Data courtesy of the Grand Comics Database under Creative Commons license.

Issue Details

Issue #78
Published August 1943
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 60
Editing Whitney Ellsworth (credited); [Jack Schiff]; [Bernie Breslauer]

Cover Details - "The Bond Wagon"

Characters Batman; Robin; George Washington; Nathan Hale; Patrick Henry.
Genre Superhero
Pencils Jack Burnley; Jerry Robinson (Batman & Robin heads)
Inks Jack Burnley; George Roussos (background inks)
Letters typeset
Reprinted In The Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #3 ([November] 1993).

1 page Good Books Worth Reading text article "Indian Paint- The Story of an Indian Pony by Glen Balch"

Synopsis The book, "Indian Paint: The Story of an Indian Pony" by Glen Balch is reviewed.
Genre review
Script Josette Frank (signed)
Letters typeset

13 page Batman story "The Bond Wagon"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Matt Wilkins; Passin' Pete Arnold; Baron Von Luger [villain]; Adolf Hitler [villain, image].
Synopsis Batman hires some men down on their luck to dress as famous Americans from Revolutionary War days to man a Bond Wagon in order to sell more bonds top the people. However, the Nazis plan to sabotage this effort!
Genre Superhero
Script Joe Greene
Pencils Jack Burnley (signed as Bob Kane)
Inks George Roussos
Letters George Roussos
Notes Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 4-9-09.
Reprinted In The Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #3 (November, 1993).

8 page Slam Bradley story "The Meanest Mugs in the World"

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

10 page The Crimson Avenger story "The Prevue Murders"

Characters The Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]; Wing; Jo-Jo Jordan; Mad Dog Larsen [villain].
Genre superhero
Script Jack Lehti (signed)
Pencils Jack Lehti (signed)
Inks Charles Paris
Letters Charles Paris

1 page Jerry the Jitterbug filler

Characters Jerry
Genre teen humor
Script Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Letters Henry Boltinoff

2 page text story "Outlaw Serenade"

Genre adventure
Script Tex Duane (signed)
Pencils Raymond Perry?
Inks Raymond Perry?
Colors Raymond Perry?
Letters typeset

7 page Air Wave story "Menace of the Mouse-Traps"

Characters Air Wave [Larry Jordan]; Static.
Genre superhero
Script Joe Samachson
Pencils George Roussos (signed)
Inks George Roussos (signed)
Colors George Roussos
Letters George Roussos

Half page Laffs filler

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

12 page The Boy Commandos story "Freedom Station"

Characters Boy Commandos [Rip Carter; Brooklyn; Jan; Alfy; Andre]; Adolf Hitler [villain].
Synopsis The Commandos try to set up an underground radio station in Germany.
Genre war; adventure
Script Jack Kirby
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Joe Simon
Letters Howard Ferguson?
Notes Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 4-9-09.

1 page Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Rolls advertisement "Battles Monster Man"

Characters Captain Tootsie; Monster Man; Rollo.
Genre superhero