Issue Details

Issue	#41
Published	July 1940
Cover Price	0.10
Pages	68
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth

Cover Details

Characters	Batman; Robin.
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 Masked Menace of the Boys' School"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Ted Spencer; Principal Blake [D]; Mr. Greer; Mr. Hodge; Mr. Graves (villain).
Synopsis	The kidnapping of a youngster from a fashionable school for boys and the murder of its superintendent, leads the Batman to use Dick Grayson as a "new student" to get a lead in the case.
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 The Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #1 (June 1990).

6 page Spy story

Characters	Bart Regan; Norman Novaney (villain).
Genre	adventure
Script	Jerry Siegel (signed)
Pencils	Maurice Kashuba (signed)
Inks	Maurice Kashuba (signed)

6 page Red Logan story "Bugsie Goran"

Characters	Red Logan; Ivan; Bugsie Goran (villain).
Genre	adventure
Pencils	Ed Winiarski [signed as Win]
Inks	Ed Winiarski [signed as Win]

6 page The Crimson Avenger story "Wanted For Murder"

Characters	The Crimson Avenger [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 Railroad Mystery"

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	Continued from Detective #40.

6 page Steve Malone, District Attorney story "The Incan Murder"

Characters	Steve Malone; Atala Desta; Soames.
Genre	detective
Pencils	Don Lynch (signed)
Inks	Don Lynch (signed)

6 page Cliff Crosby story

Characters	Cliff Crosby; Inspector Doyle; Dr. Ellis.
Genre	adventure
Script	Chad Grothkopf
Pencils	Chad Grothkopf
Inks	Chad Grothkopf
Letters	Chad Grothkopf

8 page Slam Bradley story "The Heiress"

Characters	Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan; Lucille Danvers; Mr. Clayton.
Genre	detective
Script	Jerry Siegel (signed)
Pencils	Howard Sherman (signed)
Inks	Howard Sherman (signed)
Letters	Howard Sherman