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Issue Details

Issue #25
Published October-November 1944
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 52
Editing Whitney Ellsworth

Cover Details

Characters Batman; Robin
Genre superhero
Pencils Dick Sprang
Inks Dick Sprang
Letters typeset
Reprinted in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #6 (2009)

12 page Batman story "Knights of Knavery"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Mrs. Van Landorpf; The Joker (villain); the Penguin (Oswald Cobblepot](villain)
Synopsis Batman's attempt to set a trap to catch the Penguin and the Joker backfires and the two criminals form a partnership to commit crimes and outwit the Caped Crusaders.
Genre superhero
Script Don Cameron (credit by O'Hearn)
Pencils Jack Burnley [as Bob Kane] (signed)
Inks Jerry Robinson [as Bob Kane] (signed)
Letters George Roussos
Notes This was the first team up of the Joker and Penguin. Writer credit confirmed by Martin O'Hearn, art credits confirmed by Jack Burnley, and lettering credit confirmed by Roussos.
Reprinted in Wanted: The World's Most Dangerous Villains (DC, 1972 series) #2 (September-October 1972); in Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told, The (DC, 1988 series) #nn [1]; in Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told, The (DC, 1989 series) #nn [1]; in Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told, The (Warner Books, 1989 series) #nn; in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #6 (2009)

11 page Batman story "The Sheik of Gotham City!"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Ali Ka-Bada; Sheik Sidi Ben Hassen; Omar El Kobra (villain, introduction)
Synopsis An evil, former Sheik in Bagdad (sic) learns that the true Sheik, once thought dead, is alive and well, living in exile in Gotham City as a cab driver, so he travels to Gotham to find this man and kill him. But when the real Sheik is injured and taken to a hospital, Batman takes over driving the man's cab in disguise and is taken prisoner by the evil Omar El Kobra, who believes Bruce Wayne to be the man they are after.
Genre superhero
Script Alvin Schwartz
Pencils Jack Burnley [as Bob Kane] (signed)
Inks Jerry Robinson [as Bob Kane] (signed)
Letters George Roussos
Notes Writer credit confirmed by Schwartz and Martin O'Hearn, art credits confirmed by Burnley and lettering credit confirmed by Roussos.
Reprinted in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #6 (2009)

Half page Private Pete filler

Characters Private Pete
Genre military humor
Script Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Letters Henry Boltinoff
Notes This filler is NOT found in the Archive.

2 page text story "A Blow For Freedom"

Genre patriotic
Script Stan Carter (signed)
Letters typeset
Notes This text story is NOT found in the Archive.

4 page Alfred story "The Mesmerized Manhunter!"

Characters Alfred Pennyworth; The Amazing Mazzo (introduction); Guest Stars: Bruce Wayne; Dick Grayson; Sleepy Slim Larson (villain, introduction)
Synopsis Alfred decides to go to the theatre one night to use his detective skills to expose the tricks of a stage magician, and ends up capturing a thief who stole the box office receipts while being hypnotized!
Genre adventure
Script Don Cameron
Pencils Jerry Robinson
Inks Jerry Robinson
Letters George Roussos
Notes Art credits verified by Robinson and lettering credit verified by Roussos.
Reprinted in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #6 (2009)

13 page Batman story "The Kilowatt Cowboys!"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Jack; Alex; Commissioner James Gordon; Matty Coyle (villain, introduction, death)
Synopsis The Caped Crusaders are sent to investigate the thefts of valuable copper wire from the Rocky Dam Light and Power Company, which is erecting a power cable into a new territory.
Genre superhero
Script Bill Finger
Pencils Jack Burnley [as Bob Kane] (signed)
Inks Jerry Robinson [as Bob Kane] (signed)
Letters George Roussos
Notes Writer credit verified by Martin O'Hearn, art credits verified by Burnley and lettering credit verified by Roussos.
Reprinted in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #6 (2009)

1 page Private Pete filler

Characters Private Pete
Genre military humor
Script Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Letters Henry Boltinoff
Notes This filler is NOT found in the Archive.