Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #6

(2018 [February 2019])

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

Batman and Robin / insert or dust jacket / 0 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Jim Mooney; Bob Kane; Lew Sayre Schwartz

Inks

Jim Mooney; Charles Paris

Colors

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Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Theta; Stilts Tyler

Indexer Notes

Front interior dust jacket with brief synopsis of this collection, includes illustrations from Batman #53 "Batman Under the Sea!" and Batman #50 "Lights-- Camera-- Crime!"

[Title Page] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Pencils

Win Mortimer; Dick Sprang

Inks

Charles Paris; Win Mortimer; Dick Sprang

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Riddler [Edward Nigma]; Professor Zero

Indexer Notes

Title page includes illustrations from Detective Comics #145 Cover, #140 Cover, World's Finest Comics #38 "The Impossible People!", and Detective Comics #148 Cover.

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

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

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Dick Sprang; Bob Kane; Lew Sayre Schwartz; Jim Mooney

Inks

Dick Sprang; Charles Paris; Jim Mooney

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?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Scarface Carson; The Treasure Hunter

Indexer Notes

Title pages with creator credits, includes illustrations from Detective Comics #136 Cover, Batman #47 "Fashions in Crime!", Batman #51 "The Stars of Yesterday!", Batman #54 "The Treasure Hunter!", and Batman #54 "The Amazing Masquerade!"

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

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

Pencils

Dick Sprang; Bob Kane; Jim Mooney

Inks

Charles Paris; Dick Sprang; Jim Mooney

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

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

Indexer Notes

Indicia and publisher information, includes illustrations from Batman #46 "Guileful Greetings!", Detective Comics #135 "The True Story of Frankenstein!", World's Finest Comics #38 "The Impossible People!", and World's Finest Comics #39 "The Conquest of Batman's Identity!"

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

table of contents / 4 pages (report information)

Pencils

Dick Sprang

Inks

Charles Paris; Dick Sprang

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Jim Durfee

Indexer Notes

Table of contents, includes illustrations from Detective Comics #139 "The Crimes of Jade!" and World's Finest Comics #34 "Killer for Hire!"

Foreword (Table of Contents: 6)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Jim Amash

Pencils

Dick Sprang

Inks

Gene McDonald; Stan Kaye

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?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Gian Trivulao

Indexer Notes

Foreword by Jim Amash dated 2007, originally published in Batman Archives Volume 7. Includes illustrations from Batman #46 "The Batman That History Forgot!" and Batman #55 "The Case of the 48 Jokers!"

[Detective Comics #133] (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Pencils

Bob Kane

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Arthur Loom

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #133 (March 1948)

Keywords

automatic pistols; crystal balls; fortune telling; masks; prognostication

The Man Who Could See the Future! (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script

Edmond Hamilton

Pencils

Bob Kane

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; The Great Scalini (orchestra conductor, death); Rupert Blamming (millionaire sportsman, death); Arthur Loom (villain, clairvoyant); Loom's thugs (villains)

Synopsis

A clairvoyant successfully predicts the death of two men, but when he predicts Batman will die aboard an ocean liner, the Caped Crusader is willing to gamble that the prediction is wrong.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #133 (March 1948)

Keywords

Batcave; Batplane; Gotham City; Gotham City Concert Hall; Gotham News; Queen Helen (ship)

[World's Finest Comics #33] (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Pencils

Win Mortimer

Inks

Win Mortimer

Colors

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman; Batman; Robin

Reprints

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #33 (March-April 1948)

The Five Jewels of Doom! (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Bob Kane

Inks

Ray Burnley

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; James Harmon (curator of gems, death); Mr. Ross (death); Carew (death); Thornley; Marsh

Synopsis

When a museum gems curator is fired, he seeks revenge on the museum directors by killing them using replicas of their birthstones.

Reprints

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #33 (March-April 1948)

[Batman #46] (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Pencils

Win Mortimer

Inks

Win Mortimer

Colors

?

Letters

George Roussos

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #46 (April-May 1948)

"Guileful Greetings!" or "The Joker Sends Regards!" (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Script

Don C. Cameron

Pencils

Dick Sprang

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Letterese ?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Joker (villain); Commissioner James Gordon; Reggie Weems (stockbroker playboy); Sue Wonnie (blues singer); Bugs (Joker's henchman); Slim (Joker's henchman); Lee Ayers (newlywed); Helen Ayers (newlywed)

Synopsis

The Joker escapes from prison and plans a new series of crimes based on greeting cards.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #46 (April-May 1948)

Big House Chaplain! (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Script

Don C. Cameron

Pencils

Dick Sprang

Inks

Gene McDonald

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Letterese ?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alan Channing (prison chaplain, introduction); Mike Tappan (ex-con, introduction); Duke Kite (villain, introduction); Whitey Harlan (villain, introduction); Bull Bergen (villain, introduction); Warden Williams; Commissioner James Gordon; Slips Sanders (convict, introduction); Eddie (convict)

Synopsis

A prison chaplain who befriends convicts and convinces them to go straight becomes the target of the convicts' criminal associates.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #46 (April-May 1948)

The Batman That History Forgot! (Table of Contents: 14)

Batman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Don C. Cameron

Pencils

Dick Sprang

Inks

Gene McDonald

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Letterese ?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Professor Carter Nichols; Leonardo Da Vinci; Enrico (Da Vinci's assistant); Gian Trivulao (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

To investigate a reference to Batman in the past, Professor Nichols sends Batman and Robin back in time to Milan in the year 1499, where they meet Leonardo Da Vinci and aide him against the traitorous ruler Gian Trivulao.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #46 (April-May 1948)

Keywords

time travel

[Detective Comics #134] (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Pencils

Jim Mooney

Inks

Jim Mooney

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #134 (April 1948)

Keywords

cannons; human cannonballs

The Umbrellas of Crime! (Table of Contents: 16)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Jim Mooney (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain); Hagen (villain)

Synopsis

A freak lightning bolt destroys most of the Penguin's trick umbrellas that he was going to use to commit crimes, so he warns Batman he'll commit the crimes anyway but by using umbrellas that are not umbrellas.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #134 (April 1948)

Keywords

Batcave; Gotham City; Gotham City Fair; nose filters; utility belt

[Detective Comics #135] (Table of Contents: 17)

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

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Pencils

Win Mortimer (Batman and Robin figures); Bob Kane

Inks

Win Mortimer (Batman and Robin figures); Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

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

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #135 (May 1948)

Keywords

Frankenstein's monster; horses; stagecoaches

The True Story of Frankenstein! (Table of Contents: 18)

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

Script

Edmond Hamilton

Pencils

Bob Kane

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Professor Carter Nichols; Baron Frankenstein; Ivan (villain, Frankenstein's assistant, death); Count Mettern (villain, Frankenstein's cousin, death)

Synopsis

Professor Nichols discovers a document that states that the story of scientist Frankenstein is true, so he decides to personally go back in time to find out the truth behind the Frankenstein monster. But he soon discovers that he needs the aid of the Caped Crusaders, so he draws them into the past.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #135 (May 1948)

Keywords

Gotham City; time travel

[World's Finest Comics #34] (Table of Contents: 19)

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

Pencils

Win Mortimer

Inks

Win Mortimer

Colors

?

Genre

superhero

Reprints

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #34 (May-June 1948)

Killer for Hire! (Table of Contents: 20)

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

Script

Edmond Hamilton

Pencils

Dick Sprang

Inks

Dick Sprang

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Jim Durfee (killer, intro, death); Mr. Durfee (Jim's father, flashback); Peter Goro (underworld czar, death); Tony the Topper (death); Mopsie Gree (death); Lou Lacey

Synopsis

Batman and Robin track a contract killer who kills for underworld clients, but no one knows his identity.

Reprints

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #34 (May-June 1948)

[Batman #47] (Table of Contents: 21)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Bob Kane

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Bruce Wayne

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #47 (June-July 1948)

Keywords

Bat Signal; Batmobile; Batplane

Fashions in Crime! (Table of Contents: 22)

Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only); Lew Sayre Schwartz

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Catwoman [Selina Kyle; also as Madame Moderne] (villain); A. J. Nixon (furrier); Mrs. Van Tyler

Synopsis

Catwoman escapes from prison and starts a high fashion magazine, where she features luxury items like minks and jewelry that she then steals for herself.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #47 (June-July 1948)

The Chain Gang Crimes! (Table of Contents: 23)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only); Lew Sayre Schwartz

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Whiskers Mob (villains, introduction for all); Warden Beltt (villain, introduction); Sheriff Tobey (introduction)

Synopsis

Batman goes undercover as a prisoner to catch a gang of criminals operating out of a prison and to expose the crooked warden.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #47 (June-July 1948)

The Origin of the Batman! (Table of Contents: 24)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Bob Kane

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne] (origin retold in detail); Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Thomas Wayne (flashback, death); Martha Wayne (flashback, death); Joe Chill (villain, name revealed in this story, Thomas and Martha Wayne's murderer, death); Feets Borgam (killer, death); Monty Julep (illegal gambler, death)

Synopsis

While investigating criminal activity at a transport company, Batman recognizes the owner, Joe Chill, as the man who killed Thomas and Martha Wayne years before. Batman tries to find evidence of Chill's illegal operations, but when he fails, he decides to reveal his identity to Chill and tells him that will be watching him and will catch him eventually. In a panic, Chill flees to his gang, but when they find out Chill is responsible for Batman's existence they shoot him, and only after do they realize that they should have asked Chill for Batman's real name.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #47 (June-July 1948)

[Detective Comics #136] (Table of Contents: 25)

Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / 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]; Scarface Carson

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #136 (June 1948)

Keywords

automatic pistols; newspapers

The Dead Man's Chest! (Table of Contents: 26)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Professor Carter Nichols; Mr. Hollis (museum curator); Captain Henry Morgan (villain); pirates (villains)

Synopsis

At a meeting of the Gotham City Museum Board of Trustees, Bruce Wayne sees a map from 1667 that bears his hand-writing, so he has Professor Nichols send him and Dick back to that era to see if they can solve that age old mystery.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #136 (June 1948)

Keywords

Gotham City; Gotham Museum; Spartan (a ship); time travel

[Detective Comics #137] (Table of Contents: 27)

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

Pencils

Jim Mooney

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne] Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Joker (head view)

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #137 (July 1948)

The Rebus Crimes! (Table of Contents: 28)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Mr. Crayley (sub-treasury employee); Mr. Millman (millionaire gem collector); The Joker (villain); Joker's gang (villains)

Synopsis

A clever rebus sign on a local furrier's store gives the Joker yet a new and novel method of committing his crimes!

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #137 (July 1948)

Keywords

Bat-Cave; Bat-Signal; Batmobile; Batplane; Gotham City; Joker Plane; Millman Sapphires; Smith's Fur Shop

[World's Finest Comics #35] (Table of Contents: 29)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Win Mortimer

Inks

Win Mortimer

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Reprints

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #35 (July-August 1948)

Crime by the Book! (Table of Contents: 30)

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

Script

Edmond Hamilton

Pencils

Paul Cooper

Inks

Ray Burnley

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

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

Synopsis

Penguin writes a book about birds that he uses as the basis for his new crime spree.

Reprints

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #35 (July-August 1948)

[Batman #48] (Table of Contents: 31)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Win Mortimer

Inks

Win Mortimer

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #48 (August-September 1948)

Keywords

Batcave; Batmobile

Indexer Notes

Cover includes a diagram of the Batcave

The Fowls of Fate! (Table of Contents: 32)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Jim Mooney (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain); Duke Malliny; Dodds; Commissioner James Gordon

Synopsis

Believing that basing his past crimes on birds is what got him caught, Penguin escapes from prison and plans a new series of crimes that are not related to birds.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #48 (August-September 1948)

Keywords

Chinatown

The 1,000 Secrets of the Batcave! (Table of Contents: 33)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Jim Mooney (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Wolf Brando (villain, introduction, death); Commissioner James Gordon; Reilly (police officer); Two-Face [Harvey Dent] (image); The Joker (image)

Synopsis

An escaped convict on the run accidentally discovers the entrance to the Batcave and learns the secret identities of Batman and Robin, and attacks the dynamic duo using their own weapons and trophies against them.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #48 (August-September 1948)

Keywords

Bat Signal; Batcave; Batmobile; Batplane

Indexer Notes

Story includes a diagram of the Batcave.

Crime from Tomorrow! (Table of Contents: 34)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Jim Mooney (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Morton (villain, introduction); Future-Bandits (introduction); James Lewes (inventor, introduction); Chairman Wilson (chairman of World of the Future Fair, introduction); Commissioner James Gordon (voice on phone)

Synopsis

Batman and Robin pursue a gang of thieves who use futuristic tech in their robberies.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #48 (August-September 1948)

Keywords

Batplane

[Detective Comics #138] (Table of Contents: 35)

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

Pencils

Win Mortimer

Inks

Win Mortimer

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

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

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #138 (August 1948)

The Invisible Crimes! (Table of Contents: 36)

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

Script

Bill Finger ?

Pencils

Dick Sprang

Inks

Dick Sprang

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Dr. Walter Timmin (scientist, introduction); Monty Laird (sports promoter, introduction); Mr. Stacy (magnate, introduction); Mr. Morse (shipping magnate, introduction); The Joker [also as J. O. Kerr] (villain); Joker's gang (villains)

Synopsis

The Joker follows up an article in the newspaper about a scientist discovering a lost elixir of invisibility and becomes a real terror to Batman until the crime fighter takes some of the elixir himself.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #138 (August 1948)

Keywords

Batmobile; belt radio; Gotham City; Laird Ballpark; Second Bank

Indexer Notes

Splash somewhat replicates the cover.

[Detective Comics #139] (Table of Contents: 37)

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

Pencils

Win Mortimer

Inks

Win Mortimer

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Shing Far

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #139 (September 1948)

The Crimes of Jade! (Table of Contents: 38)

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

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Detective Ling Ho (introduction); Mr. Ho (Ling's father, curio store owner, introduction, death); Shing Far [Nick Baily] (villain, introduction); Ding How (villain, introduction); Wong How (villain, Ding's brother, introduction)

Synopsis

When a brazen crime involving the theft of jade rocks Chinatown, Batman teams up with a Chinese detective to track down the criminals.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #139 (September 1948)

Keywords

Bat-Signal; belt radio; Chinatown; Chinese Bat-Signal; Gotham City

Indexer Notes

The cover title differs from the story title. Splash page somewhat patterned after the cover.

[World's Finest Comics #36] (Table of Contents: 39)

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

Pencils

Win Mortimer

Inks

Win Mortimer

Colors

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman; Batman; Robin

Reprints

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #36 (September-October 1948)

Ship of Destiny! (Table of Contents: 40)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Bob Kane

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Eve Lundis (movie star); James Rand; Martin Kinn; Mr. Thorn

Synopsis

Taking a vacation to recover from a bullet wound, Bruce Wayne goes on a cruise, but when thieves strike, Batman investigates.

Reprints

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #36 (September-October 1948)

[Batman #49] (Table of Contents: 41)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Bob Kane

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Crier (see notes)

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #49 (October-November 1948)

Indexer Notes

Though identified as the Joker on the cover, the character depicted is actually the Crier, the villain from the third story in this issue.

The Prison Doctor! (Table of Contents: 42)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Jim Mooney

Inks

Jim Mooney

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Dr. Paul Taber (introduction); John "Lippy" Fabian (arsonist, murderer); Arthur "Boodle" Benson (jewel thief); Jeff "Nitro" Blake (murderer); Ned "Weasel" Harris (smuggler)

Synopsis

A gang robs a bank and hides the money before being captured, and they want the prison doctor to help fake their deaths so they can escape and recover the money.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #49 (October-November 1948)

The Scoop of the Century! (Table of Contents: 43)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only); Lew Sayre Schwartz

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Vicki Vale (introduction); The Mad Hatter (villain, introduction); Commissioner James Gordon

Synopsis

While Batman and Robin track the Mad Hatter, they must also contend with photographer Vicki Vale who is out to prove that Batman is Bruce Wayne.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #49 (October-November 1948)

Batman's Arabian Nights! (Table of Contents: 44)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Bob Kane

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Professor Carter Nichols; The Crier (introduction); Caliph Haroun-Al-Raschid (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

Spotting what they think is the Joker's face on an ancient rug, Batman and Robin are sent into Arabia of the past where they meet the Crier, who uses tears, not laughter, to steal from the people of his day.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #49 (October-November 1948)

Keywords

time travel

[Detective Comics #140] (Table of Contents: 45)

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

Pencils

Win Mortimer

Inks

Win Mortimer

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Riddler [Edward Nigma]

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #140 (October 1948)

The Riddler (Table of Contents: 46)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Dick Sprang

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; unnamed Mayor of Gotham City; Harrison Eagle (millionaire collector, introduction); The Riddler [Edward Nigma] (villain, origin, introduction)

Synopsis

Having grown up an expert and a cheat when it came to solving puzzles, Edward Nigma decides to use this capacity to mystify the Police and Batman...as the Riddler!

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #140 (October 1948)

Keywords

Basin Street Banquet; Batmobile; Cross Cleaning Company; Gotham City; The Eyrie

[Detective Comics #141] (Table of Contents: 47)

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

Pencils

Bob Kane

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Blackie Nason

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #141 (November 1948)

The Gallery of Public Heroes! (Table of Contents: 48)

Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; James Coy [aka Chicago Eddie] (G-Man, introduction); Blackie Nason [aka Mr. Jones] (villain, introduction, death); unnamed underworld surgeon, introduction, death); Lippy (villain, introduction, death)

Synopsis

Blackie Nason was captured because of his picture being in the Police "Rogue's Gallery," so after he escapes from prison, he has plastic surgery, then sets up his "Gallery of Undercover Cops." And he accidentally uncovers the true identity of Batman, just wanting to scam the underworld element.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #141 (November 1948)

Keywords

Batcave; Batmobile; Gotham City; Gotham News; True Fact Detective; Wayne Mansion

Indexer Notes

The splash page replicates the cover.

[World's Finest Comics #37] (Table of Contents: 49)

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

Pencils

Win Mortimer

Inks

Win Mortimer

Colors

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman; Batman; Robin

Reprints

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #37 (November-December 1948)

The Underworld's Museum of Crime! (Table of Contents: 50)

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

Script

Bill Finger ?

Pencils

Jim Mooney

Inks

Jim Mooney

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; T-Gun Jones (mobster); Neon Syne (mob boss); Stogie Bevans (mob boss); Cy (curator of the Underworld Museum)

Synopsis

Two rival mob bosses compete for the services of a new mobster by trying to capture the most Batman souvenirs for the Underworld Museum, leading to the capture of first Robin and then Batman.

Reprints

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #37 (November-December 1948)

Keywords

Underworld Museum

[Batman #50] (Table of Contents: 51)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Bob Kane

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

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

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #50 (December 1948-January 1949)

Lights-- Camera-- Crime! (Table of Contents: 52)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Bob Kane (Batman & Robin figures only); Lew Sayre Schwartz

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Vicki Vale; Commissioner James Gordon; The Joker (cameo); Dr. Paul Taber (prison doctor); Tom Macon (ex-con, death); Stilts Tyler (racketeer); Shiv

Synopsis

While doing a series on law enforcement, Vicki Vale accompanies Batman and Robin as they encounter an ex-con being pursued by a racketeer for the location of hidden money, leading to Batman, Robin, and Vicki being captured by the crooks.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #50 (December 1948-January 1949)

The Return of Two-Face! (Table of Contents: 53)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Bob Kane (Batman & Robin figures only); Lew Sayre Schwartz

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Harvey Dent [formerly Two-Face]; Gilda Dent; Two-Face [Wilkins] (villain, impersonates Two-Face, introduction); Boss Moroni [referred to as "Lucky" Morony] (flashback)

Synopsis

After Harvey Dent begins having nightmares of being Two-Face again, Two-Face returns to start a new crime spree. Once Batman and Robin capture him, they learn that it is Harvey's butler Wilkins, who had masqueraded as Two-Face so that Harvey would be blamed for his crimes.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #50 (December 1948-January 1949)

The Second Boy Wonder! (Table of Contents: 54)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only); Lew Sayre Schwartz

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne] Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Joker (flashback); Frankenstein monster (flashback); Jimmy (introduction); Gloves (villain, introduction); Waxey Wilson (death); Commissioner James Gordon

Synopsis

Dick is dismayed when he discovers that Batman is training another young boy to be Batman's new partner.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #50 (December 1948-January 1949)

[Detective Comics #142] (Table of Contents: 55)

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

Pencils

Dick Sprang

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Riddler [Edward Nigma]

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #142 (December 1948)

Crime's Puzzle Contest! (Table of Contents: 56)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Riddler [Edward Nigma] (villain)

Synopsis

The Riddler returns from the "dead" to continue his campaign of puzzle contests to baffle the police and the Dynamic Duo.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #142 (December 1948)

Keywords

Batarang; Batmobile; Batplane; Gotham City; Rainbow Club

Indexer Notes

The splash page replicates the cover. The story title does not match the cover title.

[Detective Comics #143] (Table of Contents: 57)

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

Pencils

Jim Mooney

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Pied Piper

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #143 (January 1949)

The Pied Piper of Peril! (Table of Contents: 58)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Jim Mooney (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; The Pied Piper (villain); Pied Piper's gang (villains)

Synopsis

The Pied Piper returns to continue his criminal activities of committing a series of "pipe" crimes, each with a pipe related to the victim's name!

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #143 (January 1949)

Keywords

Bat-Signal; Batmobile; Daily Gazette; Farmer's Bank; Gotham City; Gotham Record; Ye Olde Pipe Shoppe

[World's Finest Comics #38] (Table of Contents: 59)

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

Pencils

Win Mortimer

Inks

Win Mortimer

Colors

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman; Batman; Robin

Reprints

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #38 (January-February 1949)

The Impossible People! (Table of Contents: 60)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Dick Sprang

Inks

Dick Sprang

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Folklore Society [Jack Frost; Father Time; Mother Goose; Father Neptune; King Arthur; Robin Hood; Paul Bunyan] (actors playing roles, intro for all); Hank (janitor)

Synopsis

Batman and Robin investigate a series of crimes committed by characters out of folklore.

Reprints

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #38 (January-February 1949)

Indexer Notes

Per GCD index for original issue, writer is unknown, previously credited to Bill Woolfolk but it's not in his pay records per Martin O'Hearn. The table of contents for this collection credits the script to William Woolfolk.

[Batman #51] (Table of Contents: 61)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Bob Kane

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Mr. Wimble

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #51 (February-March 1949)

Pee-Wee, the Talking Penguin! (Table of Contents: 62)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only); Lew Sayre Schwartz

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain); Sad-Eyes (criminal); Mope (criminal)

Synopsis

When Penguin discovers a talking penguin, he decides to retire from crime and go into show business to make money with his new star.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #51 (February-March 1949)

The Stars of Yesterday! (Table of Contents: 63)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only); Lew Sayre Schwartz

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Rufus Lane (villain, introduction); Mr. Rolfe; Toto (actor); Harmac the Magician; the Flying Carrolls (acrobats); Trigger (criminal)

Synopsis

A criminal hires a troupe of older performers to perform as a cover for his crimes.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #51 (February-March 1949)

The Wonderful Mr. Wimble! (Table of Contents: 64)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only); Lew Sayre Schwartz

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Mr. Wimble (introduction); Terrible Toby (villain, introduction); The Joker (wax figure); Penguin (wax figure); Catwoman (wax figure); Warts (villain, introduction); Glossy (villain, introduction); Dirty Dan (criminal, in Wimble's dream)

Synopsis

A handyman at a wax exhibit at a local carnival, who dreams of being a crime-fighter who can help Batman and Robin fight crime, unexpectedly gets a chance to make his dream come true.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #51 (February-March 1949)

[Detective Comics #144] (Table of Contents: 65)

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

Pencils

Dick Sprang

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Kay Kyser

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #144 (February 1949)

Kay Kyser's Mystery Broadcast! (Table of Contents: 66)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane) (see notes)

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Kay Kyser (bandleader); Eddie Blinn (Kyser's saxophonist); Big Jack Bancroft (villain, robber); Buggsy Malone (villain)

Synopsis

Big Jack Bancroft kidnaps Kay Kyser and his saxophonist (whom he resembles) in order to get on Kyser's radio show, "The College of Musical Knowledge" in order to hide from the Police. Kyser has to find a way to tip off Batman to this and invite him to his program in order to round up the crook.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #144 (February 1949)

Keywords

Batcave; Batmobile; belt radio; Gotham City; Gotham City University

Indexer Notes

Per Sprang in interview with Craig Delich, the splash page was re-arranged by DC's art department, not him, to almost replicate the cover.

[Detective Comics #145] (Table of Contents: 67)

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

Pencils

Win Mortimer

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #145 (March 1949)

Robin, the Boy Failure! (Table of Contents: 68)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Dick Sprang

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain, cameo); The Crime Surgeon [Steve Travers] (villain, cameo); The Yellow Masks (villains, introduc tion for all)

Synopsis

Dick Grayson suffers from a case of amnesia after rescuing a woman from near death. Bruce devises a plan for the youngster to "assume" the role of Robin in order to try and shock him into remembering his true identity.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #145 (March 1949)

Keywords

Batcave; Batmobile; Batplane; Gotham City; Wayne Mansion

[World's Finest Comics #39] (Table of Contents: 69)

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

Pencils

Win Mortimer

Inks

Win Mortimer

Colors

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman; Batman; Robin

Reprints

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #39 (March-April 1949)

The Conquest of Batman's Identity! (Table of Contents: 70)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Jim Mooney

Inks

Jim Mooney ?

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; J. J. Jason (detective story writer, intro); Commissioner James Gordon

Synopsis

A famed detective story writer sets out to solve the mystery of Batman's secret identity.

Reprints

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #39 (March-April 1949)

[Batman #52] (Table of Contents: 71)

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

Pencils

Win Mortimer

Inks

Win Mortimer

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

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

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #52 (April-May 1949)

Keywords

Jokermobile

The Man with the Automatic Brain! (Table of Contents: 72)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only); Lew Sayre Schwartz

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Thinker (villain, introduction, not the Flash villain); Vicki Vale; Alfred Pennyworth; Detective Joe Mulligan

Synopsis

Bruce Wayne apparently drowns and Alfred is arrested for his murder, but it is all part of a plot to catch the Thinker, who is using a giant electronic brain to try to uncover Batman's secret identity.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #52 (April-May 1949)

Batman and the Vikings! (Table of Contents: 73)

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

Script

Bill Finger ?; Edmond Hamilton ?

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Professor Carter Nichols; Olaf Erickson (introduction); other unnamed Vikings (introduction); Indians (villains)

Synopsis

When Bruce and Dick visit the Gotham City museum, they note an image of a Viking that looks like Bruce Wayne who is labeled a coward, so they have Professor Nichols send them back in time so that they can discover the truth.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #52 (April-May 1949)

Keywords

Gotham City

The Happy Victims! (Table of Contents: 74)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only); Lew Sayre Schwartz

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Joker (villain); Alfred Pennyworth; Mrs. Carlin; Mr. Stark; Nick Weston

Synopsis

The Joker's latest series of crimes leaves his victims laughing so much that they refuse to press charges against him.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #52 (April-May 1949)

[Detective Comics #146] (Table of Contents: 75)

Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / 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]; Numbers [Carl C. Cave]

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #146 (April 1949)

Three's a Crime! (Table of Contents: 76)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Dick Sprang

Inks

Dick Sprang

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Numbers [Carl C. Cave] (villain); Jack Fasset (villain, a fence); Pete (villain)

Synopsis

Carl Cave is lucky with numbers, especially concerning the lucky number "3", and he believes that number can protect him from the minions of the law...and Batman himself!

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #146 (April 1949)

Keywords

Batcave; Batmobile; Gotham City; Gotham Gazette; Gotham Sun; Gotham World

[Detective Comics #147] (Table of Contents: 77)

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

Pencils

Dick Sprang

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Tiger Shark [Dr. Gaige]

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #147 (May 1949)

Tiger Shark! (Table of Contents: 78)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Dick Sprang

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Robert "Alps" Evans (mountain climber); "Jet" Fuller (pilot); Tiger Shark [Dr. Gaige] (villain, oceanographer, introduction); Tiger Shark's gang (villains, introduction for all)

Synopsis

A new villain decides to create a criminal empire underwater, so the Dynamic Duo create their own weapon of offense: the Sub-Batmarine!

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #147 (May 1949)

Keywords

Bat-Signal; Batcave; Batmobile; Batplane; Gotham City; Gotham Daily Telegram; Gotham Gazette; Gotham News; Sub-Batmarine; Voyagers Club; Wayne Mansion

[World's Finest Comics #40] (Table of Contents: 79)

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

Pencils

Win Mortimer

Inks

Win Mortimer

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) #40 (May-June 1949)

4 Killers Against Fate! (Table of Contents: 80)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Jim Mooney

Inks

Jim Mooney

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Jumpy Peters; Sailor Roggs; Careful Kyle; Angles Manson; Boss Barry

Synopsis

Batman and Robin pursue 4 death row killers who escape from prison before they are due to be executed.

Reprints

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #40 (May-June 1949)

[Batman #53] (Table of Contents: 81)

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

Pencils

Jim Mooney

Inks

Ray Burnley

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #53 (June-July 1949)

A Hairpin, a Hoe, a Hacksaw, a Hole in the Ground! (Table of Contents: 82)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures); Lew Sayre Schwartz

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Joker (villain); Lefty (Joker henchman); Commissioner James Gordon; Maharajah of Nimpah

Synopsis

Determined to prove himself as the greatest master of comedy ever, the Joker launches a series of crimes stealing seemingly worthless items, while Batman and Robin try to uncover a pattern to the crimes.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #53 (June-July 1949)

Indexer Notes

Script used on Batman TV show.

The Portrait of Doom! (Table of Contents: 83)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only); Lew Sayre Schwartz

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Dapper Bandit [Frank Fabian] (villain, introduction); Carl Marlin (artist); Greta Marlin (Carl's wife); Commissioner James Gordon

Synopsis

Artist Carl Marlin captures the soul of a man when he paints a portrait of him. After painting Frank Fabian, Fabian kills Marlin, and then Fabian's portrait starts to change to show Fabian's evil side.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #53 (June-July 1949)

Batman Under the Sea! (Table of Contents: 84)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Jim Mooney

Inks

Jim Mooney

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Phaeton (villain, introduction); Stack Hawley (villain, introduction); Theta (introduction, mermaid scientist); Sarin (introduction, ruler of the sea people)

Synopsis

While pursuing a villain on the ocean, Batman is thrown overboard and awakens to find himself in an undersea city with a race of mer-people who, to save Batman's life, have converted him into a mer-man!

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #53 (June-July 1949)

[Detective Comics #148] (Table of Contents: 85)

Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / 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]; Professor Zero

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #148 (June 1949)

The Experiment of Professor Zero (Table of Contents: 86)

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

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Mr. Carlyle (banker); Mr. Gresham (financier); Mr. Parnell (automobile magnate); Professor Zero (villain, introduction, death); Beefy (villain, death)

Synopsis

Batman and Robin fall victim, like others, to a mad scientist who has found a way to reduce humans to pigmy size!

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #148 (June 1949)

Keywords

Bat-Signal; Batcave; Gotham City

Indexer Notes

Oddity: On page 2, panel 3, Batman titles this case "The Pigmy Plot" in his personal casebook on page 1, but "The Experiment of Professor Zero" on the last page.

[Detective Comics #149] (Table of Contents: 87)

Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / 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) #149 (July 1949)

The Sound-Effect Crimes! (Table of Contents: 88)

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

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Joker (villain); Joker's gang (villains)

Synopsis

The sound effects from a radio drama spur the Joker to institute a new crime idea: that of using sound to create panic among the city's populace in order to make easy scores.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #149 (July 1949)

Keywords

Batcave; Batmobile; Globe Theatre; Gotham City; Gotham Museum; Tela News

[World's Finest Comics #41] (Table of Contents: 89)

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

Pencils

Win Mortimer

Inks

Win Mortimer

Colors

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman; Batman; Robin

Reprints

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #41 (July-August 1949)

The Man with the Fatal Hands! (Table of Contents: 90)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Bob Kane

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Charles Albrek; Edgar Albrek; Commissioner James Gordon

Synopsis

Batman and Robin investigate a man who after losing his hands has them replaced from a dying donor, but now those new hands have a life of their own, including trying to kill.

Reprints

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #41 (July-August 1949)

[Batman #54] (Table of Contents: 91)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Win Mortimer

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #54 (August-September 1949)

The Treasure Hunter! (Table of Contents: 92)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Jim Mooney

Inks

Jim Mooney

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Mister Jennings; The Treasure Hunter [Charles] (villain, introduction); C. C. Weede; Mister Peters; Jim Gade

Synopsis

Batman and Robin track a thief who steals rare collectibles, whom they learn is a member of a club of collectors that Bruce Wayne belongs to.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #54 (August-September 1949)

Indexer Notes

Bruce Wayne revealed as a dime-novel collector.

The Door Without a Key! (Table of Contents: 93)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only); Lew Sayre Schwartz

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Paul Delion; John Delion (possibly Juan Ponce de Leon, introduction); Ugo (butler, death); Delion's family (flashback); Dan Morgan (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

On vacation but lost in the Florida Everglades, Bruce and Dick happen on the castle of Paul Delion, which has many treasures, the most mysterious of which is golden door with no keyhole that Delion tries to keep Bruce and Dick from investigating.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #54 (August-September 1949)

Keywords

Fountain of Youth

The Amazing Masquerade! (Table of Contents: 94)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only); Lew Sayre Schwartz

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; George C. Hudson (introduction, death); John Foster (villain, introduction); Fellows (butler, introduction); Martha (introduction); the Human Spider Mob (villains, introduction for all)

Synopsis

John Foster murders architect George C. Hudson and takes his place, using Hudson's plans for mansions that he built to plan robberies. But Bruce Wayne suspects that something about Hudson is different and he begins an investigation.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #54 (August-September 1949)

[Detective Comics #150] (Table of Contents: 95)

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

Pencils

Jim Mooney

Inks

Jim Mooney

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #150 (August 1949)

Keywords

Bat-Signal

The Ghost of Gotham City! (Table of Contents: 96)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Judge Whipple; District Attorney Robert J. Pierce; Judge Whipple; Dr. Paul Visio [as Rifle Rafferty] (villain, introduction); Lefty (villain)

Synopsis

A clever doctor uses a phony "ghost" of executed mobster Rifle Rafferty and a group of stool pigeons within Gotham City's mobs in order to convince the Police and the Dynamic Duo that Rafferty has come back from the dead to exact revenge.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #150 (August 1949)

Keywords

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

[Detective Comics #151] (Table of Contents: 97)

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

Pencils

Jim Mooney

Inks

Jim Mooney

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #151 (September 1949)

I.O.U. My Life! (Table of Contents: 98)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Peter Chaney (architect); Mr. Jenkins (butler for Davis, death); Ben Kole; Homer Davis [also as Mr. Jenkins] (villain, banker)

Synopsis

Ben Kole, a supposed student of Egyptology, has the weird hobby of saving people's lives, then demanding that they sign an "I.O.U. My Life" form in order to later blackmail those he saved.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #151 (September 1949)

Keywords

Batcave; Geronimo Lodge; Gotham City; Gotham News; Morning Gazette

[World's Finest Comics #42] (Table of Contents: 99)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Wayne Boring (Superman); Win Mortimer (Batman & Robin); Howard Sherman (Wyoming Kid)

Inks

Stan Kaye (Superman); Win Mortimer (Batman & Robin); Howard Sherman (Wyoming Kid)

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero; western-frontier

Characters

Superman; Batman; Robin; the Wyoming Kid

Reprints

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #42 (September-October 1949)

The Amazing Adventure of Batman and Marco Polo! (Table of Contents: 100)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Jim Mooney

Inks

Jim Mooney

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Professor Carter Nichols; Marco Polo; Chung Lum; Bahung; Kubla Khan; Wong Tso (advisor to Kubla Khan)

Synopsis

When Bruce and Dick encounter ancient Chinese fireworks with Batman's image, they have Professor Nichols send them back to China in the year 1275 where they encounter Marco Polo.

Reprints

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #42 (September-October 1949)

Keywords

Chinatown; time travel

[Batman #55] (Table of Contents: 101)

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

Pencils

Dick Sprang

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

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

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #55 (October-November 1949)

The Case of the 48 Jokers! (Table of Contents: 102)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Dick Sprang

Inks

Stan Kaye

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Letterese ?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Joker (villain); the Joker Syndicate (villains, introduction for all); Commissioner James Gordon; Duke Wilson

Synopsis

The Joker organizes a syndicate of Jokers so that there can be a Joker in each of the 48 states.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #55 (October-November 1949)

Bruce Wayne, Rookie Policeman! (Table of Contents: 103)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Bob Kane

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Johnson; Mike Granite (death); Jack Bennett; The Longshoreman Kid (villain, introduction); Commissioner James Gordon; Alfred Pennyworth

Synopsis

To fulfill a promise to a dying police officer, Bruce becomes a policeman to honor the deceased officer.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #55 (October-November 1949)

The Bandit of the Bells! (Table of Contents: 104)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Bob Kane; Charles Paris

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Gong [Ed Peale] (villain, introduction); Henry Morton

Synopsis

Batman and Robin face a new villain, The Gong, who commits crimes based on bells.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #55 (October-November 1949)

[Detective Comics #152] (Table of Contents: 105)

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

Pencils

Jim Mooney

Inks

Jim Mooney

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Vicki Vale

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #152 (October 1949)

The Goblin of Gotham City! (Table of Contents: 106)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Vicki Vale; unnamed Editor of Picture Magazine; Joe Baily (dynamiter for a road building company); Edwin Cole (owner of key manufacturing company); The Goblin [Martin Tate] (villain, owner of a jewelry company); The Joker (villain, cameo); The Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain, cameo); The Catwoman [Selina Kyle] (villain, cameo)

Synopsis

Vicki gets the chance to do a great story on "Three dead men who live today because of the Batman," but a new Jekyll and Hyde criminal almost destroys the good this story will do.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #152 (October 1949)

Keywords

Batmobile; Gotham City; Picture Magazine

[Detective Comics #153] (Table of Contents: 107)

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

Pencils

Dick Sprang

Inks

Dick Sprang

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #153 (November 1949)

The Flying Batman! (Table of Contents: 108)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Professor Carl Wilde (authority on bats); Slits Danton (villain)

Synopsis

The Batman takes to the air, like his namesake, on the trail of Slits Danton, all thanks to the creation of special "bat wings" created by a scientist...or so the Caped Crusader thinks!

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #153 (November 1949)

Keywords

Bat-Signal; Batcave; Batwings; Gotham City; Gotham Gazette; Gotham News

[Biographies] (Table of Contents: 109)

text article / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bob Kane; Lew Sayre Schwartz; Dick Sprang; Jim Mooney

Inks

Charles Paris; Dick Sprang

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Vicki Vale; Stilts Tyler; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; The Joker; The Dapper Bandit [Frank Fabian]

Indexer Notes

Biographies of the writers and artists who contributed to the stories in this collection. Includes illustrations from Batman #49 "Batman's Arabian Nights!", Detective Comics #135 "The True Story of Frankenstein!", Batman #50 "Lights-- Camera-- Crime!", Batman #47 Cover, Batman #47 "Fashions in Crime!" (2 illustrations), Batman #52 "The Man with the Automatic Brain!", Batman #46 "Guileful Greetings!", World's Finest Comics #38 "The Impossible People!", Detective Comics #149 "The Sound-Effect Crimes!", Batman #53 "The Portrait of Doom!", and Batman #48 "Crime from Tomorrow!"

Complete Your Collection with These Other Classic Comics Omnibuses (Table of Contents: 110)

insert or dust jacket / 0 pages (report information)

Pencils

Darwyn Cooke; J. Bone; Evan Shaner

Inks

Darwyn Cooke; J. Bone; Evan Shaner

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]

Indexer Notes

Inside rear dust jacket listing of other Golden Age Omnibuses. Includes Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 4, Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 5, Green Arrow: The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 1, and Wonder Woman: The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 3.

[Back Cover] (Table of Contents: 111)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Dick Sprang; Paul Cooper

Inks

Charles Paris; Ray Burnley

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

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

Indexer Notes

Back cover with text on contents of collection, includes illustrations from Detective Comics #142 "Crime's Puzzle Contest!" and World's Finest Comics #35 "Crime by the Book!"

[Spine of Book] (Table of Contents: 112)

insert or dust jacket / 0 pages (report information)

Pencils

Win Mortimer

Inks

Win Mortimer

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Indexer Notes

Title of book with illustration from Batman #46 Cover and DC Circle and Serifs logo.