Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 60
On-sale Date: 1944-03-21
Editing: Whitney Ellsworth (credited as F. W. Ellsworth) (credited editor); Jack Schiff (actual editor); Bernard Breslauer (actual editor)
Cover Thumbnail for Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #87 Edit Cover
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Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page

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typeset
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
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Art credits verified by Sprang.

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

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Weatherman Weather House / advertisement / 1 page

The Man of a Thousand Umbrellas
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Batman and Robin / comic story / 13 pages

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  • Genre:superhero
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Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Mrs. Van Voort (cameo); The Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot; also as Mr. Feather; also as P. N. Quinn] (villain); Penguin's gang (villains)
Synopsis:
Bruce and Dick disguise themselves as umbrella repairmen in order to get the Penguin to surface, but when he does, he has a surprise in store for the Caped Duo. He then buys an umbrella shop and does his own repairs, placing radio devices into umbrellas in order to direct his men on jobs.
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Indexer Notes

Letters credit verified by Dick Sprang.

In Paper There Is Power!
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Batman and Robin / public service announcement / 1 page

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  • Genre:superhero
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Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Johnny Smith

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Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page

Professor Long Sells Air Wave Short!
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Air Wave / comic story / 6 pages

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Air Wave [Larry Jordan]; Static; Professor Long

[Blazin' Brody the Fire Eater]
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"Three Ring" Binks / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor
Characters:
Three-Ring Binks; Blazing Brody

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Letterer credit by Craig Delich.

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Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page

Smugglers' Song!
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The Crimson Avenger / comic story / 5.67 pages

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  • Genre:superhero
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The Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]; Wing

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public service announcement / 0.33 page

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  • Genre:advocacy
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Excellent statue of true friend of Japan!
  • Keywords:War Bonds

Tuition Free!
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Slam Bradley / comic story / 7.67 pages

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  • Genre:detective-mystery
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Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

Happy Goes Lucky
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text story / 2 pages

Script:
Art Watkins (credited)
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typeset
  • Genre:adventure
Characters:
Happy

King Brooklyn the Foist!
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The Boy Commandos / comic story / 12 pages

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  • Genre:adventure; war
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The Boy Commandos [Rip Carter; Brooklyn [Dan Turpin]; Tex; Andre Chavard; Alfy Twidgett; Jan Haasan]; King Mantobi (villain)
Synopsis:
Brooklyn becomes king of a South Seas island.

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Wonderscope / advertisement / 1 page

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Let's Go to College / advertisement / 1 page

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Eveready Batteries; Lighter Moments with Fresh Eveready Batteries / comics-form advertising / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. [no title indexed]
    Batman and Robin
  2. [no title indexed]
    Weatherman Weather House
  3. The Man of a Thousand Umbrellas
    Batman and Robin
  4. In Paper There Is Power!
    Batman and Robin
  5. ["A guide tol' me she lost 'em in a Athens boarding house..."]
    Wheaties
  6. Professor Long Sells Air Wave Short!
    Air Wave
  7. [Blazin' Brody the Fire Eater]
    "Three Ring" Binks
  8. [no title indexed]
    Baby Ruth
  9. Smugglers' Song!
    The Crimson Avenger
  10. ["Excellent statue of true friend of Japan!"]
  11. Tuition Free!
    Slam Bradley
  12. ["Look for this trademark!"]
  13. Happy Goes Lucky
  14. King Brooklyn the Foist!
    The Boy Commandos
  15. [no title indexed]
    Wonderscope
  16. [no title indexed]
    Let's Go to College
  17. ["Tell the Mess Sergeant to look up the recipe for turtle soup."]
    Eveready Batteries; Lighter Moments with Fresh Eveready Batteries
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  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
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  • Matthew Peets
  • Tony R. Rose
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