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Issue Details

Issue #5
Published [March] 2001
Cover Price $49.95; $82.95 CAD
Pages 236
Editing Dale Crain (editor - collected edition)
Notes The fifth volume in the BATMAN ARCHIVES series, this fabulous book reprints the early adventures of Batman and Robin from the 1940s as they encounter blackmailing mobsters, haunting apparitions, and historical heroes. In this beautiful tome, the Dynamic Duo must defeat an embezzler who has stolen Bruce Wayne's fortune, travel to London to help Scotland Yard solve a mystery, overcome the lethal insanity of the Joker, uncover the secret of the ghost that is haunting the Gotham Library, and work with Robin Hood in a tale of time travel and hypnosis. Black-and-white reconstruction by Rick Keene. Series design by Alex Jay/Studio J. Publication design by Louis Prandi.

Cover Details

Characters Batman; Robin
Genre Superhero
Pencils Win Mortimer
Inks Win Mortimer
Colors Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Notes The fifth volume in the BATMAN ARCHIVES series, this fabulous book reprints the early adventures of Batman and Robin from the 1940s as they encounter blackmailing mobsters, haunting apparitions, and historical heroes. In this beautiful tome, the Dynamic Duo must defeat an embezzler who has stolen Bruce Wayne's fortune, travel to London to help Scotland Yard solve a mystery, overcome the lethal insanity of the Joker, uncover the secret of the ghost that is haunting the Gotham Library, and work with Robin Hood in a tale of time travel and hypnosis. Black-and-white reconstruction by Rick Keene. Series design by Alex Jay/Studio J. Publication design by Louis Prandi.

2 page credits "Table of Contents"

Characters Batman; Robin
Pencils Dick Sprang
Inks Dick Sprang
Colors Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Letters typeset

2 page Batman foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Foreword"

Characters Batman; Robin
Genre Superhero
Script Dennis O'Neil
Pencils Dick Sprang
Inks Dick Sprang
Colors Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Letters typeset
Notes Introduction by Dennis O'Neil

1 page Batman; Robin cover reprint (on interior page) "Cover - Detective Comics #103"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Dick Sprang (swipe of a Jack Burnley splash page; confirmed by Burnley)
Inks Dick Sprang
Colors Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Editing Jack Schiff
Reprinted from DETECTIVE COMICS (DC, 1937 series) #103 (September 1945)

12 page Batman; Robin story "Trouble, Incorporated"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Dean Gray
Genre Superhero
Script Alvin Schwartz
Pencils Jack Burnley
Inks Charles Paris
Colors Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Editing Jack Schiff
Reprinted from DETECTIVE COMICS (DC, 1937 series) #103 (September 1945)

1 page Batman; Robin cover reprint (on interior page) "Cover - Detective Comics #104"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Dick Sprang (verified by Sprang)
Inks Dick Sprang
Colors Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Editing Jack Schiff
Reprinted from DETECTIVE COMICS (DC, 1937 series) #104 (October 1945)

12 page Batman; Robin story "The Battle of the Billboards"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Edward Faraday; VILLAINS: Fat Frank; Toby the Inchworm; Mr. Keel
Synopsis Criminals use billboards to blackmail their victims.
Genre Superhero
Script Alvin Schwartz
Pencils Dick Sprang (verified by Sprang)
Inks Dick Sprang
Colors Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Editing Jack Schiff
Reprinted from DETECTIVE COMICS (DC, 1937 series) #104 (October 1945)

1 page Batman; Robin cover reprint (on interior page) "Cover - Detective Comics #105"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Jack Burnley
Inks Charles Paris
Colors Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Editing Jack Schiff
Reprinted from DETECTIVE COMICS (DC, 1937 series) #105 (November 1945)

12 page Batman; Robin story "The Batman Goes Broke"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Beagle
Synopsis Batman and Robin learn what's it's like to operate when Bruce Wayne is broke.
Genre Superhero
Script Don Cameron
Pencils Win Mortimer
Inks Win Mortimer (verified by Mortimer)
Colors Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Editing Jack Schiff
Reprinted from DETECTIVE COMICS (DC, 1937 series) #105 (November 1945)

1 page Batman; Robin cover reprint (on interior page) "Cover - Detective Comics #106"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Dick Sprang (verified by Sprang)
Inks Dick Sprang
Colors Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Editing Jack Schiff
Reprinted from DETECTIVE COMICS (DC, 1937 series) #106 (December 1945)

12 page Batman; Robin story "The Phantom of the Library"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Inspector Laurence; Judge Logan; T. Torrey (villain; intro; dies)
Genre Superhero
Script Don Cameron
Pencils Bob Kane
Inks Ray Burnley
Colors Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Editing Jack Schiff
Reprinted from DETECTIVE COMICS (DC, 1937 series) #106 (December 1945)

1 page Batman; Robin cover reprint (on interior page) "Cover - Detective Comics #107"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Dick Sprang (verified by Sprang)
Inks Dick Sprang
Colors Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Editing Jack Schiff
Reprinted from DETECTIVE COMICS (DC, 1937 series) #107 (January 1946)

12 page Batman; Robin story "The Mountains of the Moon"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; George Byham; Roger Gaston; Scorpio [Bugs Scarpis](villain)
Genre Superhero
Script Don Cameron
Pencils Win Mortimer
Inks Win Mortimer
Colors Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Editing Jack Schiff
Reprinted from DETECTIVE COMICS (DC, 1937 series) #107 (January 1946)

1 page Batman; Robin cover reprint (on interior page) "Cover - Detective Comics #108"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Genre Superhero
Pencils George Roussos
Inks George Roussos
Colors George Roussos (original); Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Editing Jack Schiff
Reprinted from DETECTIVE COMICS (DC, 1937 series) #108 (February 1946)

12 page Batman; Robin story "The Goat of Gotham City!"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Ed Gregory; Kitty Corliss
Genre Superhero
Script Don Cameron
Pencils Dick Sprang (verified by Sprang)
Inks Dick Sprang
Colors George Roussos (original); Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Editing Jack Schiff
Reprinted from DETECTIVE COMICS (DC, 1937 series) #108 (February 1946)

1 page Batman; Robin cover reprint (on interior page) "Cover - Detective Comics #109"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Joker
Genre Superhero
Pencils Jack Burnley
Inks Jack Burnley; Ray Burnley [backgrounds]
Colors Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Editing Jack Schiff
Reprinted from DETECTIVE COMICS (DC, 1937 series) #109 (March 1946)

12 page Batman; Robin story "The House that Jokes Built"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Beagle; Joker (villain)
Genre Superhero
Script Don Cameron
Pencils Win Mortimer
Inks Win Mortimer
Colors Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Editing Jack Schiff
Reprinted from DETECTIVE COMICS (DC, 1937 series) #109 (March 1946)

1 page Batman; Robin cover reprint (on interior page) "Cover - Detective Comics #110"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Beagle
Genre Superhero
Pencils Win Mortimer
Inks Win Mortimer
Colors Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Editing Jack Schiff
Reprinted from DETECTIVE COMICS (DC, 1937 series) #110 (April 1946)

12 page Batman; Robin story "Batman and Robin in Scotland Yard"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Graywon]; Alfred Beagle; Inspector Gow; Professor Moriarty (villain; intro)
Synopsis Batman and Robin travel to Scotland Yard and help catch Professor Moriarty
Genre Superhero
Script Don Cameron
Pencils Win Mortimer
Inks Win Mortimer
Colors Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Editing Jack Schiff
Reprinted from DETECTIVE COMICS (DC, 1937 series) #110 (April 1946)

1 page Batman; Robin cover reprint (on interior page) "Cover - Detective Comics #111"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Win Mortimer
Inks Win Mortimer
Colors Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Editing Jack Schiff
Reprinted from DETECTIVE COMICS (DC, 1937 series) #111 (May 1946)

12 page Batman; Robin story "Coaltown U.S.A."

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Emma Dodd; Todd Reed; Julius Reed
Genre Superhero
Script Don Cameron
Pencils Win Mortimer
Inks Win Mortimer
Colors Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Editing Jack Schiff
Reprinted from DETECTIVE COMICS (DC, 1937 series) #111 (May 1946)

1 page Batman; Robin cover reprint (on interior page) "Cover - Detective Comics #112"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Win Mortimer
Inks Win Mortimer
Colors Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Editing Jack Schiff
Reprinted from DETECTIVE COMICS (DC, 1937 series) #112 (June 1946)

12 page Batman; Robin story "The Case Without a Crime"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Genre Superhero
Script Alvin Schwartz
Pencils Win Mortimer
Inks Win Mortimer
Colors Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Editing Jack Schiff
Reprinted from DETECTIVE COMICS (DC, 1937 series) #112 (June 1946)

1 page Batman; Robin cover reprint (on interior page) "Cover - Detective Comics #113"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Dick Sprang (verified by Sprang)
Inks Dick Sprang
Colors Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Editing Jack Schiff
Reprinted from DETECTIVE COMICS (DC, 1937 series) #113 (July 1946)

11 page Batman; Robin story "Crime on the Half-Shell"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Captain Joe Jibbs; Jo Jibbs
Genre Superhero
Script Bill Finger
Pencils Dick Sprang (verified by Sprang)
Inks Gene McDonald
Colors George Roussos (original); Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Editing Jack Schiff
Reprinted from DETECTIVE COMICS (DC, 1937 series) #113 (July 1946)

1 page Batman; Robin cover reprint (on interior page) "Cover - Detective Comics #114"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Joker
Genre Superhero
Pencils Win Mortimer
Inks Win Mortimer
Colors Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Editing Jack Schiff
Reprinted from DETECTIVE COMICS (DC, 1937 series) #114 (August 1946)

12 page Batman; Robin story "Acrostic of Crime"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Joker (villain)
Genre Superhero
Script Don Cameron
Pencils Win Mortimer
Inks Win Mortimer
Colors Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Editing Jack Schiff
Reprinted from DETECTIVE COMICS (DC, 1937 series) #114 (August 1946)

1 page Batman; Robin cover reprint (on interior page) "Cover - Detective Comics #115"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Win Mortimer
Inks Win Mortimer
Colors Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Editing Jack Schiff
Reprinted from DETECTIVE COMICS (DC, 1937 series) #115 (September 1946)

12 page Batman; Robin story "The Man Who Lived in a Glass House"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Ray Arliss; Basil Grimes (villain)
Genre Superhero
Script Don Cameron
Pencils Win Mortimer
Inks Win Mortimer
Colors Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Editing Jack Schiff
Reprinted from DETECTIVE COMICS (DC, 1937 series) #115 (September 1946)

1 page Batman; Robin cover reprint (on interior page) "Cover - Detective Comics #116"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Win Mortimer
Inks Win Mortimer
Colors Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Editing Jack Schiff
Reprinted from DETECTIVE COMICS (DC, 1937 series) #116 (October 1946)

12 page Batman; Robin story "The Rescue of Robin Hood"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Professor Carter Nichols; Robin Hood; Friar Tuck; Maid Marian; Little John; Sheriff of Nottingham
Synopsis Batman and Robin go back in time and meet Robin Hood.
Genre Superhero
Script Don Cameron
Pencils Win Mortimer
Inks Win Mortimer
Colors Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Editing Jack Schiff
Reprinted from DETECTIVE COMICS (DC, 1937 series) #116 (October 1946)

1 page Batman; Robin cover reprint (on interior page) "Cover - Detective Comics #117"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Ray Burnley
Inks Ray Burnley
Colors Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Editing Jack Schiff
Reprinted from DETECTIVE COMICS (DC, 1937 series) #117 (November 1946)

12 page Batman; Robin story "Steeplejack's Showdown"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Bob Skelly
Genre Superhero
Script Don Cameron
Pencils Bob Kane
Inks Ray Burnley
Colors Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Editing Jack Schiff
Reprinted from DETECTIVE COMICS (DC, 1937 series) #117 (November 1946)

1 page Batman; Robin cover reprint (on interior page) "Cover - Detective Comics #118"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Joker
Genre Superhero
Pencils Dick Sprang
Inks Dick Sprang (verified by Sprang)
Colors Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Editing Jack Schiff
Reprinted from DETECTIVE COMICS (DC, 1937 series) #118 (December 1946)

12 page Batman; Robin story "The Royal Flush Crimes"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Joker (villain)
Genre Superhero
Script Alvin Schwartz
Pencils Howard Sherman
Inks Howard Sherman
Colors Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Editing Jack Schiff
Reprinted from DETECTIVE COMICS (DC, 1937 series) #118 (December 1946)

1 page Batman; Robin cover reprint (on interior page) "Cover - Detective Comics #119"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Win Mortimer
Inks Win Mortimer
Colors Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Editing Jack Schiff
Reprinted from DETECTIVE COMICS (DC, 1937 series) #119 (January 1947)

12 page Batman; Robin story "The Case of the Famous Foes"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon
Genre Superhero
Script Bill Finger
Pencils Dick Sprang (verified by Sprang)
Inks Gene McDonald
Colors Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Editing Jack Schiff
Notes Most likely, McDonald's last Batman work, since he inked thru 1946 (per Craig Delich)
Reprinted from DETECTIVE COMICS (DC, 1937 series) #119 (January 1947)

3 page biography (nonfictional) "Biographies"

Genre Fact
Letters Typeset
Notes Biographies for Jack Burnley, Ray Burnley, Don Cameron, Bill Finger, Bob Kane, Gene McDonald, Win Mortimer, Charles Paris, George Roussos, Alvin Schwartz, Howard Sherman & Dick Sprang.

1 page Batman; Robin (backcovers) *do not use* / *please fix* "Backcover"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Joker
Genre Superhero
Pencils Dick Sprang; Win Mortimer
Inks Dick Sprang; Win Mortimer
Colors Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Editing Jack Schiff
Notes Reprints covers from DETECTIVE COMICS (DC, 1937 series) #103, 106, 114 & 116.
Reprinted from DETECTIVE COMICS (DC, 1937 series) #103 [cover]; from DETECTIVE COMICS (DC, 1937 series) #106 [cover]; from DETECTIVE COMICS (DC, 1937 series) #114 [cover]; from DETECTIVE COMICS (DC, 1937 series) #116 [cover]