Issue Details

Issue	#72
Published	August-September 1952
Cover Price	0.10
Pages	52
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth

Cover Details - "The Jungle Batman"

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)
Reprinted	in Batman from the Thirties to the Seventies (Crown Publishers, Inc., 1971 series) #73-168329

1 page Superman public service announcement "It's Smart to Check -- And Double Check!"

Characters	Superman
Genre	superhero
Script	Jack Schiff
Pencils	Winslow Mortimer
Inks	Winslow Mortimer
Letters	Ira Schnapp

12 page Batman story "The Jungle Batman!"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; V: The Sinister Eight (I).
Genre	superhero
Script	David Vern (credit by O'Hearn)
Pencils	Bob Kane (signed)(Batman & Robin figures only); Lew Schwartz
Inks	Charles Paris (verified by Paris)
Letters	Pat Gordon
Reprinted	In Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #2 (1961).

Half page Quick Quiz activity

Script	H. T. Elmo (signed)
Pencils	H. T. Elmo (signed)
Inks	H. T. Elmo (signed)
Letters	H. T. Elmo?
Notes	Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 11-24-07.

2 page Varsity Vic filler

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

12 page Batman story "The Legion of Faceless Men!"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; V: The Masked Bandit (I; Biff); I: The Maskers.
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Dick Sprang (verified by Sprang)
Inks	Charles Paris (verified by Paris)
Letters	Pat Gordon

Half page Private Pete filler

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

1 page Peg filler

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

2 page text story "Changing Styles In Magic"

Genre	adventure
Script	Donald King (signed)
Letters	typeset

Half page Shorty filler

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

12 page Batman story "The Death-Cheaters of Gotham City!"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; V: Jeff Sievers (I); I: The Death-Cheaters Club (one member, John Hedges Grant, D in this story); Villians: Little Doughy and Joey the Rod.
Synopsis	Batman becomes a member of the strange "Death Cheaters Club," but a wanted criminal [who fits the qualifications for membership] is denied the same----and vows vengeance against all the members!
Genre	superhero
Script	David Vern (credit by O'Hearn)
Pencils	Jim Mooney (as Bob Kane)(verified by Mooney)
Inks	Jim Mooney
Letters	Ira Schnapp (credit by O'Hearn/Desris)
Notes	Synopsis added by Craig Delich 11-24-07.
Reprinted	In Batman (DC, 1940 series) #233 (July-August 1971).

1 page Casey the Cop filler

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