Title: Batman #10 “The Isle That Time Forgot”
Writer: Bob Kane
Date: April/May 1942

Cover:

Individual Story Cover:

Villain:

None! Joke’s on them. They land on an island where a movie is taking place and are fooled into thinking it’s real.

Panel:

Heh.

Okay, this is knitting, not comics. But it is Batman. And it features my all-time favorite Batman (thus far, but it isn’t looking like much will change my mind from the 1940s).

Thanks to a week of meetings, I had more than enough time to finish up my Holey Socks, Batman!

Yarn Pirate came out with a colorway called “Gotham.” I had to have it.

Combined with the Knitty pattern Sunday Swing Socks, which is fittingly holey, I had the best Batman socks ever.

The pattern was easy. The yarn was great. I enjoyed knitting them and wish I’d gotten them done faster, but life and a baby blanket got in the way.

I plan on growling “I am the night!” whenever I wear them.

(Cross-posted to TurtleKnitta.)

Post #100! WOO! And still 1942… *sigh*

Title: Detective Comics #62 “Laugh, Town, Laugh!”
Writer: Bob Kane
Date: April 1942

Cover:

Individual Story Cover:

Villain:

The Joker – in Hammer pants

Panel:

Bob is starting to use all sorts of awesome sound effects.

I just couldn’t pass this one up.

Ad:

This could dramatically change your life, you asthma-havers. Granted, they never say what it is, exactly, but it’s free!

Title: Detective Comics #61 “The Three Racketeers”
Writer: Bob Kane
Date: March 1942

Cover:

Individual Story Cover:

Come on Bob. The same exactly cover both outside and inside? Laaaazy.

Villain:

The Three Racketeers

Panel:

Transformers style Batmobile and thigh-clamp in the same panel.

Ad:

I want Bomber Power.

Title: Batman #9 Part 4 – Some Christmas happy tale
Writer: Bob Kane
Date: February/March 1942

Cover:

Individual Story Cover:

Villain:

Hal Fink

Panel:

Batman threatening Santa makes me warm and fuzzy inside.

Title: Batman #9 “The Case of the Lucky Law-Breakers!”
Writer: Bob Kane
Date: February/March 1942

Cover:

Individual Story Cover:

Villain:

The Joker

Panel:

They never explain how he got that duck into the jail.

Robin decides to leave his life of fighting crime for Broadway. Jazz hands!

Title: Batman #9 “The White Whale”
Writer: Bob Kane
Date: February/March 1942

Cover:

Individual Story Cover:

Villain:

Radbey

But really, it’s Moby Dick. Everything starts because they are hunting down a giant white whale.

See? I’m not even joking.

Panel:

What?

Heh … he he he. You may say I have a dirty mind, but I’ve got to keep myself amused.

Title: Batman #9 “The Four Fates”
Writer: Bob Kane
Date: February/March 1942

Cover:

Individual Story Cover:

Villain:

The Four Fates. Or…something? It’s…weird. And unclear.

Panel:

Reference to War of the Worlds for the win.

If you needed any more proof that Batman is a total BAMF, he punched a bullet into a guy’s heart.

BAM!

This is a note-worthy one: the first appearance of the bat signal.

Title: Detective Comics #60 “Case of the Costume-Clad Killers”
Writer: Bob Kane
Date: February 1942

Cover:

Individual Story Cover:

Villain:

The Joker

Panel:

The first appearance of the Bat-signal.

Ohhhh SNAP!

Robin in a dress.

Ad:

Hurry!

Happy New Year! Welcome to 1942.

Title: Detective Comics #59 “The King of the Jungle”
Writer: Bob Kane
Date: Jan 1942

Cover:

Individual Story Cover:

Villain:

The Penguin

Panel:

Batman and Robin go on a vacation. Really? I’m not even going to bother linking back to all the times this has gone wrong.

I enjoy this newsboy’s call:

Ad:

Looks like Wonder Woman has arrived. To the invisible plane!