Issue Details

Issue	#62
Published	April 1942
Cover Price	0.10
Pages	68
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth; [Murray Boltinoff; Mort Weisinger]
Notes	Layout artist verified by Fred Ray.

Cover Details

Characters	Batman; Robin; The Joker (villain).
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Fred Ray (layouts); Jerry Robinson
Inks	Jerry Robinson
Letters	typeset
Notes	Layout artist verified by Fred Ray.
Reprinted	In The Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #2 (1991); in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #258 (September-October 1974).

1 page Good Books Worth Reading filler "Bob and the Railroad"

Synopsis	The book, "Bob and the Railroad" by Sanford Tousey is reviewed.
Genre	review
Script	Josette Frank (signed)
Letters	typeset

13 page Batman story "Laugh, Town, Laugh"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Happy Hanson [D]; Freddie Banter [D]; Denny Jackson; Claude S. Tilley [D]; Buster Parks; Ted Allenby [D]; The Joker (villain).
Synopsis	Comedian Happy Hanson passes away, but leaves behind a strange will. A clause states that 5 top-notch comedians have the chance to tell the funniest joke in a contest, thereby winning clues Hanson has left leading to a fabulous fortune. Then......the Joker enters the contest and all bets are off!
Genre	superhero
Script	Bill Finger
Pencils	Bob Kane
Inks	Jerry Robinson; George Roussos
Letters	Ira Schnapp ?
Notes	Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 3-21-09.
Reprinted	In The Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #2 (1991).

1 page Shorty filler

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

6 page Spy story "The Counterfeiters"

Characters	Bart Regan; Tommy Carson; Schultz.
Genre	adventure
Pencils	Louis Cazeneuve
Inks	Louis Cazeneuve

6 page Cliff Crosby story "The Adventure of the Champagne Corks"

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

2 page Grandpa Peters filler

Characters	Grandpa Peters
Genre	gag
Script	Tom McNamara [signed as Lefty O'Grady]
Pencils	Tom McNamara [signed as Lefty O'Grady]
Inks	Tom McNamara [signed as Lefty O'Grady]
Letters	Tom McNamara
Notes	Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 3-21-09.

10 page The Crimson Avenger story "The Case of the Crazy Crimes"

Characters	The Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]; Wing; Joe Mogul (villain).
Genre	superhero
Script	Jack Lehti (signed)
Pencils	Jack Lehti (signed)
Inks	Charles Paris
Letters	Charles Paris

Half page Silly Willy filler

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

7 page Air Wave story "Mr. Mystery"

Characters	Air-Wave [Larry Jordan]; Mr. Mystery (villain); D.A. Cole.
Genre	superhero
Script	Murray Boltinoff ?
Pencils	Harris Levy (signed as Lee Harris)
Inks	Charles Paris

2 page text story "The Thief"

Genre	crime
Script	Edgar Weston (signed)
Letters	typeset

6 page Larry Steele, Private Detective story "The Case of the Murdered Commander"

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

1 page Rollin Stone filler

Genre	gag
Script	Ray McGill (signed)
Pencils	Ray McGill (signed)
Inks	Ray McGill (signed)
Letters	Ray McGill
Notes	Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 3-21-09.

8 page Slam Bradley story "Hogan's Happy Hollow!"

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