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Issue: Batman: The Dark Knight Archives #8
Publication Date: March 2013
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Issues: #8 of 8 Issues (10 Printings)
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Publisher: FlagDC
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Indicia Publisher: DC Comics
On Sale Date: 01/23/2013
Volume: 8
Pages: 252
ISBN: 9781401237448
UPC/EAN: 978140123744855999
Price: $68.00 CAD
$59.99 USD
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Content Items: 34 (21 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Scott Nybakken (collected edition); Jack Schiff (original series)
Disclose Notes: Reprints stories from Batman #32-37.
Black and white reconstruction by Rick Keene and Mike Montagna.
Color reconstruction by Digikore.
Series design by Alex Jay/Studio Jay.
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Publication Type: Hardcover
Color: Color
Dimensions:  
Paper Stock: Glossy
Binding: Hardcover with Dustjacket
Publishing Format: Collected Edition
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27 Content Items from other Issues reprinted as/in this Issue:
FlagBatman #32 published December 1945 was The Three Musketeers! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagBatman #32 published December 1945 was Rackety-Rax Racket! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagBatman #32 published December 1945 was Dick Grayson, Boy Wonder! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagBatman #32 published December 1945 was In the Soup! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagBatman #32 published December 1945 was All for One, One for All! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagBatman #33 published February 1946 was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagBatman #33 published February 1946 was Crime on the Wing! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagBatman #33 published February 1946 was The Looters! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagBatman #33 published February 1946 was The Search for Santa Claus! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagBatman #34 published April 1946 was Marathon of Menace [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagBatman #34 published April 1946 was The Marathon of Menace! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagBatman #34 published April 1946 was Ally Babble and the Four Tea Leaves! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagBatman #34 published April 1946 was Tired Tracks [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagBatman #34 published April 1946 was The Master vs. the Pupil! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagBatman #35 published June 1946 was Dick Grayson, Author! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagBatman #35 published June 1946 was Nine Lives Has the Catwoman! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagBatman #35 published June 1946 was Dinosaur Island! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagBatman #35 published June 1946 was Dick Grayson, Author! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagBatman #36 published August 1946 was Sir Batman and Robin in King Arthur's Court [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagBatman #36 published August 1946 was The Penguin's Nest! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagBatman #36 published August 1946 was Stand-In for Danger! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagBatman #36 published August 1946 was Elusive London Eddie! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagBatman #36 published August 1946 was Sir Batman at King Arthur's Court! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagBatman #37 published October 1946 was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagBatman #37 published October 1946 was Calling Dr. Batman! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagBatman #37 published October 1946 was Hollywood Hoax! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagBatman #37 published October 1946 was The Joker Follows Suit! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Dick Sprang
Inker(s): Dick Sprang
Colorist(s): Digikore (color reconstruction)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; D'Artagnan
Synopsis: Cover image taken from Batman #32 cover.
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Pages: 1
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Title Page

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Dick Sprang
Inker(s): Dick Sprang
Colorist(s): Digikore (color reconstruction)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman and Robin
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Synopsis: Title page with image taken from Batman #34 cover.
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Credits  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: indicia and publisher information
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Pages: 1
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Dick Sprang
Inker(s): Dick Sprang
Colorist(s): Digikore (color reconstruction)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): The Joker
Synopsis: Table of Contents with image taken from "Rackety-Rax Racket" from Batman #32.
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Pages: 2
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Foreword

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Roy Thomas
Penciller(s): Dick Sprang
Inker(s): Dick Sprang
Colorist(s): Digikore (color reconstruction)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]
Synopsis: Forward with image taken from "Dick Grayson, Boy Wonder" from Batman #32.
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Pages: 4
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Batman #32

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Dick Sprang
Inker(s): Dick Sprang
Colorist(s): Digikore (color reconstruction)
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman; Robin
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; D'Artagnan
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Art credits verified by Dick Sprang.

Letterer credit by Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.
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Rackety-Rax Racket!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Don C. Cameron
Penciller(s): Dick Sprang [as Bob Kane] (signed)
Inker(s): Dick Sprang [as Bob Kane] (signed)
Colorist(s): Digikore (color reconstruction)
Letterer(s): Pat Gordon ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Joker (villain); Aces (villain)
Synopsis: A series of college fraternity initiation rites are used by the Crime Clown to further enhance his own wealth, using Robin himself to carry them out.
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Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Art credits verified by Dick Sprang.
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Dick Grayson, Boy Wonder!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Finger
Penciller(s): Dick Sprang
Inker(s): Dick Sprang
Colorist(s): Digikore (color reconstruction)
Letterer(s): Pat Gordon ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson] (origin re-told); Dick's mother; Dick's father; Haly (circus owner); Commissioner James Gordon; Harry (cabdriver); Myrtle (Harry's wife, unseen); Boss Zucco (villain); Stick-Up Sidney (villain, introduction)
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Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Story takes place just after Detective Comics #38.

Art credits verified by Dick Sprang.
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In the Soup!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Samachson ?
Penciller(s): Jerry Robinson
Inker(s): Jerry Robinson
Colorist(s): Digikore (color reconstruction)
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Feature(s): The Adventures of Alfred
Character(s): Bruce Wayne; Dick Grayson; Alfred Pennyworth; Chumley (a dog); un-named criminal gang (villains)
Synopsis: At the request of one of Bruce Wayne's friends, Alfred is loaned out......to walk the lady's dog of all things. However, while doing this menial chore, the brave butler stumbles upon a case that will test his detective abilities.....a case involving giant turtles.
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Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Art credits verified by Jerry Robinson.

Letterer credit by Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.
Writer ID by Bob Hughes- Contains Samachson's trademarks "EEEHHH" and "YIIII"
Previously ascribed to Don Cameron?
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All for One, One for All!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Don C. Cameron
Penciller(s): Dick Sprang
Inker(s): Dick Sprang
Colorist(s): Digikore (color reconstruction)
Letterer(s): Dick Sprang
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne] [also as D'Artagnan]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Professor Carter Nichols; D'Artagnan; the Three Musketeers [Athos; Portos; Aramis]; Lady Constance; Duke of Buckingham; Milady (villain Richelieu's agent, introduction); Cardinal Richelieu (villain, no real appearance)
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Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Time-travel story, based on Dumas's characters in "The Three Musketeers".

Script credit by Martin O'Hearn.

Art and letterer credits verified by Dick Sprang.
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Batman #33

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Dick Sprang
Inker(s): Dick Sprang
Colorist(s): Digikore (color reconstruction)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman; Robin
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
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Pages: 1
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Crime on the Wing!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Finger
Penciller(s): Win Mortimer [as Bob Kane] (signed)
Inker(s): Win Mortimer [as Bob Kane] (signed)
Colorist(s): Digikore (color reconstruction)
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Pete Pike (musician); Fire Chief Brody; Mr. Lee (importer); The Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain); Ralph the Rook (villain); Rook's Mob [Melancholy Mike; Willie the Wag] (villains); Sidecar (villain, tavern barkeep)
Synopsis: Mobsters decide to use the Penguin as a ruse for Batman and Robin to follow while they commit crimes.
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Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Lettering credit by Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.
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The Looters!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Win Mortimer [as Bob Kane] (signed)
Inker(s): Win Mortimer [as Bob Kane] (signed)
Colorist(s): Digikore (color reconstruction)
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp (signed)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne] [also as Dense "Solid" Jackson]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Professor Dorry Leaf [aka Dormeus Leaf] (orphan, world's authority on earthquakes, introduction); Leaf's mother and father (both die, flashback); The Jackal (villain, introduction); the Looters (villains, The Jackal's mob, introduction for all)
Synopsis: Seeing both of his parents killed in an earthquake on a small Pacific island, Dorry Leaf becomes an expert on these phenomnia, and is offered a post at Pacific Coast University to oversee a seismographic observatory that he is determined to make quake-proof! However, crooks become interested when they discover that the Professor can predict in advance where quakes will occur, and the Looters, as they are known, hope to cash in on that knowledge.
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Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: Letterer credit by Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.

Letterer Schnapp signed his name on a Bar-Grill sign in panel 4 on page 13.

Winslow put his name "Mort Winslow" on a band banner in panel 5 on page 5.
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The Search for Santa Claus!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Don C. Cameron
Penciller(s): Win Mortimer [as Bob Kane] (signed, see notes)
Inker(s): Win Mortimer [as Bob Kane] (signed, see notes)
Colorist(s): Digikore (color reconstruction)
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Mrs. Mulligan (boardinghouse landlord); Mr. Arden; James Jocelyn (reformed villain, introduction); Anthony Jocelyn (villain, wild spendthrift, introduction); Raymond Jocelyn (villain, introduction); Frank Jocelyn (villain, introduction)
Synopsis: Jim Jocelyn's thieving cousins have a high time spending the money that their uncle had ammassed for charities by using it to build up their own multi-million dollar businesses. They decide that the only way they can safeguard themselves is to murder their uncle!
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Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Lettering credit by Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.

Artist Mortimer also signed his first name Winslow on a sign found in panel 4 on page 2.
Writer Credit by Bob Hughes- Cameron includes his trademark "Gentle Reader".
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Batman #34

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Dick Sprang
Inker(s): Dick Sprang
Colorist(s): Digikore (color reconstruction)
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman; Robin
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Title provided by Craig Delich.

Art credits verified by Dick Sprang.

Letterer credit by Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.
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The Marathon of Menace!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Finger
Penciller(s): Dick Sprang [as Bob Kane] (signed)
Inker(s): George Roussos ?
Colorist(s): Digikore (color reconstruction)
Letterer(s): Joe Letterese ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Marty Steele [aka John Doe] (race car driver); Roy Damon (blind scientist); Glenda West (Kale's niece); George Kale [aka Kayle] (villain, President of Lightning Motors, introduction)
Synopsis: Racer Marty Steele is banned from racing when doctors discover he has a bad heart. But he has plans to compete anyway under another name, whilst his erstwhile opponent is a blind scientist. The prize for the winner is $250,000, a sum that Roy Damon hopes to take home in order to allow others who are blind to build new and better lives for themselves.
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Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: On his personal production log sheet for 1945, Dick Sprang recorded that he delivered this story’s pages in pencil, and he verified that credit.

Craig Delich, after careful investigation of the art, believes that Roussos was the inker for this story.
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Ally Babble and the Four Tea Leaves!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Finger
Penciller(s): Dick Sprang [as Bob Kane] (signed)
Inker(s): George Roussos ?
Colorist(s): Digikore (color reconstruction)
Letterer(s): Joe Letterese ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Ally Babble; Madame Patio (fortune teller, introduction); Chissum (President of a bond company, introduction); Doctor Peters (introduction); Newsie Newts (villain)
Synopsis: Ally visits Madame Patio for a free tea leaf reading and explains to him the meaning of the four tea leaves of fate: money, a girl, a ship's deck, and happy faces. By a quirk of fate, these all come true, but not the way Ally imagined.
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Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: On his personal production log sheet for 1945, Dick Sprang recorded that he delivered this story’s pages in pencil, and also verified his pencil credit.

Craig Delich, after careful researching the art for this story, believes Roussos was the inker.
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Tired Tracks

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Jerry Robinson
Inker(s): Jerry Robinson
Colorist(s): Digikore (color reconstruction)
Letterer(s): George Roussos
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Feature(s): The Adventures of Alfred
Character(s): Bruce Wayne (cameo); Dick Grayson (cameo); Alfred Pennyworth; un-named Police Chief; Shifty (villain, introduction); Slinky (villain, introduction)
Synopsis: Alfred makes a study of tires and the tracks they make. Too bad for him the car he is examining belongs to crooks!
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Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Art credits verified by Jerry Robinson.

Letterer credit verified by George Roussos.
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The Master vs. the Pupil!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Finger
Penciller(s): Dick Sprang [as Bob Kane] (signed)
Inker(s): George Roussos ?
Colorist(s): Digikore (color reconstruction)
Letterer(s): Joe Letterese ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne] [also as Mr. DuBois]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon (cameo); Alfred Pennyworth (cameo); The Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain, cameo); The Joker (villain, cameo)
Synopsis: Robin's bragging about his prowess in crook hunting leads Batman to disguise himself as a jewel thief and have Robin attempt to track him down.
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Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: On his personal production log sheet for 1945, Dick Sprang recorded that he delivered this story’s pages in pencil, and verified the pencil credit.

After careful research into the art for this story, Craig Delich believes George Roussos did the inks.
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Batman #35

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Dick Sprang
Inker(s): Dick Sprang
Colorist(s): Digikore (color reconstruction)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Dick Grayson [Robin]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Cover credits revised by Craig Delich, previously given as Bob Kane penciler ?; Jerry Robinson inker ?.
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Nine Lives Has the Catwoman!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Finger
Penciller(s): Bob Kane (signed)
Inker(s): Ray Burnley
Colorist(s): Digikore (color reconstruction)
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; un-named prison matron; The Catwoman [Selina Kyle] (villain); Catwoman's gang [Mousey; Mager; Mike; Pete] (villains); Carl Gibbs (villain, millionaire)
Synopsis: Catwoman arrives at the state women's prison and uses her catseye on her guard to make her escape. However, when she returns to her digs and attempts to put her gang back together, most want no part of her since Batman always defeats her. So the Catwoman decides on a daring plan: to prove to her boys she has the nine lives of a cat and cannot be killed!
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Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Catwoman adopts the classic purple and green costume with mask instead of Cat's head.

Both art credits confirmed by Jack Burnley (to Craig Delich) and Bob Kane (to Joe Desris).
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Dinosaur Island!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Finger
Penciller(s): Paul Cooper
Inker(s): Ray Burnley
Colorist(s): Digikore (color reconstruction)
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Murray Wilson Hart (master showman); Mr. Breach (big-game hunter); Stephen Chase (villain, big-game hunter)
Synopsis: Batman and Robin are challenged to a game of "Touch Hunt" on famed Dinosaur Island in return for a gift to charity in the amount of $5000.....if they win the game. But they soon discover that they are the prey being hunted....by a very human adversary! The mechanical dinosaur later ends up in the Bat-Cave's trophy room.
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Pages: 12
Job Number: N-666
Disclose Notes: Artist ID by Martin O'Hearn, formerly attributed to Bob Kane.
Letterer credit by Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.

Previous notes:
Both art credits confirmed by Jack Burnley as well as Bob Kane through Joe Desris.
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Dick Grayson, Author!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Samachson
Penciller(s): Dick Sprang ? (layouts); Paul Cooper
Inker(s): Ray Burnley
Colorist(s): Digikore (color reconstruction)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman with Robin
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Jim Hale (Editor of Crescent Comics, introduction); Duke Ryall (villain, big-time mobster, introduction); Smokey (villain); Sammy the Zip (villain); Dagger Creese (villain); Mr. Matchell (villain); Big Ed Conroy (reformed villain); Joe Dart (villain)
Synopsis: Dick, interested in comic magazines, accompanies Bruce to the offices of the editor of Crescent Comics, and is invited to write a script. However, ideas do not come easy and is superceded by a case involving ex-con Big Ed Conroy. The Dick discovers that he can use real facts for his story, which is soon published and titled "Crooks' Come-Back".
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Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: Artist ID by Martin O'Hearn, formerly attributed to Bob Kane.
Writer ID by Bob Hughes
Previous notes:

Penciler revision from Dick Sprang to Bob Kane and inker revision from Dick Sprang to Ray Burnley by Craig Delich. However, there are a few indications that display partial art by Sprang, especially panels 3 and 4 on page 12 (that is Sprang's bat on Batman's chest, not Kane's). Throughout the story, there is no cape knot at Batman's throat (such as seen in the previous two stories by Kane and Burnley).

Sprang told Craig personally that the art on stories marked Kane and Burnley are not his; he never worked on them. Later, Kane told Joe Desris that these stories were his pencils with Burnley inking him.

The Robin figures on the splash and first two pages appear to be Sprang's work (as is the cover), and maybe a few other random Robins.

Craig Delich's guess, is that Sprang may laid out this story, Kane finished the pencils and then Burnley did the inks.
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Batman #36

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Dick Sprang
Inker(s): Dick Sprang
Colorist(s): Digikore (color reconstruction)
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman; Robin
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Art credits confirmed by Dick Sprang.

Letterer credit by Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.
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The Penguin's Nest!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Alvin Schwartz
Penciller(s): Paul Cooper [as Bob Kane] (signed)
Inker(s): Ray Burnley
Colorist(s): Digikore (color reconstruction)
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Commissioner James Gordon; Inspector Gall; un-named Baron; The Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain)
Synopsis: The Penguin opens a new restaurant in town, but queerly asks guests to hand-write their orders and sign them, then he does everything possible to get himself arrested. Batman finally figures out that, once inside the jail, the Penguin can use homing pigeons to ferret out dozens of forged checks using the signatures he got in his restaurant!
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Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Writer credit by Martin O'Hearn.

Penciler credit verified by Bob Kane through Joe Desris.

Inker credit verified by Jack Burnley.

Letterer credit by Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.

Artist ID by Martin O'Hearn; formerly attributed to Bob Kane.
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Stand-in for Danger!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Don C. Cameron
Penciller(s): Paul Cooper [as Bob Kane] (signed)
Inker(s): Ray Burnley
Colorist(s): Digikore (color reconstruction)
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; John Kendall (movie producer); Royal Stanhope (actor); Rita (actress); Clancy (actor); Brian; Jerry McGlone (reformed villain, movie stand-in, introduction)
Synopsis: A famed movie stand-in uses his skills to lead a life of crime, but it takes the hard work of the Batman and Robin to discover the reason why.
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Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Script credit from Martin O'Hearn.

Pencil credit verified by Bob Kane through Joe Desris.

Inks credit from Jack Burnley.

Letters credit from Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.
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Elusive London Eddie!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Samachson
Penciller(s): Jerry Robinson
Inker(s): Jerry Robinson
Colorist(s): Digikore (color reconstruction)
Letterer(s): George Roussos
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Feature(s): The Adventures of Alfred
Character(s): Alfred Pennyworth; Bruce Wayne (cameo); Dick Grayson (cameo); London Eddie (villain, introduction)
Synopsis: Alfred notices a wanted poster in the post office for an English thief. Believing the Police to be baffled, he reasons that only an English detective would know the psychology of such a man, and be able to track him down and capture him.
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Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: Last Alfred story.

Art credits confirmed by Jerry Robinson.

Letterer credits confirmed by George Roussos.
Writer Credit by Bob Hughes-plot centered around a sneeze is a Samachson staple.
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Sir Batman at King Arthur's Court!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Finger
Penciller(s): Paul Cooper [as Bob Kane] (signed)
Inker(s): Ray Burnley
Colorist(s): Digikore (color reconstruction)
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne; aka Sir Hardi Le Noir]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Professor Carter Nichols; King Arthur; Round Table Knights [Sir Lancelot; Sir Gawain; Sir Kay]; Merlin; Aline (niece of Merlin); Sir Mordred (villain, introduction); Queen Morgan LeFey (villain, introduction)
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Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Dick Sprang remembers Finger writing this story.

Penciler credit verified by Bob Kane through Joe Desris.

Inker credit verified by Jack Burnley.

Letterer credit by Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.

Batman's nickname in the story means "The Bold Black Knight".

Artist credit by Martin O'Hearn; formerly attributed to Bob Kane.
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Batman #37

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Jerry Robinson
Inker(s): Jerry Robinson
Colorist(s): Digikore (color reconstruction)
Letterer(s): George Roussos
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman; Robin
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Joker
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Art credits verified by Jerry Robinson.

Letterer credit verified by George Roussos.
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Calling Dr. Batman!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Finger
Penciller(s): Jerry Robinson [as Bob Kane] (signed)
Inker(s): Jerry Robinson [as Bob Kane] (signed)
Colorist(s): Digikore (color reconstruction)
Letterer(s): George Roussos
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon (mention only); Dr. Avery Burton (chief of Gotham Hospital); Dr. Phil King (intern at Gotham Hospital); Jerry Marshall; Noreen O'Day (nurse at Gotham Hospital); Lou Darrell (villain, Gotham Hospital employee, introduction)
Synopsis: Dr. King tries out his new radiotherapy machine on patient Jerry Marshall, and, while it is successful, its ray negatively affects a hospital worker, Lou Darrell, but not for the better.
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Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: Art credits verified by Robinson.

Letterer credit verified by Roussos.
Writer Credit by Bob Hughes
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Hollywood Hoax!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Finger
Penciller(s): Jerry Robinson
Inker(s): Jerry Robinson
Colorist(s): Digikore (color reconstruction)
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Stephen Morgan (President of Mammoth Pictures); E. J. Loring (villain, film director, introduction); Sluggsy (villain)
Synopsis: A group of criminals plan to steal an unreleased as yet film "Heart's Desire" from the movie set of "Crime Doesn't Pay", where Batman and Robin are in attendance to film a sequence.
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Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Art credits verified by Robinson.
Writer ID by Bob Hughes

Letterer credit by Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.
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The Joker Follows Suit!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joseph Greene ?
Penciller(s): Jerry Robinson
Inker(s): Jerry Robinson
Colorist(s): Digikore
Letterer(s): George Roussos (verified by Roussos)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; The Joker (villain); Pete the Plumber (villain); Smoky (villain); Needles (villain)
Synopsis: The Joker institutes a mad scheme to use the very symbols of Batman: the Bat-Signal, Batmobile and Batplane, against the Dark Knight detective that he calls "Make Crime Pay the Joker Way"!
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Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: Art credits verified by Robinson.

Letterer credit verified by Roussos.
Writer ID by Bob Hughes

The splash page almost replicates the cover in reverse.
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Biographies

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Desris; Craig Delich
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: biography
Synopsis: Biographies of Ray Burnley, Don Cameron, Bill Finger, Bob Kane, Win Mortimer, Jerry Robinson, Joe Samachson, Alvin Schwartz, and Dick Sprang.
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Pages: 3
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Cover Gallery

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Dick Sprang; Jerry Robinson
Inker(s): Dick Sprang; Jerry Robinson
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman and Robin
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Joker
Synopsis: Back cover, featuring reprints of covers from Batman #33, 35, 36, and 37.
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Pages: 1

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