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)