Batman #32

(December 1945-January 1946)

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

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

C Is for Cat (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

Rackety-Rax Racket! (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script:

Don Cameron

Pencils:

Dick Sprang [as Bob Kane] (signed)

Inks:

Dick Sprang [as Bob Kane] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Pat Gordon ?

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Joker (villain); Aces (villain)

Synopsis:

A series of college fraternity initiation rites are used by the Crime Clown to further enhance his own wealth, using Robin himself to carry them out.

Reprints:

• in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #257 (July-August 1974)
• in Giant Batman Album (K. G. Murray, 1962 series) #31 (1975)
• in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #8 ([January] 2013)
• in The Joker: A Celebration of 75 Years (DC, 2014 series) ([July] 2014)
• in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #4 (2017)

Keywords:

Eta Beta Pi Fraternity; Gotham City; Gotham City Gazette

Indexer Notes

Art credits verified by Dick Sprang.

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Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Dick Grayson, Boy Wonder! (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Dick Sprang

Inks:

Dick Sprang

Colors:

?

Letters:

Pat Gordon ?

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson] (origin re-told); Dick's mother; Dick's father; Haly (circus owner); Commissioner James Gordon; Harry (cabdriver); Myrtle (Harry's wife, unseen); Boss Zucco (villain); Stick-Up Sidney (villain, introduction)

Reprints:

• in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #8 ([January] 2013)
• in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #4 (2017)

Keywords:

Batmobile; Batplane; Gotham City

Indexer Notes

Story takes place just after Detective Comics #38.

Art credits verified by Dick Sprang.

Return to the Crime (Table of Contents: 7)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script:

Mal Parton (credited)

Letters:

typeset

Genre:

adventure

Indexer Notes

This text story is NOT found in the Archives edition.

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

Jasper / 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:

"Can't seem to budge this damper..."

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Jasper

Indexer Notes

This sequence is NOT found in the Archives edition.

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

Casey the Cop / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text:

"Hello Pete! How are the apples today?"

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Casey the Cop

Indexer Notes

This sequence is NOT found in the Archives edition.

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History's Mysteries; Smith Brothers Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

In the Soup! (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script:

Don Cameron ?; Joe Samachson ?

Pencils:

Jerry Robinson

Inks:

Jerry Robinson

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Genre:

detective-mystery

Characters:

Bruce Wayne; Dick Grayson; Alfred Pennyworth; Chumley (a dog); un-named criminal gang (villains)

Synopsis:

At the request of one of Bruce Wayne's friends, Alfred is loaned out...to walk the lady's dog of all things. However, while doing this menial chore, the brave butler stumbles upon a case that will test his detective abilities...a case involving giant turtles.

Reprints:

• in Batman Family (DC, 1975 series) #6 (July-August 1976)
• in Läderlappen (Semic, 1976 series) #5/1977 ([april] 1977)
• in Lynvingen (Semic, 1977 series) #5/1977 ([mai] 1977)
• in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #8 ([January] 2013)
• in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #4 (2017)

Keywords:

Gotham City; Sambell's Special Soups

Indexer Notes

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

Bronko Nagurski (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

All for One, One for All! (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Script:

Don Cameron

Pencils:

Dick Sprang

Inks:

Dick Sprang

Colors:

?

Letters:

Dick Sprang

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne[ [also as D'Artagnan]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Professor Carter Nichols; D'Artagnan; the Three Musketeers [Athos; Portos; Aramis]; Lady Constance; Duke of Buckingham; Milady (villain Richelieu's agent, introduction); Cardinal Richelieu (villain, no real appearance)

Reprints:

• in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #8 ([January] 2013)
• in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #4 (2017)

Keywords:

Gotham City; Paris

Indexer Notes

Time-travel story, based on Dumas's characters in "The Three Musketeers".

Script credit by Martin O'Hearn. Art and letterer credits verified by Dick Sprang.

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

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Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Surging Energy (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page (report information)