Batman #11

(June-July 1942)

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

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

Jerry and the Pony Express (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Josette Frank (credited)

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Living on a ranch meant a pretty rough life for a...

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Review of "Jerry and the Pony Express" by Sanford Tousey.

[The Joker's Advertising Campaign] (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (backgrounds)

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Letters

George Roussos

First Line of Dialogue or Text

A large movie house holds its weekly amateur hour...

Feature Logo

Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [40's face]

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; un-named Editor of the Gotham Gazette; Presto (a magician, cameo); Miss Henley (switchboard operator); The Joker [also as Presto, the Magician] (villain)

Synopsis

The Joker escapes from prison and places ads each day in the newspaper to advertize to Batman and Robin his latest criminal pursuit.

Reprints

• in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #3 ([October] 2000)
• in The Batman Chronicles (DC, 2005 series) #6 ([December] 2008)
• in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #2 ([October] 2016)
• in Batman: The Golden Age (DC, 2016 series) #3 ([October] 2017)

Keywords

Gotham City; Gotham Gazette

Indexer Notes

Inker credit verified by Robinson, and background and letterer credits verified by Roussos.

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

Clancy the Cop / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

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Henry Boltinoff (signed)

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Henry Boltinoff (signed)

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Henry Boltinoff (signed)

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Hmm - I wonder what kind of excitement...

Genre

humor

Characters

Clancy

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Popsicle / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Payment in Full (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Bob Kane

Inks

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (backgrounds)

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Letters

George Roussos

First Line of Dialogue or Text

All men are created equal---but many are...

Feature Logo

Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [40's face]

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; District Attorney Lee Benson (also in flashback); Joe Dolan (villain, also in flashback, death); Dolan's gang (villains)

Synopsis

Batman discovers that the D.A. faces one of the most difficult decisions of his life: to prosecute and send to the chair a criminal who once saved his life.

Reprints

• in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #3 ([October] 2000)
• in The Batman Chronicles (DC, 2005 series) #6 ([December] 2008)
• in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #2 ([October] 2016)
• in Batman: The Golden Age (DC, 2016 series) #3 ([October] 2017)

Keywords

Gotham City; Gotham Gazette; United Bank

Indexer Notes

Inker credit verified by Robinson, and background and letterer credits verified by Roussos.

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

Gran'pa / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

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Huh? Whut? The dentist wants ten bucks...

Genre

humor

Characters

Gran'pa

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

advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Now on Sale (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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

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

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

Script

Ray McGill (signed)

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Ray McGill (signed)

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Ray McGill (signed)

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Ray McGill (signed)

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Something tells me that if I don't get that baby elephant trained soon...

Genre

humor

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit by Craig Delich.

Bandits in Toyland! (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script

Edmond Hamilton

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (backgrounds)

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Letters

George Roussos

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In the law courts of the land, men are often...

Feature Logo

Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [40's face]

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Tom Willard; Grandma Drew; Van Courtley's butler; Hendrick's son; Henry Burton (villain); "Muscles Malone" (villain); Malone's Gang [Patsy Day; Johnny Teal] (villains)

Synopsis

Bruce Wayne is called to immediate jury duty and discovers that the defendant has been framed. Unable to convince other panel member's of the man's innocence, Batman must now gain the evidence to prove it.

Reprints

• in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #3 ([October] 2000)
• in The Batman Chronicles (DC, 2005 series) #6 ([December] 2008)
• in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #2 ([October] 2016)
• in Batman: The Golden Age (DC, 2016 series) #3 ([October] 2017)

Keywords

Gotham City; Gotham Gazette

Indexer Notes

Inker credit verified by Robinson, and background and letterer credits verified by Roussos.

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

Detective Comics; Leading Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

All the Angles (Table of Contents: 13)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Edgar Wilton (credited)

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Thin lips compressed, his hard, cruel eyes straining on...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Trigger Thames; Mr. Mains; Mrs. Mains

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

Grandpa Peters / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Tom McNamara

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Tom McNamara

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Tom McNamara

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Tom McNamara

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Have another, bub!

Genre

humor

Characters

Grandpa Peters

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.

The Big Eight! (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

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

Four Birds of a Feather! (Table of Contents: 16)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (backgrounds)

Colors

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Letters

George Roussos

First Line of Dialogue or Text

What happens when crime sprouts wings?

Feature Logo

Batman with Robin

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain); Buzzard Benny (villain); Joe Crow (villain); The Canary (villain, reforms)

Synopsis

The Penguin joins in a financial enterprise with some "old friends" of his to open a night club called The Bird House in Florida...with gambling as the real racket.

Reprints

• in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #3 ([October] 2000)
• in The Batman Chronicles (DC, 2005 series) #6 ([December] 2008)
• in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #2 ([October] 2016)
• in Batman: The Golden Age (DC, 2016 series) #3 ([October] 2017)

Keywords

Florida; Gotham City; The Bird House

Indexer Notes

Inker credit verified by Robinson, and background and letterer credits verified by Roussos.

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Spencer Fireworks Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Modern Concise Encyclopedia / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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