Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 52
On-sale Date: 1946-11-20
Editing: Jack Schiff; Whitney Ellsworth (editor-in-chief)
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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.

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Kodak Cameras and Film / advertisement / 1 page

The Case of the Famous Foes!
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Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; sanitarium inmate [as Abraham Lincoln]; sanitarium inmate [as George Washington]; sanitarium inmate [as Benjamin Franklin]; sanitarium inmate [as Napoleon Bonaparte]; Wiley Derek [also as Lafayette] (villain)
Synopsis:
A crook on the lam assumes the role of a guard at an asylum and gets the idea of using the men inside (who think of themselves as George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Benjamin Franklin and others) as dupes to carry out his nefarious crimes.
Reprints (2)

Indexer Notes

Pencils credit verified by Sprang. Most likely Gene McDonald's last Batman work, per Craig Delich, since he inked thru 1946.

Clark Shaughnessy
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Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page

Danger -- Crooks at Work!
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Slam Bradley / comic story / 7 pages

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

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Lionel Trains / advertisement / 1 page

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Dubble Bubble Gum / advertisement / 1 page

The Talking Dog!
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Air Wave / comic story / 8 pages

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

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General Mills Cereals [multiple varieties] / advertisement / 1 page

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

O Is for Opposum
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page

Gentlemen's Agreement
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text story / 2 pages

Script:
John Broome (credited as John Osgood)
Letters:
typeset
  • Genre:adventure

The Runaway Robot
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The Boy Commandos / comic story / 12 pages

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

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Circus Candy Factory / advertisement / 1 page

How Thom McAn Stopped the Forest Fire
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Thom McAn Shoes / comics-form advertising / 1 page

Red Ryder's Safety Message to Daisy Air Rifle Owners
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Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns; Red Ryder / advertisement / 1 page

How to Outbluff a Vicious Dog at Night!
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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]
    Kodak Cameras and Film
  3. The Case of the Famous Foes!
    Batman and Robin
  4. Clark Shaughnessy
    Wheaties
  5. Danger -- Crooks at Work!
    Slam Bradley
  6. [no title indexed]
    Lionel Trains
  7. [no title indexed]
    Dubble Bubble Gum
  8. The Talking Dog!
    Air Wave
  9. [no title indexed]
    General Mills Cereals [multiple varieties]
  10. Editorial Advisory Board
  11. O Is for Opposum
  12. Gentlemen's Agreement
  13. The Runaway Robot
    The Boy Commandos
  14. [no title indexed]
    Circus Candy Factory
  15. How Thom McAn Stopped the Forest Fire
    Thom McAn Shoes
  16. Red Ryder's Safety Message to Daisy Air Rifle Owners
    Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns; Red Ryder
  17. How to Outbluff a Vicious Dog at Night!
    Eveready Batteries
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