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COVER DETAILS
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Pencils:
Bob Kane (signed)
Inks:
Bob Kane (signed); Jerry Robinson (backgrounds)
Notes:
The inks credit was verified by Robinson.
STORY DETAILS
Title:
The Legend of the Batman - Who He Is and How He Came to Be!
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne] (origin); Thomas Wayne; Martha Wayne; Joe Chill (unnamed)
Synopsis:
Bruce Wayne's parent are murdered by a cheap crook, and young Bruce vows to avenge their deaths by warring on all criminals.
Pages:
2.000
Script:
Bill Finger
Pencils:
Bob Kane (signed)
Inks:
Bob Kane; Sheldon Moldoff (backgrounds)
Letters:
Sheldon Moldoff
Notes:
The background inks and letters credits were verified by Moldoff.
Title:
The Joker
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Henry Claridge (Death); Jay Wilde (Death); Judge Drake (Death); The Joker (Villain; Introduction); Brute Nelson (Death)
Synopsis:
Batman faces a new criminal who succeeds in killing famous men and stealing their prized possessions, leaving them all with "a smile" on their face!
Pages:
13.000
Script:
Bill Finger
Pencils:
Bob Kane (signed); Jerry Robinson (see notes)
Inks:
Bob Kane (signed); Jerry Robinson (backgrounds)
Letters:
Jerry Robinson
Notes:
There is an earlier chronological appearance (and origin) of the Joker in Detective Comics #168.
Robinson verified with Gary Watson in July 2009 that he did some penciling (including the Joker's card on the splash page specifically), in addition to the background inks and lettering he already confirmed.
Characters:
Major Bigsbe; Botts
Synopsis:
Having bought the Bar Q Ranch, Major Bigsbe decides to celebrate by shootin' off his pistols...and lands in jail!
Pages:
2.000
Script:
Paul Gustavson
Pencils:
Paul Gustavson
Inks:
Paul Gustavson
Letters:
Paul Gustavson
Notes:
All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, Paul Gustavson's son.
Title:
The Giants of Hugo Strange
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Professor Hugo Strange (Villain); unnamed monsters (Villains; Death); the Batplane
Synopsis:
The Batman faces an arch criminal who has invented a serum to create a race of giant monsters, and nearly becomes one of them himself!
Pages:
12.000
Script:
Bill Finger
Pencils:
Bob Kane (signed)
Inks:
Bob Kane (signed); Jerry Robinson (backgrounds)
Letters:
Jerry Robinson
Notes:
Oddity: Machine guns are mounted on the Batplane, which are used to kill.
The background inks and letters credits were verified by Robinson.
Title:
Strictly Publicity
Characters:
The Chief; Terry Gallant
Synopsis:
Detective Terry Gallant proves to his Chief that the late Barton Barlow had killed himself with a gun in a most mysterious way.
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Guy Monroe
Letters:
typeset
Title:
Meet the Artist!
Characters:
Bob Kane (photo)
Synopsis:
Biography of Batman creator Bob Kane.
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Whitney Ellsworth [as The Editor] (signed)
Pencils:
? (photo)
Inks:
? (photo)
Letters:
typeset
Title:
The Cat
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; John Travers; Martha Travers; The Cat [Selina Kyle; also as Miss Peggs] (Villain); Denny
Synopsis:
Batman and Robin take a trip aboard an exclusive yacht in order to prevent the theft of the Travers necklace at the hands of the Cat!
Pages:
13.000
Script:
Bill Finger
Pencils:
Bob Kane (signed)
Inks:
Bob Kane; Jerry Robinson (backgrounds)
Letters:
Jerry Robinson
Notes:
The Cat was later renamed Cat-Woman or Catwoman.
The background inks and letters credits were verified by Robinson.
Title:
Two Aces
Characters:
Lt. Bill Wayne; von Berket (villain; death)
Synopsis:
Inventor Doctor Synce gets Navy flier Wayne to fly secret plans from Pensacola, Florida to the coast, when the pilot runs up against an old adversary and ace from years before.
Pages:
2.000
Script:
George Shute
Pencils:
Raymond Perry
Inks:
Raymond Perry
Characters:
Ginger Snap; Uncle Zep
Synopsis:
Uncle Zep takes Ginger to the soda shop for a soda, but ends up drinking way too many himself!
Pages:
2.000
Script:
Bob Kane [as Ted Raye]
Pencils:
Bob Kane [as Ted Raye]
Inks:
Bob Kane [as Ted Raye]
Characters:
Jack Dempsey
Synopsis:
Contains facts about boxer Jack Dempsey, kangaroos and "greetings and salutations."
Pages:
1.000
Pencils:
George Papp [as Geo. Papp] (signed)
Inks:
George Papp [as Geo. Papp] (signed)
Title:
The Joker Returns
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; James Gordon; Chief of Police Chalmers (Death); Edgar Martin (Death); The Joker (Villain)
Synopsis:
The Joker escapes from prison to continue his rampage of death and to steal the famed Cleopatra necklace and Fire Ruby.
Pages:
13.000
Script:
Bill Finger
Pencils:
Bob Kane (signed)
Inks:
Bob Kane; Jerry Robinson (backgrounds)
Letters:
Jerry Robinson
Notes:
As recounted in various sources, the Joker was supposed to die of his stab wound at the end of the story, but the editors decided this villain was too good to kill off, so the last panels were re-drawn to show him surviving. The last panel of the story, titled "Golden Rules for Robin's Regulars", introduces readers to "Robin's Code" of conduct.
The background inks and letters credits were verified by Robinson.
Characters:
Batman; Robin
Synopsis:
Pin-up of Batman & Robin.
Pages:
1.000
Pencils:
Bob Kane (signed)
Inks:
Bob Kane (signed)
Notes:
Reprinted from the original back cover.
Title:
The Line of DC Super-Stars
Pages:
1.000
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Inside back cover.
Characters:
Batman
Pages:
1.000
Pencils:
Bob Kane
Inks:
Bob Kane
Notes:
Back cover. The figure of Batman from the cover, over a bat symbol.
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