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Issue Details

Issue #54
Published August-September 1949
Frequency Bi-monthly
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 52
Editing Whitney Ellsworth

Cover Details - "The Treasure Hunter; The Door Without a Key; The Amazing Masquerade"

Genre superhero
Pencils Win Mortimer (confirmed by Mortimer)
Inks Charles Paris (verified by Paris)
Letters Ira Schnapp (credit by O'Hearn/Desris)

12 page Batman story "The Treasure Hunter!"

Characters The Treasure Hunter [Charles] (Villain; Intro)
Genre superhero
Pencils Jim Mooney (verified by Mooney)
Inks Jim Mooney
Letters Ira Schnapp (credit by O'Hearn/Desris)
Notes Bruce Wayne revealed as a dime-novel collector.

Half page Money Stuff filler

Genre superhero
Pencils Martin Naydel (signed)
Inks Martin Naydel (signed)

12 page Batman story "The Door Without a Key!"

Characters Dan Morgan (Villian; Intro); John Delion (Intro; poss. Juan Ponce De Leon) and his family (Flashback); Paul Delion
Genre super-hero
Pencils Bob Kane (Batman & Robin figures only); Lew Schwartz
Inks Charles Paris (verified by Paris)
Letters Ira Schnapp (credit by O'Hearn/Desris)

1 page biography (nonfictional) "Man of Daring"

Genre gag

1 page text article "Wonder Drug"

Genre superhero
Pencils Raymond Perry
Inks Raymond Perry
Letters typeset

2 page Varsity Vic filler

Script Henry Boltinoff (not signed)
Pencils Henry Boltinoff (not signed)
Inks Henry Boltinoff (not signed)
Letters Henry Boltinoff

12 page Batman story "The Amazing Masquerade!"

Characters John Foster (Villain; Intro); the Human Spider Mob (Villain; Intro)
Genre super-hero
Pencils Bob Kane (Batman & Robin figures only); Lew Schwartz
Inks Charles Paris (verified by Paris)
Letters Ira Schnapp (credit by O'Hearn/Desris)

1 page Superman public service announcement "Safety First"

Script Jack Schiff
Pencils Wayne Boring
Inks Wayne Boring
Letters Ira Schnapp