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Issue Details

Issue #118
Published December 1946
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 52
Editing Jack Schiff; Whitney Ellsworth (editor-in-chief)
Notes Art credits verified by Sprang.

Cover Details - "The Royal Flush Crimes"

Characters Batman; Robin; The Joker.
Genre superhero
Pencils Dick Sprang
Inks Dick Sprang
Notes Art credits verified by Sprang.
Reprinted In The Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #5 (March 2001).

12 page Batman story "The Royal Flush Crimes"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Jack Barnes; Harley Cottonworth; Roxane Wilder; Rupert Dazel; Eddie Hoyle; The Joker (villain); Sparks [villain].
Synopsis After winning a card game, the Joker decides to use his winning hand, a Royal Flush in diamonds, as the basis for a series of crimes.
Genre superhero
Script Alvin Schwartz
Pencils Howard Sherman (signed as Bob Kane)
Inks Howard Sherman (signed as Bob Kane)
Notes Art credits by Craig Delich. Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 5-25-09.
Reprinted In The Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #5 (March 2001).

7 page Slam Bradley story "Crime is All Wet"

Characters Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan.
Genre detective
Pencils John Daly
Inks John Daly
Notes Pencil credit revised by Jerry Bails (Nov. 2005). Pencil credit previously given to Howard Sherman.

2 page text story "Small Crime"

Genre crime
Script Pace Cummings (signed)
Letters typeset

7 page Air Wave story "Moon Rocketeers"

Characters Air Wave [Larry Jordan]
Genre superhero
Pencils Harris Levy (signed as Lee Harris)
Inks Harris Levy (signed as Lee Harris)

Half page Casey the Cop filler

Characters Casey
Genre gag
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff

12 page The Boy Commandos story "The Invisible Commando"

Characters The Boy Commandos [Rip Carter; Alfy; Jan; Andre; Brooklyn].
Genre war; adventure
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Steve Brodie