Issue Details

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

Cover Details - "The Man Who Led A Double Life"

Characters	Batman; Robin; Two-Face (villain).
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Jerry Robinson
Inks	Jerry Robinson
Colors	Jerry Robinson
Letters	Jerry Robinson
Reprinted	in Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #2 (1991); in Batman: Featuring Two-Face and the Riddler (DC, 1995 series) #nn; in 100-Page Super Spectacular (DC, 1973 series) #DC-20

1 page Good Books Worth Reading filler "The Mail Wagon Mystery by May Justus"

Synopsis	The book "The Mail Wagon Mystery" by May Justus is reviewed.
Genre	review
Script	Josette Frank?
Notes	Writer credit added by Craig Delich 3-26-09.

13 page Batman story "The Man Who Led a Double Life"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Gilda; Henry Logan; Two-Face [Harvey Kent](villain).
Synopsis	Two-Face gets away from Batman and resumes his criminal career, but, in the end, is double-crossed by one of his own men!
Genre	superhero
Script	Bill Finger
Pencils	Bob Kane (signed)
Inks	Jerry Robinson; George Roussos
Letters	Ira Schnapp?
Notes	Story continued from Detective Comics #66. Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 3-26-09.
Reprinted	In The Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #2 (1991); in 100-Page Super Spectacular (DC, 1973 series) #DC-20 (September 1973); in Batman: Featuring Two-Face and the Riddler (DC, 1995 series) #nn.

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

12 page The Boy Commandos story "The Treachery of Osuki"

Characters	Boy Commandos [Rip Carter; Brooklyn; Andre; Alfy; Jan); Osuki (villain).
Synopsis	The boys end up shipwrecked in the Pacific with a Japanese pilot, but without Rip Carter.
Genre	war; adventure
Script	Jack Kirby
Pencils	Jack Kirby
Inks	Joe Simon
Letters	Howard Ferguson?
Notes	Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 3-26-09.

Half page Scoopy filler

Characters	Scoopy
Genre	humor
Pencils	Hal Sherman
Inks	Hal Sherman

10 page The Crimson Avenger story "Dead Men Do Tell Tales"

Characters	The Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]; Wing; Tommy; Uncle; Trigger (villain); Shorty (villain).
Synopsis	Two crooks sell an old man and a young boy a treasure map and then decide they want it back.
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
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff
Inks	Henry Boltinoff
Letters	Henry Boltinoff

6 page Spy story "Adventure of the Peglegged Wildcat"

Characters	Bart Regan
Genre	adventure
Pencils	Pierce Rice
Inks	Arturo Cazeneuve

2 page text story "Escape from Death"

Genre	adventure
Script	Nils Hall (signed)
Letters	typeset

7 page Air Wave story "The Case of the Talking Gun"

Characters	Air Wave [Larry Jordan]; Jimmy Pardee; Porky; Wilbur; Static.
Genre	superhero
Script	Murray Boltinoff
Pencils	Harris Levy (signed as Lee Harris)
Inks	Charles Paris

Half page Chief Hot Foot filler

Characters	Chief Hot Foot
Genre	gag
Script	Henry Boltinoff
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff
Inks	Henry Boltinoff
Letters	Henry Boltinoff

8 page Slam Bradley story "The Case of the Cultured Crooks"

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