Batman #72

(August-September 1952)

Superman Says: "It's Smart to Check-- And Doublecheck!" (Table of Contents: 1)

Superman / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Win Mortimer

Inks:

Win Mortimer

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Genre:

advocacy; superhero

Characters:

Superman [Clark Kent]

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Jungle Batman! (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script:

David Vern

Pencils:

Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only, signed); Lew Sayre Schwartz

Inks:

Charles Paris

Colors:

?

Letters:

Pat Gordon

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; The Sinister Eight [Frenchy Le Doix; Singh Dan; Baron Nengler; Ling Chee; Luigi Verona; Aldo Toledano; Liverpool Kid; Sumatra Joe] (villains); Hurd (villain, submarine commander)

Synopsis:

After capturing the feared Sinister Eight, Commissioner Gordon asks the Dynamic Duo to deliver the crooks by radio-controlled ship to their prison at Satan's Island. The ship is torpedoed and sunk during a storm at sea by the Sinister Eight's minions, and all are washed ashore on an island, where Batman and Robin have to avoid capture by the villains before they can capture them.

Reprints:

• in Batman (K. G. Murray, 1950 series) #33 (February 1953)
• in Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #2 ([Winter] 1961)
• in DC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals (DC, 2009 series) #1 ([April] 2009)

Keywords:

Donna Cruz (a Radoc or experimental radio controlled ship); Satan's Island

Indexer Notes

Script credit by Martin O'Hearn, pencil credits verified by Schwartz, and inker credit verified by Charles Paris.

Top Speed Stops Spy (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Another Jim Wise "P-F" Adventure Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Quick Quiz / activity / 0.67 page (report information)

Script:

H. T. Elmo

Pencils:

H. T. Elmo

Inks:

H. T. Elmo

Colors:

?

Letters:

H. T. Elmo

First Line of Dialogue or Text:

Where is the last harbor of the good ship 'Mayflower'?

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit by Craig Delich.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Varsity Vic / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text:

I'd better hurry. I'm meeting Sue at eight!

Genre:

humor; teen

Characters:

Varsity Vic

Reprints:

• in The Adventures of Jerry Lewis (DC, 1957 series) #41 (November 1957)

The Legion of Faceless Men! (Table of Contents: 7)

Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Dick Sprang

Inks:

Charles Paris

Colors:

?

Letters:

Pat Gordon

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Masked Bandit [Biff] (villain); The Maskers (villains)

Indexer Notes

Penciler credit verified by Dick Sprang and inker credit verified by Charles Paris.

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

Private Pete / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text:

Being bugler is awful...

Genre:

humor; military

Characters:

Private Pete

Reprints:

• in All-American Men of War (DC, 1952 series) #51 (November 1957)
• in Our Fighting Forces (DC, 1954 series) #111 (January-February 1968)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Necco / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Peg / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text:

-And then I ran for a touchdown...

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Peg

Reprints:

• in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #1 (March-April 1958)

Changing Styles in Magic (Table of Contents: 11)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script:

David Kahn [as Donald King] (credited)

Pencils:

Raymond Perry

Inks:

Raymond Perry

Colors:

Raymond Perry ?

Letters:

typeset

Genre:

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Colorist credit by Craig Delich.

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

Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Shorty / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text:

Boo! Throw the umpire out!

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Shorty

Reprints:

• in Blackhawk (DC, 1957 series) #128 (September 1958)
• in Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #301 (June 1963)

Message to Parents (Table of Contents: 14)

public service announcement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Keywords:

Polio

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

The Death-Cheaters of Gotham City! (Table of Contents: 16)

Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script:

David Vern

Pencils:

Jim Mooney [as Bob Kane] (signed)

Inks:

Jim Mooney [as Bob Kane] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Job Number:

N-288

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; unnamed wife of Hack Dawes; unnamed wife of Tom Weaver; The Death-Cheaters Club [John Hedges Grant (sportsman, death); Jeff Sievers (villain, accountant, faked death); Hack Dawes (truck driver); Tom Weaver (writer); Stanley Duff (banker); Jim Sawyer (stevedore); Gregory Orrick (actor); Bruce Wayne (socialite)]; Little Doughy (villain); Joey the Rod (villain)

Synopsis:

Batman becomes a member of the strange "Death Cheaters Club," but a wanted criminal, who fits the qualifications for membership, is denied the same...and vows vengeance against all the members!

Reprints:

• in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #233 (July-August 1971)
• in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #21/1971 (16.Oktober 1971)
• in Lynvingen (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #9/1974 ([september] 1974)
• in Läderlappen (Williams Förlags AB, 1969 series) #10/1974 (1974-10-dd)

Keywords:

Bat-Cave; Bat-Signal; Batplane; Gotham City

Indexer Notes

Script credit by Martin O'Hearn, art credits verified by Jim Mooney, and letterer credit by Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.

Two More Thrilling Magazines for Mystery Fans! (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

The Phantom Stranger; House of Mystery / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

Casey the Cop / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text:

Shoplifting again, eh Benny?

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Casey the Cop; Benny (villain)

Reprints:

• in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #114 (March 1958)

Explosive Action! (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Our Army at War; All-American Men of War; Star Spangled War Stories / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Secret of Treasure Cave (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Wilson Chem. Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)