Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #4

(2017 [January 2018])

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

insert or dust jacket / 0 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

George Roussos; Dick Sprang

Inks

George Roussos; Dick Sprang

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Indexer Notes

Front interior dust jacket with brief synopsis of this collection, includes illustrations from the covers of Detective Comics #108 and #107.

[Title Page] (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman and Robin / credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jerry Robinson; Bob Kane; Dick Sprang; Jack Burnley

Inks

Jerry Robinson; Ray Burnley; Dick Sprang; Jack Burnley

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

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

Indexer Notes

Title page includes illustrations from Batman #31 "Alfred, Armchair Detective", Batman #35 "Nine Lives Has The Catwoman", Batman #30 "While The City Sleeps", and Batman #27 Cover.

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

Batman and Robin / credits, title page / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils

Win Mortimer; Bob Kane; Dick Sprang; Jack Burnley

Inks

Win Mortimer; Ray Burnley; Norman Fallon; Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

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

Indexer Notes

Title pages with creator credits, includes illustrations from Detective Comics #110 Cover, Batman #35 "Nine Lives Has The Catwoman", World's Finest Comics #17 and #19, and Detective Comics #106 Cover.

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

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Dick Sprang; ?

Inks

George Roussos; Norman Fallon; Dick Sprang; ?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Indexer Notes

Indicia and publisher information, includes illustrations from Batman #34 "The Marathon of Menance", unknown, World's Finest Comics #17, and Batman #29 "Heroes By Proxy".

[Table of Contents] (Table of Contents: 5)

table of contents / 3 pages (report information)

Letters

typeset

Foreword (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

Michael Eury

Pencils

Dick Sprang; Jerry Robinson

Inks

Dick Sprang; Jerry Robinson; Norman Fallon

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred

Indexer Notes

New foreword by Michael Eury written for this collection. Includes illustrations from Batman #26 "Recipe For Revenge", Batman #34 Cover, Batman #32 "Dick Grayson, Boy Wonder", Detective Comics #108, World's Finest Comics #18, and Detective Comics #97.

[Detective Comics #93] (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Pencils

Dick Sprang

Inks

Dick Sprang

Colors

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #93 (November 1944)

Keywords

bondage; pendulum blades; torture

One Night of Crime! (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Ed Kressy (layouts); Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)

Colors

?

Letters

Dick Sprang

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; un-named sightseeing bus driver; Mary Dale (actress); Victor Clement (playwriter and producer); Johnny Reid; Eddie Barton; "Tiger" Ragland (villain); Dutch (villain); Frenchy Lavois (villain); Lefty (villain)

Synopsis

The stories of four people are intertwined with a notorious criminal who, along with his gang, hijacks a bus he is riding on.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #93 (November 1944)

Keywords

Gotham City; Rubberneck Tour

Indexer Notes

Layout pencils and letters credits verified by Dick Sprang. This story was prepared in 1941 and stored away in case Bob Kane was drafted.

[World's Finest Comics #15] (Table of Contents: 9)

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) #15 (Fall 1944)

The Men Who Died Twice! (Table of Contents: 10)

Batman With Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 12 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 ?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Dr. McFloy (prison physician); Killer Halsey (villain, death); Machine Gun Kale (villain, death); Lynx Larsen (villain, death); Mr. Mennekin (villain); Duke Welsh (villain, also disguised as Killer Halsey); Stoney Hix (villain, also disguised as Lynx Larsen); Turtle Krall [also disguised as Machine Gun Kale] (villain)

Synopsis

The death and sudden "re-appearance" of three executed killers in a series of crime sprees baffles the Caped Crimefighters until a tell-tale clue leads them to the criminal behind the scheme.

Reprints

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #15 (Fall 1944)

Keywords

Bat-Signal; Batmobile; Gotham City; The Gotham Gazette

[Batman #26] (Table of Contents: 11)

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]; Alfred Pennyworth

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #26 (December 1944-January 1945)

Twenty-Ton Robbery! (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Script

Don C. Cameron

Pencils

Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)

Colors

?

Letters

Pat Gordon ?

Job Number

N-977

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Jeff (fish market owner); Mike (fish store owner); The Cavalier [Mortimer Drake] [aka Albert Foster] (villain)

Synopsis

The Cavalier returns in disguise to acquire a new mob that he plans to use to rob the city blind, but the theft of a whale undoes his plans.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #26 (December 1944-January 1945)

Keywords

Gotham City; wireless belt radio

Recipe for Revenge! (Table of Contents: 13)

The Adventures of Alfred / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Jerry Robinson

Inks

Jerry Robinson

Colors

?

Letters

George Roussos

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Alfred Pennyworth; Bruce Wayne; Dick Grayson; Pierre (master chef); Watson (villain, brother of gangster Knocky Watson, introduction)

Synopsis

Alfred criticizes Bruce and Dick for not eating healthy meals, because of the crime-fighting activities, so he heads to the market to stock up on "good" food and runs headlong into a case he thinks that only he can solve.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #26 (December 1944-January 1945)

Keywords

Gotham City

The Year 3000! (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script

Joseph Greene

Pencils

Dick Sprang

Inks

Dick Sprang

Colors

?

Letters

Pat Gordon ?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batman of 3000 [Brane] (introduction, origin); Robin of 3000 [Ricky]; Loral (Brane's sweetheart); Fura (villain, a Saturnian warlord, introduction, death)

Synopsis

In the year 3000, a man, who is the direct descendant of Bruce Wayne, and his son, run across a time capsule containing the exploits of Batman and Robin, and don those guises in order to fight and rally support against a warlord named Fura.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #26 (December 1944-January 1945)

Keywords

futuristic Batmobile; Sky-Sled

Indexer Notes

The real Batman and Robin only appear on film from the time capsule in two panels.

Crime Comes to Lost Mesa! (Table of Contents: 15)

Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Don C. Cameron

Pencils

Dick Sprang

Inks

Dick Sprang

Colors

?

Letters

George Roussos

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Tolto (Indian Chief); Nachee (Indian boy); Monk Bardo (villain, introduction); Randy Roose (villain, introduction); Mordu (villain, introduction, death)

Synopsis

Two criminals enlist the aid of an Indian medicine man as a cover to allow them to rob the tribal temple of its riches.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #26 (December 1944-January 1945)

Keywords

Batplane; Gotham City; Gotham City Gazette; Gotham News

[Detective Comics #94] (Table of Contents: 16)

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

Pencils

George Roussos

Inks

George Roussos

Colors

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #94 (December 1944)

Keywords

flashlights; sewers

No One Must Know! (Table of Contents: 17)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Ed Kressy (layouts); Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)

Colors

?

Letters

Dick Sprang

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Mr. Burling (bank President); Eddie; Silas; Jimmy Barrow; Mary Watts (Jimmy's fiancee); Judge Watts; George Barrow (Jimmy's father, ex-con); Governor Robb; Old Doc Smith (medicine show barker); Lefty Goran (villain); Slats Macer (villain); Baby Face (villain); Tug (villain); Dippy (villain)

Synopsis

A group of con men take over operations at a county fair and begin bilking people, then they spot George Barrows, an ex-crook and escaped convict, whom they attempt to blackmail.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #94 (December 1944)

Keywords

Batmobile; Gotham City; Meadowvale; Meadowvale National Bank

Indexer Notes

Layout pencils and letters credits credits verified by Dick Sprang.

[Detective Comics #95] (Table of Contents: 18)

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

Pencils

Bob Kane

Inks

George Roussos

Colors

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #95 (January 1945)

Keywords

automatic pistols

[The Blaze] (Table of Contents: 19)

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

Script

Mort Weisinger

Pencils

Ed Kressy (layouts); Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)

Colors

?

Letters

Dick Sprang

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; The Blaze [Baron von Peltz] (villain, introduction); Big Joe (villain); Ed Rafferty (villain); Red Babbitt (villain, tri-state bank robber)

Synopsis

After Batman helps the police round up a group of notorious crime czars, a new criminal rescues them and organizes them into a new underworld organization which is designed to efficiently loot all of America!

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #95 (January 1945)

Keywords

Batmobile; belt radio; Evening Blade; Gotham City; The Star

Indexer Notes

Layout pencils credit from Craig Delich, This story was prepared in 1941 and then stockpiled in case Bob Kane was drafted.

Letters credit from Craig Delich.

In this story, Batman receives his famed diamond-studded batman badge from Commissioner Gordon.

[World's Finest Comics #16] (Table of Contents: 20)

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

Pencils

Jack Burnley

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

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

Reprints

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #16 (Winter 1944)

The Mountaineers of Crime! (Table of Contents: 21)

Batman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Al Schwartz

Pencils

Jerry Robinson (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Jerry Robinson (signed as Bob Kane)

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Mr. Minton (plant executive); Edmund Sneeves (archaeologist); The McKees [Jeb; rest un-named]; the Chatfields [Ike (plant foreman); rest un-named]; Dave (villain); Snuffy (villain); Burly (villain); Nocky Johnson (villain)

Synopsis

Batman and Robin become involved in a deadly rivalry between two country families, instigated by a man who hoodwinked one of the clans to help steal lens-grinding machines and hold them for ransom.

Reprints

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #16 (Winter 1944)

Indexer Notes

The masthead reads "Batman".

[Batman #27] (Table of Contents: 22)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Jack Burnley

Inks

Jack Burnley

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Santa Claus

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #27 (February-March 1945)

The Penguin's Apprentice! (Table of Contents: 23)

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

Script

Don C. Cameron

Pencils

Jack Burnley (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Jerry Robinson

Colors

?

Letters

George Roussos

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; William Shakespeare (image); un-named young author; The Penguin [Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot] [as Q. T. Beezlum] (villain); Snipe (villain, a counterfeiter); Louis (villain)

Synopsis

Batman and Robin are puzzled when the Penguin begins stealing objects from people off the street, such as a handkerchief and a feather, unaware that he is attempting to train a young man in the fine art of crime.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #27 (February-March 1945)

Keywords

Gotham City

The Pearl of Peril! (Table of Contents: 24)

The Adventures of Alfred / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Don C. Cameron ?; Joe Samachson ?

Pencils

Jerry Robinson

Inks

Jerry Robinson

Colors

?

Letters

George Roussos

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Alfred Pennyworth; Bruce Wayne (cameo); Dick Grayson (cameo); Pistol-Packin' Pete (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

When Alfred goes into a restaurant for dinner, he runs into a tramp who claims to have a pearl the size of an oyster.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #27 (February-March 1945)

Keywords

Gotham City

Indexer Notes

Script credit from GCD index from original issue. The table of contents for this collection lists the writer as unknown.

Voyage into Villainy! (Table of Contents: 25)

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

Script

Joe Samachson

Pencils

Jack Burnley (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Jerry Robinson

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp ?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Skinner (Explorer's Club member); Pierce (Explorer's Club member); McCoy (Explorer's Club member); Challoner (Explorer Club member, death); Felix Landry (villain, Explorer's Club member, introduction); Puddler Powers (villain, introduction); Rusty (villain)

Synopsis

The death of a wealthy, noted member of the Explorer's Club spurs on fellow member, Mr. Challoner, to track down clues in the Club's building to the deceased man's fortune.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #27 (February-March 1945)

Keywords

Gotham City

A Christmas Peril! (Table of Contents: 26)

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

Script

Don C. Cameron

Pencils

Jerry Robinson (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Jerry Robinson (signed as Bob Kane)

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Scranton Loring (richest boy in the world, introduction); Timothy Scranton [as Santa Claus] (introduction); Joe Meeker (introduction); Eggers (villain, attorney, introduction); Gulliver (villain, Loring's butler, introduction); Happy Hoggsby (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

Batman attempts to convince a very young "Scrooge" of the true meaning of Christmas.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #27 (February-March 1945)

Keywords

Gotham City

[Detective Comics #96] (Table of Contents: 27)

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

Pencils

Jack Burnley

Inks

George Roussos

Colors

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #96 (February 1945)

Keywords

locomotives; railroad handcars; railroads

Alfred, Private Detective! (Table of Contents: 28)

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

Script

Don C. Cameron

Pencils

Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)

Colors

?

Letters

Dick Sprang

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth [as Alfred Beagle]; J. C. Willis (banker); Stoney Peters [as Peter Stone] (villain); Fingers (villain); Eel (villain)

Synopsis

Alfred asks for a month off, during which time he goes to another town and opens a detective agency. His first client: Stoney Peters, a criminal who had just shot the Batman!

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #96 (February 1945)

Keywords

Batmobile; Gotham City; Gotham News; Middleton; Middleton Gazette

[Detective Comics #97] (Table of Contents: 29)

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

Pencils

Dick Sprang

Inks

Dick Sprang

Colors

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #97 (March 1945)

Keywords

automatic pistols; fire hoses

The Secret of the Switch! (Table of Contents: 30)

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

Script

Joseph Greene

Pencils

Dick Sprang

Inks

Dick Sprang

Colors

?

Letters

Dick Sprang

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Oscar the Weasel (villain, informer); Benny the Gimp (villain); Joe the Nutcracker (villain); Nick Petri (villain); The Slasher (villain, death)

Synopsis

The Batman tracks down the unusual safe that holds the loot taken years before by the Slasher's mob. With the Slasher supposedly dead, the villain has left behind a note leading the Caped Crusaders to that safe: a safe having 7 switches, only one of which opens the safe; the rest are connected to a bomb!

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #97 (March 1945)

Keywords

Batmobile; Gotham City; Gotham News

[World's Finest Comics #17] (Table of Contents: 31)

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

Pencils

Jack Burnley

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

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

Reprints

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #17 (Spring 1945)

Crime Goes to College! (Table of Contents: 32)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Norman Fallon

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Bernie (flashback); Dean Carter (college Dean, flashback); Archibald Wormser (introduction); Dr. Dreemo [Darby Deems] (villain, introduction); Dreemo's thugs [Blinky; rest un-named] (villains, introduction for all); Mortimer Mears (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

The Dynamic Duo come face to face with a man who becomes a King of the make-believe world of dreams.....a man who preys on the thoughts of others and uses it to his financial advantage.

Reprints

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #17 (Spring 1945)

Keywords

Batmobile; Gotham City; Gotham City College

[Batman #28] (Table of Contents: 33)

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

Pencils

Jack Burnley

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #28 (April-May 1945)

Shadow City! (Table of Contents: 34)

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

Script

Don C. Cameron

Pencils

Jerry Robinson (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Jerry Robinson (signed as Bob Kane)

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Bet-a-Million Bannister (millionaire); Felix Lathrop (wealthy playboy); The Joker (villain)

Synopsis

When several wealthy playboys are taken in by a quick-rich scheme hatched by the Joker, Batman decides to visit the Crime Clown's layout that he called Shadow City.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #28 (April-May 1945)

Keywords

Batmobile; Cafe of Ten Thousand Terrors; Dancing Cobra Cafe; Gotham City; The Golden Grotto

The Great Handcuff King! (Table of Contents: 35)

The Adventures of Alfred / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Don C. Cameron ?; Joe Samachson ?

Pencils

Jerry Robinson

Inks

Jerry Robinson

Colors

?

Letters

George Roussos

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Bruce Wayne (cameo); Dick Grayson (cameo); Alfred Pennyworth; The Murton Gang [Slick [as Ronny Lowndes]; Mike; Slug] (villains, introduction for all)

Synopsis

Alfred decides to get a pair of handcuffs in order to practice putting them on felons, but when he decides to practice on a fellow gentlemen's gentlemen, Alfred is shocked at the result.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #28 (April-May 1945)

Keywords

Gotham City; Wayne Mansion

Indexer Notes

Script credit from GCD index from original issue. The table of contents for this collection lists the writer as unknown.

Shirley Holmes, Policewoman! (Table of Contents: 36)

Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Jerry Robinson (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Jerry Robinson (signed as Bob Kane)

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Commissioner James Gordon; Sergeant Shirley Holmes [also as Oyster Annie] (introduction); The Count [Michael Strait] (villain, introduction); The Count's gang (villains, introduction for all)

Synopsis

Batman and Robin have to battle a large-scale outbreak of short-confidence rackets.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #28 (April-May 1945)

Keywords

Gotham City

Batman Goes To Washington! (Table of Contents: 37)

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

Script

Al Schwartz

Pencils

Jerry Robinson (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Jerry Robinson (signed as Bob Kane)

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Danny the Dip (ex-con, introduction); Senator Henry K. Vandercook; John Skye (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

Batman decides to enlist the aid of a Senator and the public in getting ex-cons the chance to get honest work.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #28 (April-May 1945)

Keywords

Batmobile; Capitol; Gotham City; Lincoln Memorial; Washington D.C.; Washington Monument

[Detective Comics #98] (Table of Contents: 38)

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

Pencils

Dick Sprang

Inks

Dick Sprang

Colors

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #98 (April 1945)

Keywords

construction crane hoist; construction girders

The King of the Hobos! (Table of Contents: 39)

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

Script

Don C. Cameron

Pencils

Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)

Colors

?

Letters

Pat Gordon

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne] [also as Boxcar Bill]; Robin [Dick Grayson] [also as Slugger Junior]; Alfred Pennyworth; Frisco Fred (hobo); Casper Thurbridge (bank President); Silvers Silke (villain); Soapy Waters (villain)

Synopsis

Batman and Robin go undercover to locate crooks responsible for robbing the home of Casper Thurbridge and trail them to Paradise Jungle, a home for hobos, and discover Thurbridge there!

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #98 (April 1945)

Keywords

Batmobile; Paradise Jungle

[Detective Comics #99] (Table of Contents: 40)

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

Pencils

Dick Sprang

Inks

Dick Sprang

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

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

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #99 (May 1945)

Keywords

umbrellas

The Temporary Murders! (Table of Contents: 41)

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

Script

Don C. Cameron

Pencils

Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)

Colors

?

Letters

Pat Gordon

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth (cameo); Rogers (shipping company board director); Betty; Mabel; The Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain); Jim Jam (villain)

Synopsis

The Penguin, operating out of a hideout he considers fool proof, police proof and Batman proof, concocts a scheme in which he freezes a person, then sends a box with the body to relatives for the payment of a certain sum of money to safely have them restored to life.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #99 (May 1945)

Keywords

Batmobile; Gotham City; utility belt

[Batman #29] (Table of Contents: 42)

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

Pencils

Dick Sprang

Inks

Dick Sprang

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #29 (June-July 1945)

Enemy No. 1 (Table of Contents: 43)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)

Colors

Bob McCay

Letters

George Roussos

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Mr. A. H. Evans (rare 1st edition book collector); Adam Frank (villain, introduction); Second-Story Sam (villain, introduction); Three-Fingers Tuttle (villain, introduction); Four-Eyes Fogarty (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

Adam Frank has a fetish about being "the first" in everything he does, and when things don't work out to his advantage, he decides to turn to crime.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #29 (June-July 1945)

Keywords

Gotham City

The Butler's Apprentice! (Table of Contents: 44)

The Adventures of Alfred / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Jerry Robinson

Inks

Jerry Robinson

Colors

?

Letters

George Roussos

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Alfred Pennyworth; Bruce Wayne (cameo); Dick Grayson (cameo); Slugs (villain, introduction); Ape (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

A group of criminals have targeted a rich place to rob, but it is so well guarded that they find it difficult to get in the place. Then they get an idea: one of them will be trained as a butler, who'll work as an inside man.....and Alfred is chosen as the one to train him!

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #29 (June-July 1945)

Keywords

Gotham City; Gotham Gazette

Heroes By Proxy! (Table of Contents: 45)

Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Don C. Cameron

Pencils

Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)

Colors

Bob McCay

Letters

George Roussos

Job Number

N-1075

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Hawke [also as Batman] (introduction, detective); Wrenn [also as Robin] (introduction, detective); Corky Huggins (villain, introduction); Catspaw Carlin (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

Two private detectives are down in the dumps because they are flat broke, even though they have great detective abilities. When they hear that the Wayne Mansion has been robbed, they decide to change their tactics and investigate, disguised as Batman and Robin!

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #29 (June-July 1945)

Keywords

Gotham City; Gotham City Gazette; Wayne Mansion

The Mails Go Through! (Table of Contents: 46)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

Bob McCay

Letters

George Roussos

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon (cameo); John Weaver (mailman); Mrs. Mulcahey; Mrs. Jones; Sidney Jones (Mrs. Jone's son); Mr. Gorham; The Scuttler [as Mr. Gorham] (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

When the local postman is wounded in a chase involving the Caped Crusaders, Batman takes over the job for a day and learns of the kidnapping of a man by the Scuttler, who has committed the crime in order to get a registered letter which will reveal information about an invention worth millions.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #29 (June-July 1945)

Keywords

Batmobile; Gotham City

[Detective Comics #100] (Table of Contents: 47)

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

Pencils

Dick Sprang

Inks

Dick Sprang

Colors

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #100 (June 1945)

Keywords

canoes; lumberjacks; ropes; waterfalls

The Crow's Nest Mystery! (Table of Contents: 48)

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

Script

Don C. Cameron

Pencils

Jack Burnley (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Reginald Scofield (mystery writer); Mr. Digges (villain, butler); Jorum (villain); Ben (villain, death); Rader (villain, jewelry fence)

Synopsis

Batman and Robin must stop a group of crooks who operate a gem smuggling operation out of the out-of-the-way home of a mystery writer without his knowledge.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #100 (June 1945)

Keywords

Batmobile; Crow's Nest; Gotham City; Gotham Gazette; Jewels of Death (book)

[Detective Comics #101] (Table of Contents: 49)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Dick Sprang

Inks

Dick Sprang

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #101 (July 1945)

Keywords

deerstalker hats

The Tyrannical Twins! (Table of Contents: 50)

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

Script

Don C. Cameron

Pencils

Dick Sprang

Inks

Dick Sprang

Colors

?

Letters

Pat Gordon

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Mike Ranier (a baby); Ike Ranier (a baby); un-named department store manager; Stella Ranier (twin's mother); Roger Ranier (twin's father, ex-con); Joe Bart (villain, print shop owner); Huggins (villain)

Synopsis

Bruce is saddled with the responsibility of taking care of a woman's twins for several days but when he accidentally discovers jewels inside one of the twin's rattles, the Batman takes over to prove the innocence of a store owner and ex-con charged with the theft of those jewels.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #101 (July 1945)

Keywords

Batmobile

[World's Finest Comics #18] (Table of Contents: 51)

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

Pencils

Jack Burnley

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

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

Reprints

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #18 (Summer 1945)

Specialists in Crime! (Table of Contents: 52)

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

Script

Don C. Cameron

Pencils

Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Norman Fallon

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Professor L. M. Brane (villain, introduction); Brane's thugs [Thimble; rest un-named] (villains, introduction for all)

Synopsis

Batman and Robin face a new twist on crime: a man who hires only specialists in crime to carry out his plans.

Reprints

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #18 (Summer 1945)

Keywords

Batmobile; Batpoon; Gotham City; Radium Institute

Indexer Notes

Robin uses a new weapon that he got for his birthday against crime called the Batpoon.

[Batman #30] (Table of Contents: 53)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Dick Sprang

Inks

Dick Sprang

Colors

?

Letters

George Roussos

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #30 (August-September 1945)

Back to the Big House! (Table of Contents: 54)

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

Script

Don C. Cameron

Pencils

Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)

Colors

?

Letters

George Roussos

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; un-named Gotham City Mayor; The Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain); Hammer (villain); Tongs (villain)

Synopsis

No matter what jobs the Penguin plans and tries to carry out, Batman and Robin are always there to stop him, but, in the end, it's one of the Penguin's own umbrellas that sends him back to the big house.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #30 (August-September 1945)

Keywords

Gotham City; Gotham City Gazette; Gotham Gazette

While the City Sleeps! (Table of Contents: 55)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)

Colors

?

Letters

George Roussos

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Joe Jones (ex-Bodin gang member, introduction); Dan Shawn (radio DJ, introduction); Hush-Hush Bodin (villain, introduction); un-named girl [as Ann, Joe's girl) (villain, introduction); Bodin's gang (villains, introduction for all)

Synopsis

Batman decides to take Robin out on the town late at night to illustrate to him all of the people who are up and at work. Unfortunately, a group of criminals are hard at work also and the Dynamic Duo have to go to work.......on them!

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #30 (August-September 1945)

Keywords

Gotham City

Alias the Baron! (Table of Contents: 56)

The Adventures of Alfred / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Jerry Robinson

Inks

Jerry Robinson

Colors

?

Letters

George Roussos

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Alfred Pennyworth; Bruce Wayne (cameo); Dick Grayson (cameo); Mooch (villain, introduction, death); the Baron (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

Alfred is mistaken for a crook who has double-crossed gang leader, Ed Rocket.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #30 (August-September 1945)

Keywords

Gotham City

Ally Babble and the Fourteen Peeves! (Table of Contents: 57)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)

Colors

?

Letters

Pat Gordon ?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Ally Babble (introduction); Jasper Quinch (rich man, introduction); Thomas Traff (introduction); Hoiman (villain, introduction); Shoiman (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

Ally Babble is hired by a wealthy man to take care of 14 of his pet peeves, and if he successfully does so, he will be given $5000, which creates a mountain of headaches for Batman.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #30 (August-September 1945)

Keywords

Batmobile; Gotham City

[Detective Comics #102] (Table of Contents: 58)

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

Pencils

Dick Sprang

Inks

Dick Sprang

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

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

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #102 (August 1945)

The House That Was Held for Ransom! (Table of Contents: 59)

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

Script

Al Schwartz

Pencils

Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)

Colors

?

Letters

Pat Gordon

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; J. Bullion Stickney; Dodder (Stickney's servant); The Joker [as Reginald P. Parker] (villain); Snoozer (villain)

Synopsis

The Joker turns the tables on logic, holding a home for ransom instead of people. And to top it off, it all is one giant trap for the Batman.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #102 (August 1945)

Keywords

Batplane; Gotham City; Kiddiwah River

[Detective Comics #103] (Table of Contents: 60)

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

Pencils

Dick Sprang

Inks

Dick Sprang

Colors

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #103 (September 1945)

Indexer Notes

Sprang swiped the staging of this cover from panel 2, page 6 of this issue's story by Burnley and Paris, confirmed by Burnley.

Trouble, Incorporated! (Table of Contents: 61)

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

Script

Al Schwartz

Pencils

Jack Burnley (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Mr. Gray (Dean of Gotham University); Avery; Avery's wife; Delcourt (movie studio worker); Mazie (Danny's fiancee); Cole (movie studio owner); Sam Slick (villain); Shiv (villain); Danny (villain)

Synopsis

The former dean of Gotham University opens "Trouble, Inc.," a business designed to give its clients a helping hand when they really need it. Unfortunately, Sam Slick learns of this and decides to blackmail the clients which Batman and Robin must stop ASAP!

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #103 (September 1945)

Keywords

Gotham City; Gotham University

Indexer Notes

The cover was swiped by Dick Sprang from panel 2, page 6 of this story, confirmed by Jack Burnley.

[Batman #31] (Table of Contents: 62)

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

Pencils

Dick Sprang

Inks

Dick Sprang

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #31 (October-November 1945)

Indexer Notes

The cover features an infinity bat emblem masthead.

Punch and Judy! (Table of Contents: 63)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Jerry Robinson (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

George Roussos

Colors

George Roussos

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Punch [Peter Punch] (villain, introduction); Judy [Judy Punch] (villain, introduction); Grift (villain)

Synopsis

Punch and Judy are using a carnival to bilk residents of Gotham City and the Caped Crusaders see to it that the grafters working the concessions and games are removed from the grounds. However, Punch and Judy decide to strike back by having Batman and Robin join the carnival to put on a death-defying aerial stunt......and then proceed to kill them "by accident".

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #31 (October-November 1945)

Keywords

glider costume; Gotham City

Indexer Notes

Batman appears in and uses his glider costume in this story.

Alfred, Armchair Detective! (Table of Contents: 64)

The Adventures of Alfred / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Don C. Cameron ?; Joe Samachson ?

Pencils

Jerry Robinson

Inks

Jerry Robinson

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Alfred Pennyworth; Bruce Wayne (cameo); Dick Grayson (cameo); Stubby Stubbs (villain, introduction); Willie (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

Alfred is surprised to learn that what he read in a book about a case being solved by an "armchair detective", which he considers impossible, proves to be true on a chair he accidentally gets involved in...and he's tied to that armchair!

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #31 (October-November 1945)

Keywords

Gotham City

Indexer Notes

Script credit from GCD index from original issue. The table of contents for this collection lists the writer as unknown.

Vanishing Village! (Table of Contents: 65)

Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Samachson

Pencils

Jerry Robinson (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

George Roussos

Colors

George Roussos

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne] [also as Knuckles Donegan]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Knuckles Donegan (villain, introduction); Weasel (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

Batman and Robin are surprised to learn that an abandoned village in Florida, patterned after a Turkish village named Alhambra, has vanished, which is also the home of many a master criminal who has also disappeared.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #31 (October-November 1945)

Keywords

Batplane; Florida; Gotham City

Trade Marks of Crime! (Table of Contents: 66)

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

Script

Joseph Greene

Pencils

Jerry Robinson (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

George Roussos

Colors

George Roussos

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Police Officer Ryan; John Staddon [also as Silver John Staddon] (villain, introduction); Big Tim Stevens (villain, introduction); Nipper Swarvo (villain, introduction); Joe Swandi (villain, introduction); Mamie Dalling (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

Batman must solve a strange case in which someone is cleverly forging the burglary trademarks of various criminals, all of which pinpoint the jobs to the wrong criminal!

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #31 (October-November 1945)

Keywords

Gotham City

[Detective Comics #104] (Table of Contents: 67)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Dick Sprang

Inks

Dick Sprang

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #104 (October 1945)

Keywords

billboards; Skyline Advertising Company

The Battle of the Billboards! (Table of Contents: 68)

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

Script

Al Schwartz

Pencils

Dick Sprang

Inks

Dick Sprang

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Casey (Policeman); Seaver (Editor of Gotham Gazette); Edward Faraday (former Wayne business associate); Toby the Inchworm [aka Inchy] (villain); Fat Frank (villain); Keel (villain)

Synopsis

Batman turns the tables on some crooks who are using giant billboards to blackmail people.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #104 (October 1945)

Keywords

Batmobile; Gotham City; Gotham Gazette; Skyline Advertising Company

Indexer Notes

The splash page very loosely replicates the cover.

[Detective Comics #105] (Table of Contents: 69)

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

Pencils

Jack Burnley

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #105 (November 1945)

Keywords

Batmobile; hobos' bindles

Indexer Notes

Inker credit from GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection credits this cover to Jack Burnley only.

The Batman Goes Broke! (Table of Contents: 70)

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

Script

Don C. Cameron

Pencils

Win Mortimer (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Win Mortimer (signed as Bob Kane)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Simon Gurlin (villain); Gurlin's gang [Chuck; Pete; others un-named] (villains)

Synopsis

When Wayne Motor Company goes broke because the company's treasurer absconds with the company money, Bruce finds himself broke. That predictament creates many headaches for the Dynamic Duo!

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #105 (November 1945)

Keywords

Beaver County Fair; belt radio; Gotham City; Gotham City Gazette; Gotham Gazette; Lansboro News; Lansboro RR Depot; utility belt; Wayne Motor Company

Indexer Notes

Mortimer signed his true name (J. W. Mortimer) on page 10 in panel 3.

[World's Finest Comics #19] (Table of Contents: 71)

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

Pencils

Dick Sprang; Jack Burnley (Superman figure only)

Inks

Dick Sprang; Jack Burnley (Superman figure only)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

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

Reprints

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #19 (Fall 1945)

The League for Larceny! (Table of Contents: 72)

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

Script

Joe Samachson

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks

Ray Burnley

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; The Joker (villain); The Velvet Kid (villain); Biff (villain); Pinky (villain)

Synopsis

The Joker, after escaping from prison, decides on a new plan for gaining riches: to use a "reformed" criminal to pave the way to loot the homes of the rich and gain control of a crime reform committee and its funds.

Reprints

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #19 (Fall 1945)

Keywords

Batmobile; Gotham City; Gotham City Gazette; Gotham Daily; The Standard

[Batman #32] (Table of Contents: 73)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Dick Sprang

Inks

Dick Sprang

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; D'Artagnan

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #32 (December 1945-January 1946)

Rackety-Rax Racket! (Table of Contents: 74)

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

Script

Don C. Cameron

Pencils

Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)

Colors

?

Letters

Pat Gordon ?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Joker (villain); Aces (villain)

Synopsis

A series of college fraternity initiation rites are used by the Crime Clown to further enhance his own wealth, using Robin himself to carry them out.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #32 (December 1945-January 1946)

Keywords

Eta Beta Pi Fraternity; Gotham City; Gotham City Gazette

Dick Grayson, Boy Wonder! (Table of Contents: 75)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Dick Sprang

Inks

Dick Sprang

Colors

?

Letters

Pat Gordon ?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson] (origin re-told); Dick's mother; Dick's father; Haly (circus owner); Commissioner James Gordon; Harry (cabdriver); Myrtle (Harry's wife, unseen); Boss Zucco (villain); Stick-Up Sidney (villain, introduction)

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #32 (December 1945-January 1946)

Keywords

Batmobile; Batplane; Gotham City

Indexer Notes

Story takes place just after Detective Comics #38.

In the Soup! (Table of Contents: 76)

The Adventures of Alfred / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Don C. Cameron ?; Joe Samachson ?

Pencils

Jerry Robinson

Inks

Jerry Robinson

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Bruce Wayne; Dick Grayson; Alfred Pennyworth; Chumley (a dog); un-named criminal gang (villains)

Synopsis

At the request of one of Bruce Wayne's friends, Alfred is loaned out......to walk the lady's dog of all things. However, while doing this menial chore, the brave butler stumbles upon a case that will test his detective abilities.....a case involving giant turtles.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #32 (December 1945-January 1946)

Keywords

Gotham City; Sambell's Special Soups

Indexer Notes

Script credit from GCD index from original issue. The table of contents for this collection lists the writer as unknown.

All For One, One For All! (Table of Contents: 77)

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

Script

Don C. Cameron

Pencils

Dick Sprang

Inks

Dick Sprang

Colors

?

Letters

Dick Sprang

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne[ [also as D'Artagnan]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Professor Carter Nichols; D'Artagnan; the Three Musketeers [Athos; Portos; Aramis]; Lady Constance; Duke of Buckingham; Milady (villain Richelieu's agent, introduction); Cardinal Richelieu (villain, no real appearance)

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #32 (December 1945-January 1946)

Keywords

Gotham City; Paris

Indexer Notes

Time-travel story, based on Dumas's characters in "The Three Musketeers".

[Detective Comics #106] (Table of Contents: 78)

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

Pencils

Jack Burnley

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Todd Torrey

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #106 (December 1945)

Keywords

portraits

The Phantom of the Library! (Table of Contents: 79)

Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Don C. Cameron

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks

Ray Burnley

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Police Inspector Laurence; Judge Logan; Todd Torrey (villain, librarian, introduction, death)

Synopsis

While visiting the local library, Bruce and Dick witness an attempt to kill a police inspector who, years before, had brought a criminal to justice that escaped and swore revenge on him.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #106 (December 1945)

[Detective Comics #107] (Table of Contents: 80)

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

Pencils

Dick Sprang

Inks

Dick Sprang

Colors

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #107 (January 1946)

Keywords

automatic pistols; wanted posters

The Mountain of the Moon! (Table of Contents: 81)

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

Script

Don C. Cameron

Pencils

Win Mortimer (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Win Mortimer (signed as Bob Kane)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; George Byham (banker); Roger Gaston (investment broker); Scorpio [Bugs Scarpis] (villain, alchemist); Scorpio's gang (villains)

Synopsis

The Dynamic Duo must put a stop to the clever schemes of Scorpio, a man who plays on the greed of superstitious rich men.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #107 (January 1946)

Keywords

Batmobile; Batplane; Gotham City; Gotham Gazette; Luna Castle

[World's Finest Comics #20] (Table of Contents: 82)

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

Pencils

Jack Burnley

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

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

Reprints

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #20 (Winter 1945)

King of Coins! (Table of Contents: 83)

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

Script

Don C. Cameron

Pencils

Win Mortimer (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Win Mortimer (signed as Bob Kane)

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Granger; The Coin King [Lew Cronin, aka Mark Medalion] (villain, introduction); Lucky Smith (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

Batman and Robin soon see through a scheme by a wheel-chair bound coin dealer to provide "sure-fire" treasure maps to people in return for half the loot!

Reprints

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #20 (Winter 1945)

Keywords

Batplane; Gotham City

[Batman #33] (Table of Contents: 84)

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

Pencils

Dick Sprang

Inks

Dick Sprang

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #33 (February-March 1946)

Keywords

Christmas; Christmas tree

Crime on the Wing! (Table of Contents: 85)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Win Mortimer (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Win Mortimer (signed as Bob Kane)

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Pete Pike (musician); Fire Chief Brody; Mr. Lee (importer); The Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain); Ralph the Rook (villain); Rook's Mob [Melancholy Mike; Willie the Wag] (villains); Sidecar (villain, tavern barkeep)

Synopsis

Mobsters decide to use the Penguin as a ruse for Batman and Robin to follow while they commit crimes.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #33 (February-March 1946)

Keywords

Acme Silver Company; Bat-Signal; Batmobile; Gotham City; Gotham Gazette; Lucky Bird Tapestry; Wayne Mansion

The Looters! (Table of Contents: 86)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Win Mortimer (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Win Mortimer (signed as Bob Kane)

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp (signed)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne] [also as Dense "Solid" Jackson]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Professor Dorry Leaf [aka Dormeus Leaf] (orphan, world's authority on earthquakes, introduction); Leaf's mother and father (both die, flashback); The Jackal (villain, introduction); the Looters (villains, The Jackal's mob, introduction for all)

Synopsis

Seeing both of his parents killed in an earthquake on a small Pacific island, Dorry Leaf becomes an expert on these phenomnia, and is offered a post at Pacific Coast University to oversee a seismographic observatory that he is determined to make quake-proof! However, crooks become interested when they discover that the Professor can predict in advance where quakes will occur, and the Looters, as they are known, hope to cash in on that knowledge.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #33 (February-March 1946)

Keywords

Batplane; Coast City; Gotham City; Pacific Coast University

Indexer Notes

Letterer Schnapp signed his name on a Bar-Grill sign in panel 4 on page 13.

Win Mortimer put his name "Mort Winslow" on a band banner in panel 5 on page 5.

The Search for Santa Claus! (Table of Contents: 87)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Win Mortimer (signed as Bob Kane) (see notes)

Inks

Win Mortimer (signed as Bob Kane) (see notes)

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Mrs. Mulligan (boardinghouse landlord); Mr. Arden; James Jocelyn (reformed villain, introduction); Anthony Jocelyn (villain, wild spendthrift, introduction); Raymond Jocelyn (villain, introduction); Frank Jocelyn (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

Jim Jocelyn's thieving cousins have a high time spending the money that their uncle had ammassed for charities by using it to build up their own multi-million dollar businesses. They decide that the only way they can safeguard themselves is to murder their uncle!

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #33 (February-March 1946)

Keywords

Christmas; Christmas trees; Gotham City; Santa Claus

Indexer Notes

Artist Mortimer also signed his first name Winslow on a sign found in panel 4 on page 2.

[Detective Comics #108] (Table of Contents: 88)

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

Pencils

George Roussos

Inks

George Roussos

Colors

George Roussos

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #108 (February 1946)

Keywords

Bat-Signal; Batplane

The Goat of Gotham City! (Table of Contents: 89)

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

Script

Don C. Cameron

Pencils

Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)

Colors

George Roussos

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Sergeant Ed Gregory (Police detective); Kitty Corliss (Ed's wife); Moriarty (watchman, death); Torch Cleary (villain, death); Bugs Brown (villain); Flip Gurkin (villain)

Synopsis

After a Gotham City policeman catches a criminal and sees him executed for his crimes, he is thunderstruck to learn that the man MAY have been innocent!

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #108 (February 1946)

Keywords

Bat-Signal; Batmobile; Batplane; Gotham City; Gotham News

Detective Comics #109 (Table of Contents: 90)

Batman; Robin / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jack Burnley

Inks

Jack Burnley; Ray Burnley (backgrounds)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

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

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #109 (March 1946)

Keywords

bricklaying; masons' trowels

The House That Jokes Built! (Table of Contents: 91)

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

Script

Don C. Cameron

Pencils

Win Mortimer (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Win Mortimer (signed as Bob Kane)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Herbert Swail (investment broker); Titus Drumm (richest man in Gotham City); The Joker [as Courtney, news porter] (villain)

Synopsis

The Joker uses common, ordinary pranks to bilk rich people out of their money, but when he kidnaps Robin, Batman pulls a prank of his own on the Killer Clown.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #109 (March 1946)

Keywords

Crocus Club; Daily Star; Gotham City; Gotham Examiner; Luster Laundry

[World's Finest Comics #21] (Table of Contents: 92)

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

Pencils

Jack Burnley

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

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

Reprints

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #21 (March-April 1946)

Crime's Cameraman! (Table of Contents: 93)

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

Script

Don C. Cameron ?

Pencils

Win Mortimer (signed as Mortimer)

Inks

Win Mortimer (signed as Mortimer)

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Mr. Siddon (a dentist, introduction); The Camera Scoops Club (introduction); Sam Garth (villain, introduction); Garth's thugs (villains, introduction for all)

Synopsis

Dick Grayson, trying to become a member of the prestigeous "Camera Scoops Club", is told that he can become a member IF he can get a picture of Batman and Robin in action against crooks.

Reprints

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #21 (March-April 1946)

Keywords

Acme Dental Laboratory; Batmobile; Gotham City

Indexer Notes

Mortimer signed his last name on street sign on Page 10, Panel 3.

[Batman #34] (Table of Contents: 94)

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

Pencils

Dick Sprang

Inks

Dick Sprang

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #34 (April-May 1946)

The Marathon of Menace! (Table of Contents: 95)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

George Roussos ?

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Letterese ?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Marty Steele [aka John Doe] (race car driver); Roy Damon (blind scientist); Glenda West (Kale's niece); George Kale [aka Kayle] (villain, President of Lightning Motors, introduction)

Synopsis

Racer Marty Steele is banned from racing when doctors discover he has a bad heart. But he has plans to compete anyway under another name, whilst his erstwhile opponent is a blind scientist. The prize for the winner is $250,000, a sum that Roy Damon hopes to take home in order to allow others who are blind to build new and better lives for themselves.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #34 (April-May 1946)

Keywords

Batman's laboratory; Batmobile; Batplane; Gotham City; Gotham City Star; Grand Canyon; Lightning Motors Inc.; Mount Rushmore; Planet; San Francisco; the Batboat; The Pathfinder

Ally Babble and the Four Tea Leaves! (Table of Contents: 96)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

George Roussos ?

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Letterese ?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Ally Babble; Madame Patio (fortune teller, introduction); Chissum (President of a bond company, introduction); Doctor Peters (introduction); Newsie Newts (villain)

Synopsis

Ally visits Madame Patio for a free tea leaf reading and explains to him the meaning of the four tea leaves of fate: money, a girl, a ship's deck, and happy faces. By a quirk of fate, these all come true, but not the way Ally imagined.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #34 (April-May 1946)

Keywords

Gotham City; Madam Patio's Gypsy Tea Room

Tired Tracks (Table of Contents: 97)

The Adventures of Alfred / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Jerry Robinson

Inks

Jerry Robinson

Colors

?

Letters

George Roussos

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Bruce Wayne (cameo); Dick Grayson (cameo); Alfred Pennyworth; un-named Police Chief; Shifty (villain, introduction); Slinky (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

Alfred makes a study of tires and the tracks they make. Too bad for him the car he is examining belongs to crooks!

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #34 (April-May 1946)

Keywords

Gotham City

The Master Vs. the Pupil! (Table of Contents: 98)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

George Roussos ?

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Letterese ?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne] [also as Mr. DuBois]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon (cameo); Alfred Pennyworth (cameo); The Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain, cameo); The Joker (villain, cameo)

Synopsis

Robin's bragging about his prowess in crook hunting leads Batman to disguise himself as a jewel thief and have Robin attempt to track him down.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #34 (April-May 1946)

Keywords

Andros Brothers Antique Dealers; Batman's Trophy Hall; Gotham City

[Detective Comics #110] (Table of Contents: 99)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Win Mortimer

Inks

Win Mortimer

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #110 (April 1946)

Keywords

bobbies; deerstalker hats; Palace of Westminster

Batman and Robin in Scotland Yard! (Table of Contents: 100)

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

Script

Don C. Cameron

Pencils

Win Mortimer (signed as Bob Kane) (see notes)

Inks

Win Mortimer (signed as Bob Kane) (see notes)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Chief Inspector Carver; Inspector Gow (C.I.D. operative); Professor Moriarty (villain, introduction); Bertie (villain); Lodi (villain)

Synopsis

Batman and Robin travel to London to put on a demonstration of their crime fighting techniques for Scotland Yard and end up helping catch the namesake of Professor Moriarty.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #110 (April 1946)

Keywords

Bat-Signal; H.M.S. Batboat; London; London Daily Express; London Star; Scotland Yard; Scotland Yard Museum

Indexer Notes

Mortimer signed his name on storefront on page 7 (panels 1 and 2) and on a truck in panel 2 of page 9.

[Detective Comics #111] (Table of Contents: 101)

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

Pencils

Win Mortimer

Inks

Win Mortimer

Colors

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #111 (May 1946)

Keywords

mine cars; mining

Coaltown, U.S.A. (Table of Contents: 102)

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

Script

Don C. Cameron

Pencils

Win Mortimer (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Win Mortimer (signed as Bob Kane)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Emma Dodd (school teacher); Sally McGraw; Jack McGraw (mine worker, Sally's father); Todd Reed (Julius' son); Julius Reed (villain, mine owner); Kale (villain)

Synopsis

A greedy mine owner gets on the wrong side of the people in his community by firing the local school teacher and by refusing to institute safe mine conditions for the workers.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #111 (May 1946)

Keywords

Gladeville

[World's Finest Comics #22] (Table of Contents: 103)

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

Pencils

Jack Burnley

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

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

Reprints

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #22 (May-June 1946)

A Tree Grows in Gotham City! (Table of Contents: 104)

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

Script

Al Schwartz ?

Pencils

Win Mortimer (signed as Bob Kane) (see notes)

Inks

Win Mortimer (signed as Bob Kane) (see notes)

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Francis van Orsdell; Jenkins (Orsdell's butler); Doomsday (a dog); Dr. Martin (villain, introduction); Nails Finney (villain, introduction); Finney's mob (villains, introduction for all)

Synopsis

To Francis von Orsdell, the trees on his property are just like friends: he talks with them and they talk to him. But one of those trees holds a great object of value unknown to the owner.

Reprints

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #22 (May-June 1946)

Keywords

Batmobile; Batplane; Gotham City

Indexer Notes

In addition to the Bob Kane credit on the splash page, Mortimer signed his first name on Page 8, panel 6, on the bar and grill sign, then signed his last name on an awning in panel 1 on page 9.

[Batman #35] (Table of Contents: 105)

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

Pencils

Dick Sprang

Inks

Dick Sprang

Colors

?

Letters

Dick Sprang ?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Dick Grayson [Robin]

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #35 (June-July 1946)

Nine Lives has the Catwoman! (Table of Contents: 106)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks

Ray Burnley

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; un-named prison matron; The Catwoman [Selina Kyle] (villain); Catwoman's gang [Mousey; Mager; Mike; Pete] (villains); Carl Gibbs (villain, millionaire)

Synopsis

Catwoman arrives at the state women's prison and uses her catseye on her guard to make her escape. However, when shje returns to her digs and attempts to put her gang back together, most want no part of her since Batman always defeats her. So the Catwoman decides on a daring plan: to prove to her boys she has the nine lives of a cat and cannot be killed!

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #35 (June-July 1946)

Keywords

Cat-acombs; Catseye; Gotham City; infra-red filter lenses; Wayne Mansion

Indexer Notes

Catwoman adopts the classic purple and green costume with mask instead of Cat's head.

Dinosaur Island! (Table of Contents: 107)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Paul Cooper

Inks

Ray Burnley

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Job Number

N-666

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Murray Wilson Hart (master showman); Mr. Breach (big-game hunter); Stephen Chase (villain, big-game hunter)

Synopsis

Batman and Robin are challenged to a game of "Touch Hunt" on famed Dinosaur Island in return for a gift to charity in the amount of $5000.....if they win the game. But they soon discover that they are the prey being hunted....by a very human adversary!

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #35 (June-July 1946)

Keywords

belt radio; Gotham City; utility belt

Indexer Notes

The mechanical dinosaur later ends up in the Bat-Cave's trophy room.

Penciller credit per GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection lists the penciller as Bob Kane.

Dick Grayson, Author! (Table of Contents: 108)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Paul Cooper; Dick Sprang ? (layouts)

Inks

Ray Burnley

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Jim Hale (Editor of Crescent Comics, introduction); Duke Ryall (villain, big-time mobster, introduction); Smokey (villain); Sammy the Zip (villain); Dagger Creese (villain); Mr. Matchell (villain); Big Ed Conroy (reformed villain); Joe Dart (villain)

Synopsis

Dick, interested in comic magazines, accompanies Bruce to the offices of the editor of Crescent Comics, and is invited to write a script. However, ideas do not come easy and is superceded by a case involving ex-con Big Ed Conroy. The Dick discovers that he can use real facts for his story, which is soon published and titled "Crooks' Come-Back".

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #35 (June-July 1946)

Keywords

Crescent Comics; Gotham City; Security Messenger Service; State Prison; Wayne Mansion

Indexer Notes

Penciller credit per GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection lists the only penciller as Dick Sprang.

[Detective Comics #112] (Table of Contents: 109)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Win Mortimer

Inks

Win Mortimer

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Papa Brugel

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #112 (June 1946)

Keywords

cash registers

The Case without a Crime (Table of Contents: 110)

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

Script

Al Schwartz

Pencils

Win Mortimer (as Bob Kane)

Inks

Win Mortimer (as Bob Kane)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Papa Brugel (costume shop owner); Eddie (costume shop fitter); August (costume shop bookkeeper); Cat-Woman [Corinne] (costume shop seamstress, not the real Catwoman]; Bobo the Bruiser (carnival wrestler)

Synopsis

Ninety-nine dollars missing from a shop owner's cash register leads Batman and Robin on the trail of the would-be thief.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #112 (June 1946)

Keywords

Batmobile; Brugel's Costume Shoppe; Gotham City

Indexer Notes

Mortimer signed his own name to a shop sign on panel 3 of page 6.

Biographies (Table of Contents: 111)

text article / 4 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Jerry Robinson; Dick Sprang

Inks

Jerry Robinson; Dick Sprang

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred

Indexer Notes

Biographies of the writers and artists who contributed to the stories in this collection. Includes illustrations from Batman #32 "In The Soup", and Detective Comics #104.

Complete Your Collection with These Other Golden Age Omnibuses (Table of Contents: 112)

insert or dust jacket / 0 pages (report information)

Pencils

Darwyn Cooke

Inks

Darwyn Cooke

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]

Indexer Notes

Inside rear dust jacket listing of other Golden Age Omnibuses. Includes Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 1, Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 2, Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 3, and Wonder Woman: The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 1

[Back Cover] (Table of Contents: 113)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Dick Sprang

Inks

Dick Sprang

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

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

Indexer Notes

Back cover with text on contents of collection, includes illustrations from the covers of Detective Comics #99 and Batman #32.

[Spine of Book] (Table of Contents: 114)

insert or dust jacket / 0 pages (report information)

Pencils

Jerry Robinson

Inks

Jerry Robinson

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred

Indexer Notes

Title of book with illustration from Batman #26 cover and DC Circle and Serifs logo.