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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