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Issue Details

Issue #50
Published April 1941
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 68
Editing Whitney Ellsworth
Notes First issue printed in Missouri: 420 Desoto Ave, St Louis, Missouri.

Cover Details

Characters Batman; Robin.
Genre superhero
Pencils Bob Kane (signed)
Inks Jerry Robinson
Letters typeset
Notes First issue printed in Missouri: 420 Desoto Ave, St Louis, Missouri.
Reprinted In The Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #1 (June 1990)

13 page Batman story "The Case of the Three Devils"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Officer Riley; Frankie the Fence [villain]; Mike [villain]; Trigger [villain]; Joe [villain]; Three Devils [villains, all D].
Synopsis When the Caped Crusaders run into some very athletic jewels thieves, they realize that a fence for the stolen goods is the best way to track them down.
Genre superhero
Script Bill Finger
Pencils Bob Kane (signed)
Inks Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (also backgrounds)
Letters George Roussos
Notes Batman and Robin use rocket-powered roller skates in the story. The book that Robin tosses at a crook in panel 5 on page 7, titled "Crime Does Not Pay!" is by "Robinson Roussos"! Some info, notes and synopsis added by Craig Delich 2-28-09.
Reprinted In The Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #1 (June 1990).

Half page Take My Word filler

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

6 page Spy story "The Phoney Glasses"

Characters Bart Regan
Genre adventure
Script Jerry Siegel (signed)
Pencils Ed Moore (signed)
Inks Ed Moore (signed)

Half page True-isms filler

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

6 page The Crimson Avenger story "The Destitute Ranchers and the Dying Cattle"

Characters The Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]; Wing.
Genre superhero
Script Jack Lehti (signed)
Pencils Jack Lehti (signed)
Inks Charles Paris?
Letters Charles Paris?

Half page It's a Fact filler

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

6 page Larry Steele, Private Detective story "The Case of the Dark Horse"

Characters Larry Steele
Genre detective
Pencils Cliff Young
Inks Cliff Young

6 page Speed Saunders, Ace Investigator story "The Spying Goldfish"

Characters Speed Saunders
Genre detective
Pencils Ed Winiarski [signed as Fran Miller]
Inks Ed Winiarski [signed as Fran Miller]

6 page Cliff Crosby story "Cheating Death"

Characters Cliff Crosby; Kay Nevers; Leon Lonigan [villain].
Genre adventure
Script Chad Grothkopf [signed as Chad]
Pencils Chad Grothkopf [signed as Chad]
Inks Chad Grothkopf [signed as Chad]
Letters Chad Grothkopf

2 page text story "Safe at Home"

Genre adventure
Script Edgar Wilton (signed)
Pencils Cliff Young [signed as Cliff]
Inks Cliff Young [signed as Cliff]
Letters typeset

6 page Steve Malone, District Attorney story

Characters Steve Malone
Genre detective
Pencils Don Lynch
Inks Don Lynch

8 page Slam Bradley story "Arla Thomas"

Characters Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan; Arla Thomas.
Genre detective
Script Jerry Siegel (signed)
Pencils Howard Sherman (signed)
Inks Howard Sherman (signed)