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Issue Details

Issue #43
Published September 1940
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 68
Editing Whitney Ellsworth

Cover Details

Characters Batman; Robin.
Genre superhero
Pencils Bob Kane (signed)
Inks Bob Kane (signed); Jerry Robinson
Letters typeset
Reprinted In The Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #1 (June 1990).

13 page Batman story "The Case of the City of Terror"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Ryder; Carter; Mayor Harliss Greer [villain; "Bugs" Norton [villain]; Blackie [villain].
Synopsis Bruce and Dick head out on a cross-country vacation to get away from crime, but when they arrive in a small town, they discover that a new Mayor has ties to organized crime, and has established gambling dens and other rackets in town, all protected by Police officer's on the take.
Genre superhero
Script Bill Finger
Pencils Bob Kane (signed)
Inks Bob Kane (signed); Jerry Robinson (also backgrounds); George Roussos (backgrounds)
Letters Jerry Robinson; George Roussos
Notes Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 2-22-09.
Reprinted In The Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #1 (June 1990).

Half page Silly Situations filler

Genre gags
Pencils Hal Sherman (signed)
Inks Hal Sherman (signed)

6 page Spy story "Hlak Sisto"

Characters Bart Regan; Hlak Sisto [villain].
Genre adventure
Script Jerry Siegel (signed)
Pencils Ed Moore
Inks Ed Moore

6 page Red Logan, Ace Reporter story "The Archer Kidnapping Case"

Characters Red Logan
Synopsis Red quits his job and goes undercover.
Genre adventure
Pencils Ed Winiarski (signed as Win)
Inks Ed Winiarski (signed as Win)

2 page text story "Theft in the Abbey"

Genre crime
Script Frank Cooper (signed)
Pencils ? (signed as Kenny)
Inks ? (signed as Kenny)
Letters typeset

6 page The Crimson Avenger story

Characters The Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]; Hop Yin (villain).
Genre superhero
Script Jack Lehti (signed)
Pencils Jack Lehti (signed)
Inks Jack Lehti (signed)

1 page Monthly Book Review filler

Genre fact

6 page Speed Saunders, Ace Investigator story

Characters Speed Saunders
Genre detective
Script Gardner F. Fox?
Pencils Fred Guardineer (signed)
Inks Fred Guardineer (signed)
Letters Fred Guardineer

6 page Larry Steele, Private Detective story "Jonas Henkel"

Characters Larry Steele; Dr. Evans; Jonas Henkel [villain].
Genre detective
Pencils Ken Ernst (signed)
Inks Ken Ernst (signed)

6 page Young America's Hero, Cliff Crosby story "Along the Congo"

Characters Cliff Crosby; The Skull [villain].
Genre adventure
Script Chad Grothkopf (signed as Chad)
Pencils Chad Grothkopf (signed as Chad)
Inks Chad Grothkopf (signed as Chad)
Letters Chad Grothkopf

8 page Slam Bradley story "The Winters Brothers"

Characters Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan; Jessica Mason; Gerard Winters; Gregor Winters.
Genre detective
Script Jerry Siegel (signed)
Pencils Howard Sherman (signed)
Inks Howard Sherman (signed)
Letters Howard Sherman