(April 1961)

DC, 1937 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale date
1961-02-28
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications, Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Jack Schiff; Murray Boltinoff (associate editor); George Kashdan (associate editor)
Color
Color
Dimensions
Standard Golden Age US; Standard Silver Age US; Standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock
Newsprint; Glossy
Binding
Saddle-stitched; Squarebound
Publishing Format
Was Ongoing Series

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Robin's Robot! (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin robot; "Gadgets" Blore (villain)
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Honor House Prod. Corp. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Robin's Robot (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 11.67 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Finger ?
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Charles Paris ?; Sheldon Moldoff ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; "Gadgets" Blore (intro, villain); Hank (intro, villain); Red (intro, villain); Robin robot (intro)
Reprints

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

World's Finest Comics; Batman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Strange Old Laws / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'm not going to break the law.
Genre
humor; non-fiction

A Salute to Our American Indians! (Table of Contents: 5)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Bernard Baily
Inks
Bernard Baily
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
advocacy

Here It Is (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Justice League of America / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Curse of King Neptune (Table of Contents: 7)

Roy Raymond TV Detective / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ruben Moreira (signed)
Inks
Ruben Moreira (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Roy Raymond; Karen (supporting); Dirk Cranshaw (intro, villain); Sam Wade (intro, villain)
Reprints

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

Lefty Looie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Nothing to look at but bare walls!
Genre
humor
Characters
Lefty Looie

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

O'Malley of the 4th Precinct / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Irwin Hasen
Pencils
Irwin Hasen
Inks
Irwin Hasen
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Boy! Today sure is a scorcher, O'Malley!
Genre
humor; detective-mystery
Characters
O'Malley of the 4th Precinct; Sarge
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Zenith Company / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Alibi in the Ashes (Table of Contents: 11)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Lights, Camera-- and Doom (Table of Contents: 12)

John Jones Manhunter from Mars / comic story / 6.67 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Miller ?
Pencils
Joe Certa
Inks
Joe Certa
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]; Diane Meade (supporting); Mr. Scobey (intro, villain); Peters
Synopsis
Someone is sabotaging a movie production and Diane is hired as a stunt girl to flush them out. Martian Manhunter makes sure she is safe without her knowledge.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

writer credit by Bob Hughes

Your Passport to Amazing Adventures! (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

House of Secrets; Tales of the Unexpected; House of Mystery / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Stephens Credit Sales / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

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

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Robin's Robot!
    Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Honor House Prod. Corp.
  3. 2. Robin's Robot
    Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
  4. 3. ["This famous symbol is your guarantee..."]
    World's Finest Comics; Batman
  5. 4. ["I'm not going to break the law."]
    Strange Old Laws
  6. 5. A Salute to Our American Indians!
  7. 6. Here It Is
    Justice League of America
  8. 7. The Curse of King Neptune
    Roy Raymond TV Detective
  9. 8. ["Nothing to look at but bare walls!"]
    Lefty Looie
  10. 9. ["Boy! Today sure is a scorcher, O'Malley!"]
    O'Malley of the 4th Precinct
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Zenith Company
  12. 11. Alibi in the Ashes
  13. 12. Lights, Camera-- and Doom
    John Jones Manhunter from Mars
  14. 13. Your Passport to Amazing Adventures!
    House of Secrets; Tales of the Unexpected; House of Mystery
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Jowett Institute of Physical Training
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    American Seed Co.
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