(November-December 1946)

DC, 1946 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1946-09-11
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Brand
A Superman DC Publication
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Jack Schiff (actual editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The True Story of Batman and Robin (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Jack Burnley; Win Mortimer (inset)
Inks
Jack Burnley; Win Mortimer (inset)
Colors
?
Letters
?

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

Indexer Notes

Batman and Robin image from cover of Batman #9 (February-March 1942), but reversed.

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

Real Fact Comics (Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The True Story of Batman and Robin! How a Big-Time Comic is Born! (Table of Contents: 3)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff; Mort Weisinger; Bernard Breslauer
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; The Joker (villain, image only); Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (cameo) (villain); Robin [Dick Grayson]; Bob Kane; un-named DC Comics editor
Synopsis
Totally fictional "true" story of how Bob Kane created Batman and Robin.
Reprints
Keywords
Bat-Plane; Batcave; Batmobile; Utility Belt; Wayne Manor

Bob Feller (Table of Contents: 4)

Highlights in Sports / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Phil Berube (signed)
Inks
Phil Berube (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
biography; sports

Bo McMillin (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Paul Robeson, All-American Citizen (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff; Mort Weisinger; Bernard Breslauer
Pencils
Jack Lehti ?
Inks
Jack Lehti ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
biography
Characters
Paul Robeson

If the Oceans Dry Up! (Table of Contents: 7)

Just Imagine / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Virgil Finlay
Inks
Virgil Finlay
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction; non-fiction
Reprints

[Tim Bain, Una Sherman, Mary Alice Dunn, Eddie Kania] (Table of Contents: 8)

The Junior Journal / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stookie Allen (signed)
Pencils
Stookie Allen (signed)
Inks
Stookie Allen (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
biography
Characters
Tim Bain; Una Sherman; Mary Alice Dunn; Eddie Kania

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

Quiz Corner / activity / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jon Small
Inks
Jon Small
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Mr. Mxyztplk; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Wonder Woman [Princess Diana]; Flash; ; Dover; Clover; Brooklyn; Boy Commandos; Rip Carter; T. E. Lawrence; Madame Curie

The Cat (Table of Contents: 10)

Know Your Animals / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Otto Feuer ?
Inks
Otto Feuer ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction

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

Schwinn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Aviation, Railroads, Sports, World War II, History, Communications] (Table of Contents: 12)

Scoops... Pictures to Remember / cartoon / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
George Roussos (signed)
Inks
George Roussos (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction

Mental Marvel (Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff; Mort Weisinger; Bernard Breslauer
Pencils
Nat Edson (signed)
Inks
Nat Edson (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Dr. Bruno Furst

Mary Hamilton: New York's First Policewoman! (Table of Contents: 14)

Women of Daring / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stookie Allen (signed)
Pencils
Stookie Allen (signed)
Inks
Stookie Allen (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
biography
Characters
Mary Hamilton

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

You Tell Us / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Whitney Ellsworth
Inks
Whitney Ellsworth
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

The Andrews Raiders (Table of Contents: 16)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff; Mort Weisinger; Bernard Breslauer
Pencils
Fred Ray (credited as Fray)
Inks
Fred Ray (credited as Fray)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Abraham Lincoln; James Andrews
Synopsis
Story of daring plot to destroy the South's railroads during the Civil War.
Reprints

[First Glidermen!] (Table of Contents: 17)

Fantastic Facts / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
George Papp (signed)
Pencils
George Papp (signed)
Inks
George Papp (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction

Magic (Table of Contents: 18)

Hobbyland... / text article / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Tom Mix, Greatest Cowboy of Them All! (Table of Contents: 19)

Tom Mix / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff; Mort Weisinger; Bernard Breslauer
Pencils
Ed Smalle ?
Inks
Ed Smalle ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
biography; western-frontier
Characters
Theodore Roosevelt; Tom Mix

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Utility Stores / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

Kodak / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

How Thom McAn Stopped the Bus Smash-Up (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

Thom McAn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The True Story of Batman and Robin
    Batman and Robin
  2. 1. Editorial Advisory Board
  3. 2. Real Fact Comics
  4. 3. The True Story of Batman and Robin! How a Big-Time Comic is Born!
    Batman and Robin
  5. 4. Bob Feller
    Highlights in Sports
  6. 5. Bo McMillin
    Wheaties
  7. 6. Paul Robeson, All-American Citizen
  8. 7. If the Oceans Dry Up!
    Just Imagine
  9. 8. [Tim Bain, Una Sherman, Mary Alice Dunn, Eddie Kania]
    The Junior Journal
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Quiz Corner
  11. 10. The Cat
    Know Your Animals
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Schwinn
  13. 12. [Aviation, Railroads, Sports, World War II, History, Communications]
    Scoops... Pictures to Remember
  14. 13. Mental Marvel
  15. 14. Mary Hamilton: New York's First Policewoman!
    Women of Daring
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    You Tell Us
  17. 16. The Andrews Raiders
  18. 17. [First Glidermen!]
    Fantastic Facts
  19. 18. Magic
    Hobbyland...
  20. 19. Tom Mix, Greatest Cowboy of Them All!
    Tom Mix
  21. 20. [no title indexed]
    Utility Stores
  22. 21. [no title indexed]
    Kodak
  23. 22. How Thom McAn Stopped the Bus Smash-Up
    Thom McAn
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  • Craig Delich
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  • Bob Hughes
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Adam Spector
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore