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Issue Details

Issue #2
Published Summer 1940
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 68
Editing Whitney Ellsworth
Notes Not all fillers may be listed for this book.

Cover Details

Characters Batman; Robin.
Genre superhero
Pencils Bob Kane (signed)
Inks Jerry Robinson (verified by Robinson)
Letters typeset
Notes Not all fillers may be listed for this book.
Reprinted In Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #1 (June 1992).

13 page Batman story "The Joker Meets the Cat-Woman"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; E. S Arthur [D]; Villains: The Joker, the Catwoman [Selina Kyle], The Weasel and the Crime Syndicate, Inc. (I).
Synopsis Learning the Joker is hospitalized with wounds, the members of the Crime Syndicate make plans to rescue him to lead their mob again. But the Joker has planned a double-cross and the appearance of the Cat-Woman complicates matters.
Genre superhero
Script Bill Finger
Pencils Bob Kane (signed)
Inks Jerry Robinson (verified by Robinson), George Roussos (backgrounds, verified by Roussos)
Letters George Roussos (verified by Roussos)
Notes Synopsis added by Craig Delich 10-31-08.
Reprinted in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #1

2 page Young Mr. Olds filler

Characters Mr. Olds
Genre humor
Pencils Stan Aschmeier?
Inks Stan Aschmeier?

13 page Batman story "Wolf, the Crime Master"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Cyrus Craig; V: Adam Lamb (aka Wolf, I, D).
Synopsis By an unfortunate accident, Adam Lamb becomes a psychological Jekyll and Hyde at midnight each evening, only to revert to his mild-mannered self during the day.
Genre superhero
Script Bill Finger
Pencils Bob Kane (signed)
Inks Bob Kane (signed), Jerry Robinson (backgrounds, verified by Robinson)
Letters Jerry Robinson (verified by Robinson)
Notes Synopsis added by Craig Delich 10-31-08.
Reprinted in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #1

2 page text story "A Very Simple Case"

Genre adventure
Script David Tree (signed)
Pencils Raymond Perry
Inks Raymond Perry
Letters typeset

13 page Batman story "The Case of the Clubfoot Murders"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Portia; Abel [D]; Carl; Roger Storme; Villains: Clubfoot (Ward, I), Varrick (I).
Synopsis The contents of a strange will leave each of the heirs with strange tokens with inscriptions on them, not realizing that, if they are all united, the tokens will reveal the location of a gold mine.
Genre superhero
Script Bill Finger
Pencils Bob Kane (signed)
Inks Bob Kane (signed), Jerry Robinson (backgrounds, verified by Robinson)
Letters Jerry Robinson (verified by Robinson) (except pages 1 & 2)
Notes Sunopsis added by Craig Delich 10-31-08.
Reprinted in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #1

1 page Little Billy Pelican filler

Characters Billy Pelican
Genre funny animal
Pencils Hal Sherman
Inks Hal Sherman

1 page Fantastic Facts filler

Genre fact
Pencils George Papp (signed as Geo. Papp)
Inks George Papp (signed as Geo. Papp)

13 page Batman story "The Case of the Missing Link"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Professor Drake [D]; Villains: Goliath [D], Hackett (I), Snead (I), Grimes (I, D).
Synopsis Professor Drake brings back from Africa a "missing link" whom, he intends to civilize, for the benefit of all civilization. But he learns, as do the Caped Crusaders, that sometimes men act more like beasts than someone like Goliath!
Genre superhero
Script Bill Finger
Pencils Bob Kane (signed)
Inks Jerry Robinson (verified by Robinson), George Roussos (backgrounds, verified by Roussos)
Letters George Roussos (verified by Roussos)
Notes Synopsis added by Craig Delich 10-31-08.
Reprinted in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #1

2 page Her Royal Highness filler

Genre humor
Script Hal Sherman
Pencils Hal Sherman
Inks Hal Sherman