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