Issue | #28 |
Published | June 1939 |
Cover Price | 0.10 |
Pages | 68 |
Editing | Vincent Sullivan |
Genre | crime |
Pencils | Fred Guardineer (signed) |
Inks | Fred Guardineer (signed) |
Letters | Fred Guardineer |
Reprinted | In The Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #1 (June 1990); In Batman Chronicles, The (DC, 2005 series) #1 |
Characters | The Bat-Man [Bruce Wayne]; Commissioner James Gordon; Gimpy; Frenchy Blake (villain). |
Synopsis | Using information obtained from a Police stool pigeon, the Bat-Man sets aim on one Frenchy Blake, leader of a notorious jewel theft ring. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Bill Finger |
Pencils | Bob Kane (signed as Rob't Kane) |
Inks | Bob Kane (signed as Rob't Kane) |
Letters | Bob Kane |
Notes | In his book "Men of Tomorrow: Geeks, Gangsters and the Birth of the Comic Book" (Basic Books, 2004), Gerard Jones incorrectly attributes the inks to Jerry Robinson. Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 2-9-09. |
Reprinted | In The Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #1 (June 1990); In Batman Chronicles, The (DC, 2005 series) #1 |
Genre | humor |
Pencils | Bob Kane |
Inks | Bob Kane |
Letters | Bob Kane? |
Notes | Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2-9-09. |
Characters | Speed Saunders |
Genre | detective |
Pencils | Fred Guardineer (signed) |
Inks | Fred Guardineer (signed) |
Letters | Fred Guardineer |
Characters | Buck Marshall |
Genre | western |
Pencils | Homer Fleming (signed as H. Fleming) |
Inks | Homer Fleming (signed as H. Fleming) |
Notes | Story printed in red and black only. |
Characters | Bart Regan |
Genre | adventure |
Script | Jerry Siegel (signed) |
Pencils | Joe Shuster (signed) |
Inks | Joe Shuster (signed) |
Characters | The Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]; Wing. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Jim Chambers (signed) |
Pencils | Jim Chambers (signed) |
Inks | Jim Chambers (signed) |
Genre | adventure |
Script | Jack Anthony (signed) |
Letters | typeset |
Characters | Bruce Nelson |
Genre | detective |
Script | Tom Hickey (signed) |
Pencils | Tom Hickey (signed) |
Inks | Tom Hickey (signed) |
Characters | Dr. Fu Manchu |
Genre | adventure |
Script | Sax Rohmer (signed) |
Pencils | Leo O'Mealia? |
Inks | Leo O'Mealia? |
Notes | Artist credits by Craig Delich (Nov. 2005). |
Characters | Cosmo |
Genre | adventure |
Script | Sven Elven? |
Pencils | Sven Elven (signed) |
Inks | Sven Elven (signed) |
Notes | Story printed in red and black only. |
Characters | Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan. |
Genre | detective |
Script | Jerry Siegel (signed) |
Pencils | Joe Shuster (signed) |
Inks | Joe Shuster (signed) |