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Issue Details

Issue #131
Published January 1948
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 52
Editing Jack Schiff; Whitney Ellsworth (editor-in-chief)
Notes Revised pencil credits verified by Craig Delich from Lew Schwartz (Nov. 2005). Pencil credit for Lew Schwartz was deleted.

Cover Details - "The Underworld Surgeon"

Characters Batman; Robin.
Genre superhero
Pencils Bob Kane
Inks Charles Paris
Notes Revised pencil credits verified by Craig Delich from Lew Schwartz (Nov. 2005). Pencil credit for Lew Schwartz was deleted.
Reprinted In The Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #6 (June 2005).

13 page Batman story "The Underworld Surgeon"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne][also in disguise as a hood, Patch Peters]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Steve Travers; "Trigger" Joe Travers [villain]; Big Mike Roper [villain]; "Scarface" Dan Nolan [villain, D]; Ann; Dugan [D].
Synopsis Steve Travers is in the uncomfortable position of owing a big debt to his criminal brother, repayment being in the form of giving felons new faces thru plastic surgery so they can't be arrested by the Police.
Genre superhero
Script Don Cameron
Pencils Bob Kane (signed)
Inks Charles Paris
Notes Writer credit verified by Martin O'Hearn. Revised pencil credit verified by Lew Schwartz to Craig Delich (Nov. 2005). Pencil credit formerly assigned to Lew Schwartz. Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 5-30-09.
Reprinted In The Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #6 (June 2005)

6 page Slam Bradley story "The Case of the Candy Clues"

Characters Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan.
Genre detective
Pencils Howard Sherman
Inks Howard Sherman
Notes Story title verified by Craig Delich. Revised inker credit by Craig Delich (Nov. 2005). Inker credit previously given to John Daly.

6 page Air Wave story "Polly Wants to Crack a Safe"

Characters Air Wave [Larry Jordan]
Genre superhero
Pencils Harris Levy (signed as Lee Harris)
Inks Harris Levy (signed as Lee Harris)
Notes Story title verified by Craig Delich (Nov. 2005).

2 page text story "Local Color"

Genre adventure
Script Tom Neill (signed)
Letters typeset
Notes Title verified by Craig Delich (Nov. 2005).

1 page Jerry the Jitterbug filler

Characters Jerry the Jitterbug
Genre gag
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff
Notes Feature verified by Craig Delich (Nov. 2005).

12 page The Boy Commandos story "A Murder Rap for Brooklyn"

Characters The Boy Commandos [Rip Carter; Brooklyn; Andre; Jan; Tex].
Genre war; adventure
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Steve Brodie
Notes Story title verified by Craig Delich (Nov. 2005).