Batman #9

(February-March 1942)

Pick Your Prize (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Lancaster County Seed Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Four Fates! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed); Jerry Robinson

Inks

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (backgrounds)

Colors

?

Letters

George Roussos

Genre

superhero

Characters

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

Synopsis

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

Reprints

• in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #3 (August 2000)
• in The Batman Chronicles (DC, 2005 series) #5 (2008)
• in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #2 ([August] 2016)
• in Batman: The Golden Age (DC, 2016 series) #3 (2017)

Keywords

Batplane; Jaffeer

Indexer Notes

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

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

Silly Willy / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Gosh- I'm lost!

Genre

humor

Characters

Silly Willy

So You Want More? (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

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

Laffs / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I wasn't scared one bit!

Genre

humor

Indexer Notes

3 gags.

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

Lionel / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The White Whale! (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (backgrounds)

Colors

?

Letters

George Roussos

Genre

superhero

Characters

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

Synopsis

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

Reprints

• in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #3 (August 2000)
• in The Batman Chronicles (DC, 2005 series) #5 (2008)
• in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #2 ([August] 2016)
• in Batman: The Golden Age (DC, 2016 series) #3 (2017)

Keywords

cat-o-nine-tails; harpoon; mutiny; Seven Seas Insurance Company; shanghai; submarine; whaling

Indexer Notes

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

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

Quiz / activity / 0.44 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

1. Which country produces the most oil?

Genre

non-fiction

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

advertisement / 0.23 page (report information)

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

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

War Paint, an Indian Pony (Table of Contents: 12)

Books Worth Reading / text article / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Josette Frank (credited)

Pencils

Cliff Young [as Cliff] (signed)

Inks

Cliff Young [as Cliff] (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Artist verified by Craig Delich.

Review of "War Paint, an Indian Pony" by Paul Brown.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Rollin' Stone / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Ray McGill

Pencils

Ray McGill (signed)

Inks

Ray McGill (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Ray McGill

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Gosh! I've worn out more shoe leather...

Genre

humor

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit by Craig Delich.

The Case of the Lucky Law-Breakers! (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (backgrounds)

Colors

?

Letters

George Roussos

Genre

superhero

Characters

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

Synopsis

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

Reprints

• in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #3 (August 2000)
• in The Batman Chronicles (DC, 2005 series) #5 (2008)
• in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #2 ([August] 2016)
• in Batman: The Golden Age (DC, 2016 series) #3 (2017)

Keywords

Daily Flash; Midtown Bank; prison escape; train

Indexer Notes

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

Food for the Fishes (Table of Contents: 15)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Eric Carter (credited)

Pencils

Raymond Perry

Inks

Raymond Perry

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure

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

Private Pete / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Private Pete, you're assigned to sentry duty tonight!

Genre

humor; military

Characters

Private Pete

Now on Sale (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Christmas (Table of Contents: 18)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (backgrounds)

Colors

?

Letters

George Roussos

Genre

superhero

Characters

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

Synopsis

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

Reprints

• in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #3 (August 2000)
• in The Batman Chronicles (DC, 2005 series) #5 (2008)
• in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #2 ([August] 2016)
• in Batman: The Golden Age (DC, 2016 series) #3 (2017)

Keywords

Christmas; Christmas tree; orphan; orphanage; safe cracker

Indexer Notes

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

Shorty / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Oh, boy! Look at those planes!

Genre

humor

Characters

Shorty

Wow and Double Wow! (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

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

And Now the "Big Seven" Becomes the "Big Eight"! (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)