Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 68
On-sale Date: 1941-12-18
Editing: Whitney Ellsworth (credited as F. W. Ellsworth); Murray Boltinoff (assistant editor, uncredited); Mort Weisinger (assistant editor, uncredited)
Cover Thumbnail for Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #60 Edit Cover
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Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page

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  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Reprints (5)

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

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Lancaster County Seeds / advertisement / 1 page

Case of the Costume-Clad Killers
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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]; Commissioner James Gordon; The Joker (villain); Joker's gang [as Sergeant Dix; others un-named] (villains)
Synopsis:
Batman and Robin set out to clash with a clever gang that secures uniforms and equipment of police and firemen in order to commit crimes. But Batman has already figured out the person behind this as a person who would relish the "humor" of the situation: the Joker!
Reprints (4)

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Laffs / cartoon / 0.5 page

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Letters:
  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I hope you put some grease on the car, too!

Indexer Notes

3 gags.

Boy! Am I in a Hurry!!
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Batman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

[Herr Flax]
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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; Whitey; Herr Flax (villain)

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"Super" Duper; Canada Dry Ginger Ale / advertisement / 1 page

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Cliff Crosby / comic story / 6 pages

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Letters:
?
  • Genre:adventure
Characters:
Cliff Crosby

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Chief Hot Foot / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:
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Letters:
  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:See, Son, here we are in the far west country...
Characters:
Chief Hot Foot

Wow and Double Wow!
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Leading Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

Murder on the Airwaves
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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.

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Silly Willy / comic story / 0.5 page

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Letters:
  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Not an animal in sight!
Characters:
Silly Willy

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The Shining Knight; Adventure Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

Editorial Advisory Board
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

The Magic Walking Stick by John Buchan
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Good Books Worth Reading / in-house column / 0.67 page

The Case of the Tell Tale Candle
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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

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Gags / cartoon / 0.5 page

Script:
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Letters:
  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Guess what I have for you?

Indexer Notes

3 gags.

Newcomer!
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Sensation Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.25 page

[no title indexed]
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Prize Comics / advertisement / 0.25 page

The Case of the Missing Evidence!
(Table of Contents: 19)

Air Wave / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Lee Harris (signed)
Inks:
Lee Harris (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Air Wave [Larry Jordan] (introduction); District Attorney Cole (introduction); Snake Scalotti (villain, introduction); Louie (villain)
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

No origin provided.

The last illustrated panel features Air Wave asking readers to contact the editor and let him know how they liked the feature.

Inker revision from Charles Paris to Harris per Will Murray in Alter Ego #162 (January 2020).

The Trick
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text story / 1.67 pages

Script:
Norman Goss (credited)
Letters:
typeset
  • Genre:adventure

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advertisement / 0.33 page

[The Fat Man's Club]
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Slam Bradley / comic story / 8 pages

Script:
?
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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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Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page

Energy to Move a Mountain
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Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. [no title indexed]
    Batman and Robin
  2. [no title indexed]
    Lancaster County Seeds
  3. Case of the Costume-Clad Killers
    Batman and Robin
  4. ["I hope you put some grease on the car, too!"]
    Laffs
  5. Boy! Am I in a Hurry!!
    Batman
  6. [Herr Flax]
    Spy
  7. ["Gosh! That ice cream hi-ball tasted good!"]
    "Super" Duper; Canada Dry Ginger Ale
  8. [no title indexed]
    Cliff Crosby
  9. ["See, Son, here we are in the far west country..."]
    Chief Hot Foot
  10. Wow and Double Wow!
    Leading Comics
  11. Murder on the Airwaves
    The Crimson Avenger
  12. ["Not an animal in sight!"]
    Silly Willy
  13. [no title indexed]
    The Shining Knight; Adventure Comics
  14. Editorial Advisory Board
  15. The Magic Walking Stick by John Buchan
    Good Books Worth Reading
  16. The Case of the Tell Tale Candle
    Larry Steele
  17. ["Guess what I have for you?"]
    Gags
  18. Newcomer!
    Sensation Comics
  19. [no title indexed]
    Prize Comics
  20. The Case of the Missing Evidence!
    Air Wave
  21. The Trick
  22. [no title indexed]
  23. [The Fat Man's Club]
    Slam Bradley
  24. Now on Sale
  25. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
  26. Energy to Move a Mountain
    Baby Ruth
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