Issue Details

Issue	#59
Published	January 1942
Cover Price	0.10
Pages	68
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth; [Murray Boltinoff; Mort Weisinger]

Cover Details

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

13 page Batman story "The King of the Jungle"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot](villain); Lefty Larry [villain]; Mike the Tramp [villain]; Bignose Murphy [villain].
Synopsis	After escaping from prison and hopping a train, the Penguin discovers a few other criminals aboard the train. Then and there he decides on a nationwide scheme to turn crfooks in for the reward on their heads, then spring them from jail and split the take with them.
Genre	superhero
Script	Joe Greene
Pencils	Bob Kane (signed)
Inks	Jerry Robinson; George Roussos
Letters	George Roussos
Notes	Some info and modified synopsis added by Craig Delich 3-19-09.
Reprinted	In The Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #2 (1991)

Half page Facts filler

Genre

fact

6 page Spy story "Next Stop- Panama!"

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

6 page Larry Steele, Private Detective story "The Case of the Gangster Gauchos"

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

1 page Clancy the Cop filler

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

6 page Cliff Crosby story "The Carlin Emeralds"

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

1 page Good Books for Christmas filler

10 page The Crimson Avenger story "The Career of the Spurious Scribe"

Characters	The Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]; Wing (in costume, 1st).
Genre	superhero
Script	Jack Lehti (signed)
Pencils	Jack Lehti (signed)
Inks	Charles Paris
Letters	Charles Paris

6 page Steve Malone, District Attorney story "Murder of the Judge"

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

2 page text story "Night Meeting"

Genre	adventure
Script	Eric Carter (signed)
Pencils	Cliff Young (signed as Cliff)
Inks	Cliff Young (signed as Cliff)
Letters	typeset

8 page Slam Bradley story "The Case of the Talking Dummy"

Characters	Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan.
Genre	detective
Pencils	Howard Sherman
Inks	Howard Sherman
Letters	Howard Sherman