Batman (DC, 1940 series) #26

Price: 0.10 USD

Pages: 52

On-sale Date: 1944-10-07

Editing: Whitney Ellsworth (credited as F. W. Ellsworth) (editor); Jack Schiff (actual editor)

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Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page

Pencils:	Jerry Robinson
Inks:	Jerry Robinson
Colors:	?
Letters:	typeset

Genre:superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth

Reprints (2)

Indexer Notes

Art credits verified by Jerry Robinson.

Issue Data

Publisher's Brand: A Superman DC Publication
Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Detective Comics Inc.
Indicia Frequency: bi-monthly
Printer: ?

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Editorial Advisory Board

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

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Batman; The Boy Commandos; Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page

Twenty Ton Robbery!

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Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages

Script:	Don C. Cameron
Pencils:	Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)
Inks:	Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)
Colors:	?
Letters:	Pat Gordon ?

Genre:superhero

Feature Logo:Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [40's face]
Keywords:Gotham City; wireless belt radio

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Jeff (fish market owner); Mike (fish store owner); The Cavalier [Mortimer Drake; aka Albert Foster] (villain)

Synopsis:: The Cavalier returns in disguise to acquire a new mob that he plans to use to rob the city blind, but the theft of a whale undoes his plans.; in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #258 (September-October 1974)
in Giant Batman Album (K. G. Murray, 1962 series) #31 (1975)
in Batman Classics (Classics/Williams, 1970 series) #79 (1976)
in Läderlappen (Semic, 1976 series) #10/1976 ([oktober] 1976)
which is reprinted
in Läderlappen [och Robin] (SatellitFörlaget, 1989 series) #7/1989
in Läderlappen (Semic, 1976 series) #10/1976 ([oktober] 1976)
in Lynvingen (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #10/1976 ([oktober] 1976)
in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #7 (2010 [February 2011])
in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #4 (2017 [January 2018])

Indexer Notes

Art credits verified by Dick Sprang.

Capturing the Counterfeiters

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Adventures of "R. C." and Quickie; Royal Crown Cola / comics-form advertising / 1 page

Recipe for Revenge!

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The Adventures of Alfred / comic story / 4 pages

Script:	Jack Schiff
Pencils:	Jerry Robinson
Inks:	Jerry Robinson
Colors:	?
Letters:	George Roussos

Genre:detective-mystery

First Line of Dialogue or Text:Look at you, Mawster Bruce!
Keywords:Gotham City

Characters:

Alfred Pennyworth; Bruce Wayne; Dick Grayson; Pierre (master chef); Watson (villain, brother of gangster Knocky Watson, introduction)

Synopsis:: Alfred criticizes Bruce and Dick for not eating healthy meals, because of the crime-fighting activities, so he heads to the market to stock up on "good" food and runs headlong into a case he thinks that only he can solve.; in The Batman Family (DC, 1975 series) #9 (January-February 1977)
in Batman Classics (Classics/Williams, 1970 series) #114 (1979)
in Batman Album (K. G. Murray, 1976 series) #37 (October 1979)
in Läderlappen (Semic, 1976 series) #11/1979 (Oktober 1979)
in Lynvingen (Semic, 1977 series) #11/1979 (uke 44 1979)
in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #7 (2010 [February 2011])
in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #4 (2017 [January 2018])

Indexer Notes

Art credits verified by Jerry Robinson. Letterer credit verified by George Roussos.

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"Double" Decker / comic story / 1 page

Script:	Jack Farr
Pencils:	Jack Farr
Inks:	Jack Farr
Colors:	?
Letters:	Jack Farr

Genre:humor

First Line of Dialogue or Text:Oh, stop yelling at me...

Characters:

Double Decker

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Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page

The Year 3000!

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Batman and Robin / comic story / 13 pages

Script:	Joseph Greene
Pencils:	Dick Sprang
Inks:	Dick Sprang
Colors:	?
Letters:	Pat Gordon ?

Genre:superhero

Feature Logo:Batman with Robin
Keywords:futuristic Batmobile; Sky-Sled

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batman of 3000 [Brane] (introduction, origin); Robin of 3000 [Ricky]; Loral (Brane's sweetheart); Fura (villain, a Saturnian warlord, introduction, death)

Synopsis:: In the year 3000, a man, who is the direct descendant of Bruce Wayne, and his son, run across a time capsule containing the exploits of Batman and Robin, and don those guises in order to fight and rally support against a warlord named Fura.; in The Batman Family (DC, 1975 series) #3 (January-February 1976)
in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #7 (2010 [February 2011])
in Batman: The War Years 1939-1945 (Chartwell Books, 2015 series) (2015)
in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #4 (2017 [January 2018])

Indexer Notes

Art credits verified by Dick Sprang. Writer credit by Martin O'Hearn.

The real Batman and Robin only appear on film from the time capsule in two panels.

Flying Models of Famous Fighter Planes

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Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page

Night Rider

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text story / 2 pages

Script:	Ted Udall (credited as Tod Lowry)
Letters:	typeset

Genre:adventure

Indexer Notes

This text story does NOT appear in the Archive.

Capt. Tootsie and the Toy Cannon

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Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page

Crime Comes to Lost Mesa!

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Batman and Robin / comic story / 11 pages

Script:	Don C. Cameron
Pencils:	Dick Sprang
Inks:	Dick Sprang
Colors:	?
Letters:	George Roussos

Genre:superhero

Feature Logo:Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [40's face]
First Line of Dialogue or Text:Guarded by impassable cliffs, roofed with...
Keywords:Batplane; Gotham City; Gotham City Gazette; Gotham News

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Tolto (Indian Chief); Nachee (Indian boy); Monk Bardo (villain, introduction); Randy Roose (villain, introduction); Mordu (villain, introduction, death)

Synopsis:: Two criminals enlist the aid of an Indian medicine man as a cover to allow them to rob the tribal temple of its riches.; in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #7 (2010 [February 2011])
in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #4 (2017 [January 2018])

Indexer Notes

Art credits verified by Dick Sprang. Letterer credit verified by George Roussos.

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"Wonders of Living Things" Book and Microscope / advertisement / 1 page

An Important Message to the Boys and Girls of America!

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public service announcement / 1 page

Script:	H. H. Arnold (credited as General H. H. Arnold)
Pencils:	? (photograph)
Inks:	? (photograph)
Letters:	typeset

Characters:

General H. H. Arnold

Synopsis:: Encourages pre-military age children who have been working summer war jobs to return to school in the fall.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

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

Table of Contents ToC

Table of Contents

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Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page

Indexer Notes

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

Editorial Advisory Board (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 1)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman; The Boy Commandos; Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page

Twenty Ton Robbery! (Table of Contents: 3)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages

Indexer Notes

Capturing the Counterfeiters (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 4)

Adventures of "R. C." and Quickie; Royal Crown Cola / comics-form advertising / 1 page

Recipe for Revenge! (Table of Contents: 5)

The Adventures of Alfred / comic story / 4 pages

Indexer Notes

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

"Double" Decker / comic story / 1 page

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Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page

The Year 3000! (Table of Contents: 8)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 13 pages

Indexer Notes

Flying Models of Famous Fighter Planes (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 9)

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page

Night Rider (Table of Contents: 10)

text story / 2 pages

Indexer Notes

Capt. Tootsie and the Toy Cannon (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 11)

Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page

Crime Comes to Lost Mesa! (Table of Contents: 12)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 11 pages

Indexer Notes

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

"Wonders of Living Things" Book and Microscope / advertisement / 1 page

An Important Message to the Boys and Girls of America! (Table of Contents: 14)

public service announcement / 1 page

Indexer Notes

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

[no title indexed]

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Editorial Advisory Board

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[no title indexed]

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Twenty Ton Robbery!

(Table of Contents: 3)

Capturing the Counterfeiters

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Recipe for Revenge!

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[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents: 6)

[no title indexed]

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The Year 3000!

(Table of Contents: 8)

Flying Models of Famous Fighter Planes

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 9)

Night Rider

(Table of Contents: 10)

Capt. Tootsie and the Toy Cannon

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 11)

Crime Comes to Lost Mesa!

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[no title indexed]

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An Important Message to the Boys and Girls of America!

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