'd give up her criminal behavior if she knew for certain that she'd have a chance with Wayne.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #15 (February-March 1943)

Keywords

Batplane; Gotham City; Gotham Gazette; Herald; Joe's Bowling Alley

Indexer Notes

Inker credits confirmed by Robinson and Roussos.

Letterer credit confirmed by Roussos.

The Boy Who Wanted to Be Robin! (Table of Contents: 86)

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

Script

Don C. Cameron

Pencils

Jack Burnley

Inks

Jack Burnley; Ray Burnley (backgrounds)

Colors

?

Letters

Betty Bentley

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Bobby Deen (homeless bootblack); Knuckles Conger (villain, introduction); Spike (villain)

Synopsis

After watching the Caped Crusader's in action for a period of time, and especially Robin, a criminal boss decides that he will use Batman's methods against him and adopts a youngster to aid him.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #15 (February-March 1943)

Keywords

Batmobile; Gotham City; Palace Theatre

Indexer Notes

Art and letterer credits confirmed by Jack Burnley.

The Two Futures (Table of Contents: 87)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Jack Burnley

Inks

Jack Burnley; Ray Burnley (backgrounds)

Colors

?

Letters

Betty Bentley

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Professor Rainier (historian); Professor Proe; Professor Con; Bobby Logan; The Nazis (villains); The Japanese (villains)

Synopsis

The Caped Crusaders visit the world's greatest historian, whose fellow professors give them an idea what will happen to America's democratic way of life when the war ends.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #15 (February-March 1943)

Keywords

Batplane; Gotham City; Gotham University

Indexer Notes

Script, art, and letterer credits confirmed by Jack Burnley.

Script credit from GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection credits the script to Don Cameron.

The Loneliest Men in the World (Table of Contents: 88)

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

Script

Don C. Cameron

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (backgrounds)

Colors

?

Letters

George Roussos

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Santa Claus; Ben Botts (doorman); Mr. Rockmaker; Mr. Zang (owner of the Crane Club); Link Chesney (radio humorist); Tom Wick (lighthouse keeper); Dirk Dagner (villain, introduction); Spike (villain)

Synopsis

For this Christmas, Batman and Robin decide to play Santa to "the loneliest men in the world": those who have no friends at that festive time of the year. But criminal Dirk Dagner decides to use this plan for his own financial advantage!

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #15 (February-March 1943)

Keywords

Batplane; Christmas; Crane Club; Gotham City

Indexer Notes

Inker credits confirmed by Jerry Robinson and George Rousssos.

Letterer credit confirmed by George Roussos.

[Detective Comics #73] (Table of Contents: 89)

Batman; Robin / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Bob Kane

Inks

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (backgrounds?)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Scarecrow [Jonathan Crane]

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #73 (March 1943)

Keywords

coins; giant figures; jewelry; treasure

The Scarecrow Returns (Table of Contents: 90)

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

Script

Don C. Cameron

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos

Colors

?

Letters

George Roussos

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Linda Page; Crusher Conger (villain, wrestler); Samson Saxe (villain, wrestler); The Scarecrow [Jonathan Crane] (villain); Muggsy (villain)

Synopsis

As a former teacher, Professor Jonathan Crane decides to use the simpliest of words to indicate crimes he intends to commit, and Batman and Robin spend plenty of time "after school" to figure them out and stop the Man of Straw.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #73 (March 1943)

Keywords

Chinese Scarecrow (made of jade); Vortex Cleaners & Dyers

[Detective Comics #74] (Table of Contents: 91)

Batman; Robin / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jerry Robinson

Inks

Jerry Robinson

Colors

?

Letters

George Roussos

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Tweedledum [Deever Tweed]; Tweedledee [Dunfree Tweed]

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #74 (April 1943)

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit confirmed by George Roussos.

Art credit from GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection credits the cover pencils to Bob Kane.

Tweedledum and Tweedledee! (Table of Contents: 92)

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

Script

Don C. Cameron

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed); Jerry Robinson

Inks

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos; Charles Paris (page 7 only)

Colors

?

Letters

George Roussos

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Montmorency; Tweedledum [Deever Tweed] (villain, introduction); Tweedledee [Dumfree Tweed] (villain, introduction); Slug (villain); Tony (villain); Sparks (villain)

Synopsis

Batman and Robin are faced with the dual problem of two rather rotund adversaries who set traps for their victims and wait for them to walk into them.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #74 (April 1943)

Keywords

Batmobile; Batplane; utility belt

Indexer Notes

Art credit from GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection credits the pencils to Bob Kane only, and the inks to Jerry Robinson only.

[World's Finest Comics #9] (Table of Contents: 93)

Superman; Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jack Burnley

Inks

Jack Burnley

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Adolf Hitler; Benito Mussolini; Hideki Tojo

Reprints

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #9 (Spring 1943)

Crime of the Month (Table of Contents: 94)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Jerry Robinson (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

George Roussos

Colors

George Roussos

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Bramwell B. Bramwell (villain, introduction); Bright Guy Warner (villain, introduction); Slim Ryan (villain, introduction); Chopper Gant (villain, introduction); Muscles Hardy (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

The four top crime bosses of Gotham City are invited to Mystery Castle by the owner, Bramwell B. Bramwell, so that he can challenge them to a contest: to decide once and for all just WHO can commit the best crimes: he or them!

Reprints

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #9 (Spring 1943)

Keywords

Ajax Exterminating Company; Batplane; Gotham City; Gotham Gazette; utility belt

[Biographies] (Table of Contents: 95)

insert or dust jacket / 0 pages (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Back interior dust jacket with biographies of Bob Kane and Bill Finger.

[Back Cover] (Table of Contents: 96)

Batman and Robin / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Jerry Robinson; Fred Ray (layouts on panel with Joker only)

Inks

Jerry Robinson

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Joker; Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot]

Indexer Notes

Back cover with text on contents of collection, includes illustrations from the covers of Detective Comics #62 and #67.

[Spine of Book] (Table of Contents: 97)

illustration / 0 pages (report information)

Pencils

Fred Ray

Inks

Jerry Robinson

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Indexer Notes

Title of book with illustration from Batman #9 cover and DC Circle and Serifs logo.