Batman #23

(June-July 1944)

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)

public service announcement / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Again, the men, women and children of America...

Genre

advocacy

Keywords

War Bonds and Stamps

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover

The Upside Down Crimes! (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Gene McDonald

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]; Commissioner James Gordon; Leegaf (Hindu Prince); Mrs. Van Sneed [also as Greta Garbo]; Nan Winslow [also as Katharine Hepburn]; Miss Latham [also as Ginger Rogers]; ? [also as Charlie Chaplin]; ? [also as Shirley Temple]; The Joker (villain); Muggsy Mulligan (villain); Snipes (villain)

Synopsis

Batman and Robin must stop the Joker's mad schemes, as he commits several "up-side down crimes" that leave the Caped Crusaders literally standing on their heads.

Reprints

• in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #6 (2009 [February 2010])
• 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; belt radio; Gotham City; U.S.O.; utility belt

Indexer Notes

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

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

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

Script

Ray Houlihan

Pencils

Ray Houlihan (signed)

Inks

Ray Houlihan (signed)

Colors

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Letters

Ray Houlihan

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Oh, no! This is the garden over here...

Genre

humor

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit by Craig Delich.

This sequence is NOT found in the Archive.

Escape from Two-Way Death! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Adventures of "R. C." and Quickie; Royal Crown Cola / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Damsel in Distress! (Table of Contents: 6)

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

?

Letters

George Roussos

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Adventure is his daily routine...

Feature Logo

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

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Marjory Davenport (Dick's love interest, introduction); Dr. Davenport (Marjory's father, introduction); Bugs Conklin (villain, introduction); Jitters (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

Dick's crush on a girl leads him and the Batman into a case involving kidnapping and murder.

Reprints

• in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #6 (2009 [February 2010])
• 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; Ye Olde Gem Shoppe

Indexer Notes

Revised inker credit verified by Craig Delich; previously given to Ray Burnley. Art credits verified by Sprang. Letterer credit confirmed by Roussos.

Now on Sale Everywhere (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

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

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Handy Andy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Farr

Pencils

Jack Farr

Inks

Jack Farr

Colors

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Letters

Jack Farr

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Folks, here's a new notion on 'victory' gardens...

Genre

humor

Characters

Handy Andy; Elmer

Indexer Notes

This sequence is NOT found in the Archive.

Borrowed Butler! (Table of Contents: 10)

The Adventures of Alfred / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Jerry Robinson (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Jerry Robinson (signed as Bob Kane)

Colors

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Letters

George Roussos

First Line of Dialogue or Text

When crime becomes a course on a weekend menu, Alfred...

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Alfred Pennyworth; Bruce Wayne; Dick Grayson; Mrs. Van Upsitart (Bruce's neighbor); Oswald (Mrs. Van Upsitart's cousin); Mr. Piper (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

Bruce hires out Alfred to a neighbor who is having week-end guests, and whose butler is sick. Alfred's blind luck allows him to solve yet another case involving an "inside job" at the Upsitart residence.

Reprints

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

Indexer Notes

Art credits verified by Robinson. Letterer credit confirmed by Roussos.

Accidents Will Happen (Table of Contents: 11)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Ted Udall (credited as Tod Lowry)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

They had been here a whole week now...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Hardy; Canby; Michele

Keywords

Mt. Colony

Indexer Notes

This text story is NOT found in the Archive.

Pelt Plunderers! (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)

Colors

?

Letters

George Roussos

Feature Logo

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

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Skinner Short (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

Batman and Robin head up into the frozen north to assist the Royal Canadian Mounted Police stop a gang of thieves who plunder beaver pelts trapped by locals and who then sell them for big profits, which they plan to spend back in the States.

Reprints

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

Keywords

Batpoon; Gotham City; Northwest Territories

Indexer Notes

This story was one of the special "Police Division" stories featured in Batman.

Writer credit verified by Martin O'Hearn. Art credits verified by Sprang. Letterer credit confirmed by Roussos.

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

Crowell-Collier Publishing Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Charles Atlas / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Lighter Moments with Fresh Eveready Batteries / advertisement / 1 page (report information)