Volume

35

Price

0.60 USD

Pages

100

Indicia Frequency

bi-monthly

On-sale Date

1974-04-30

Publisher's Age Guidelines

Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Indicia / Colophon Publisher

National Periodical Publications, Inc.

Brand

DC [circle]

Editing

Julius Schwartz; E. Nelson Bridwell (assistant editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #105.

[no title indexed]

Batman / cover / 1 page

Pencils

Nick Cardy

Inks

Nick Cardy

Colors

Tatjana Wood

Letters

Joe Letterese

Job Number

S-1754

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot]; Talia al Ghul; the Joker (inset); Alfred Pennyworth (inset); Ally Babble (inset)

Indexer Notes

Cardy's credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. His credits are also found on the contents page. Previous indexer also listed Neal Adams as contributing to the cover, but Nick Caputo sees no evidence of Adams art on the cover. Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.

The Batman and Robin in Tales of Comedy and Tragedy

table of contents / 1 page

Script

1. Nelson Bridwell ?

Pencils

Pat Broderick (signed as Broderick)

Inks

Pat Broderick (signed as Broderick)

Colors

?

Letters

Ben Oda

Job Number

N-998

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]

Hail Emperor Penguin!

Batman / comic story / 20 pages

Script

Denny O'Neil (credited)

Pencils

Irv Novick (credited)

Inks

Dick Giordano (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Ben Oda

Job Number

S-1666

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; King Peeble IV (Kingdom of Swawak ruler); Talia al Ghul; Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot; aka Forster Aptenodytes] (villain); Ras al Ghul (image); Catwoman [Selina Kyle] (image)

Synopsis

When a young King is kidnapped by the Penguin, it takes the efforts of Batman, Robin and Talia to free him from the madman's clutches.

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics, and listed in the book.

The Penguin's Unique Umbrellas!

Penguin / comic story / 2 pages

Script

1. Nelson Bridwell ?

Pencils

Pat Broderick; Bob Kane; Carmine Infantino; ? (illustrations)

Inks

Pat Broderick; Bob Kane; Murphy Anderson; ? (illustrations)

Colors

?

Letters

Ben Oda

Job Number

N-989

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain)

Indexer Notes

Consists of panels reprinted from earlier Penguin appearances along with new material by Pat Broderick. Citations for Batman #14, #21, #33, #36, #38, #169, #190 and Detective Comics #58.

[no title indexed]

Bat-Puzzle / activity / 1 page

Script

Bob Rozakis

Letters

typeset

Job Number

P-7

Hunt for a Robin-Killer!(

Batman and Robin / comic story / 13.67 pages

Script

Gardner Fox (credited)

Pencils

Gil Kane (credited)

Inks

Sid Greene (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Milt Snapinn ?

Job Number

N-934

Feature Logo

Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [50's face]

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Jim Condors (villain); Ed Condors (villain)

Synopsis

After finding the Boy Wonder nearly dead from a brutal beating, a vengeful Batman hits the streets to find the man responsible.

Keywords

Bat-Cave; Batmobile; Gotham City

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics, and are listed in the book.

[no title indexed]

Casey the Cop / comic story / 1 page

Script

Henry Boltinoff (credited)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (credited)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

Job Number

N-999

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I arrested this man, Sarge...

Genre

humor

Characters

Casey the Cop

Synopsis

Casey arrests a camera fiend, whom the Sergeant misinterprets as a person who likes to take pictures.

Man Without Fingerprints!

comic story / 1 page

Script

?

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff ?

Inks

Sheldon Moldoff ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

N-1000

Genre

crime

Characters

Roscoe Peters

Synopsis

The FBI has little trouble in identifying a criminal who found a way to rid himself of his fingerprints after a crime.

Ally Babble and the Fourteen Peeves!(

Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Job Number

N-932

Feature Logo

Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [30's face]

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Ally Babble (introduction); Jasper Quinch (rich man, introduction); Thomas Traff (introduction); Hoiman (villain, introduction); Shoiman (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

Ally Babble accepts the offer of $5000 from a rich man to eliminate 14 peeves he has against others, but is soon charged with ripping off the man who paid him.

Indexer Notes

Pencils and inks credits verified by Dick Sprang. Index for the reprint source lists letters as "Pat Gordon ?"

Conversational Clue!

Alfred / comic story / 4 pages

Script

Mort Weisinger

Pencils

Jerry Robinson

Inks

Jerry Robinson

Colors

?

Letters

George Roussos

Job Number

N-933

Feature Logo

The Adventures of Alfred

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Alfred Pennyworth; Bruce Wayne (guest-star); Dick Grayson (guest-star)

Synopsis

When Alfred accidentally hears some unsettling conversation in a local library, he follows the clue up...which nearly costs him his life!

Indexer Notes

Writer and letterer credits added and art credits confirmed by Craig Delich.

Die Small -- Die Big!

Batman / comic story / 14.34 pages

Script

Robert Kanigher (credited)

Pencils

Bob Brown (credited)

Inks

Joe Giella (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Milt Snapinn

Job Number

N-935

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Dick Grayson; Alfred Pennyworth; Commissioner James Gordon; Barbara Gordon; Herbert Small

Synopsis

The appearance of a man dressed as the Batman at a party at Wayne Mansion and carrying a death threat for the Caped Crusader spurs Batman to attack the problem alone without the aid of Robin.

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics, and listed in the book.

Pages 6 and 15 are 2/3-pages.

[no title indexed]

Bat-Puzzle / activity / 0.33 page

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Here's the answer to the puzzle...

Indexer Notes

Answer to the Bat-Puzzle earlier in the issue. Located on the bottom 1/3 of page 6 of the previous sequence.

[no title indexed]

Letters to the Batman / letters page / 2 pages

Script

Guy Lillian (signed as GHLIII)

Pencils

Anthony Kowalik (illustration)

Inks

Neal Adams (illustration)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Job Number

S-1761

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from Clint Thomas, Roger Orth, William Nutt, Alan Lankin, Bob Ortega, David Dasch, The Guitar Man (Donwyn Newsome) and Bob Rodi.

Rackety-Rax Racket!(

Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages

Script

Don C. Cameron

Pencils

Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Job Number

N-931

Feature Logo

Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [30's face]

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Joker (villain); Aces (villain)

Synopsis

A series of crazy college initiations are actually a blind for daring thefts masterminded by the Joker.

Keywords

Eta Beta Pi Fraternity; Gotham City; Gotham City Gazette

Indexer Notes

Pencils and inks credits verified by Dick Sprang. Index for the reprint source lists letters as "Pat Gordon ?"