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Issue Details

Issue #137
Published July 1948
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 52
Editing Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Jack Schiff (actual)

Cover Details - "The Rebus Crimes"

Characters Batman; Robin; he Joker.
Genre superhero
Pencils Bob Kane
Inks Charles Paris
Reprinted In The Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #7 (November 2007).

12 page Batman story "The Rebus Crimes"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Mr. Crayley; Mr. Millman; The Joker (villain).
Synopsis A clever rebus sign on a local furrier's store gives the Joker yet a new and novel method of committing his crimes!
Genre superhero
Pencils Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)
Inks Charles Paris
Notes Pencil credit verified by Sprang. Ink credit revised and verified by Craig Delich (January 5, 2008). Inker credit previously given as Gene McDonald? Jim Mooney? Synopsis added by Craig Delich 1-5-08.
Reprinted In The Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #7 (November 2007).

6 page Air Wave story "Cycle of Crimes"

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

7 page Slam Bradley story "The Balloon Bandits"

Characters Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan.
Genre detective
Pencils Howard Sherman
Inks Howard Sherman
Notes Artist credits revised by Craig Delich (Nov. 2005). Art credits previously given to John Daly.

2 page text article "Secret Codes Can Be Fun"

Genre fact
Script Henry Lysing (signed)
Letters typeset

12 page The Boy Commandos story "The Rise and Fall of a Gangster"

Characters The Boy Commandos [Rip Carter; Brooklyn; Andre; & Tex]; Al Ferris; Biff Donnelly.
Genre war; adventure
Pencils Jack Kirby?
Inks Steve Brodie?

Half page Shorty filler

Characters Shorty
Genre humor
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff