(May 1945)

DC, 1937 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1945-03-20
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Brand
A Superman DC Publication
Editing
Jack Schiff; Whitney Ellsworth (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dick Sprang
Inks
Dick Sprang
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot]
Reprints
Keywords
umbrellas

Indexer Notes

Art credits verified by Sprang.

Cover Thumbnail for Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #99
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Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

You Don't Need a Telescope! (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

The Temporary Murders! (Table of Contents: 3)

Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / 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
Pat Gordon
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth (cameo); Rogers (shipping company board director); Betty; Mabel; The Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain); Jim Jam (villain)
Synopsis
The Penguin, operating out of a hideout he considers fool proof, police proof and Batman proof, concocts a scheme in which he freezes a person, then sends a box with the body to relatives for the payment of a certain sum of money to safely have them restored to life.
Reprints
Keywords
Batmobile; Gotham City; utility belt

Indexer Notes

Letter credit by Craig Delich and verified by Sprang.

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

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Veteran in Villainy! (Table of Contents: 5)

Slam Bradley / comic story / 6.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Howard Sherman
Inks
Howard Sherman
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan

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

public service announcement / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
No kidding, kids...
Genre
advocacy

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

Kellogg's Pep / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Swangaelic the Hypnotist] (Table of Contents: 8)

Three-Ring Binks / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Farr
Pencils
Jack Farr
Inks
Jack Farr
Colors
?
Letters
Jack Farr
Genre
humor
Characters
Three-Ring Binks; Swangaelic (villain)

[George Westinghouse] (Table of Contents: 9)

Billy Brand / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction

The Refugees (Table of Contents: 10)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Carter (credited)
Letters
typeset
Genre
adventure

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

The Boners / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Lit-Win
Pencils
Lit-Win (signed)
Inks
Lit-Win (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
--Somebody left the back door open!
Genre
humor

The Locusts of Lohan! (Table of Contents: 12)

The Boy Commandos / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Louis Cazeneuve
Inks
Louis Cazeneuve
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure; war
Characters
The Boy Commandos [Rip Carter; Jan; Alfy; Brooklyn; Andre]

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

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Caution ... Handle without Care! (Table of Contents: 14)

Air Wave / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
George Roussos (signed)
Inks
George Roussos (signed)
Colors
George Roussos
Letters
George Roussos
Genre
superhero
Characters
Air Wave [Larry Jordan]

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

Volto from Mars; Grape-Nuts Flakes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Illinois Merchandise Mart / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
  2. 1. Editorial Advisory Board
  3. 2. You Don't Need a Telescope!
  4. 3. The Temporary Murders!
    Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
  5. 4. ["Stop showing off, Quimby..."]
    Wheaties
  6. 5. Veteran in Villainy!
    Slam Bradley
  7. 6. ["No kidding, kids..."]
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Kellogg's Pep
  9. 8. [Swangaelic the Hypnotist]
    Three-Ring Binks
  10. 9. [George Westinghouse]
    Billy Brand
  11. 10. The Refugees
  12. 11. ["--Somebody left the back door open!"]
    The Boners
  13. 12. The Locusts of Lohan!
    The Boy Commandos
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Wheaties
  15. 14. Caution ... Handle without Care!
    Air Wave
  16. 15. ["He comes from Mars possessing strange, magnetic powers!"]
    Volto from Mars; Grape-Nuts Flakes
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Illinois Merchandise Mart
  18. 17. ["Now does anyone else want to be tucked in..."]
    Lighter Moments with Fresh Eveready Batteries
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  • Craig Delich
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • Matthew Peets
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Van Dore
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