(July 1949)
DC,
1941 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1949-05-04
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
A Superman DC Publication
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Jack Schiff (actual editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
Underworld Playhouse
Robin / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
- Reprints
-
in The Robin Archives (DC, 2005 series) #2 ([May] 2010)
-
The End of Batman
Robin / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- David Vern ?
- Pencils
- Bob Kane (signed)
- Inks
- Bob Kane (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne; also as Tumbler]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Mr. Napoleon (villain); Len Daniker (villain); Silky (villain); Shrimp Dolan (villain); Tumbler (villain); Smoothy Bane (villain)
- Synopsis
- Batman impersonates an underworld criminal in order to discover the cause behind the underworld's crime wave that the Police can't stop, and the Caped Crusader uncovers a criminal movie production company that produces "anti-law establishment" films made for the eyes of the underworld only!
- Reprints
- in The Robin Archives (DC, 2005 series) #2 ([May] 2010)
-
- Keywords
- Batmobile
Indexer Notes
Ira Schnapp letterer credit via Todd Klein through a post from his blog Kleinletters, 16 October 2016 (retrieved 19 November 2016, http://kleinletters.com/Blog/star-spangled-schnapp/).
Bandits Bombed by Bottles!
Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream-Oil / comics-form advertising / 1 page
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Sam Spade; Effie
Indexer Notes
Pencils/inks: Lou Fine stated by Ger Apeldoorn
Focusing on the Firebug
"U. S." Royal; U. S. Bike Tires / advertisement / 1 page
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- U.S. Royal; Elm City Bike Club Boys
The Hunt of the Killer Whale!
Captain Compass / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Captain Compass [Mark Compass]
[no title indexed]
Shorty / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh, my gosh!
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- in Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #223 (December 1956)
- in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #63 (September 1962)
-
The Twentieth Century Tomahawk
Tomahawk / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- historical; western-frontier
- Characters
- Tomahawk [Tom Hawk]; Dan Hunter; Wolverine (villain); Todd Malone; Billy Wilson; The Fox (villain)
- Synopsis
- A Twentieth Century ranger and his young companion take on a modern villain just like Tomahawk and Dan did back in the 18th century.
Escaped Bear... and a Bare Escape!
Another Jim Wise "P-F" Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes / advertisement / 1 page
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Jim Wise
Roddy McDowall at Monogram Pictures Studio
Adventures of "Popsicle Pete" in Hollywood / advertisement / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Sam Glankoff (signed)
- Inks
- Sam Glankoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Characters
- Popsicle Pete; Roddy McDowall
[no title indexed]
Superboy / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- 3 smash adventures...
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Underworld Playhouse
Robin -
1.
[no title indexed]
Kodak -
2.
The End of Batman
Robin -
3.
[no title indexed]
Kellogg's Variety -
4.
Bandits Bombed by Bottles!
Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream-Oil -
5.
The Last Bush-Ranger!
Manhunters Around the World -
6.
Focusing on the Firebug
"U. S." Royal; U. S. Bike Tires -
7.
[no title indexed]
Bazooka -
8.
The Hunt of the Killer Whale!
Captain Compass -
9.
[no title indexed]
Post's Cereals -
10.
["Oh, my gosh!"]
Shorty -
11.
Editorial Advisory Board
-
12.
Doom Over Earth
-
13.
[no title indexed]
Monark Super Deluxe -
14.
The Mysterious Plan
Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll -
15.
The Twentieth Century Tomahawk
Tomahawk -
16.
Escaped Bear... and a Bare Escape!
Another Jim Wise "P-F" Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes -
17.
Roddy McDowall at Monogram Pictures Studio
Adventures of "Popsicle Pete" in Hollywood -
18.
["3 smash adventures..."]
Superboy -
19.
[no title indexed]
Thom McAn
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