Batman #15

(February-March 1943)

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

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Josette Frank (credited)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Short review of various books, including George Lowther's "Superman."

Your Face Is Your Fortune! (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (backgrounds)

Colors

?

Letters

George Roussos

Feature Logo

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

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Linda Page; Miss Lord (salon customer); Mrs. Gild (salon customer); The Catwoman [Selina Kyle; a.k.a. Elva Barr; also as Mrs. Arnold; also as Mrs. Leroy] (villain); Deadshot Mike [aka Jim Jones] (villain)

Synopsis

Selina Kyle wins a beauty contest under an assumed name and falls in love with Bruce Wayne, who was one of the judges. Although she is planning capers involving her job in a beauty salon, Selina confesses to Batman that she'd give up her criminal behavior if she knew for certain that she'd have a chance with Wayne.

Reprints

• in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #4 ([September] 2003)
• in Batman in the Forties (DC, 2004 series) ([May] 2004)
• in The Batman Chronicles (DC, 2005 series) #8 ([December] 2009)
• in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #2 ([October] 2016)
• in Batman: The Golden Age (DC, 2016 series) #4 ([April] 2018)
• in Batman: The Bat and the Cat: 80 Years of Romance (DC, 2020 series) ([March] 2020)

Keywords

Batplane; Gotham City; Gotham Gazette; Herald; Joe's Bowling Alley

Indexer Notes

Script credit from Martin O'Hearn. Revised penciler credit verified by Craig Delich; previously given to Jerry Robinson. Inker credits confirmed by Robinson and Roussos. Letterer credit confirmed by Roussos.

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

Gags / 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

Penthouse, please!

Genre

humor

Indexer Notes

3 gags.

Is It Legal to Kill Batman? (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

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

Lucky-Bucky / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Naylor

Pencils

Bob Naylor

Inks

Bob Naylor

Colors

?

Letters

Bob Naylor ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

This looks like a good spot to camp, Lucky...

Genre

humor

Characters

Lucky-Bucky

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.

The Boy Who Wanted to Be Robin! (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script

Don C. Cameron

Pencils

Jack Burnley

Inks

Jack Burnley; Ray Burnley (backgrounds)

Colors

?

Letters

Betty Bentley

Feature Logo

Batman with Robin

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Bobby Deen (homeless bootblack); Knuckles Conger (villain, introduction); Spike (villain)

Synopsis

After watching the Caped Crusader's in action for a period of time, and especially Robin, a criminal boss decides that he will use Batman's methods against him and adopts a youngster to aid him.

Reprints

• in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #4 ([September] 2003)
• in The Batman Chronicles (DC, 2005 series) #8 ([December] 2009)
• in Batman: The War Years 1939-1945 (Chartwell Books, 2015 series) (2015)
• in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #2 ([October] 2016)
• in Batman: The Golden Age (DC, 2016 series) #4 ([April] 2018)

Keywords

Batmobile; Gotham City; Palace Theatre

Indexer Notes

Revised writer credit verified by Martin O'Hearn, previously given to Bill Finger. Art and letterer credits confirmed by Jack Burnley.

The Big Eight! (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

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

J. Rushem Quickly, Esq. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Paul Fung

Pencils

Paul Fung

Inks

Paul Fung

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hurry!!

Genre

humor

Characters

J. Rushem Quickly

The Two Futures (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Jack Burnley

Inks

Jack Burnley; Ray Burnley (backgrounds)

Colors

?

Letters

Betty Bentley

Feature Logo

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

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Professor Rainier (historian); Professor Proe; Professor Con; Bobby Logan; The Nazis (villains); The Japanese (villains)

Synopsis

The Caped Crusaders visit the world's greatest historian, whose fellow professors give them an idea what will happen to America's democratic way of life when the war ends.

Reprints

• in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #4 ([September] 2003)
• in The Batman Chronicles (DC, 2005 series) #8 ([December] 2009)
• in Batman: The War Years 1939-1945 (Chartwell Books, 2015 series) (2015)
• in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #2 ([October] 2016)
• in Batman: The Golden Age (DC, 2016 series) #4 ([April] 2018)

Keywords

Batplane; Gotham City; Gotham University

Indexer Notes

Script, art, and letterer credits confirmed by Jack Burnley.

Story is primarily narrated by the three Professors.

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

Baldy / comic story / 0.44 page (report information)

Script

Whitney Ellsworth

Pencils

Whitney Ellsworth

Inks

Whitney Ellsworth

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

No wonder folks call me 'Baldy'...

Genre

humor

Characters

Baldy

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advertisement / 0.23 page (report information)

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

Victory Picture Frames / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

A Lucky Break (Table of Contents: 14)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Dan Darcy (credited) (house name)

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure

How Can They Do It?? (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

World's Finest Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Brand New! (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

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

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

Shorty / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

This parrot belonged to an old pirate captain!

Genre

humor

Characters

Shorty

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

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

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

Life's Little Laffs / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Ray Houlihan (signed)

Pencils

Ray Houlihan (signed)

Inks

Ray Houlihan (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Well -- We lost the game...

Genre

humor

The Loneliest Men in the World (Table of Contents: 20)

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

Script

Don C. Cameron

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (backgrounds)

Colors

?

Letters

George Roussos

Feature Logo

Batman with Robin

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Santa Claus; Ben Botts (doorman); Mr. Rockmaker; Mr. Zang (owner of the Crane Club); Link Chesney (radio humorist); Tom Wick (lighthouse keeper); Dirk Dagner (villain, introduction); Spike (villain)

Synopsis

For this Christmas, Batman and Robin decide to play Santa to "the loneliest men in the world": those who have no friends at that festive time of the year. But criminal Dirk Dagner decides to use this plan for his own financial advantage!

Reprints

• in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #239 (February 1972)
• in Supermann Lynvingen og Robin Stort julealbum (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1973 series) ([desember 1973])
• in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #4 ([September] 2003)
• in The Batman Chronicles (DC, 2005 series) #8 ([December] 2009)
• in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #2 ([October] 2016)
• in Batman: The Golden Age (DC, 2016 series) #4 ([April] 2018)

Keywords

Batplane; Christmas; Crane Club; Gotham City

Indexer Notes

Script credit from Martin O'Hearn. Inker credits confirmed by Jerry Robinson and George Rousssos. Letterer credit confirmed by George Roussos.

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

Muscle Power Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Wonders of Science Simplified / advertisement / 1 page (report information)