Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 52
On-sale Date: 1947-02-24
Editing: Jack Schiff (editor); Whitney Ellsworth (editor-in-chief)
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The Black Cat Crimes!
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Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page

Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Catwoman [Selina Kyle]
Reprints (4)

Indexer Notes

Inks credit by Craig Delich; previously given to Ray 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

R Is for Rabbit
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page

The Black Cat Crimes!
(Table of Contents: 3)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 13 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Bob Kane (signed)
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; John Ross (fur magnate); Sam Slade (circus owner); Bill Drew (ship owner); Catwoman [Selina Kyle] (villain); Hecate (Catwoman's black cat); Catwoman's gang (villains)
Synopsis:
After escaping from prison, Catwoman decides to use superstitions to extort money from wealthy businessmen.
Reprints (3)

Indexer Notes

Writer credit determined by textual analysis by Lou Mougin.

The Kitty Car, Catwoman's answer to the Batmobile, 1st appears in this story. Story later adapted as part of BATMAN VS. 3 VILLAINS OF DOOM, a 1966 prose novel.

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 4)

Chief Hot Foot / comic story / 1 page

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Me fix-um little ones!
Characters:
Chief Hot Foot

Ed Krause
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Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page

The Crazy Customers!
(Table of Contents: 6)

Slam Bradley / comic story / 7 pages

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

Indexer Notes

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

Captain Tootsie's Counter-Spook
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Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page

Two of America's Most Famous Boys!
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Star Spangled Comics; Robin; Adventure Comics; Superboy / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

The Uncandid Camera!
(Table of Contents: 9)

Air Wave / comic story / 8 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
Lee Harris (signed as Harris)
Inks:
Lee Harris (signed as Harris)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Air Wave [Larry Jordan]; Static (his parrot); Andy Philips (photographer)

The Talking Cat
(Table of Contents: 10)

text story / 2 pages

Script:
Mal Terret (credited) (house name)
Letters:
typeset
  • Genre:adventure

Four Swords for a King
(Table of Contents: 11)

The Boy Commandos / comic story / 12 pages

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

[no title indexed]
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Jimminy and the Magic Book; More Fun Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[no title indexed]
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Gahoon / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed]
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MoToR's Auto and Truck Repair Manuals / advertisement / 1 page

How to Outbluff a Vicious Dog at Night!
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 15)

Eveready Batteries / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. The Black Cat Crimes!
    Batman and Robin
  2. Editorial Advisory Board
  3. R Is for Rabbit
  4. The Black Cat Crimes!
    Batman and Robin
  5. ["Me fix-um little ones!"]
    Chief Hot Foot
  6. Ed Krause
    Wheaties
  7. The Crazy Customers!
    Slam Bradley
  8. Captain Tootsie's Counter-Spook
    Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll
  9. Two of America's Most Famous Boys!
    Star Spangled Comics; Robin; Adventure Comics; Superboy
  10. The Uncandid Camera!
    Air Wave
  11. The Talking Cat
  12. Four Swords for a King
    The Boy Commandos
  13. [no title indexed]
    Jimminy and the Magic Book; More Fun Comics
  14. [no title indexed]
    Gahoon
  15. [no title indexed]
    MoToR's Auto and Truck Repair Manuals
  16. How to Outbluff a Vicious Dog at Night!
    Eveready Batteries
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Issue was modified by, among others
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  • Nick Caputo
  • Shad Z. Daly
  • Craig Delich
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • John Pannozzi
  • Matthew Peets
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Stangas
  • Jim Van Dore
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