Batman #37

(October-November 1946)

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

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

L Is for Lion (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

Calling Dr. Batman! (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Jerry Robinson (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Jerry Robinson (signed as Bob Kane)

Colors

?

Letters

George Roussos

Feature Logo

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

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon (mention only); Dr. Avery Burton (chief of Gotham Hospital); Dr. Phil King (intern at Gotham Hospital); Jerry Marshall; Noreen O'Day (nurse at Gotham Hospital); Lou Darrell (villain, Gotham Hospital employee, introduction)

Synopsis

Dr. King tries out his new radiotherapy machine on patient Jerry Marshall, and, while it is successful, its ray negatively affects a hospital worker, Lou Darrell, but not for the better.

Reprints

• in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #8 ([March] 2013)
• in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #5 ([August] 2018)

Keywords

Bat-Signal; Batmobile; Gotham City; Gotham Hospital; utility belt

Indexer Notes

Art credits verified by Robinson. Letterer credit verified by Roussos.

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

Casey the Cop / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

There's a swell movie playing. If only I had the day off!

Genre

humor

Characters

Casey the Cop

Indexer Notes

This sequence is NOT reprinted in the Archive edition.

Vern Stephens (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

Hollywood Hoax! (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Jerry Robinson

Inks

Jerry Robinson

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hollywood!

Feature Logo

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

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Stephen Morgan (President of Mammoth Pictures); E. J. Loring (villain, film director, introduction); Sluggsy (villain)

Synopsis

A group of criminals plan to steal an unreleased as yet film "Heart's Desire" from the movie set of "Crime Doesn't Pay", where Batman and Robin are in attendance to film a sequence.

Reprints

• in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #8 ([March] 2013)
• in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #5 ([August] 2018)

Keywords

Batplane; Gotham City; Mammoth Pictures

Indexer Notes

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

From "Lead Foot" to Anchor Man (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Killing Does'nt [sic] Pay (Table of Contents: 10)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Al Singer (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure

Indexer Notes

This text story is NOT reprinted in the Archive edition.

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

Little Willie / comic story / 0.5 page (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

I got an idea!

Genre

humor

Characters

Little Willie

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit by Craig Delich.

This sequence is NOT reprinted in the Archive edition.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

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

The Joker Follows Suit! (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Jerry Robinson

Inks

Jerry Robinson

Colors

?

Letters

George Roussos

Feature Logo

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

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; The Joker (villain); Pete the Plumber (villain); Smoky (villain); Needles (villain)

Synopsis

The Joker institutes a mad scheme to use the very symbols of Batman: the Bat-Signal, Batmobile and Batplane, against the Dark Knight detective that he calls "Make Crime Pay the Joker Way"!

Reprints

• in Batman in the Forties (DC, 2004 series) ([May] 2004)
• in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #8 ([March] 2013)
• in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #5 ([August] 2018)

Keywords

Batmobile; Batplane; Daily Globe; Gorgon Museum; Gotham City; Joker Signal; Joker-Gyro; Joker-Mobile; Wayne Mansion

Indexer Notes

Art credits verified by Robinson. Letterer credit verified by Roussos.

The splash page almost replicates the cover in reverse.

Giving a Heel the Boot! (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

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

How Thom McAn Stopped the Cattle Stampede (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Thom McAn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Tops in Comics! (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page (report information)