Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #235

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Pages: 36

On-sale Date: 1956-07-24

Editing: Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Jack Schiff (actual)

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The First Batman!

(Table of Contents)

Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page

Script:	?
Pencils:	Sheldon Moldoff
Inks:	Sheldon Moldoff
Colors:	?
Letters:	Ira Schnapp

Genre:superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batman [Dr. Thomas Wayne]; Lew Moxon

Reprints (5)

in Batman (Editorial Novaro, 1954 series) #47
in Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #4 (Winter 1962-1963)

in DC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals (DC, 2009 series) #2 ([October] 2010)

in The Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told (DC, 1992 series) ([May] 1992) [cover illustration]
in Batman: Cover to Cover (DC, 2005 series) ([June] 2005)
in Batman in the Fifties (DC, 2021 series) ([November] 2021)

Issue Data

Publisher's Brand: Superman DC National Comics
Indicia / Colophon Publisher: National Comics Publications Inc.
Indicia Frequency: monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Printer: ?

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

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DeLuxe Photo Service / advertisement / 1 page

The First Batman

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Batman and Robin / comic story / 10 pages

Script:	Bill Finger
Pencils:	Sheldon Moldoff (ghosted for Bob Kane) (signed as Bob Kane)
Inks:	Stan Kaye
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:superhero

Keywords:Bat-Cave; Batplane; Gotham City

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne] (origin re-cap); Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Dr. Thomas Wayne [as Bat-Man] (cameo, flashback); Martha Wayne (cameo, flashback); Lew Moxon (villain, introduction, death); Joey Chill (villain, death)

Synopsis:: The discovery of an old Batman-type costume in Bruce Wayne's attic re-opens the Wayne murder case, and helps him realize that Joey Chill had ONLY been hired to kill his parents...and the real man responsible was still alive and free.; in Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #4 (Winter 1962-1963)
in Batman Annual (Atlas Publishing, 1959 ? series) #1968 ([1968])
in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #255 (March-April 1974)
which is reprinted
in Batman Classics (Classics/Williams, 1970 series) #64 (1975)
in Läderlappen (Williams Förlags AB, 1969 series) #7/1975 ([juli] 1975)
in Lynvingen (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #7/1975 ([juli] 1975)
in Batman Poche (Sage - Sagédition, 1976 series) #6 (avril 1977)
in The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #2 (November-December 1979)
in The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told (DC, 1988 series) ([December] 1988)
in The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told (Warner Books, 1989 series) #[nn] ([June] 1989)
in The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told (DC, 1989 series) #[1] (1988 [August 1989])
in Super-Team (Epix, 1992 series) #6/1992 (1992)
in Batman: Secrets of the Batcave (DC, 2007 series) ([October] 2007)
in Batman: The Black Casebook (DC, 2009 series) ([August] 2009)
in DC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals (DC, 2009 series) #2 ([October] 2010)
in Grant Morrison présente Batman (Urban Comics, 2012 series) #4 (janvier 2013)
in Batman in the Fifties (DC, 2021 series) ([November] 2021)

Indexer Notes

Panel 7 on page 6 is Moldoff's recreation of the scene from Batman #9's cover.

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Kellogg's Corn Flakes / advertisement / 1 page

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Casey the Cop / comic story / 1 page

Script:	Henry Boltinoff
Pencils:	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks:	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors:	?
Letters:	Henry Boltinoff

Genre:humor

First Line of Dialogue or Text:Good morning.

Characters:

Casey the Cop

Reprints (1)

in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #147 (May 1962)

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Garcelon Stamps / advertisement / 1 page

The Hour of Hoaxes

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Roy Raymond TV Detective / comic story / 6 pages

Script:	?
Pencils:	Ruben Moreira (signed)
Inks:	Ruben Moreira (signed)
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:detective-mystery

Characters:

Roy Raymond; Karen; unnamed spy (villain, introduction)

Reprints (1)

in The Hundred Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1956 ? series) #6 ([March 1957])

The Big Dance

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public service announcement / 1 page

Script:	Jack Schiff ?
Letters:	typeset

Genre:advocacy

Here Are the Prizes

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 3 pages

The Black Museum

(Table of Contents: 9)

text article / 1 page

Script:	?
Pencils:	? (spot illustration)
Inks:	? (spot illustration)
Colors:	?
Letters:	typeset

Genre:non-fiction; crime

The World's Greatest Magician

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Martian Manhunter / comic story / 6 pages

Script:	Dave Wood ?
Pencils:	Joe Certa
Inks:	Joe Certa
Colors:	?
Letters:	Pat Gordon

Genre:superhero

Characters:

Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz; aka John Jones]; Captain Harding; The Phantom Thief [Jojo] (villain, introduction); Daro (villain, introduction); Zodak (villain, introduction)

Synopsis:: Jones becomes a circus magician in order to smoke out a thief.; in Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([September] 2007)

The First Batman!

(Table of Contents)

Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

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DeLuxe Photo Service / advertisement / 1 page

The First Batman

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Batman and Robin / comic story / 10 pages

Indexer Notes

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Kellogg's Corn Flakes / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents: 4)

Casey the Cop / comic story / 1 page

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Garcelon Stamps / advertisement / 1 page

The Hour of Hoaxes

(Table of Contents: 6)

Roy Raymond TV Detective / comic story / 6 pages

The Big Dance

(Table of Contents: 7)

public service announcement / 1 page

Here Are the Prizes

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 3 pages

The Black Museum

(Table of Contents: 9)

text article / 1 page

The World's Greatest Magician

(Table of Contents: 10)

Martian Manhunter / comic story / 6 pages

Indexer Notes

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Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes / advertisement / 1 page

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Cheerful Card / Cheerful House Cards and Stationery / advertisement / 1 page

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The National Sports Council Books / advertisement / 1 page

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Schwinn Bicycles / advertisement / 1 page

The First Batman! (Table of Contents)

Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

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DeLuxe Photo Service / advertisement / 1 page

The First Batman (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 10 pages

Indexer Notes

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Kellogg's Corn Flakes / advertisement / 1 page

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

Casey the Cop / comic story / 1 page

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

Garcelon Stamps / advertisement / 1 page

The Hour of Hoaxes (Table of Contents: 6)

Roy Raymond TV Detective / comic story / 6 pages

The Big Dance (Table of Contents: 7)

public service announcement / 1 page

Here Are the Prizes (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 8)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 3 pages

The Black Museum (Table of Contents: 9)

text article / 1 page

The World's Greatest Magician (Table of Contents: 10)

Martian Manhunter / comic story / 6 pages

Indexer Notes

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Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes / advertisement / 1 page

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Cheerful Card / Cheerful House Cards and Stationery / advertisement / 1 page

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The National Sports Council Books / advertisement / 1 page

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Schwinn Bicycles / advertisement / 1 page

The First Batman!

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The First Batman

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The Hour of Hoaxes

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The Big Dance

(Table of Contents: 7)

Here Are the Prizes

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The Black Museum

(Table of Contents: 9)

The World's Greatest Magician

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