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Issue Details

Issue	#45
Published	November 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; George Roussos
Reprinted	In The Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #1 (June 1990).

13 page Batman story "The Case of the Laughing Death"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Joker (villain); District Attorney Carter [D].
Synopsis	The Joker returns to polish off his enemies, starting with the D.A., then sets his sites on a $500,000 green jade Buddha.
Genre	superhero
Script	Bill Finger
Pencils	Bob Kane (signed)
Inks	Bob Kane (signed); Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (also backgrounds)
Letters	George Roussos
Notes	Added background ink credit verified by George Roussos. Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 2-22-09.
Reprinted	In The Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #1 (June 1990).

6 page Spy story "Glover Green"

Characters	Bart Regan; Glover Green (villain).
Genre	adventure
Script	Jerry Siegel
Pencils	Ed Moore
Inks	Ed Moore

1 page Book Review filler

Genre	fact
Script	Josette Frank?
Notes	Writer credit added by Craig Delich 2-22-09.

6 page Larry Steele, Private Detective story "The Lady Cabdriver"

Characters	Larry Steele; Slug Malone; Monk Albee [villain].
Genre	detective
Pencils	Irwin Hasen?
Inks	Irwin Hasen?

6 page The Crimson Avenger story "The Agita-Pulverizo Ray"

Characters	The Crimson Avenger (with cape, Lee Travis); Professor Crawford.
Genre	superhero
Script	Jack Lehti (signed)
Pencils	Jack Lehti (signed)
Inks	Jack Lehti (signed)

6 page Speed Saunders, Ace Investigator story "The Bowling Bowl Bombers"

Characters	Speed Saunders
Genre	detective
Pencils	Ed Winiarski (signed as Fran Miller)
Inks	Ed Winiarski (signed as Fran Miller)

2 page text story "Open Evidence"

Genre	adventure
Script	Clem Gordon (signed)
Pencils	Fred Ray
Inks	Fred Ray
Letters	typeset

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

Characters	Steve Malone; Kay Hogan (D).
Genre	detective
Pencils	Don Lynch (signed)
Inks	Don Lynch (signed)

6 page Young America's Hero, Cliff Crosby story "Murder at the Polo Games"

Characters	Cliff Crosby
Genre	adventure
Script	Chad Grothkopf
Pencils	Chad Grothkopf
Inks	Chad Grothkopf
Letters	Chad Grothkopf

8 page Slam Bradley story "The Charity Racket"

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