Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 52
On-sale Date: 1947-05-21
Editing: Jack Schiff (editor); Whitney Ellsworth (editor-in-chief)
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The Citadel of Crime
(Table of Contents)

Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page

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

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Never Miss - Do You, Champ?
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 1)

Kodak Cameras and Film / advertisement / 1 page

The Citadel of Crime!
(Table of Contents: 2)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 13 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Ray Burnley (backgrounds)
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne] [also as Tom Horne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Dan Briggs (ex-con, death); Tom Horne (ex-con); Smith (villain); The Thinker (villain, death)
Synopsis:
Commissioner Gordon asks Batman to investigate when a series of cons are released from prison and suddenly disappear. The Caped Crusader discovers, after going undercover, that a criminal named the Thinker is gathering and using them to manufacture parts for equipment to be used by the underworld.
Reprints (2)

Indexer Notes

Letters credit verified by Jack Burnley.

Dave Ferriss
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Wheaties / comics-form advertising / 1 page

Prosecutor by Proxy!
(Table of Contents: 4)

Air Wave / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
Lee Harris (signed)
Inks:
Lee Harris (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Air Wave [Larry Jordan]

Kid Pep Rescues a Steeplejack!
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Kellogg's Pep / comics-form advertising / 1 page

Jack Treddle Gets Hero's Medal
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 6)

"P-F" Canvas Shoes; Another Jim Wise Story / comics-form advertising / 1 page

Fireman, Save My Child!
(Table of Contents: 7)

Slam Bradley / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:detective-mystery
Characters:
Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan

Indexer Notes

Pencils credit by Jerry Bails. Previously credited to Howard Sherman.

Ace Pilots
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Columbia Bicycles / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 9)

The Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream-Oil / comics-form advertising / 1 page

Safety in Numbers
(Table of Contents: 10)

text story / 1.67 pages

Script:
Patrick Dobbs (credited)
Letters:
typeset
  • Genre:adventure

Editorial Advisory Board
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 11)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

Learn Inside Baseball from Big League Stars
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 12)

Spalding Sports Equipment / advertisement / 1 page

Outwitting the Kidnappers
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 13)

"U. S." Royal [U. S. Royal; adventure comic ad]; U. S. Royal Bicycle Tires [U. S. Royal Bike Tires; U. S. Royal Tires; U. S. Bike Tires; Uniroyal] / comics-form advertising / 1 page

When Hitler Came Back!
(Table of Contents: 14)

The Boy Commandos / comic story / 12 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:adventure; war
Characters:
The Boy Commandos [Rip Carter; Alfy Twidgett; Andre Chavard; Brooklyn [Dan Turpin]; Jan Haasan]

Ready Now... Your Own Circus!
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 15)

Post Grape-Nuts / advertisement / 1 page

Dapper Jack's Dream
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 16)

Thom McAn Shoes / comics-form advertising / 1 page

Get This Handy 128 Page Daisy Handbook Pronto, Partner!
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 17)

Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns; Red Ryder / advertisement / 1 page

Captain Tootsie Saves the School Party
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 18)

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

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. The Citadel of Crime
    Batman and Robin
  2. Never Miss - Do You, Champ?
    Kodak Cameras and Film
  3. The Citadel of Crime!
    Batman and Robin
  4. Dave Ferriss
    Wheaties
  5. Prosecutor by Proxy!
    Air Wave
  6. Kid Pep Rescues a Steeplejack!
    Kellogg's Pep
  7. Jack Treddle Gets Hero's Medal
    "P-F" Canvas Shoes; Another Jim Wise Story
  8. Fireman, Save My Child!
    Slam Bradley
  9. Ace Pilots
    Columbia Bicycles
  10. ["Lay off the Wildroot Cream-Oil, Sam-"]
    The Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream-Oil
  11. Safety in Numbers
  12. Editorial Advisory Board
  13. Learn Inside Baseball from Big League Stars
    Spalding Sports Equipment
  14. Outwitting the Kidnappers
    "U. S." Royal [U. S. Royal; adventure comic ad]; U. S. Royal Bicycle Tires [U. S. Royal Bike Tires; U. S. Royal Tires; U. S. Bike Tires; Uniroyal]
  15. When Hitler Came Back!
    The Boy Commandos
  16. Ready Now... Your Own Circus!
    Post Grape-Nuts
  17. Dapper Jack's Dream
    Thom McAn Shoes
  18. Get This Handy 128 Page Daisy Handbook Pronto, Partner!
    Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns; Red Ryder
  19. Captain Tootsie Saves the School Party
    Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll
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