Batman #21

(February-March 1944)

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

Kay Novelty Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Streamlined Rustlers! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Dick Sprang

Inks

Dick Sprang

Colors

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Letters

George Roussos

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

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Sheriff Colt; Mr. Kraft (cattleman); Mr. Cotter (owner of the CO Ranch); Mr. Brule (villain, owner of the Double Bar S and Three Arrow Circle Ranches, introduction, death)

Universe

DC : mainstream

Synopsis

Batman and Robin head west to see if they can stem the tide of cattle rustling, which has been caused by war-time rationing, and is the source of black market beef.

Reprints

• in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #6 (2009 [February 2010])
• in The Batman Chronicles (DC, 2005 series) #11 ([March] 2013)
• in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #3 ([June] 2017)
• in Batman: The Golden Age (DC, 2016 series) #6 ([March] 2020)

Keywords

Batplane; Gotham City; silken rope

Indexer Notes

Art credits verified by Sprang. Letterer credit verified by Roussos.

Here's Get Up and Go (Table of Contents: 3)

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Blitzkrieg Bandits! (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script

Don C. Cameron

Pencils

Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)

Colors

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Letters

George Roussos

Feature Logo

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

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Hannibal Boneparte Brown (military science expert, introduction); Mr. Dodge (millionaire recluse); Chopper Gant (villain, introduction); Gant's mob (villains, introduction for all)

Universe

DC : mainstream

Synopsis

The Caped Crusaders must stop a criminal mastermind who uses a genius in military science to actually plan crimes for gems and other loot, thinking the crook is writing a series of newspaper articles on him.

Reprints

• in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #6 (2009 [February 2010])
• in The Batman Chronicles (DC, 2005 series) #11 ([March] 2013)
• in Batman: The War Years 1939-1945 (Chartwell Books, 2015 series) (2015)
• in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #3 ([June] 2017)
• in Batman: The Golden Age (DC, 2016 series) #6 ([March] 2020)

Keywords

Bat-Signal; Batplane; Gotham City

Indexer Notes

Art credits verified by Sprang. Letterer credit verified by Roussos.

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

Brother / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Paul Fung

Pencils

Paul Fung

Inks

Paul Fung

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

C'mon, brother!!

Genre

humor

Indexer Notes

This sequence is NOT found in the Archive.

His Lordship's Double! (Table of Contents: 6)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Al Schwartz

Pencils

Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)

Colors

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Letters

George Roussos

Feature Logo

Batman with Robin

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Beagle; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Mr. and Mrs. C.L.J. Carruthers; Lord David Hurley Burleigh (British socialite, botanist, introduction); Stevens [also as Lord Burleigh] (villain, Burleigh's butler, introduction); Steven's gang (villains, introduction for all)

Universe

DC : mainstream

Synopsis

The Caped Crusaders have to outwit a criminal element which targets a Lord Burleigh, a man who has come to America to interest an American oil company in his discovery of a cheaper process for obtaining rubber from petroleum.

Reprints

• in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #6 (2009 [February 2010])
• in The Batman Chronicles (DC, 2005 series) #11 ([March] 2013)
• in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #3 ([June] 2017)
• in Batman: The Golden Age (DC, 2016 series) #6 ([March] 2020)

Keywords

Gotham City

Indexer Notes

Alfred has slimmed down by this story.

Art credits verified by Sprang. Letterer credit verified by Roussos.

Now on Sale Everywhere (Table of Contents: 7)

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

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Hero's Mission (Table of Contents: 8)

text story / 1.67 pages (report information)

Script

George Brandon (credited)

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Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure

Characters

Major Shulz; Kobel

Indexer Notes

This text story does NOT appear in the Archive.

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

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

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Letters

typeset

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

Jerry the Jitterbug / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

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Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Brr-- What a day for me to make an appointment on a street corner!

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Jerry the Jitterbug

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Homer; Jerry the Jitterbug

Indexer Notes

This filler does NOT appear in the Archive.

The Three Eccentrics! (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script

Joseph Greene

Pencils

Ed Kressy (layouts); Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)

Colors

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Letters

George Roussos

Feature Logo

Batman with Robin

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain); Robin [Dick Grayson]; Ebenezer Flint (millionaire); Gladys Puffe (wealthy socialite); John White (operator of Hilltop Castle); Sam Chizzell (villain)

Universe

DC : mainstream

Synopsis

Batman must outwit the Penguin, who has invented a small motion picture camera with telescopic lenses, which is precise enough to see combinations to wall safes as they are being opened.

Reprints

• in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #6 (2009 [February 2010])
• in The Batman Chronicles (DC, 2005 series) #11 ([March] 2013)
• in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #3 ([June] 2017)
• in Batman: The Golden Age (DC, 2016 series) #6 ([March] 2020)

Keywords

Batmobile; Batplane; Gotham City; Gotham City Star

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Martin O'Hearn. Layout credit and inker credit verified by Sprang; inker credit formerly assigned to Ray Burnley. Letterer credit verified by Roussos.

This story appears to be one of the stories prepared in 1941 to use in the eventuality of Bob Kane being drafted.

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

The Weather Man / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Funk and Wagnalls New Standard Encyclopedia / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

Captain Tootsie and the Secret Weapon! (Table of Contents: 14)

Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Script

Rod Reed (credited)

Pencils

C. C. Beck (credited)

Inks

C. C. Beck (credited)

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Genre

superhero

Characters

Captain Tootsie; Rollo; Hans

Indexer Notes

Back cover.