Issue Details

Issue	#54
Published	August 1941
Cover Price	0.10
Pages	68
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth; [Murray Boltinoff; Mort Weisinger]

Cover Details

Characters	Batman; Robin.
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Bob Kane (signed)
Inks	Jerry Robinson; George Roussos
Letters	typeset
Reprinted	In The Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #2 (1991).

13 page Batman story "Hook Morgan and his River Pirates"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Linda Page; Mr. Sale; Hook Morgan [villain]; Mr. Conroy [villain].
Synopsis	When Linda is told that harbor pirates have absconded with special cloth she had ordered, and Bruce notices that cloth is the window of a store, the Batman takes over to to get to the bottom of the mystery, nearly losing his life in the process.
Genre	superhero
Script	Bill Finger
Pencils	Bob Kane (signed)
Inks	Jerry Robinson; George Roussos
Letters	George Roussos
Notes	Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 3-15-09.
Reprinted	In The Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #2 (1991).

1 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 Spy story "Protecting the Panama Canal"

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

1 page Good Movies and Books filler

Script	Josette Frank (signed)
Pencils	Cliff Young
Inks	Cliff Young

5 page The Crimson Avenger story "Robbery at the Bursar's Office"

Characters	Crimson Avenger (in costume, no cape, Lee Travis); Wing.
Genre	superhero
Script	Jack Lehti (signed)
Pencils	Jack Lehti (signed)
Inks	Charles Paris
Letters	Charles Paris
Notes	Costume change. 1st issue the Crimson doesn't have a cape.

1 page Oddities filler

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

Half page Famous American Words filler

Genre	fact
Pencils	Fred Ray (signed as FRay)
Inks	Fred Ray (signed as FRay)

6 page Larry Steele, Private Detective story "The Case of the Bitter Almonds"

Characters	Larry Steele
Genre	detective
Pencils	Cliff Young
Inks	Cliff Young

1 page In the News filler

Genre

fact

6 page Speed Saunders, Ace Investigator story "Murder in the Skies"

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

6 page Cliff Crosby story "Who Killed Major Morley?"

Characters	Cliff Crosby; Kay Nevers.
Genre	adventure
Script	Chad Grothkopf
Pencils	Chad Grothkopf
Inks	Chad Grothkopf
Letters	Chad Grothkopf

2 page text story "Without Fear"

Genre	adventure
Script	Sidney Drew (signed)
Pencils	Stan Kaye (signed as SK)
Inks	Stan Kaye (signed as SK)
Letters	typeset

6 page Steve Malone, District Attorney story "Who Killed Holt?"

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

8 page Slam Bradley story "Death Under the Big Top!"

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