Issue Details

Issue	#70
Published	April-May 1952
Cover Price	0.10
Pages	52
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth

Cover Details - "The Robot Cop of Gotham City"

Characters	Batman; Robin
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Winslow Mortimer (confirmed by Mortimer)
Inks	Winslow Mortimer (confirmed by Mortimer)
Letters	Ira Schnapp (credit by O'Hearn/Desris)

1 page Buzzy public service announcement "Be Sure of Your Facts!"

Characters	Buzzy
Genre	fact
Script	Jack Schiff
Pencils	Winslow Mortimer
Inks	Winslow Mortimer
Letters	Gaspar Saladino

12 page Batman story "The Robot Cop of Gotham City"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; I: Mr. Weir and the "robot cop"
Genre	superhero
Script	Bill Finger
Pencils	Bob Kane (Batman & Robin figures only); Lew Schwartz
Inks	Charles Paris (verified by Paris)
Letters	Ira Schnapp (credit by O'Hearn/Desris)

Half page Private Pete filler "Get ready for barracks inspection in fifteen minutes, men!"

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

Half page Casey the Cop filler "The sarge put me on traffic duty."

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

11 page Batman story "The Masterminds of Crime!"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Dave Gregg (Villain); Mr. Tolan (Villain); Mrs. Marcy; Joe Webster (Villain); Walls (Villain)
Synopsis	Batman disguises himself as the crook Drexel to infiltrate the Crime Academy.
Genre	super-hero
Script	David Vern Reed (credit by O'Hearn)
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	Charles Paris (verified by Paris)
Letters	Joe Rosen
Reprinted	in DC 100-Page Super Spectacular (DC, 1971 series) #DC-8; in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #238 (January 1972)

Half page Varsity Vic filler "Oh boy!"

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

Half page One Punch Willie filler "Remember yer fightin' a tricky guy tonight, Willie!"

Genre	humor
Script	Phil Berube
Pencils	Phil Berube
Inks	Phil Berube
Reprinted	in Blackhawk (DC, 1957 series) #121 (February 1958)

2 page Jerry the Jitterbug filler "Hmm--I never go for this fortune stuff, but--"

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

2 page text story "Burglars, Beware!"

Genre	crime
Script	David Kahn (signed)
Pencils	Raymond Perry
Inks	Raymond Perry
Letters	typeset

Half page Peg filler "Let's start a sorority!"

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

12 page Batman story "The Parasols of Plunder"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; V: The Penguin
Synopsis	The Penguin is released from prison on parole, providing he gives up anything having to do with birds. So he takes up an umbrella business....with the same criminal results!
Genre	super-hero
Script	Bill Woolfolk (credit by O'Hearn)
Pencils	Bob Kane (Batman & Robin figures only); Lew Schwartz
Inks	Charles Paris (verified by Paris)
Letters	Joe Letterese?
Notes	Synopsis added by Craig Delich 10-4-07.
Reprinted	in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #176 (December 1965); in Batman Vs. the Penguin (Signet Books, 1966 series) #nn

Half page Quick Quiz activity

Script	H. T. Elmo (signed)
Pencils	H. T. Elmo (signed)
Inks	H. T. Elmo (signed)
Letters	H.T. Elmo?