(August 1964)

DC, 1937 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1964-06-25
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Julius Schwartz

Issue Notes

On-sale date from ad in Batman Annual #7 and copyright registration.

The Fallen Idol of Gotham City! (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
Joe Giella
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Reprints

Rx Against Accidents! (Table of Contents: 1)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
?
Letters
?

Genre
advocacy
Characters
Mr. Joby; Bob; other boys
Synopsis
Bob discovers the value of "looking before you leap" in preventing accidents.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Character and synopsis information on this sequence from Donald Dale Milne.

The Fallen Idol of Gotham City! (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 14.34 pages (report information)

Script
John Broome
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Joe Giella
Colors
?
Letters
?

Feature Logo
Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [50's face]
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Edgar Peters; Pete Dumont; Shorty Hawkins
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Writer identification by Martin O'Hearn. Editor Julius Schwartz's pay records have Bob Kane on pencils. However, it is known that Bob Kane contracted the artwork out to Sheldon Moldoff.

Story in two parts of 6.67 and 7.67 pages.

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

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Giant Superman Annual; Giant Batman Annual / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

Cheerios; Rocky & Bullwinkle / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

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

Silly Putty / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Batman's Hot-Line / letters page / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from Rob Williams, Joe Murray and William Brewster.

On the page immediately following the previous sequence.

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

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

Worth Shopping Around For... (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Trix; Trix Rabbit / comics-form advertising / 0.75 page (report information)

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

Scienti-Fact / cartoon / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The most famous of all comets...
Genre
non-fiction; math & science
Reprints

Indexer Notes

On the page immediately preceding page 13 of the previous story sequence.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

L.C. Leprechaun; Lucky Charms / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Desert Double-Cross! (Table of Contents: 13)

The Elongated Man / comic story / 9.67 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox
Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
Carmine Infantino
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
superhero
Characters
Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny]; Sue Dibny; Molly Parker; John Parker (Molly's father); Ed Mooney (mobster); Joe Trench (mobster); Bill Hastings (mobster)
Synopsis
With Sue and the Parkers held hostage, Ralph has to steal the Banley Jewels.
Reprints

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

Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Roman War Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Junior Sales Club of America Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Revolutionary War Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Fallen Idol of Gotham City!
    Batman and Robin
  2. 1. Rx Against Accidents!
  3. 2. The Fallen Idol of Gotham City!
    Batman and Robin
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Giant Superman Annual; Giant Batman Annual
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Cheerios; Rocky & Bullwinkle
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Silly Putty
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Batman's Hot-Line
  9. 8. ["Use coupon below..."]
  10. 9. Worth Shopping Around For...
    Trix; Trix Rabbit
  11. 10. ["The most famous of all comets..."]
    Scienti-Fact
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie [all other candies]
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    L.C. Leprechaun; Lucky Charms
  14. 13. Desert Double-Cross!
    The Elongated Man
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie [all other candies]
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    100 Toy Soldiers
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Roman War Soldiers
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Junior Sales Club of America Cards
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    Revolutionary War Soldiers
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Nick Caputo
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Merlin Haas
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Jim Van Dore