Issue Details

Issue	#40
Published	June 1940
Cover Price	0.10
Pages	68
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth

Cover Details

Characters	Batman; Robin; Clayface [villain].
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Bob Kane (signed)
Inks	Bob Kane (signed); Jerry Robinson
Letters	typeset
Reprinted	In The Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #1 (June 1990).

12 page Batman story "The Murders of Clayface"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Julie Madison; Mr. Bentley; Ned Norton; Lorna Dane [D]; Fred Walker [D]; Clayface I [Basil Karlo] (villain, I); Roxy Brenner (villain).
Synopsis	Learning that Julie has become a movie actress, Bruce and Dick head over to the studio to meet with her. However, a series of events leads Bruce to believe something bad is going to happen, which it does, and the Batman must lend a hand to stop a killer known as Clayface.
Genre	superhero
Script	Bill Finger
Pencils	Bob Kane (signed)
Inks	Bob Kane (signed); Jerry Robinson (backgrounds)
Letters	Jerry Robinson
Notes	Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 2-18-09.
Reprinted	In Batman from the Thirties to the Seventies (Crown Publishers, Inc., 1971 series) #73-168329; in The Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #1 (June 1990).

6 page Spy story "The Forgarian Ball"

Characters	Bart Regan; Burdini.
Genre	adventure
Script	Jerry Siegel?
Pencils	Maurice Kashuba (signed)
Inks	Maurice Kashuba (signed)

8 page Red Logan story "An American Reporter in London"

Characters	Red Logan
Genre	adventure
Pencils	Ken Ernst
Inks	Ken Ernst

6 page The Crimson Avenger story "The Mysterious Rays"

Characters	The Crimson Avenger (in hat and cape, Lee Travis); Wing; Mac.
Genre	superhero
Script	Jack Lehti (signed)
Pencils	Jack Lehti (signed)
Inks	Jack Lehti (signed)

6 page Speed Saunders, Ace Investigator story "The Jewel Robbers"

Characters	Speed Saunders
Genre	detective
Script	Gardner F. Fox?
Pencils	Fred Guardineer (signed)
Inks	Fred Guardineer (signed)
Letters	Fred Guardineer

2 page text story "Theft at the Fair"

Genre	adventure
Script	Gardner F. Fox (signed)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Story continues in Detective #41.

6 page Steve Malone, District Attorney story "The Prodigy"

Characters	Steve Malone; Fuhlra.
Genre	detective
Pencils	Don Lynch (signed)
Inks	Don Lynch (signed)

6 page Cliff Crosby story "The New Plane"

Characters	Cliff Crosby; Bridgeman; Les Sharron.
Genre	adventure
Script	Chad Grothkopf
Pencils	Chad Grothkopf
Inks	Chad Grothkopf
Letters	Chad Grothkopf

8 page Slam Bradley story "The Murder of Slugger Carmen"

Characters	Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan; Luigi Barrati; Carlo Pimento.
Genre	detective
Script	Jerry Siegel (signed)
Pencils	Howard Sherman (signed)
Inks	Howard Sherman (signed)
Letters	Howard Sherman