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Issue Details

Issue #13
Published October-November 1942
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 68
Editing Whitney Ellsworth
Notes Cover pencils and inks credits verified by Jerry Robinson.

Cover Details

Characters Batman; Robin.
Genre superhero
Pencils Jerry Robinson
Inks Jerry Robinson
Letters typeset
Notes Cover pencils and inks credits verified by Jerry Robinson.
Reprinted In Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #4 (2003).

Half page Good Books Worth Reading text article

Synopsis Review of "The Wonder Book of the Air" by C. B. Allen & Lauren D. Lyman.
Script Josette Frank [signed]
Letters typeset

13 page Batman story "The Batman Plays a Lone Hand"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Cinnissioner James Gordon; Villains: The Penguin [cameo], The Thumb (I).
Synopsis Dick is rudely shocked when Bruce literally kicks him out of the house, not knowing that the Thumb has threatened to kill the Boy Wonder if Batman doesn't lay off.
Genre superhero
Script Don Cameron
Pencils Bob Kane (signed)
Inks Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (backgrounds)
Letters George Roussos
Notes Revised writer credit by Martin O'Hearn. Previously given to Bill Finger. Revised pencil credit verified by Craig Delich (Nov. 2005). Previously given to Jerry Robinson. Ink credits confirmed by Robinson and Roussos. Letterer credit confirmed by Roussos. Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-21-08.
Reprinted In Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #4 (2003)

2 page Round House Willie filler

Characters Round House Willie
Genre humor
Script Bob Naylor (signed)
Pencils Bob Naylor (signed)
Inks Bob Naylor (signed)
Letters Bob Naylor?
Notes Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 12-21-08.

Half page Laffs filler

Genre humor
Script Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Letters Henry Boltinoff

13 page Batman story "Comedy of Tears"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Johnny Blake; Joe Brady; Mr. van Gild; Joe DiMaggio [cameo]; Jerry Siegel [cameo]; Villains: The Joker, Bruiser.
Synopsis The Caped Crusaders are bewildered to discover the reason behind the Joker's new campaign: to make people cry.
Genre superhero
Script Jack Schiff
Pencils Bob Kane (signed)
Inks Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (backgrounds)
Letters George Roussos
Notes Revised writer credit verified by Jack Schiff. Previously credited to Bill Finger. Revised pencil credit verified by Craig Delich (Nov. 2005). Credit previously given to Jerry Robinson. Ink credits confirmed by Robinson and Roussos. Letterer credit confirmed by Roussos. Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-21-08.
Reprinted In Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #4 (2003).

1 page Tubby filler

Characters Tubby
Genre humor
Pencils George Storm
Inks George Storm

13 page Batman story "The Story of the Seventeen Stones"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Villains: Rocky Grimes, Lefty Slade,"Fin" Gonzy, Mason (I, D for all).
Synopsis Once suffering from amnesia, and having served 20 years in jail on the rock pile, criminal Rocky Grimes decides to get back at former members of his mob by using stones.
Genre superhero
Script Bill Finger
Pencils Jack Burnley [signed as Bob Kane]
Inks Jack Burnley [signed as Bob Kane]; Ray Burnley (backgrounds)
Letters Betty Bentley
Notes Art and letterer credits confirmed by Jack Burnley. Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-21-08.
Reprinted In Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #4 (2003).

Half page Clancy the Cop filler

Characters Clancy the Cop
Genre humor
Script Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Letters Henry Boltinoff

2 page text story "Sacrifice"

Genre adventure
Script Eric Carter [signed]
Letters typeset

2 page Flying Jeeps filler

Genre humor
Pencils George Storm
Inks George Storm

Half page Silly Willy filler

Characters Silly Willy
Genre humor
Script Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Letters Henry Boltinoff

1 page Jerry the Jitterbug filler

Characters Jerry the Jitterbug
Genre teen humor
Script Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Letters Henry Boltinoff

13 page Batman story "Destination Unknown"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Detective Guffey; Clyde Clayborn; Miss Hibbs; John Keyes; Ken Thorne; Villians: Trigger Turk (I) Biff Bolton (I).
Synopsis A couple of criminals board a train, disguised as a doctor and his nurse, in order to get to a man accused of crime being transferred to the gas chamber, and kill him in an iron lung.
Genre superhero
Script Don Cameron
Pencils Bob Kane (signed)
Inks Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (backgrounds)
Letters George Roussos
Notes Revised writer credit verified by Martin O'Hearn. Credit previously given to Bill Finger. Revised pencil credit verified by Craig Delich (Nov. 2005). Credit previously given to Jerry Robinson. Ink credits confirmed by Robinson and Roussos. Letterer credit confirmed by Roussos. Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-21-08.
Reprinted In Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #4 (2003).