([February 26] 1945)
DC,
1945 Series
- Price
- 0.00 FREE
- Pages
- 52
- On-sale Date
- 1945-02-26
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Detective Comics Inc.
- Brand
-
A Superman DC Publication; U.S. Navy
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (editor); Jack Schiff (uncredited, original editor); Pearl S. Buck (editorial advisory board); Josette Frank (editorial advisory board); Lauretta Bender (credited as Dr. Lauretta Bender) (editorial advisory board); C. Bowie Millican (credited as Dr. C. Bowie Millican) (editorial advisory board); W. W. D. Sones (credited as Dr. W. W. D. Sones) (editorial advisory board); Robert Thorndike (credited as Dr. Robert Thorndike) (editorial advisory board); Gene Tunney (credited as Commander Gene Tunney) (editorial advisory board)
Issue Notes
Additional editing was needed on this comic to turn it into a partial text book.
The on sale date is from the publication date as reported to the U.S. Copyright Office in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 40, January-December 1945, Numbers 1-4. Class B periodical. Copyright registration #B 666537.
The on sale date is from the publication date as reported to the U.S. Copyright Office in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 40, January-December 1945, Numbers 1-4. Class B periodical. Copyright registration #B 666537.
[Detective Comics #97]
Batman / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
- Reprints
-
from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #97 (March 1945)
-
- Keywords
- automatic pistols; fire hoses
Indexer Notes
Art credits verified by Dick Sprang.
To the Instructor:
credits, title page / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
Editorial advisory board information, indicia, and an introduction to instructors on how to use the comic.
The Seventh Switch
Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman; Commissioner James Gordon; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Oscar the Weasel (villain, informer); Benny the Gimp (villain); Joe the Nutcracker (villain); Nick Petri (villain); The Slasher (villain, death)
- Synopsis
- The Batman tracks down the unusual safe that holds the loot taken years before by the Slasher's mob. With the Slasher supposedly dead, the villain has left behind a note leading the Caped Crusaders to that safe: a safe having 7 switches, only one of which opens the safe; the rest are connected to a bomb!
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #97 (March 1945) [Story re-written with simplified text.]
-
- Keywords
- Batmobile; Gotham City; Gotham News
Indexer Notes
Re-titled story and simplified text.
How Well Did You Read?
text article / 1 page
- Synopsis
- A quiz for reading comprehension concerning previous story.
Call of Death!
Slam Bradley / comic story / 6.67 pages
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #97 (March 1945) [Story re-written with simplified text.]
-
Indexer Notes
Story has simplified text.
How Well Did You Read?
text article / 1.33 pages
- Synopsis
- A quiz for reading comprehension concerning previous story.
Using Words You Know
text article / 2 pages
- Synopsis
- A quiz for reading comprehension concerning previous story.
Making Words
text article / 1 page
- Synopsis
- A quiz for reading comprehension concerning previous story.
[no title indexed]
Three-Ring Binks / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Mr. Binks, this is my dog, Rover-...
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Three-Ring Binks; Fido
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #97 (March 1945) [Story re-written with simplified text.]
-
Indexer Notes
Story has simplified text.
Air Wave Double!
Air Wave / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Air Wave
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #97 (March 1945) [Story re-written with simplified text.]
-
Indexer Notes
Re-titled story and simplified text.
How Well Did You Read?
text article / 1 page
- Synopsis
- A quiz for reading comprehension concerning previous story.
Using Words You Know
text article / 1 page
- Synopsis
- A quiz for reading comprehension concerning previous story.
Danger at the Circus!
The Boy Commandos / comic story / 11 pages
- Genre
- adventure; war
- Characters
- The Boy Commandos: Brooklyn; Rip Carter; André Chavard; Jan Haasan; Alfy Twidgett
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #97 (March 1945) [Story re-written with simplified text.]
-
Indexer Notes
Re-titled story and simplified text.
How Well Did You Read?
text article / 1 page
- Synopsis
- A quiz for reading comprehension concerning previous story.
Word List (330 words)
text article / 1 page
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
A listing of 330 words used in the comic stories.
[no title indexed]
illustration / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Back cover.
Yellow crossed anchors (representing the U.S. Navy) against a solid blue background, with the following text:
"This book has been prepared by the publisher, with the cooperation of the Training Activity of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, for use as a supplementary reader and workbook in Special Navy Training Units."
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[Detective Comics #97]
Batman -
1.
To the Instructor:
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2.
The Seventh Switch
Batman and Robin -
3.
How Well Did You Read?
-
4.
Call of Death!
Slam Bradley -
5.
How Well Did You Read?
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6.
Using Words You Know
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7.
Making Words
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8.
["Mr. Binks, this is my dog, Rover-..."]
Three-Ring Binks -
9.
Air Wave Double!
Air Wave -
10.
How Well Did You Read?
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11.
Using Words You Know
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12.
Danger at the Circus!
The Boy Commandos -
13.
How Well Did You Read?
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14.
Word List (330 words)
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15.
[no title indexed]
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Jim Stangas
- Daniel Thingvold
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