Batman #31

(October-November 1945)

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

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

A Is for Antelope (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

Punch and Judy! (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Jerry Robinson (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

George Roussos

Colors

George Roussos

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Feature Logo

Batman with Robin

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Punch [Peter Punch] (villain, introduction); Judy [Judy Punch] (villain, introduction); Grift (villain)

Synopsis

Punch and Judy are using a carnival to bilk residents of Gotham City and the Caped Crusaders see to it that the grafters working the concessions and games are removed from the grounds. However, Punch and Judy decide to strike back by having Batman and Robin join the carnival to put on a death-defying aerial stunt...and then proceed to kill them "by accident".

Reprints

• in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #7 (2010 [February 2011])
• in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #4 (2017 [January 2018])

Keywords

glider costume; Gotham City

Indexer Notes

Writer credit from original script owned by Jerry Robinson. Penciler credits verified by Jerry Robinson. Letterer credit by Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.

Batman appears in and uses his glider costume in this story.

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

Your Coach: Bernie Bierman (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Alfred, Armchair Detective! (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

Don C. Cameron ?; Joe Samachson ?

Pencils

Jerry Robinson

Inks

Jerry Robinson

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Alfred Pennyworth; Bruce Wayne (cameo); Dick Grayson (cameo); Stubby Stubbs (villain, introduction); Willie (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

Alfred is surprised to learn that what he read in a book about a case being solved by an "armchair detective", which he considers impossible, proves to be true on a chair he accidentally gets involved in...and he's tied to that armchair!

Reprints

• in Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #417 (November 1971)
which is reprinted
• in Batman Poche (Sage - Sagédition, 1976 series) #20 (août 1979)
• in Batman Classics (Classics/Williams, 1970 series) #77 (1976)
• in Läderlappen (Williams Förlags AB, 1969 series) #8/1976 ([1976-08-dd])
which is reprinted
• in Läderlappen [och Robin] (SatellitFörlaget, 1989 series) #3/1990
• in Lynvingen (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #8/1976 ([august] 1976)
• in The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #2 (November-December 1979)
• in Batman in the Forties (DC, 2004 series) ([May] 2004)
• in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #7 (2010 [February 2011])
• in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #4 (2017 [January 2018])
• in Batman Allies: Alfred Pennyworth (DC, 2020 series) ([May] 2020)

Keywords

Gotham City

Indexer Notes

Art credits verified by Jerry Robinson. Letterer credit verified by Joe Desris and Martin O'Hearn.

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

Vanishing Village! (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script

Joe Samachson

Pencils

Jerry Robinson (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

George Roussos

Colors

George Roussos

Letters

Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Crooks disappear! Well, that's nothing new!

Feature Logo

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

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne; also as Knuckles Donegan]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Knuckles Donegan (villain, introduction); Weasel (villain, introduction); Slick (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

Batman and Robin are surprised to learn that an abandoned village in Florida, patterned after a Turkish village named Alhambra, has vanished, which is also the home of many a master criminal who has also disappeared.

Reprints

• in Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #442 (August-September 1974) [recolored, renewed]
• in Batman Classics (Classics/Williams, 1970 series) #72 (1976)
• in Läderlappen (Williams Förlags AB, 1969 series) #3/1976 ([1976-03-dd])
• in Lynvingen (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #3/1976 ([mars] 1976)
• in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #7 (2010 [February 2011])
• in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #4 (2017 [January 2018])

Keywords

Batcave; Batplane; Florida; Gotham City; Wayne Manor

Indexer Notes

Penciler credit verified by Jerry Robinson. Letterer credit verified by Joe Desris and Martin O'Hearn.

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

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

Private Pete / comic story / 0.67 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

The Colonel's reviewing us tomorrow...

Genre

humor; military

Characters

Private Pete

Indexer Notes

This sequence does NOT appear in the Archive.

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Hingees / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Close Shave (Table of Contents: 13)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Eddie Bell (credited) (house name)

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure

Indexer Notes

Second page on inside back cover. This text story does NOT appear in the Archive.

Trade Marks of Crime! (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script

Joseph Greene

Pencils

Jerry Robinson (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

George Roussos

Colors

George Roussos

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Feature Logo

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

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Police Officer Ryan; John Staddon [also as Silver John Staddon] (villain, introduction); Big Tim Stevens (villain, introduction); Nipper Swarvo (villain, introduction); Joe Swandi (villain, introduction); Mamie Dalling (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

Batman must solve a strange case in which someone is cleverly forging the burglary trademarks of various criminals, all of which pinpoint the jobs to the wrong criminal!

Reprints

• in Limited Collectors' Edition (DC, 1972 series) #C-44 (June-July 1976)
• in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #7 (2010 [February 2011])
• in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #4 (2017 [January 2018])

Keywords

Gotham City

Indexer Notes

Writer credit verified by Martin O'Hearn. Pencil credit verified by Jerry Robinson. Letterer credit verified by Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.

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Meet a Bit-o-Honey / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

How Thom McAn Saved the Flaming "40" (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Thom McAn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page (report information)