Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 52
On-sale Date: 1945-09-18
Editing: Jack Schiff; Whitney Ellsworth (editor-in-chief)
Cover Thumbnail for Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #105 Edit Cover
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The Batman Goes Broke
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Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page

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?
Letters:
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Reprints (2)

Indexer Notes

Pencils credit confirmed by Burnley.

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Editorial Advisory Board
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

B Is for Beaver
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page

The Batman Goes Broke!
(Table of Contents: 3)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages

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?
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  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Simon Gurlin (villain); Gurlin's gang [Chuck; Pete; others unnamed] (villains)
Synopsis:
When Wayne Motor Company goes broke because the company's treasurer absconds with the company money, Bruce finds himself broke. That predictament creates many headaches for the Dynamic Duo!
Reprints (2)

Indexer Notes

Art credits verified by Mortimer. Mortimer signed his true name (J. W. Mortimer) on page 10 in panel 3.

[no title indexed]
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Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page

Adventure in the Park!
(Table of Contents: 5)

Slam Bradley / comic story / 6.67 pages

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  • Genre:detective-mystery
Characters:
Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan

[no title indexed]
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Hingees / advertisement / 0.33 page

[no title indexed]
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Bit-o-Honey / advertisement / 1 page

Polly Wants a Prize!
(Table of Contents: 8)

Air Wave / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Air Wave [Larry Jordan]

Home to Roost
(Table of Contents: 9)

text story / 2 pages

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Letters:
typeset

[no title indexed]
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Post Grape-Nuts Flakes; Volto from Mars / comics-form advertising / 1 page

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 11)

"Three-Ring" Binks / comic story / 4 pages

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  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Old time 'big shot' of the circus world...
Characters:
Three-Ring Binks

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit by Craig Delich.

Bernie Bierman
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Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page

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

Daffy & Doodle / comic story / 1 page

Script:
Pencils:
Lit-Win (signed)
Inks:
Lit-Win (signed)
Colors:
?
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?
  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Happy birthday, Daffy!

Foxhole Chaplain!
(Table of Contents: 14)

The Boy Commandos / comic story / 11 pages

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  • Genre:adventure; war
Characters:
The Boy Commandos [Rip Carter; Andre Chavard; Alfy Twidgett; Brooklyn [Dan Turpin]; Jan Haasan]

How Thom McAn Rescued the Doomed Liner
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Thom McAn Shoes / advertisement / 1 page

Tops in Comics!
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[no title indexed]
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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. The Batman Goes Broke
    Batman and Robin
  2. Editorial Advisory Board
  3. B Is for Beaver
  4. The Batman Goes Broke!
    Batman and Robin
  5. ["We get all this energy from Wheaties, Coach!"]
    Wheaties
  6. Adventure in the Park!
    Slam Bradley
  7. [no title indexed]
    Hingees
  8. [no title indexed]
    Bit-o-Honey
  9. Polly Wants a Prize!
    Air Wave
  10. Home to Roost
  11. ["Volto's out-of-this world magnetic powers..."]
    Post Grape-Nuts Flakes; Volto from Mars
  12. ["Old time 'big shot' of the circus world..."]
    "Three-Ring" Binks
  13. Bernie Bierman
    Wheaties
  14. ["Happy birthday, Daffy!"]
    Daffy & Doodle
  15. Foxhole Chaplain!
    The Boy Commandos
  16. How Thom McAn Rescued the Doomed Liner
    Thom McAn Shoes
  17. Tops in Comics!
  18. ["I felt like working overtime, Sarge!"]
    Eveready Batteries; Lighter Moments with Fresh Eveready Batteries
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