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Issue Details

Issue	#42
Published	August 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).

13 page Batman story "The Case of the Prophetic Pictures"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Jim; Mr. Wiley [villain, D]; Antal; Mikoff; Mr. Drake; Carmen Largo [D]; Mr. Vangild [D]; Mr. Warren [D]; Mr. Tavers.
Synopsis	A business man heavily in debt buys up pictures of an artist at cheap prices, then tries to increase their value by murdering those pictured in the portraits.
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 2-20-09.
Reprinted	In The Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #1 (June 1990); in Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #441 (June-July 1974).

1 page Sports Close-ups filler "Mighty Atoms"

Characters	Bitsy Grant; Tommy Bridges; Greg Rice.
Genre	sports
Pencils	Sheldon Moldoff
Inks	Sheldon Moldoff

6 page Spy story "The Missing Gas Mask"

Characters	Bart Regan; Ransom Hengel; Bulkley.
Genre	adventure
Script	Jerry Siegel (signed)
Pencils	Maurice Kashuba
Inks	Maurice Kashuba

6 page Red Logan, Ace Reporter story "The Jewelry Robberies"

Characters	Red Logan; Commisioner Ryan; Blackie Malone; Cecil Marlin.
Genre	adventure
Pencils	Ed Winiarski [signed as Win]
Inks	Ed Winiarski (signed as Win)

2 page text story "Eagle Eye"

Genre	adventure
Script	R. Emmet Pace (signed)
Pencils	Jack Lehti
Inks	Jack Lehti
Letters	typeset

6 page The Crimson Avenger story "The Girl in Red"

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 Pyromaniac"

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

6 page Steve Malone, District Attorney story "Murder In the Seashore Inn"

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

1 page Goofo the Great filler "untitled"

Characters	Goofo
Genre	gag
Pencils	Russell Cole [signed as Alger]
Inks	Russell Cole [signed as Alger]
Notes	Artist's true name verified by Jerry Bails.

6 page Cliff Crosby story "An Ear in the Mail"

Characters	Cliff Crosby; Inspector Becker; Connie Becker.
Genre	adventure
Script	Chad Grothkopf
Pencils	Chad Grothkopf
Inks	Chad Grothkopf
Letters	Chad Grothkopf

8 page Slam Bradley story "The Gem Jewelry Company"

Characters	Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan; Officer Callahan.
Genre	detective
Script	Jerry Siegel (signed)
Pencils	Howard Sherman (signed)
Inks	Howard Sherman (signed)
Letters	Howard Sherman