Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 68
On-sale Date: 1941-11-22
Editing: Whitney Ellsworth (credited as F. W. Ellsworth); Murray Boltinoff (assistant editor, uncredited); Mort Weisinger (assistant editor, uncredited)
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Batman with Robin / cover / 1 page

Pencils:
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  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Reprints (4)

Indexer Notes

Robinson sneaked in his initials on the lamp.

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

The on-sale date is the publication date reported in the U. S. Copyright Office filing.

Superman Krypto-Raygun
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Auto-Magic Picture Gun / Krypto-Raygun / Superman Krypto-Raygun; Superman / advertisement / 1 page

The King of the Jungle!
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Batman and Robin / comic story / 13 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Bob Kane (signed)
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain); Lefty Larry (villain, murderer); Mike the Tramp (villain, arsonist); Bignose Murphy (villain)
Synopsis:
After escaping from prison and hopping a train, the Penguin discovers a few other criminals aboard the train. Then and there he decides on a nationwide scheme to turn crooks in for the reward on their heads then spring them from jail and split the take with them.
Reprints (4)

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Chemcraft Chemistry Sets [Porter] / advertisement / 0.33 page

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Facts! / cartoon / 0.67 page

Script:
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Letters:
?
  • Genre:non-fiction
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I'll take a pound and a half of that, please!!

[Next Stop... Panama!]
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Spy / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Ed Moore (signed)
Pencils:
Ed Moore (signed)
Inks:
Ed Moore (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:adventure; spy; detective-mystery
Characters:
Bart Regan

Energy to Do Big Things
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Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page

The Case of the Gangster Gauchos
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Larry Steele / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
Cliff Young (signed)
Inks:
Cliff Young (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:detective-mystery; crime
Characters:
Larry Steele

Indexer Notes

Larry Steele, Private Detective

Relax and Read!
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Batman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

World's Finest Buy!
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World's Finest Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

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Clancy the Cop / comic story / 1 page

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
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Letters:
  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Say, Sonny, you're too little to be doing that...
Characters:
Clancy

[The Carlin Emeralds]
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Cliff Crosby / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
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Letters:
  • Genre:adventure
Characters:
Cliff Crosby; Kay Nevers

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Good Books for Christmas / in-house column / 0.67 page

Editorial Advisory Board of the Superman DC Comics!
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

The Career of the Spurious Scribe!
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The Crimson Avenger / comic story / 10 pages

Script:
Jack Lehti (signed)
Pencils:
Jack Lehti (signed)
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
The Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]; Wing

Indexer Notes

Inker and letterer credits by Craig Delich.

Second appearance of Wing in costume (first seen in costume in World's Finest Comics #4). Order of Wing in costume determined by copyright dates (World's Finest #4 on Nov 10th 1941, Detective #59 on Nov 22nd 1941).

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Morrow Coaster Brake / advertisement / 0.5 page

The "Big 7" Is Now the "Big 8"
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Wonder Woman; Sensation Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

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advertisement / 0.17 page

[Murder of the Judge]
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Steve Malone / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
Don Lynch (signed)
Inks:
Don Lynch (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:detective-mystery
Characters:
Steve Malone

Indexer Notes

Steve Malone, District Attorney

Night Meeting
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text story / 2 pages

Script:
Eric Carter (credited)
Pencils:
Cliff Young (signed as Cliff)
Inks:
Cliff Young (signed as Cliff)
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset
  • Genre:adventure

[The Case of the Talking Dummy]
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Slam Bradley / comic story / 8 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
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Letters:
  • Genre:detective-mystery
Characters:
Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan

Now on Sale
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

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National Radio Institute Home Study Course / advertisement / 1 page

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Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. [no title indexed]
    Batman with Robin
  2. Superman Krypto-Raygun
    Auto-Magic Picture Gun / Krypto-Raygun / Superman Krypto-Raygun; Superman
  3. The King of the Jungle!
    Batman and Robin
  4. [no title indexed]
    Chemcraft Chemistry Sets [Porter]
  5. ["I'll take a pound and a half of that, please!!"]
    Facts!
  6. [Next Stop... Panama!]
    Spy
  7. Energy to Do Big Things
    Baby Ruth
  8. The Case of the Gangster Gauchos
    Larry Steele
  9. Relax and Read!
    Batman
  10. World's Finest Buy!
    World's Finest Comics
  11. ["Say, Sonny, you're too little to be doing that..."]
    Clancy the Cop
  12. [The Carlin Emeralds]
    Cliff Crosby
  13. [no title indexed]
    Good Books for Christmas
  14. Editorial Advisory Board of the Superman DC Comics!
  15. The Career of the Spurious Scribe!
    The Crimson Avenger
  16. [no title indexed]
    Morrow Coaster Brake
  17. The "Big 7" Is Now the "Big 8"
    Wonder Woman; Sensation Comics
  18. [no title indexed]
  19. [Murder of the Judge]
    Steve Malone
  20. Night Meeting
  21. [The Case of the Talking Dummy]
    Slam Bradley
  22. Now on Sale
  23. [no title indexed]
    National Radio Institute Home Study Course
  24. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
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