Issue Details

Issue	#74
Published	April 1943
Cover Price	0.10
Pages	68
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth (credited), [Jack Schiff]; [Bernie Breslauer]
Notes	Letters credit confirmed by George Roussos.

Cover Details - "Tweedledum and Tweedledee"

Characters	Batman; Robin; Tweedledum [villain]; Tweedledee [villain].
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Jerry Robinson
Inks	Jerry Robinson
Letters	George Roussos (verified by Roussos)
Notes	Letters credit confirmed by George Roussos.
Reprinted	In World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #209 February 1972; in The Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #3 (November 1993).

1 page Good Books Worth Reading text article "Junior Air Raid Wardens by Jack Bechdolt"

Synopsis	The book, "Junior Air Raid Wardens" by Jack Bechdolt is reviewed.
Genre	review
Script	Josette Frank (signed)
Letters	typeset

13 page Batman story "Tweedledum and Tweedledee"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Tweedledum (Deever Tweed, villain, I); Tweedledee (Dumfree Tweed, villain, I); Slug [villain].
Synopsis	Batman and Robin are faced with the dual problem of two rather rotund adversaries who set traps for their victims and wait for them to walk into them.
Genre	superhero
Script	Don Cameron
Pencils	Bob Kane (signed); Jerry Robinson
Inks	Jerry Robinson; George Roussos; Charles Paris (page 7 only)
Colors	Jerry Robinson
Letters	George Roussos
Notes	Lettering credit, some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 4-4-09.
Reprinted	In The Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #3 (November 1993); in World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #209 (February 1972).

12 page The Boy Commandos story "The Trial of Captain Carter"

Characters	Boy Commandos [Rip Carter; Brooklyn; Jan; Alfy; Andre]; The Major.
Synopsis	A British major screws up a mission by firing a signal flare where the Germans can see it, but Captain Carter covers for him.
Genre	war; adventure
Script	Jack Kirby
Pencils	Jack Kirby
Inks	Joe Simon
Letters	Howard Ferguson?
Notes	Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 4-4-09.

Half page Gags filler

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

Half page text article "Stamps: Mozambique"

Genre	fact
Script	Sidney M. Elias (signed)
Letters	typeset

10 page The Crimson Avenger story "The Case of the Kid Reporters"

Characters	The Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]; Wing; Dan Halloway; Skinny Harmon; Freckles Maguire.
Synopsis	A newspaper put out by some kids seems to have the inside scoop on saboteurs.
Genre	superhero
Script	Jack Lehti (signed)
Pencils	Jack Lehti (signed)
Inks	Charles Paris
Letters	Charles Paris

Half page Private Pete filler

Characters	Pvt. Pete
Genre	military humor
Script	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Letters	Henry Boltinoff

6 page Spy story "The Treachery at the Waterfront"

Characters	Bart Regan
Genre	adventure
Pencils	Chuck Winter
Inks	Chuck Winter

2 page text story "Man About Town"

Genre	adventure
Script	Cleve Jerome (signed)
Letters	typeset

7 page Air Wave story "Man Who Avoided Metal"

Characters	Air Wave [Larry Jordan]; Static; Hugenberg [villain].
Synopsis	A Nazi spy is foiled by a box of Crackerjack.
Genre	superhero
Script	Joe Samachson?
Pencils	Harris Levy (signed as Lee Harris)
Inks	Charles Paris
Notes	Writer id by Bob Hughes.

8 page Slam Bradley story "The Adventure of the Wooden Indians"

Characters	Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan.
Genre	detective
Script	Joe Samachson?
Pencils	Howard Sherman
Inks	Howard Sherman
Notes	Writer id by Bob Hughes.