Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 52
On-sale Date: 1948-08-23
Editing: Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Jack Schiff (actual)

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Kodak Cameras and Film / advertisement / 1 page

Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages


Indexer Notes

Credits verified by Sprang and Paris per Craig Delich.

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page

Bit-o-Honey Races to the Rescue!

Bit-o-Honey / advertisement / 1 page

Robotman's Double Trouble!

Robotman / comic story / 6 pages


  • Genre:superhero
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:This is how I deal with crooks-- my sledgehammer fist and my l-o-n-g reach!
Characters:
Robotman [Robert Crane; aka Paul Dennis]
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Martin O'Hearn.

Cut-Out Model of "Daylight" Train

Kellogg's Variety / advertisement / 1 page

For Thrills! For Action!

Adventure Comics; Action Comics; Sensation Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Dog for a Day!

Slam Bradley / comic story / 7 pages


  • Genre:detective-mystery
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Very often it takes a dogcatcher to catch a dog, but here's a new twist--
Characters:
Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Inker credit by Craig Delich; we previously credited John Daly.

Editorial Advisory Board

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

[no title indexed]

Bendix Coaster Brake / advertisement / 0.5 page

To the Moon and Back

text story / 2 pages


  • Genre:adventure
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Right this way, folks! Get your tickets for your ninety-eight hour trip to the Moon!
Reprints (1)

Spalding Football Book

Spalding Sports Equipment / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed]

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

The Dictator from Alcatraz!

The Boy Commandos / comic story / 12 pages


  • Genre:adventure; war
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:My name is Jumbo Miller... my business is any nifty racket.
Characters:
The Boy Commandos [Rip Carter; Andre Chavard; Brooklyn [Dan Turpin]; Tex]
Reprints (1)

Scribbly / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

How Much Do You Really Know About Baseball?

Thom McAn Shoes / advertisement / 1 page

And to Think They Used to Call Me Skinny!

Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System / advertisement / 1 page

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