Batman
#45
(February-March 1948)
DC,
1940 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1947-12-10
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
A Superman DC Publication
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
[no title indexed]
Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
- Reprints
-
in Batman (National Comics Publications of Canada Ltd, 1948 series) #45 (February-March 1948) -
in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #5 ([August] 2018)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas; Christmas tree; presents
Indexer Notes
Art credits verified by Mortimer and letterer credit by Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.
Editorial Advisory Board
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
Comiquiz
World's Finest Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
The Lady Rogues!
Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages
- Feature Logo
Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [40's face]- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Neil Weston (villain, introduction); The Catwoman [Selina Kyle] (villain)
- Reprints
- in Batman (National Comics Publications of Canada Ltd, 1948 series) #45 (February-March 1948)
- in Limited Collectors' Edition (DC, 1972 series) #C-37 (August-September 1975)
- in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #5 ([August] 2018)
-
Indexer Notes
Art credits confirmed by Paris, and letterer credit by Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris. Formerly credited to Bill Woolfolk but it's not in his records per Martin O'Hearn.
Woolfolk is given credit for this story in Alter Ego (TwoMorrows, 1999 series) #158 (May 2019) in interview with Donna Woolfolk, edited by P.C. Hamerlinck. Thus added back by Craig Delich.
A Parole for Christmas!
Batman and Robin / comic story / 13 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It was the strangest Christmas Eve Bruce Wayne ever had!
- Feature Logo
- Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [40's face]
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Scarface Malone (villain, introduction); Eddie Rogers (villain, introduction); Timmy; Laura
- Reprints
- in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #5 ([August] 2018)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas
Indexer Notes
Writer credit by Martin O'Hearn, art credits verified by Paris, and letterer credit by Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.
[no title indexed]
Casey the Cop / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Crash" "I'm sorry my snowball broke your window...
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Casey
[no title indexed]
Readin', 'Ritin', an' Ritchie / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- G'bye, Mom.
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Ritchie
- Synopsis
- Ritchie ditches school to go swimming.
- Reprints
- in Batman (National Comics Publications of Canada Ltd, 1948 series) #45 (February-March 1948)
-
Indexer Notes
Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.
Shoe Shine
text story / 2 pages
- Script
- Walter Gibson (credited as Henry Lysing)
- Pencils
- Raymond Perry
- Inks
- Raymond Perry
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- adventure
- Reprints
- in Batman (National Comics Publications of Canada Ltd, 1948 series) #45 (February-March 1948)
-
[no title indexed]
Shorty / comic story / 0.67 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Help...The ice cracked! Get me out!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Shorty
[no title indexed]
Daffy & Doodle / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What in the world is Daffy up to now?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Daffy; Doodle
Indexer Notes
Writer and letterer credits added by Craig Delich.
The Match!
Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages
- Feature Logo
- Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [40's face]
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Match (villain, introduction); Tom Davis
- Reprints
- in Batman (National Comics Publications of Canada Ltd, 1948 series) #45 (February-March 1948)
- in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #5 ([August] 2018)
-
Indexer Notes
Writer credit by Martin O'Hearn, art credits confirmed by Paris, and letterer credit by Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.
[no title indexed]
Mister Grumble, The Big Boss / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Phil Berube (signed)
- Pencils
- Phil Berube (signed)
- Inks
- Phil Berube (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Grrr... The next man I find laying down on the job...
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Batman and Robin -
1.
Editorial Advisory Board
-
2.
Comiquiz
World's Finest Comics -
3.
The Lady Rogues!
Batman and Robin -
4.
"Chick" Davies
Wheaties -
5.
[no title indexed]
Western Comics -
6.
A Parole for Christmas!
Batman and Robin -
7.
["Crash" "I'm sorry my snowball broke your window..."]
Casey the Cop -
8.
Mickey Marvel
Smith Brothers Cough Drops -
9.
["G'bye, Mom."]
Readin', 'Ritin', an' Ritchie -
10.
Shoe Shine
-
11.
["Help...The ice cracked! Get me out!"]
Shorty -
12.
[no title indexed]
-
13.
["What in the world is Daffy up to now?"]
Daffy & Doodle -
14.
How to Stop
Tips on Expert Roller Skating; Winchester Skates -
15.
The Match!
Batman and Robin -
16.
[no title indexed]
Gang Busters -
17.
["Grrr... The next man I find laying down on the job..."]
Mister Grumble, The Big Boss -
18.
[no title indexed]
Credit Sales Company -
19.
[no title indexed]
Daisy Air Rifles
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Craig Delich
- Gregory Fischer
- Del Gruber
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Matthew Head
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Bob Hughes
- John Monagle
- Matthew Peets
- Daniel Thingvold
- Jim Van Dore
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