Batman #41

(June-July 1947)

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Kodak / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Bird Cage Bandits! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Edmond Hamilton ?

Pencils

Jim Mooney

Inks

Jim Mooney

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text

When crooks give things away, watch out!

Feature Logo

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

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain)

Reprints

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

Indexer Notes

Pencil credit confirmed by Mooney. Inker credit verified to Craig Delich by Jim Mooney; previously given to Ray Burnley. Letterer credit by Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.

Jerry Witte (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Swifty Seaver Wins for Beaver (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Another Jim Wise Real-Life Sports Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

The Bandits of Tiny Town! (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script

Edmond Hamilton ?

Pencils

Jim Mooney

Inks

Jim Mooney

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text

It's a small world, declares an old...

Feature Logo

Batman with Robin

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Moose Miller (villain, introduction)

Reprints

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

Indexer Notes

Story uses one of Hamilton's favorite words, "strategem," twice. Pencil credit verified by Mooney. Inker credit verified to Craig Delich by Jim Mooney; previously assigned to Ray Burnley. Letterer credit by Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.

Possibly inspired by the 1938 movie The Terror of Tiny Town.

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Kellogg's Shredded Wheat / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Casey the Cop / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff

Inks

Henry Boltinoff

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I understand 'Lefty Looey' is in the neighborhood...

Feature Logo

Casey the Cop

Genre

humor

Characters

Casey

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Rollfast / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Score (Table of Contents: 9)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Baker

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

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Popsicle / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Batman, Interplanetary Policeman! (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script

Gardner Fox ?

Pencils

Jim Mooney

Inks

Jim Mooney

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Feature Logo

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

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Sax Gola (villain, a Martian, introduction)

Reprints

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

Keywords

Canal City; Mars

Indexer Notes

Most indications identify Fox as the author of this story. Pencil credit verified by Mooney. Revised inking credit verified to Craig Delich by Jim Mooney; previously given to Ray Burnley. Letterer credit by Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.

How Jet-Propulsion Works (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

"U. S." Royal; U. S. Bike Tires / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Little Arthur / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Phil Berube (signed)

Pencils

Phil Berube (signed)

Inks

Phil Berube (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Mud pies! Boy, this is fun!

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Arthur

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Post's Grape-Nuts / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The "Too-Sure Eleven" (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Famous Sports Flops; Thom McAn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

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

T Is for Tapir (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

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

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Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)