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Issue Details

Issue #60
Published February 1942
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 68
Editing Whitney Ellsworth; [Murray Boltinoff; Mort Weisinger]

Cover Details

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

13 page Batman story "Case of the Costume-Clad Killers"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; The Joker (villain).
Synopsis Batman and Robin set out to clash with a clever gang that secures uniforms and equipment of Police and Firemen in order to commit crimes. But Batman has already figured out the person behind this as a person who would relish the "humor" of the situation: The Joker!
Genre superhero
Script Jack Schiff
Pencils Bob Kane (signed)
Inks Jerry Robinson; George Roussos
Letters Ira Schnapp ?
Notes Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 3-20-09.
Reprinted In The Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #2 (1991)

Half page Laffs filler

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

6 page Spy story "Herr Flax"

Characters Bart Regan; Whitey; Herr Flax [villain].
Genre adventure
Script Ed Moore (signed)
Pencils Ed Moore (signed)
Inks Ed Moore (signed)

6 page Cliff Crosby story

Characters Cliff Crosby
Genre adventure
Pencils Pierce Rice
Inks Arturo Cazeneuve

Half page Chief Hot Foot filler

Characters Chief Hot Foot
Genre gag
Script Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Letters Henry Boltinoff

10 page The Crimson Avenger story "Murder on the Airwaves"

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

1 page Silly Willy filler

Characters Silly Willy
Genre gag
Script Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Letters Henry Boltinoff

1 page Books Worth Reading filler

Script Josette Frank?
Notes Writer credit added by Craig Delich 3-20-09.

6 page Larry Steele, Private Detective story "The Case of the Telltale Candle"

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

1 page Gags filler

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

6 page Air Wave story "The Case of the Missing Evidence"

Characters Air Wave [Larry Jordan](I); Snake Scalotti [villain]; Cole.
Genre superhero
Script Mort Weisinger ?
Pencils Harris Levy (signed as Lee Harris)
Inks Charles Paris
Notes No origin provided.

2 page text story "The Trick"

Genre adventure
Script Norman Goss (signed)
Letters typeset

8 page Slam Bradley story "The Fat Man's Club"

Characters Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan.
Genre detective
Pencils Howard Sherman
Inks Howard Sherman
Letters Howard Sherman