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Issue Details

Issue #53
Published July 1941
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 68
Editing Whitney Ellsworth; [Murray Boltinoff; Mort Weisinger]

Cover Details

Characters Batman; Robin.
Genre superhero
Pencils Bob Kane (signed)
Inks Jerry Robinson
Letters typeset
Reprinted In The Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #2 (1991).

13 page Batman story "Viola Vane"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Viola Vane; Jim Daly.
Synopsis Batman saves a budding actress from committing suicide, but then learns that her folks believe she is a great star....and they are coming to visit her. He has to tackle to problem as both Bruce Wayne and the Batman.
Genre superhero
Script Bill Finger
Pencils Bob Kane (signed); Jerry Robinson
Inks Jerry Robinson; George Roussos
Letters George Roussos
Notes Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 3-11-09.
Reprinted In The Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #2 (1991).

Half page It's a Fact filler

Genre fact
Script Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Letters Henry Boltinoff

6 page Spy story "The Opium Smugglers"

Characters Bart Regan
Genre adventure
Script Jerry Siegel (signed)
Pencils Ed Moore (signed)
Inks Ed Moore (signed)

5 page The Crimson Avenger story "The Craig Story"

Characters The Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis, in costume with cape]; Wing.
Genre superhero
Script Jack Lehti (signed)
Pencils Jack Lehti (signed)
Inks Charles Paris
Letters Charles Paris

Half page Take My Word filler

Genre fact
Script Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Letters Henry Boltinoff

6 page Larry Steele, Private Detective story "Mystery of the Late Mr. Barnes"

Characters Larry Steele
Genre detective
Pencils Cliff Young (signed)
Inks Cliff Young (signed)

6 page Speed Saunders, Ace Investigator story "Murder on the Diamond"

Characters Speed Saunders
Genre detective
Pencils Ed Winiarski (signed as Win)
Inks Ed Winiarski (signed as Win)

5 page Cliff Crosby story

Characters Cliff Crosby; Kay Nevers; Shorty Jones.
Genre adventure
Script Chad Grothkopf (signed as Chad)
Pencils Chad Grothkopf (signed as Chad)
Inks Chad Grothkopf (signed as Chad)
Letters Chad Grothkopf

2 page text story "Kept Promise"

Genre adventure
Script Gardner F. Fox (signed)
Pencils Stan Kaye
Inks Stan Kaye
Letters typeset

6 page Steve Malone, District Attorney story

Characters Steve Malone; Lightfinger Louie [villain]; Pierre [villain].
Genre detective
Pencils Don Lynch (signed)
Inks Don Lynch (signed)

8 page Slam Bradley story

Characters Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan.
Genre detective
Script Jerry Siegel (signed)
Pencils Howard Sherman (signed)
Inks Howard Sherman (signed)