Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 52
On-sale Date: 1949-08-08
Editing: Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor)
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The Case of the 48 Jokers
(Table of Contents)

Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page

Pencils:
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?
Letters:
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Joker
Reprints (2)

Indexer Notes

Penciler credit verified by Sprang, inker credit verified by Paris, and letterer credit by Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Editorial Advisory Board
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 1)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

[no title indexed]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 2)

World's Finest Comics; Wonder Woman; Comic Cavalcade / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page

The Case of the 48 Jokers!
(Table of Contents: 3)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages

Script:
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Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Joker (villain); the Joker Syndicate (villains, introduction for all); Commissioner James Gordon; Duke Wilson
Synopsis:
The Joker organizes a syndicate of Jokers so that there can be a Joker in each of the 48 states.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Penciler credit verified by Sprang.

Lou Boudreau
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 4)

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page

The Case of the 50 Year Old Clue
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 5)

The Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream-Oil / comics-form advertising / 1 page

Bruce Wayne, Rookie Policeman!
(Table of Contents: 6)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 13 pages

Script:
?
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?
Letters:
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Johnson; Mike Granite (death); Jack Bennett; The Longshoreman Kid (villain, introduction); Commissioner James Gordon; Alfred Pennyworth
Synopsis:
To fulfill a promise to a dying police officer, Bruce becomes a policeman to honor the deceased officer.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit by Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 7)

Fluffy / comic story / 1 page

Script:
Phil Berube (signed)
Pencils:
Phil Berube (signed)
Inks:
Phil Berube (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Phil Berube (signed)
  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Fluffy - Wake up!
Characters:
Fluffy

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Craig Delich.

Mountain Rescue
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 8)

Bazooka Bubble Gum; Bazooka the Atom Bubble Boy / comics-form advertising / 1 page

Buzzy Says Stay in School -- Give Yourself a Break!
(Table of Contents: 9)

Buzzy / public service announcement / 1 page

Script:
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?
Letters:
  • Genre:advocacy; teen; humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Thanks for waiting for me, Buzzy!
Characters:
Buzzy Brown; Susie

Indexer Notes

Art credits verified by Oksner.

It's Your Future
(Table of Contents: 10)

text article / 2 pages

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?
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Letters:
typeset
  • Genre:non-fiction
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Do you know about the nationwide Science Talent...
Characters:
Paul E. Teschan; Marilyn Rohrer; Alice Dale; Nancy Stafford; Dwight Willard Taylor

Indexer Notes

Colorist credit by Craig Delich.

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 11)

Casey the Cop / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:
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?
Letters:
  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Casey! How did you let these cars get into such a tie-up?
Characters:
Casey the Cop
Reprints (1)

[no title indexed]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 12)

Superman Socks / advertisement / 0.5 page

Rescue from the Ravine
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 13)

Ray-o-Vac Batteries / comics-form advertising / 1 page

The Bandit of the Bells!
(Table of Contents: 14)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Gong [Ed Peale] (villain, introduction); Henry Morton
Synopsis:
Batman and Robin face a new villain, The Gong, who commits crimes based on bells.
Reprints (3)

[no title indexed]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 15)

Shoot-a-Top / Shoot-a-Plane / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 16)

Rubber-for-Molds Modeling Kit / advertisement / 1 page

Hollywood's Top Adventure Star!
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 17)

The Adventures of Alan Ladd / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Rope 'Em Both, Partner!
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 18)

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

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. The Case of the 48 Jokers
    Batman and Robin
  2. Editorial Advisory Board
  3. ["Want action?"]
    World's Finest Comics; Wonder Woman; Comic Cavalcade
  4. The Case of the 48 Jokers!
    Batman and Robin
  5. Lou Boudreau
    Wheaties
  6. The Case of the 50 Year Old Clue
    The Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream-Oil
  7. Bruce Wayne, Rookie Policeman!
    Batman and Robin
  8. ["Fluffy - Wake up!"]
    Fluffy
  9. Mountain Rescue
    Bazooka Bubble Gum; Bazooka the Atom Bubble Boy
  10. Buzzy Says Stay in School -- Give Yourself a Break!
    Buzzy
  11. It's Your Future
  12. ["Casey! How did you let these cars get into such a tie-up?"]
    Casey the Cop
  13. [no title indexed]
    Superman Socks
  14. Rescue from the Ravine
    Ray-o-Vac Batteries
  15. The Bandit of the Bells!
    Batman and Robin
  16. [no title indexed]
    Shoot-a-Top / Shoot-a-Plane
  17. [no title indexed]
    Rubber-for-Molds Modeling Kit
  18. Hollywood's Top Adventure Star!
    The Adventures of Alan Ladd
  19. Rope 'Em Both, Partner!
    Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
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  • Gregory Fischer
  • Del Gruber
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
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  • John Monagle
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Matthew Peets
  • Daniel Thingvold
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