Batman #46

(April-May 1948)

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

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

"Guileful Greetings!" or "The Joker Sends Regards!" (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script

Don C. Cameron

Pencils

Dick Sprang

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Letterese ?

Feature Logo

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

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Joker (villain); Commissioner James Gordon; Reggie Weems (stockbroker playboy); Sue Wonnie (blues singer); Bugs (Joker's henchman); Slim (Joker's henchman); Lee Ayers (newlywed); Helen Ayers (newlywed)

Synopsis

The Joker escapes from prison and plans a new series of crimes based on greeting cards.

Reprints

• in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #6 (2018 [February 2019])

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Martin O'Hearn, penciler credit verified by Sprang, and inker credit verified by Sprang.

Leo Johnson (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Death on the Speedway (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream-Oil / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Big House Chaplain! (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

Don C. Cameron

Pencils

Dick Sprang

Inks

Gene McDonald

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Letterese ?

Feature Logo

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

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alan Channing (prison chaplain, introduction); Mike Tappan (ex-con, introduction); Duke Kite (villain, introduction); Whitey Harlan (villain, introduction); Bull Bergen (villain, introduction); Warden Williams; Commissioner James Gordon; Slips Sanders (convict, introduction); Eddie (convict)

Synopsis

A prison chaplain who befriends convicts and convinces them to go straight becomes the target of the convicts' criminal associates.

Reprints

• in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #6 (2018 [February 2019])

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Martin O'Hearn and art credits verified by Sprang.

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

Kellogg's Pep / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

Clean Up (Table of Contents: 9)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Kit Martin (credited)

Pencils

Raymond Perry

Inks

Raymond Perry

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

It was no secret around Cauliflower Row that...

Genre

adventure; sports

Characters

Goldie Garmes; Lefty Doakes; Kid Dance; Arthur Jazzbo; Pop Green; Midge

Keywords

boxing

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

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

The Batman That History Forgot! (Table of Contents: 11)

Batman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Don C. Cameron

Pencils

Dick Sprang

Inks

Gene McDonald

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Letterese ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

How would you like to go back through the ages - in search of yourself?

Feature Logo

Batman [fat B]

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Professor Carter Nichols; Leonardo Da Vinci; Enrico (Da Vinci's assistant); Gian Trivulao (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

To investigate a reference to Batman in the past, Professor Nichols sends Batman and Robin back in time to Milan in the year 1499, where they meet Leonardo Da Vinci and aide him against the traitorous ruler Gian Trivulao.

Reprints

• in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #6 (2018 [February 2019])

Keywords

time travel

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Martin O'Hearn and art credits verified by Sprang.

Captain Tootsie Traps Killer Bear with Invisible Light (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

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

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

Nervous Norman / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Phil Berube (signed)

Pencils

Phil Berube (signed)

Inks

Phil Berube (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Phil Berube

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Gosh, my train is late...

Genre

humor

Characters

Nervous Norman

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit by Craig Delich.

Mystery on the Mountain (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Ray-o-Vac / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

Daffy & Doodle / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Lit-Win (signed)

Pencils

Lit-Win (signed)

Inks

Lit-Win (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Yes, Mrs. Brown, I just sent Daffy over...

Genre

humor

Characters

Daffy; Doodle

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Johnson Smith & Company / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Leave It to Binky / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

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