Detective Comics #120

(February 1947)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Kodak / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Fowl Play! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figure layouts); Win Mortimer (finished pencils)

Inks

Win Mortimer

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Professor Boyd (bird lore reseacher); The Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain); Axel (villain)

Synopsis

The Penguin, freshly escaped from prison, teams up with an unwitting bird enthusiast and uses the man's rare birds in the commission of crimes, as well as to capture Batman and Robin.

Reprints

• in Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #6 ([August] 2005)
• in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #5 ([August] 2018)

Keywords

Batmobile; Gotham City; Gotham Gazette

Indexer Notes

Writer credit determined by textual analysis by Lou Mougin. Pencils credits by Craig Delich. A rare example where Kane did the Batman and Robin figure layouts, pencils finished by Mortimer. We previously suggested Mortimer solo.

Want to Be a Champion Dancer? (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Shorty Grows Up! (Table of Contents: 4)

Slam Bradley / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

John Daly

Inks

John Daly

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan

Captain Tootsie Saves the Sailplane (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

P Is for Porcupine (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

Safe-Cracker by Proxy (Table of Contents: 8)

Air Wave / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Lee Harris (signed)

Inks

Lee Harris (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Air Wave [Larry Jordan]

Two of America's Most Famous Boys! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Star Spangled Comics; Robin; Adventure Comics; Superboy / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Prof. Pipp / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Farr

Pencils

Jack Farr

Inks

Jack Farr

Colors

?

Letters

Jack Farr

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Full-time astrologer and wandering minstrel of the skyways...

Genre

humor

Characters

Professor Pipp

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit by Craig Delich.

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

Jerry the Jitterbug / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff

Inks

Henry Boltinoff

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

We'll pick up some money shoveling snow...

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Jerry; Varsity Vic

Reprints

• in Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #302 (November 1962)

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

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Tune of Death (Table of Contents: 13)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Carter (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

The Rascals / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Phil Berube

Pencils

Phil Berube (signed)

Inks

Phil Berube (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Phil Berube

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I want 10¢ worth of those jelly beans...

Genre

humor

Characters

The Rascals

Reprints

• in The Gumps (Lafayette Street Corporation, 1947 series) #5 (November-December 1947)

Indexer Notes

Writer and letterer credits by Craig Delich.

Brand New Animal Pals! (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Leading Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

The Fight before Christmas! (Table of Contents: 16)

The Boy Commandos / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

Steve Brodie

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure; war

Characters

The Boy Commandos [Rip Carter; Andre Chavard; Jan Haasan; Alfy Twidgett; Brooklyn [Dan Turpin]]

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

National Radio Institute / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Eveready / advertisement / 1 page (report information)