Volume: 33
Price: 0.25 USD
Pages: 52
On-sale Date: 1972-03-14
Editing: Julius Schwartz

At Dawn Dies Mary MacGuffin!

Batman / cover / 1 page


  • Genre:superhero
  • Job Number:S-1187
Characters:
Batman
Reprints (20)

Indexer Notes

Cover art credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

The Alan Kupperberg penciled and Neal Adams inked head shot of Batman from the cover of Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #420 is on the upper left of this cover.

Logo probably by Gaspar Saladino with art probably by Neal Adams (https://kleinletters.com/Blog/logo-study-batman-part-3/).

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #82.

At Dawn Dies Mary MacGuffin!

Batman / comic story / 17 pages


  • Genre:superhero
  • Job Number:S-1100
Characters:
Batman; Colonel Sulphur; Mary McGuffin; Howard MacGuffin; James Gordon
Synopsis:
Howard MacGuffin, a young diplomat, is forced to steal government secrets when Colonel Sulphur kidnaps his wife.
Reprints (9)

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Secret of the Psychic Siren!

Robin / comic story / 8 pages


  • Genre:superhero
  • Job Number:S-1142
Characters:
Lilith (of the Teen Titans, a relative of Terri); Robin [Dick Grayson]; Terri Bergstrom; Kid Flash [Wally West]
Synopsis:
Terri Bergstrom's search for her cousin comes to an end, leading to Robin, Terri and Lilith battling a cult that worships Cthulhu.
Reprints (5)

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

The Case of the Honest Crook

Batman and Robin / comic story / 13 pages


  • Genre:superhero
  • Job Number:S-1097
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Joseph Sands (introduction); Ann Sands [nee Ann Davis] (Joe's wife, introduction); unnamed shopkeeper; unnamed doctor; Smiley Sikes (villain, introduction); Matty Link (villain, introduction, death)
Synopsis:
Batman helps out a young convict released from prison who is having trouble getting an honest job to support his new, but sick wife. The Caped Crusaders then vow to help track down the rats who set him up to be arrested originally, but Robin is nearly beaten to death, and the Batman swears vengeance on those responsible.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Inks credits confirmed by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos. Lettering credit confirmed by George Roussos.

[no title indexed]

Letters to the Batman / letters page / 1 page

Script:
Julius Schwartz (signed as JS)
Pencils:
Anthony Kowalik (illustration)
Inks:
Neal Adams (illustration)
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset

  • Job Number:S-1194

Indexer Notes

Includes a letter from David B. Michelinie.

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