The Batman Chronicles #8

([December] 2009)

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

Batman and Robin / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jerry Robinson (credited)

Inks

Jerry Robinson (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

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

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #14 (December 1942-January 1943)

The Case Batman Failed to Solve!!! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Don C. Cameron (credited as Don Cameron)

Pencils

Jerry Robinson

Inks

Jerry Robinson (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

George Roussos

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Dana Drye (detective, death); Sheriff Ezra Plunkett; Dr. Tsu; Grace Seers (detective, writer); Sir John Bart (of Scotland Yard); Graves Gang (villains, flashback); Red Rip (villain, gangland monarch)

Synopsis

Batman is among a handful of famed detectives who are invited to a conference during which famed detective Dana Drye is shot and killed before their eyes.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #14 (December 1942-January 1943)

Indexer Notes

Pencils credited to Bob Kane in this volume.

Prescription for Happiness! (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script

Don C. Cameron (credited as Don Cameron)

Pencils

Bob Kane (credited)

Inks

Jerry Robinson (credited); George Roussos

Colors

?

Letters

George Roussos

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Doctor A. B. Chalmers (Pharmacist); Lucy; Patton (Policeman); Alphonse Gibbs; "One Round" Rickey (boxer); Dr. Roy Ainslee; Mary Miller; Pills Mattson (villain, introduction); Varney (villain)

Synopsis

Old Doc Chalmers, after spending a lifetime helping other people, loses just about everything in his place of business when a group of crooks use his shop as a base, and it is destroyed in a melee.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #14 (December 1942-January 1943)

Swastika over the White House! (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script

Don C. Cameron (credited as Don Cameron)

Pencils

Jack Burnley (credited) (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Jack Burnley (credited) (signed as Bob Kane); Ray Burnley (credited) (signed as Bob Kane)

Colors

?

Letters

Betty Bentley

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Mr. McCoy (newsreel Editor); Matt Carson (cameraman); Tom Starr (cameraman); J. Peerless Morton (millionaire); Morton's butler; Count Felix [aka the Leader] (villain, introduction); Fritz Hoffner [Fred Hopper] (villain, amateur movie photographer); Heinrich (villain); Adolf Hitler (villain, image only)

Synopsis

The Nazis succeed in getting one of their undercover men hired as photographer in order to infiltrate defense plants and take secret photos that will be used to sabotage America's war efforts.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #14 (December 1942-January 1943)

Bargains in Banditry! (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script

Don C. Cameron (credited as Don Cameron)

Pencils

Jack Burnley (credited)

Inks

Jack Burnley (credited); Ray Burnley (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Betty Bentley

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne; also as "Bad News" Brewster]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; unnamed National Bank President; Jerry (Policeman); The Penguin [Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot] (villain); Torchy Blaize (villain, death); Hairless Harry Hix (villain, death); Slippery Elmer (villain); Glitter Gleason (villain, jewel their)

Synopsis

The Penguin decides to go into business for himself by offering to the underworld pre-planned crimes at cut rate prices! Unknown to them, he takes 100% of their profits...and their lives! To counter this, Batman poses as "Bad News" Brewster and offers the underworld pre-planned crimes of his own...at cheaper rates.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #14 (December 1942-January 1943)

A Crime a Day! (Table of Contents: 6)

Batman and Robin / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jerry Robinson (credited)

Inks

Jerry Robinson (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Joker

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #71 (January 1943)

Crime a Day! (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script

Bill Finger (credited)

Pencils

Bob Kane (credited, signed)

Inks

Jerry Robinson (credited) (signed as Bob Kane); George Roussos (signed as Bob Kane)

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Mrs. Smythe; Editor of the Gotham Gazette; The Joker (villain); Joker's henchmen (villains)

Synopsis

During a series of lectures, the Batman calls the Joker a fool for leaving clues behind that lead to his capture. The Clown Prince of Crime turns the tables on the Caped Crusader by leaving more clues and making the Batman and Robin look like fools.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #71 (January 1943)

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

Batman and Robin; Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jack Burnley (credited)

Inks

Jack Burnley (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Reprints

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #8 (Winter 1942)

Brothers in Law! (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script

Jack Schiff (credited)

Pencils

Jack Burnley (credited) (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Jack Burnley (signed as Bob Kane); Ray Burnley (credited) (signed as Bob Kane)

Colors

?

Letters

Betty Bentley

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; John O'Brien (introduction, a G-Man, death); Tim O'Brien (introduction); Nick O'Brien (introduction); The Little Corporal [Little Nap Boyd] (villain, introduction); Slim (villain)

Synopsis

The untimely death of their father leads the O'Brien brothers to attempt to get even with his killer, while working at odds against one another.

Reprints

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #8 (Winter 1942)

License for Larceny (Table of Contents: 10)

Batman and Robin / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jerry Robinson (credited)

Inks

Jerry Robinson (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Larry the Judge

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #72 (February 1943)

License for Larceny (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script

Joe Samachson (credited)

Pencils

Bob Kane (credited, signed)

Inks

Jerry Robinson (credited) (signed as Bob Kane); George Roussos (signed as Bob Kane)

Colors

?

Letters

George Roussos

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; J. Spencer Larson [Larry the Judge] (villain, investment broker); Second Story Sam (villain); Iron Jaw (villain); Gas-Pipe Grogan (villain); Bigfoot (villain); Muggsy (villain); Lefty (villain); Shorty (villain); Tommy the Twitch (villain)

Synopsis

A dignified financier is in reality the notorious underworld czar, Larry the Judge, and Batman & Robin must somehow halt his plan to issue licences for only high class larcenies before a crook cashes in on the licence to kill the Caped Crusaders!

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #72 (February 1943)

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

Batman and Robin / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jack Burnley (credited)

Inks

Jack Burnley (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #15 (February-March 1943)

Your Face Is Your Fortune! (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Script

Jack Schiff (credited)

Pencils

Bob Kane (credited, signed)

Inks

Jerry Robinson (credited) (signed as Bob Kane); George Roussos (signed as Bob Kane)

Colors

?

Letters

George Roussos

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Linda Page; Miss Lord (salon customer); Mrs. Gild (salon customer); The Catwoman [Selina Kyle; a.k.a. Elva Barr; also as Mrs. Arnold; also as Mrs. Leroy] (villain); Deadshot Mike [aka Jim Jones] (villain)

Synopsis

Selina Kyle wins a beauty contest under an assumed name and falls in love with Bruce Wayne, who was one of the judges. Although she is planning capers involving her job in a beauty salon, Selina confesses to Batman that she'd give up her criminal behavior if she knew for certain that she'd have a chance with Wayne.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #15 (February-March 1943)

The Boy Who Wanted to Be Robin! (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script

Don C. Cameron (credited as Don Cameron)

Pencils

Jack Burnley (credited)

Inks

Jack Burnley (credited); Ray Burnley (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Betty Bentley

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Bobby Deen (homeless bootblack); Knuckles Conger (villain, introduction); Spike (villain)

Synopsis

After watching the Caped Crusader's in action for a period of time, and especially Robin, a criminal boss decides that he will use Batman's methods against him and adopts a youngster to aid him.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #15 (February-March 1943)

The Two Futures (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Jack Burnley (credited)

Inks

Jack Burnley (credited); Ray Burnley (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Betty Bentley

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Professor Rainier (historian); Professor Proe; Professor Con; Bobby Logan; The Nazis (villains); The Japanese (villains)

Synopsis

The Caped Crusaders visit the world's greatest historian, whose fellow professors give them an idea what will happen to America's democratic way of life when the war ends.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #15 (February-March 1943)

Indexer Notes

Script credited to Don Cameron in this volume.

The Loneliest Men in the World (Table of Contents: 16)

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

Script

Don C. Cameron (credited as Don Cameron)

Pencils

Bob Kane (credited, signed)

Inks

Jerry Robinson (credited) (signed as Bob Kane); George Roussos (signed as Bob Kane)

Colors

?

Letters

George Roussos

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Santa Claus; Ben Botts (doorman); Mr. Rockmaker; Mr. Zang (owner of the Crane Club); Link Chesney (radio humorist); Tom Wick (lighthouse keeper); Dirk Dagner (villain, introduction); Spike (villain)

Synopsis

For this Christmas, Batman and Robin decide to play Santa to "the loneliest men in the world": those who have no friends at that festive time of the year. But criminal Dirk Dagner decides to use this plan for his own financial advantage!

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #15 (February-March 1943)

Return of the Scarecrow (Table of Contents: 17)

Batman and Robin / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Bob Kane (credited)

Inks

Jerry Robinson (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Scarecrow [Jonathan Crane]

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #73 (March 1943)

The Scarecrow Returns (Table of Contents: 18)

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

Script

Don C. Cameron (credited as Don Cameron)

Pencils

Bob Kane (credited, signed)

Inks

Jerry Robinson (credited) (signed as Bob Kane); George Roussos (signed as Bob Kane)

Colors

?

Letters

George Roussos

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Linda Page; Crusher Conger (villain, wrestler); Samson Saxe (villain, wrestler); The Scarecrow [Jonathan Crane] (villain); Muggsy (villain)

Synopsis

As a former teacher, Professor Jonathan Crane decides to use the simpliest of words to indicate crimes he intends to commit, and Batman and Robin spend plenty of time "after school" to figure them out and stop the Man of Straw.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #73 (March 1943)

Tweedledum and Tweedledee! (Table of Contents: 19)

Batman and Robin / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jerry Robinson (credited)

Inks

Jerry Robinson (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

George Roussos

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Tweedledum [Deever Tweed]; Tweedledee [Dunfree Tweed]

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #74 (April 1943)

Tweedledum and Tweedledee! (Table of Contents: 20)

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

Script

Don C. Cameron (credited as Don Cameron)

Pencils

Bob Kane (credited, signed); Jerry Robinson (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Jerry Robinson (credited) (signed as Bob Kane); Charles Paris (signed as Bob Kane); George Roussos (signed as Bob Kane)

Colors

Jerry Robinson

Letters

George Roussos

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Montmorency; Tweedledum [Deever Tweed] (villain, introduction); Tweedledee [Dumfree Tweed] (villain, introduction); Slug (villain); Tony (villain); Sparks (villain)

Synopsis

Batman and Robin are faced with the dual problem of two rather rotund adversaries who set traps for their victims and wait for them to walk into them.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #74 (April 1943)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21)

Batman and Robin; Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jack Burnley (credited)

Inks

Jack Burnley (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Adolf Hitler; Benito Mussolini; Hideki Tojo

Reprints

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #9 (Spring 1943)

Crime of the Month (Table of Contents: 22)

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

Script

Bill Finger (credited)

Pencils

Jerry Robinson (credited) (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

George Roussos (credited) (signed as Bob Kane)

Colors

George Roussos

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Bramwell B. Bramwell (villain, introduction); Bright Guy Warner (villain, introduction); Slim Ryan (villain, introduction); Chopper Gant (villain, introduction); Muscles Hardy (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

The four top crime bosses of Gotham City are invited to Mystery Castle by the owner, Bramwell B. Bramwell, so that he can challenge them to a contest: to decide once and for all just WHO can commit the best crimes: he or them!

Reprints

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #9 (Spring 1943)