Issue Details

Issue	#61
Published	March 1942
Cover Price	0.10
Pages	68
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth; [Murray Boltinoff; Mort Weisinger]

Cover Details - "The Three Racketeers"

Characters	Batman; Robin.
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Bob Kane (signed)
Inks	Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (backgrounds)
Reprinted	In The Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #2 (1991); in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #258 (September-October, 1974).

13 page Batman story "The Three Racketeers"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson] "Crafty" Cal Clate (villain); Professor Post.
Synopsis	Three former racketeers sit about a table playing cards in prison discussing how the Batman and Robin brought their dreams of easy wealth to a disastrous end.
Genre	superhero
Script	Bill Finger
Pencils	Bob Kane (signed)
Inks	Jerry Robinson; George Roussos
Letters	Ira Schnapp?
Notes	The splash panel has a sign on a building that reads "Jack Miller", one of the writers for DC on Batman and other features. Note and synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-12-07.
Reprinted	In The Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #2 (1991); in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #258 (September-October 1974).

6 page Spy story "The Mysterious Green Bottle"

Characters	Bart Regan
Genre	adventure
Pencils	Louis Cazeneuve
Inks	Louis Cazeneuve

6 page Cliff Crosby story "Crime Stalks the Barnyard!"

Characters	Cliff Crosby; Kay Nevers.
Genre	adventure
Pencils	Pierce Rice
Inks	Arturo Cazeneuve

1 page Good Books Worth Reading text article "Sons of Liberty by Gertrude Robinson"

Synopsis	The book "Sons of Liberty" by Gertrude Robinson is reviewed.
Genre	review
Script	Josette Frank (signed)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 3-20-09.

10 page The Crimson Avenger story "The Beggars Rebellion"

Characters	The Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]; Wing.
Genre	superhero
Script	Jack Lehti (signed)
Pencils	Jack Lehti (signed)
Inks	Charles Paris
Letters	Charles Paris
Notes	Inker and letterer credits by Craig Delich.

6 page Larry Steele, Private Detective story "The Seal"

Characters	Larry Steele; The Seal (I, villain).
Genre	detective
Pencils	Cliff Young
Inks	Cliff Young

2 page text story "Ghost Copper"

Genre	adventure
Script	Norman Goss (signed)
Letters	typeset

8 page Air Wave story "Eliminate Air-Wave!"

Characters	Air Wave [Larry Jordan]; Prof. Gurn (I, villain); D. A. Cole; Sandra Stowe; The Scarlatti Gang.
Synopsis	Professor Gurn uses his science to defeat Air-Wave's technology.
Genre	superhero
Script	Murray Boltinoff?
Pencils	Harris Levy (signed as Lee Harris)
Inks	Charles Paris

8 page Slam Bradley story "Chandra Chun"

Characters	Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan; Tom Hogan; Chandra Chun [villain].
Synopsis	Slam smashes a fortune teller's racket.
Genre	detective
Pencils	Howard Sherman
Inks	Howard Sherman
Letters	Howard Sherman