Batman
#58
(April-May 1950)
DC,
1940 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1950-02-08
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
The Penguin's State-Bird Crimes
Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot]
- Reprints
in Indexer Notes
Penciler credit verified by Sprang, inker credit verified by Paris, and letterer credit by Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.
The State-Bird Crimes!
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 Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain); Mrs. Marin (bird society matron); Mark Jason (art dealer); Jon Harmon (mimic-impersonator); James Lane (blimp owner); unnamed henchmen; unnamed guards; Morley Kells (remote control manufacturer); William Whiting (organ manufacturer)
- Synopsis
- The Penguin launches a series of crimes based the official state bird of the victims' native state.
- Reprints
-
in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #7 ([August] 2019)
-
Indexer Notes
Splash page replicates the cover.
Story later adapted as part of BATMAN VS. 3 VILLAINS OF DOOM, a 1966 prose novel.
Penciler credit verified by Sprang, inker credit verified by Paris, and letterer credit by Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.
The Brand of a Hero!
Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gold!
- Feature Logo
- Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [40's face]
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Professor Carter Nichols; Joaquin Murieta (villain, introduction); Rex Spears (friend of Bruce Wayne); Lorenzo Bagg (present day kid); Rex Spears (great grandfather of Bruce Wayne's friend); unnamed sheriff; Lorenzo Bagg (great grandfather of present day Lorenzo); Vasquez (member of Murieta's gang); unnamed members of Murieta's gang; unnamed miners
- Synopsis
- Batman and Robin travel back in time to 1854 to solve the mystery of a missing fortune.
- Reprints
- in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #7 ([August] 2019)
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Indexer Notes
A time-travel story.
Penciler credit verified by Sprang, inker credit verified by Paris, and letterer credit by Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.
Death Dance
comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Yes... because neither must break the treaty...
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Black Hawk; Keokuk; Osaukee [Jim Kilbourn]; Red Eagle
[no title indexed]
Daffy & Doodle / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It sure was a good idea buying this car in partnership!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Daffy; Doodle
- Reprints
- from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #25 (November-December 1946)
-
Ultraviolet Bullets
text article / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Bugs that cannot be seen with the naked eye can now...
- Genre
- non-fiction; history
- Characters
- Antonie van Leeuwenhoek; Louis Pasteur; Joseph Lister
- Keywords
- bacteria; Sterilamp
Indexer Notes
Colorist credit by Craig Delich.
The Black Diamond!
Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only); Lew Sayre Schwartz
- Inks
- Charles Paris
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The greatest task force of underworld "know-how" ever assembled is brought together by a mysterious and powerful criminal
- Feature Logo
- Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [40's face]
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Black Diamond [also as Monsieur Monteau] (villain, introduction); Bull's-Eye Kendall (villain, introduction); the Barracuda Brothers (villains, introduction for all); "Nitro" Nelson (villain, introduction); unnamed prison guards; unnamed inmates; unnamed police bomb squad members; unnamed pirates; Pigeon (henchman)
- Synopsis
- Criminal mastermind Black Diamond breaks four convicts out of prison and assigns them with the task of eliminating Batman and Robin.
- Reprints
- in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #7 ([August] 2019)
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Indexer Notes
Penciler credits verified by Schwartz, inker credit verified by Paris, and letterer credit by Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.
[no title indexed]
Little Pete / comic story / 0.67 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Mom and Dad are having a party!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Little Pete; Wilbur
- Synopsis
- Pete tries to get his father to sign his report card during a game of blind-man's bluff.
Superman's Code for Buddies
Superman / public service announcement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hiya, fellas.
- Feature Logo
Superman [classic design, angled u bottom]- Genre
- advocacy; superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Sam Levy; Tommy
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Penguin's State-Bird Crimes
Batman and Robin -
1.
["You will always hit the bull's-eye..."]
-
2.
The State-Bird Crimes!
Batman and Robin -
3.
[no title indexed]
Bazooka Bubble Gum -
4.
["A complete picture-story of a thrilling new movie..."]
Feature Films -
5.
The Brand of a Hero!
Batman and Robin -
6.
[no title indexed]
Nabisco Shredded Wheat -
7.
Death Dance
-
8.
["It sure was a good idea buying this car in partnership!"]
Daffy & Doodle -
9.
Ultraviolet Bullets
-
10.
The Black Diamond!
Batman and Robin -
11.
["Mom and Dad are having a party!"]
Little Pete -
12.
[no title indexed]
Nestlé's Crunch -
13.
Superman's Code for Buddies
Superman -
14.
[no title indexed]
The Adventures of Bob Hope -
15.
[no title indexed]
Thom McAn Shoes
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Shad Z. Daly
- Craig Delich
- Gregory Fischer
- Del Gruber
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Matthew Head
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Donald Dale Milne
- Stephen Mitchell
- John Monagle
- Matthew Peets
- Daniel Thingvold
- Jim Van Dore
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