Batman #35

(June-July 1946)

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

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

H Is for Hippopotamus (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

Nine Lives Has the Catwoman! (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks

Ray Burnley

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text

There's an old saying that no matter how...

Feature Logo

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

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; unnamed prison matron; The Catwoman [Selina Kyle] (villain); Catwoman's gang [Mousey; Mager; Mike; Pete] (villains); Carl Gibbs (villain, millionaire)

Synopsis

Catwoman arrives at the state women's prison and uses her catseye on her guard to make her escape. However, when she returns to her digs and attempts to put her gang back together, most want no part of her since Batman always defeats her. So the Catwoman decides on a daring plan: to prove to her boys she has the nine lives of a cat and cannot be killed!

Reprints

• in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #123 (June 1972)
• 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

Cat-acombs; Catseye; Gotham City; infra-red filter lenses; Wayne Mansion

Indexer Notes

Catwoman adopts the classic purple and green costume with mask instead of Cat's head.

Both art credits confirmed by Jack Burnley (to Craig Delich) and Bob Kane (to Joe Desris).

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"Pepsi" the Pepsi-Cola Cop / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Mel Ott (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Dinosaur Island! (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Paul Cooper

Inks

Ray Burnley

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Job Number

N-666

Feature Logo

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

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Murray Wilson Hart (master showman); Mr. Breach (big-game hunter); Stephen Chase (villain, big-game hunter)

Synopsis

Batman and Robin are challenged to a game of "Touch Hunt" on famed Dinosaur Island in return for a gift to charity in the amount of $5000...if they win the game. But they soon discover that they are the prey being hunted...by a very human adversary!

Reprints

• in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #256 (May-June 1974)
which is reprinted
• in Giant Batman Album (K. G. Murray, 1962 series) #30 (1975)
• in Batman: Secrets of the Batcave (DC, 2007 series) ([October] 2007)
• in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #8 ([March] 2013)
• in DC Comics Graphic Novel Collection (Eaglemoss Publications, 2015 series) #93 - Batman - Odyssee 2 ([November 2016])
• in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #4 (2017 [January 2018])

Keywords

belt radio; Gotham City; utility belt

Indexer Notes

The mechanical dinosaur later ends up in the Bat-Cave's trophy room.

Pencils credit per Martin O'Hearn; we formerly credited Bob Kane (as per Burnley and Kane [through Joe Desris]). Inks credit per Burnley. Letters credit by Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.

5-Inning Flash Finds Himself (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

"P-F" Canvas Shoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Scuffy the Tramp / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Lit-Win (signed)

Pencils

Lit-Win (signed)

Inks

Lit-Win (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Knock! Knock!

Genre

humor

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Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Storm Incident (Table of Contents: 10)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Carter (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure

Indexer Notes

This text story was NOT reprinted in the Archive edition.

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

The Rascals / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Phil Berube (signed)

Pencils

Phil Berube (signed)

Inks

Phil Berube (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Phil Berube (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

This is a fine mess...

Genre

humor

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit by Craig Delich.

This sequence is NOT reprinted in the Archive edition.

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

Dick Grayson, Author! (Table of Contents: 13)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Dick Sprang ? (layouts); Paul Cooper

Inks

Ray Burnley

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Did you ever stop to wonder exactly what makes a Batman story?

Feature Logo

Batman with Robin

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Jim Hale (Editor of Crescent Comics, introduction); Duke Ryall (villain, big-time mobster, introduction); Smokey (villain); Sammy the Zip (villain); Dagger Creese (villain); Mr. Matchell (villain); Big Ed Conroy (reformed villain); Joe Dart (villain)

Synopsis

Dick, interested in comic magazines, accompanies Bruce to the offices of the editor of Crescent Comics, and is invited to write a script. However, ideas do not come easy and is superseded by a case involving ex-con Big Ed Conroy. The Dick discovers that he can use real facts for his story, which is soon published and titled "Crooks' Come-Back".

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

Crescent Comics; Gotham City; Security Messenger Service; State Prison; Wayne Mansion

Indexer Notes

We originally credited this story to Sprang alone.

Craig Delich changed those credits to Sprang (layouts), Bob Kane (pencils), and Burnley (inks), saying "There are a few indications that display partial art by Sprang, especially panels 3 and 4 on page 12 (that is Sprang's bat on Batman's chest, not Kane's), and throughout the story, there is no cape knot at Batman's throat (such as seen in the previous two stories by Kane and Burnley). The Robin figures on the splash and first two pages appear to be Sprang's work (as is the cover), and maybe a few other random Robins." In addition, Kane told Joe Desris that these stories were his pencils with Burnley inking him.

However, Martin O'Hearn has identified the penciler as Cooper, not Bob Kane.

Drama Above the Streets! (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Adventures of "R. C." and Quickie; Royal Crown Cola / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

How Thom McAn Saved the Sunken Sub (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Thom McAn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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