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Issue Details

Issue	#23
Published	June-July 1944
Cover Price	0.10
Pages	52
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth

Cover Details

Characters	Batman; Robin; the Joker
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Dick Sprang
Inks	Dick Sprang
Letters	typeset
Notes	Art credits verified by Sprang.
Reprinted	in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #6 (2009)

13 page Batman story "The Upside Down Crimes!"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Leegaf; Mrs. Van Sneed; Nan Winslow; Miss Latham; The Joker (villain); Muggsy Mulligan (villain); Snipes (villain); Batplane
Synopsis	Batman and Robin must stop the Joker's mad schemes, as he commits several "up-side down crimes" that leave the Caped Crusaders literally standing on their heads.
Genre	superhero
Script	Bill Finger
Pencils	Dick Sprang [as Bob Kane] (signed)
Inks	Gene McDonald [as Bob Kane] (signed)
Letters	George Roussos
Notes	Art credits verified by Sprang and lettering credit confirmed by Roussos.
Reprinted	in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #6 (2009)

1 page Life's Little Laffs filler

Genre	humor
Script	Ray Houlihan
Pencils	Ray Houlihan
Inks	Ray Houlihan
Letters	Ray Houlihan
Notes	Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2010-1-15. This filler is NOT found in the Archive.

12 page Batman story "Damsel In Distress!"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Marjory Davenport (introductrion); Dr. Davenport (her father); Bugs Conklin (villain, introduction); Jitters (villain)
Synopsis	Dick's crush on a girl leads him and the Batman into a case involving kidnapping and murder.
Genre	superhero
Script	Don Cameron
Pencils	Dick Sprang [as Bob Kane] (signed)
Inks	Dick Sprang [as Bob Kane] (signed)
Letters	George Roussos
Notes	Revised inker credit verified by Craig Delich (November, 2005). Credit previously given to Ray Burnley. Art credits verified by Sprang and lettering credit confirmed by Roussos.
Reprinted	in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #6 (2009)

1 page Handy Andy filler

Characters	Handy Andy
Genre	humor
Script	Jack Farr
Pencils	Jack Farr
Inks	Jack Farr
Letters	Jack Farr
Notes	This filler is NOT found in the Archive.

4 page The Adventures of Alfred story "Borrowed Butler!"

Characters	Alfred Pennyworth; Guest Stars: Bruce Wayne; Dick Grayson; Mrs. Van Upsitart; Oswald; Mr. Piper (villain, introduction)
Synopsis	Bruce hires out Alfred to a neighbor who is having week-end guests, and whose butler is sick. Alfred's blind luck allows him to solve yet another case involving an "inside job" at the Upsitart residence.
Genre	adventure
Pencils	Jerry Robinson [signed as Bob Kane]
Inks	Jerry Robinson [as Bob Kane] (signed)
Letters	George Roussos
Notes	Art credits verified by Robinson and lettering credit confirmed by Roussos.
Reprinted	in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #6 (2009)

2 page text story "Accidents Will Happen"

Genre	adventure
Script	Tod Lowry (signed)
Letters	typeset
Notes	This text story is NOT found in the Archive.

11 page Batman story "Pelt Plunderers!"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Skinner Short (villain, introduction)
Synopsis	Batman and Robin head up into the frozen north to assist the Royal Canadian Mounted Police stop a gang of thieves who plunder beaver pelts trapped by locals and who then sell them for big profits, which they plan to spend back in the States.
Genre	superhero
Script	Bill Finger
Pencils	Dick Sprang [as Bob Kane] (signed)
Inks	Dick Sprang [as Bob Kane] (signed)
Letters	George Roussos
Notes	This story was one of the special "Police Division" stories featured in Batman. Writer credit verified by Martin O'Hearn, art credits verified by Sprang and lettering credit confirmed by Roussos.
Reprinted	in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #6 (2009)