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Issue Details

Issue #87
Published May 1944
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 60
Editing Whitney Ellsworth (credited), [Jack Schiff]; [Bernie Breslauer]

Cover Details

Characters Batman; Robin.
Genre superhero
Pencils Dick Sprang (verified by Sprang)
Inks Dick Sprang
Letters typeset
Reprinted In The Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #4 (June 1998).

13 page Batman story "The Man of a Thousand Umbrellas"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot](villain).
Synopsis Bruce and Dick disguise themselves as umbrella repairmen in order to get the Penguin to surface, but when he does, he has a surprise in store for the Caped Duo. He then buys an umbrella shop and does his own repairs, placing radio devices into umbrellas in order to direct his men on jobs.
Genre superhero
Script Joseph Greene
Pencils Dick Sprang
Inks Dick Sprang
Letters Dick Sprang
Notes Letterer credit verified by Dick Sprang. Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 4-14-09.
Reprinted In The Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #4 (June 1998).

1 page Batman and Robin public service announcement "In Paper There Is Power"

Characters Batman; Robin; Johnny Smith
Genre superhero
Pencils Jerry Robinson
Inks Jerry Robinson

6 page Air Wave story "Professor Long Sells Air Wave Short"

Characters Air Wave [Larry Jordan]; Static; Professor Long.
Genre superhero
Script Joe Samachson?
Pencils George Roussos (signed)
Inks George Roussos (signed)
Colors George Roussos
Letters George Roussos

5 page Three-Ring Binks story "Blazin' Brody the Fire Eater"

Characters Three-Ring Binks; Blazing Brody.
Genre humor
Script Jack Farr
Pencils Jack Farr
Inks Jack Farr
Letters Jack Farr
Notes Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 4-14-09.

6 page The Crimson Avenger story "Smugglers' Song"

Characters The Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]; Wing.
Genre superhero
Pencils John Daly
Inks John Daly

8 page Slam Bradley story "Tuition Free"

Characters Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan.
Genre detective
Pencils Martin Naydel
Inks Martin Naydel

2 page text story "Happy Goes Lucky"

Characters Happy
Genre adventure
Script Art Watkins (signed)
Letters typeset

12 page The Boy Commandos story "King Brooklyn the Foist"

Characters The Boy Commandos [Rip Carter; Brooklyn; Tex; Andre; Alfy; Jan]; King Mantobi [villain].
Synopsis Brooklyn becomes king of a South Seas island.
Genre war; adventure
Script Joe Samachson?
Pencils Louis Cazeneuve
Inks Louis Cazeneuve