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Issue Details

Issue #56
Published October 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
Letters typeset
Reprinted In The Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #2 (1991).

1 page text article "Introducing the Editorial Advisory Board"

Genre fact; bio
Script Whitney Ellsworth
Letters typeset
Notes Bios of Robert Thorndyke; Ruth Perl; Gene Tunney; C. Bowie Millican; Josette Frank. DC establishes their own code to ensure nothing untoward appears in their comics.

13 page Batman story "The Stone Idol"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Mad Mack [villain].
Synopsis On vacation, Bruce and Dick come across a near deserted silver mining town, Ghost Gulch. Above the town is a mysterious stone idol that one day comes to life, and Batman & Robin must get to the bottom of this mystery.
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 3-16-09.
Reprinted In The Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #2 (1991)

6 page Spy story "Jules Vortez"

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

1 page Good Books and Movies filler "The Reluctant Dragon"

Synopsis The book "Who Rides in the Dark" by Stephen W. Meader, and "The Reluctant Dragon" are examined.
Script Josette Frank (signed)

5 page The Crimson Avenger story "Muscles Moran"

Characters Crimson Avenger (in costume with cape, Lee Travis); Wing; Muscles Moran [villain].
Genre superhero
Pencils Roy Paul
Inks Roy Paul

Half page Laffs filler

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

6 page Larry Steele, Private Detective story

Characters Larry Steele
Genre detective
Pencils Cliff Young (signed)
Inks Cliff Young (signed)

Half page For Fun filler

Genre humor
Script Ray McGill (signed)
Pencils Ray McGill (signed)
Inks Ray McGill (signed)
Letters Ray McGill
Notes Writer and letterer credits added by Craig Delich 3-16-09.

6 page Speed Saunders, Ace Investigator story "The Death from the Honeybee"

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

6 page Cliff Crosby story "The Lightning Killer"

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

2 page text story "Beautiful Friendship"

Genre adventure
Script John Hilton (signed)
Pencils Cliff Young
Inks Cliff Young
Letters typeset

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

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

8 page Slam Bradley story "The Practical Joker"

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