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 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

Pat Gordon ?

Feature Logo

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

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 ([March] 2013)
• in The Joker: A Celebration of 75 Years (DC, 2014 series) ([September] 2014)
• in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #4 (2017 [January 2018])

Keywords

Eta Beta Pi Fraternity; Gotham City; Gotham City Gazette

Indexer Notes

Art credits verified by Dick Sprang.

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

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Dick Sprang

Inks

Dick Sprang

Colors

?

Letters

Pat Gordon ?

Feature Logo

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

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 ([March] 2013)
• in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #4 (2017 [January 2018])

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text

"Oh, with a song in my heart," sang Willie...

Genre

crime

Characters

Willie Whisper; Soup; Knucks; Mrs. Van Vleet

Keywords

Bison City

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 (signed)

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; Pete

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 C. 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 The 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 ([March] 2013)
• in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #4 (2017 [January 2018])

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

Script

Don C. Cameron

Pencils

Dick Sprang

Inks

Dick Sprang

Colors

?

Letters

Dick Sprang

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Time marches backward - and once again...

Feature Logo

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

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 ([March] 2013)
• in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #4 (2017 [January 2018])

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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Post Grape-Nuts Flakes; Volto from Mars / comics-form advertising / 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)