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Issue Details

Issue #24
Published August-September 1944
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 52
Editing Whitney Ellsworth

Cover Details - "It Happened in Rome!"

Characters Batman; Robin
Genre superhero
Pencils Dick Sprang
Inks Dick Sprang
Letters George Roussos
Notes Pencils and inks credits confirmed by Dick Sprang; lettering credit confirmed by George Roussos.
Reprinted in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #6 (2009)

13 page Batman story "It Happened In Rome"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Prof. Carter Nichols (introduction); the Jester (a Roman clown, introduction); Gito; Calvus (Roman gladiator); Publius Malchio (villain; introduction)
Synopsis Bruce Wayne is sent back to the time of the ancient Romans and runs afoul of a high official as Batman, so Robin must also make the journey back to help the Caped Crusader get out of the jam he is in.
Genre superhero
Script Joe Samachson
Pencils Dick Sprang [as Bob Kane] (signed)
Inks Dick Sprang [as Bob Kane] (signed)
Letters George Roussos
Notes 1st time-travel story. Writer credit confirmed by Martin O'Hearn, art credits confirmed by Sprang, and lettering credit confirmed by Roussos.
Reprinted in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #6 (2009)

1 page Hectic History filler

Genre fact
Script Jack Farr
Pencils Jack Farr
Inks Jack Farr
Letters Jack Farr
Notes This filler is NOT found in the Archive.

11 page Batman story "Convict Cargo"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Commissioner James Gordon; Sam Caldwin (banker, villain)
Synopsis Bruce Wayne allows himself to come under investigation by the District Attorney for juggling the books in order to ferret out a clever gang that, for a price, makes wealthy suspicious men like Wayne to "disappear" from prosecution.
Genre superhero
Script Don Cameron
Pencils Dick Sprang [as Bob Kane] (signed)
Inks Dick Sprang [as Bob Kane] (signed)
Letters George Roussos
Notes Art credits confirmed by Sprang and lettering credit confirmed by Roussos.
Reprinted in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #6 (2009)

1 page Gee-Man filler

Characters Gee-Man
Genre humor
Script Ray McGill (signed)
Pencils Ray McGill (signed)
Inks Ray McGill (signed)
Letters Ray McGill
Notes This filler is NOT found in the Archive.

2 page text story "Western Incident"

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

4 page Alfred story "Police Line-Up!"

Characters Bruce Wayne; Dick Grayson; Alfred Pennyworth; Cincinnati Red (villain); Toots Rollston (villain); Ronnie the Rat (villain); Pokerface (villain); Lop-Ear (villain)
Synopsis Alfred attends a Police line-up in order to sharpen his visual recognition skills, something that nearly backfires on him.
Genre adventure
Script Don Cameron?; Joe Samachson?
Pencils Jerry Robinson
Inks Jerry Robinson
Letters George Roussos
Notes Art credits confirmed by Jerry Robinson; letters credit confirmed by George Roussos.
Reprinted in Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #421 (March 1972); in Läderlappen (Williams Förlags AB, 1969 series) #5/1976; in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #6 (2009)

12 page Batman story "The Mayors of Yonville"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Tweedledum [Deever Tweed](villain); Tweedledee [Dumfree Tweed] (villain); Louie (villain); Spike (villain)
Synopsis The Caped Crusaders must save the people of Yonville from a gold swindle, but they have to break out of jail to accomplish it!
Genre superhero
Script Don Cameron
Pencils Dick Sprang [as Bob Kane] (signed)
Inks Dick Sprang [as Bob Kane] (signed)
Letters George Roussos
Notes Art credits confirmed by Sprang and lettering credit confirmed 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.