The Batman Chronicles #2

([November] 2006)

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

table of contents / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

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

Batman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

Bob Kane

Pencils

Bob Kane

Inks

Bob Kane

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman; Robin

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #1 (Spring 1940)

Indexer Notes

Batman and Robin with the text "Yours for bigger and better thrills" signed by Bob Kane.

[Detective Comics #39] (Table of Contents: 3)

The Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks

Bob Kane (signed); Jerry Robinson

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #39 (May 1940)

The Horde of the Green Dragon! (Table of Contents: 4)

The Batman With Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks

Bob Kane (signed); Jerry Robinson (backgrounds)

Colors

?

Letters

Jerry Robinson

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Julie Madison (cameo); Henry Crandall (millionaire); John Cobb (millionaire); Cobb's chauffeur (death); Wong (unofficial Mayor of Chinatown, death); The Green Dragon (villains)

Synopsis

The kidnapping of two millionaires and the murder (with a hatchet) of a chauffeur leads the Batman into Chinatown to battle the Green Dragon and their dealings in opium.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #39 (May 1940)

Keywords

Chinatown; Heralde; slingshot

Indexer Notes

Strip titled in this issue as "The Sensation Adventures of the Batman and Robin, the Boy Wonder."

The last panel (illustrated) at the end of the story touts the next villain for the Batman: Clayface!

[Detective Comics #40] (Table of Contents: 5)

Batman; Robin / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks

Bob Kane (signed); Jerry Robinson

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Clayface [Basil Karlo]

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #40 (June 1940)

[The Murders of Clayface] (Table of Contents: 6)

Batman With Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks

Bob Kane (signed); Jerry Robinson (backgrounds)

Colors

?

Letters

Jerry Robinson

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Julie Madison; Kenneth Todd [as "The Terror"] (movie star); Mr. Bentley (movie director); Ned Norton (former movie actor); Lorna Dane (movie star, death); Fred Walker (Lorna's old sweetheart, death); Clayface [Basil Karlo] (villain, introduction); Roxy Brenner (villain)

Synopsis

Learning that Julie has become a movie actress, Bruce and Dick head over to the studio to meet with her. However, a series of events leads Bruce to believe something bad is going to happen, which it does, and the Batman must lend a hand to stop a killer known as Clayface.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #40 (June 1940)

Keywords

Argus Motion Picture Company

Indexer Notes

Given the title "Beware of Clayface" in the table of contents.

[Detective Comics #41] (Table of Contents: 7)

Batman; Robin / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks

Bob Kane (signed); Jerry Robinson

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #41 (July 1940)

[The Masked Menace of the Boys' School] (Table of Contents: 8)

Batman With Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks

Bob Kane (signed); Jerry Robinson (backgrounds)

Colors

?

Letters

Jerry Robinson

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Ted Spencer (student at a boy's school); Principal Blake (Principal of a boy's school, death); Mr. Greer (former school teacher); Mr. Hodges (History teacher); escaped maniac (villain); Mr. Graves [aka The Masked Man] (villain, Art teacher)

Synopsis

The kidnapping of a youngster from a fashionable school for boys and the murder of its superintendent, leads the Batman to use Dick Grayson as a "new student" to get a lead in the case.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #41 (July 1940)

Keywords

belt radio; Blakes School For Boys; Gotham City; New York World

Indexer Notes

Given the title "A Master Murderer" in the table of contents.

[Batman #2] (Table of Contents: 9)

Batman; Robin / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks

Jerry Robinson

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #2 (Summer 1940)

Indexer Notes

Inker credit verified by Robinson.

[The Joker Meets the Cat-Woman] (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (backgrounds)

Colors

?

Letters

George Roussos

Feature Logo

Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [30's face]

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; E. S. Arthur (wealthy gem collector, death); Johnny (newsboy); Catwoman [Selina Kyle] (villain); the Crime Syndicate, Inc. [The Joker; Weasel; Mugface; Circus Charlie (poses as Batman, death); others unnamed] (villains, introduction for all)

Synopsis

Learning the Joker is hospitalized with wounds, the members of the Crime Syndicate make plans to rescue him to lead their mob again. But the Joker has planned a double-cross and the appearance of the Cat-Woman complicates matters.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #2 (Summer 1940)

Keywords

Bat-Plane; Gotham City; Pharaoh Gems; The Herald; Vesalius Hospital

Indexer Notes

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

Titled "Joker Meets Cat-Woman" in the table of contents.

[Wolf, the Crime Master] (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks

Bob Kane (signed); Jerry Robinson (backgrounds)

Colors

?

Letters

Jerry Robinson

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Cyrus Craig (museum owner); Adam Lamb [aka Wolf] (villain, Craig's museum custodian, introduction, death); the Wolf's gang (villains, introduction for all)

Synopsis

By an unfortunate accident, Adam Lamb becomes a psychological Jekyll and Hyde at midnight each evening, only to revert to his mild-mannered self during the day.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #2 (Summer 1940)

Keywords

smoke pellet; utility belt

Indexer Notes

Background inker and letterer credits verified by Robinson.

The Case of the Clubfoot Murders (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks

Bob Kane (signed); Jerry Robinson (backgrounds)

Colors

?

Letters

Jerry Robinson (pp. 3-13); ? (pp. 1-2)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Harley Storme (millionaire, death); Portia (Harley Storme's niece); Abel Storme (Harley's brother, death); Carl Storme (Harley's brother); Roger Storme (Harley's son, death); Clubfoot (introduction); Ward [as Clubfoot] (villain, the Storme family lawyer); Varrick (villain, gambler, introduction); Tommy (villain, Varrick's partner)

Synopsis

The contents of a strange will leave each of the heirs with strange tokens with inscriptions on them, not realizing that, if they are all united, the tokens will reveal the location of a gold mine.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #2 (Summer 1940)

Indexer Notes

Background inker and letterer credits verified by Robinson.

The Case of the Missing Link (Table of Contents: 13)

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]; Professor Drake (death); Goliath (prehistoric man, death); pygmies (villains, some die); Hackett (villain, circus owner, introduction); Snead (villain, circus owner, introduction); Grimes (villain, introduction, death)

Synopsis

Professor Drake brings back from Africa a "missing link" whom, he intends to civilize, for the benefit of all civilization. But he learns, as do the Caped Crusaders, that sometimes men act more like beasts than someone like Goliath!

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #2 (Summer 1940)

Keywords

Daily Star; Hackett and Snead Circus

Indexer Notes

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

[New York World's Fair Comics (1939 series) #[2]] (Table of Contents: 14)

Batman; Robin; Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jack Burnley

Inks

Jack Burnley

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Reprints

• from New York World's Fair Comics (DC, 1939 series) #[2] ([July] 1940)

Indexer Notes

First published picture of Batman, Robin and Superman together.

Credits verified by Burnley.

Batman and Robin Visit the 1940 New York World's Fair (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks

Bob Kane (signed); George Roussos (backgrounds)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Mr. Travers (President of Travers Engineers); Ann (Vreekill's niece); Dr. Hugo Vreekill (villain, introduction, death); Joey (villain); Limpy (villain)

Synopsis

The destruction of the Great West River Bridge and the blackmail demand made to the Travers Engineering Corporation spur the Dynamic Duo to investigate the matter, and they uncover a terrifying plot masterminded by the evil Dr. Vreekill.

Reprints

• from New York World's Fair Comics (DC, 1939 series) #[2] ([July] 1940)

Keywords

Batplane; Daily Herald; gas capsules; New York City; Perisphere; slingshot; Trylon

[Detective Comics #42] (Table of Contents: 16)

Batman; Robin / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks

Bob Kane (signed); Jerry Robinson

Colors

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #42 (August 1940)

Keywords

automatic pistols

The Case of the Prophetic Pictures (Table of Contents: 17)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks

Bob Kane (signed); Jerry Robinson (backgrounds)

Colors

?

Letters

Jerry Robinson

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Jim; Antal Ryder (an artist); Mikoff (an artist); Mr. Drake (socialite); Carmen Largo (opera singer, death); Mr. Vangild (death); Mr. Warren (death); Mr. Tavers; Mr. Bleek (Wiley's agent and manager); Mr. Wiley (villain, painting collector)

Synopsis

A business man heavily in debt buys up pictures of an artist at cheap prices, then tries to increase their value by murdering those pictured in the portraits.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #42 (August 1940)

Keywords

slingshot

[Detective Comics #43] (Table of Contents: 18)

Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks

Bob Kane (signed); Jerry Robinson

Colors

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #43 (September 1940)

Keywords

revolvers; speedboats

The Case of the City of Terror (Table of Contents: 19)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks

Bob Kane (signed); Jerry Robinson (also backgrounds); George Roussos (backgrounds)

Colors

?

Letters

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Ryder; Carter; Mayor Harliss Greer (villain, former City Council President); "Bugs" Norton (villain); Norton's gang [Blackie; others un-named] (villains)

Synopsis

Bruce and Dick head out on a cross-country vacation to get away from crime, but when they arrive in a small town, they discover that a new Mayor has ties to organized crime, and has established gambling dens and other rackets in town, all protected by Police officer's on the take.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #43 (September 1940)

Keywords

The Tiny Press

Indexer Notes

Kane fails to draw the bat symbol on Batman's chest in some panels.

[Detective Comics #44] (Table of Contents: 20)

Batman; Robin / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (backgrounds)

Colors

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #44 (October 1940)

Keywords

automatic pistols

Indexer Notes

Inker credits verified by Robinson and Roussos.

The Land behind the Light! (Table of Contents: 21)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks

Bob Kane (signed); Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (backgrounds)

Colors

?

Letters

George Roussos

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Dr. Marko (inventor); Gorl (villain, official hunter to the King); un-named King (villain)

Synopsis

Batman and Robin follow Dr. Marco into his invention, which hurls them into the 4th Dimension, which is inhabited by a race of giants and a race of midgets. They discover, upon their capture, that the King of the giants intends to invade their world.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #44 (October 1940)

Keywords

4th Dimension; Batarang; Land of the Small Ones

[Batman #3] (Table of Contents: 22)

Batman; Robin / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks

Jerry Robinson

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #3 (Fall 1940)

Indexer Notes

Inker credit verified by Robinson.

The Strange Case of the Diabolical Puppet Master (Table of Contents: 23)

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 (verified by Roussos)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Dr. Craig (scientist); The Puppet Master [Dmitri] (villain, introduction); Dmitri's assistants (villains, introduction for all)

Synopsis

The Caped Crusaders must stop the likes of the Puppet Master, who has set his sights on stealing the Voss Rifle, the Army's newly developed secret gun. But to do it, Batman must overcome the effects of having come under the hypnotic influence of his foe.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #3 (Fall 1940)

Keywords

Batplane; Voss Rifle

Indexer Notes

Inker credit verified by Robinson, background inker credit verified by Roussos.

The Ugliest Man in the World (Table of Contents: 24)

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 (verified by Roussos)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Detective McGonigle; Harvey Dodge (Wayne's friend, victim of ugly condition); Carter (victim of ugly condition); Dr. Ekhart; John Tyler; Mrs. Tyler; Carlson [as Larry Larrimore] (villain, leader of the Ugly Horde, introduction, death); the Ugly Horde (villains, introduction for all)

Synopsis

Batman confronts the ugliest man in the world....a man shunned by "normal" people he meets everyday, but now a man who decides to inflict upon those people some of the ugliness he has had to endure.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #3 (Fall 1940)

Keywords

Daily Herald; Daily World; Globe; Trotter

Indexer Notes

Jerry Robinson's last name is on the window pane shown on page 5, panel 5.

The cover scene for this issue is found, for the most part, on page 7, panel 6 of this story.

Inker credit verified by Robinson, background inker credit verified by Roussos.

The Crime School for Boys!! (Table of Contents: 25)

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 (verified by Roussos)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Tommy (reformed villain); Eddie (reformed villain); Big Boy Daniels (villain, introduction); Daniel's mob (villains, introduction for all); "Pockets" (villain, crime school instructor, introduction, death)

Synopsis

Batman has to deal with the threat of a crime school upon the lives of young boys....a school designed how to teach those boys the ways of a criminal.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #3 (Fall 1940)

Indexer Notes

Inker credit verified by Robinson, background inker credit verified by Roussos.

The Batman Vs. the Cat-Woman! (Table of Contents: 26)

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 (verified by Roussos)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Detective McGonigle; Jerry; The Diamond Syndicate [D. Calvert (Syndicate Secretary, death); Mr. Darr; Mr. Blake; Mr. Hoffer; Mr. Darrel]; The Cat-Woman [aka The Cat] [Selina Kyle] (villain); Hoffer (villain); Blake (villain); Mr. Darrel (villain)

Synopsis

The Cat returns to plague members of the Diamond Syndicate in order to achieve a beautiful "diamond prize!"

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #3 (Fall 1940)

Keywords

Authenticated News; Daily Star; Edith's Cafe; Morning Sun; Zita's Cafe

Indexer Notes

The name Catwoman is consistently hypenated as "The Cat-Woman" in this story. She is also referred to in this story as the Cat.

Inker credit verified by Robinson, background inker credit verified by Roussos.

The Batman Says (Table of Contents: 27)

Batman; Robin / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Whitney Ellsworth

Pencils

Jack Burnley

Inks

Jack Burnley

Colors

?

Letters

Betty Bentley ?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Synopsis

In this article, Batman and Robin try to convince readers that they hate all crime and criminals, and that they hope their adventures will help convince them to follow the straight and honest path in their own lives.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #3 (Fall 1940)

Indexer Notes

Script, art and letterer credits by Jack Burnley.

Art taken from the cover of New York World's Fair Comics 1940.

[Detective Comics #45] (Table of Contents: 28)

Batman; Robin / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks

Bob Kane (signed); Jerry Robinson; George Roussos

Colors

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Bruce Wayne]

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #45 (November 1940)

Keywords

bondage

The Case of the Laughing Death! (Table of Contents: 29)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks

Bob Kane (signed); Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (also backgrounds)

Colors

?

Letters

George Roussos

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; museum caretaker; District Attorney Carter (death); The Joker [also as A. Rekoj] (villain); Joker's gang (villains)

Synopsis

The Joker returns to polish off his enemies, starting with the D.A., then sets his sights on a $500,000 green jade Buddha.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #45 (November 1940)

Keywords

Batplane

Indexer Notes

Added background inker credit verified by George Roussos.