Issue Details

Issue	#73
Published	October-November 1952
Cover Price	0.10
Pages	44
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth

Cover Details - "The Joker's Utility Belt"

Characters	Batman ; Robin; images of the Joker.
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Dick Sprang (verified by Sprang)
Inks	Charles Paris (verified by Paris)
Letters	Ira Schnapp (credit by O'Hearn/Desris)

1 page Binky public service announcement "What Do You Know about Other People?"

Characters	Binky
Genre	fact
Script	Jack Schiff
Pencils	Winslow Mortimer
Inks	Winslow Mortimer
Letters	Ira Schnapp

9 page Batman story "Guns For Hire!"

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

Half page Casey the Cop filler

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

9 page Batman story "Vicki Vale's Secret!"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; GS: Vicki Vale; V: Keys Bennett (I)
Genre	superhero
Script	David Vern (credit by O'Hearn)
Pencils	Bob Kane (Batman & Robin figures only); Lew Schwartz
Inks	Charles Paris (verified by Paris)
Letters	Ira Schnapp (credit by O'Hearn/Desris)
Reprinted	In Batman (DC, 1940 series) #208 (February 1969)

Half page Quick Quiz activity

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

1 page Varsity Vic filler

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

2 page text article "Finger Print Forgeries"

Genre	crime
Script	Jack Miller (signed)
Letters	typeset

12 page Batman story "The Joker's Utility Belt!"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commisioner James Gordon; V: The Joker
Synopsis	When the Joker's seemingly easy capture of the Caped Crusaders goes terribly wrong when Batman springs a surprise on him using his utility belt, the Crime Clown decides to outdo the Batman with his OWN utility belt!
Genre	superhero
Script	David Vern (credit by O'Hearn)
Pencils	Dick Sprang (verified by Sprang)
Inks	Charles Paris (verified by Paris)
Letters	Ira Schnapp (credit by O'Hearn/Desris)
Notes	Synopsis added by Craig Delich 10-7-07.
Reprinted	In Batman (DC, 1940 series) #176 (December 1965); in Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told, The (DC, 1988 series) #nn ([December] 1988); in Joker: The Greatest Stories Ever Told, The (2008 series) #[nn]

1 page Professor Eureka filler "Grading Tests][First Line: I have the examination papers all marked"

Genre	gag
Script	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Letters	Henry Boltinoff
Notes	Title, first line and reprint data from Arthur Lortie, August 2006.
Reprinted	In Adventure Comics (1938 series) #297 (DC, 1962)