(December 1945-January 1946)
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 52
- Indicia frequency:
- bi-monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher:
- Detective Comics, Inc.
- Brand:
- A Superman DC Publication
- Editing:
- Whitney Ellsworth
- Color:
- Color
- Dimensions:
- Standard Golden Age, then Silver Age, then Standard Modern Age U.S.
- Binding:
- Saddle-stitched
- Publishing Format:
- Was Ongoing Series
[The Three Musketeers]
Batman; Robin / cover / 1 page
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Dick Sprang
- Inks:
- Dick Sprang
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Ira Schnapp
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; D'Artagnan
- Reprints:
-
in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #8 ([January] 2013)
-
Indexer Notes
Art credits verified by Dick Sprang.
Letterer credit by Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.
Rackety-Rax Racket!
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 12 pages
- 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 Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #8 ([January] 2013)
- in The Joker: A Celebration of 75 Years (DC, 2014 series) ([July] 2014)
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- Keywords:
- Eta Beta Pi Fraternity; Gotham City; Gotham City Gazette
Indexer Notes
Art credits verified by Dick Sprang.
Dick Grayson, Boy Wonder!
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 12 pages
- 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)
-
- 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
text story / 2 pages
- Script:
- Mal Parton (credited)
- Letters:
- typeset
- Genre:
- adventure
Indexer Notes
This text story is NOT found in the Archives edition.
[no title indexed]
Jasper / comic story / 1 page
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ? [as Lit-Win ] (signed)
- Inks:
- ? [as Lit-Win] (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
- Genre:
- humor
- Characters:
- Jasper
Indexer Notes
Lit-Win was a pen name for an unknown, as yet, artist at DC Comics, whom Jack Burnley had met several times at the DC offices, but who could not remember his true name.
This sequence is NOT found in the Archives edition.
["Hello Pete! How are the apples today?"]
Casey the Cop / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Inks:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Genre:
- humor
- Characters:
- Casey the Cop
Indexer Notes
This sequence is NOT found in the Archives edition.
In the Soup!
The Adventures of Alfred / comic story / 4 pages
- 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)
-
- Keywords:
- Gotham City; Sambell's Special Soups
Indexer Notes
Art credits verified by Jerry Robinson.
Letterer credit by Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.
All For One, One For All!
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 12 pages
- 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)
-
- 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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Table of Contents
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0.
[The Three Musketeers]
Batman; Robin -
1.
Rackety-Rax Racket!
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder -
2.
Dick Grayson, Boy Wonder!
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder -
3.
Return To the Crime
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4.
[no title indexed]
Jasper -
5.
["Hello Pete! How are the apples today?"]
Casey the Cop -
6.
In the Soup!
The Adventures of Alfred -
7.
All For One, One For All!
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
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