Issue Details

Issue	#102
Published	August 1945
Cover Price	0.10
Pages	52
Editing	Jack Schiff; Whitney Ellsworth (editor-in-chief)

Cover Details - "The House That Was Held For Ransom"

Characters	Batman; Robin; The Joker.
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Dick Sprang (verified by Sprang)
Inks	Dick Sprang
Reprinted	In The Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #4 (June 1998).

12 page Batman story "The House That Was Held for Ransom"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; J. Bullion Stickney; Dodder; The Joker (villain).
Synopsis	The Joker turns the tables on logic, holding a home for ransom instead of people. And to top it off, it all is one giant trap for the Batman.
Genre	superhero
Script	Alvin Schwartz
Pencils	Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)
Inks	Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)
Letters	Pat Gordon (verified by Sprang)
Notes	Letterer credit by Craig Delich (Nov. 2005). Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 4-21-09.
Reprinted	In The Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #4 (June 1998).

6 page Slam Bradley story "Smash Your Baggage"

Characters	Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan.
Genre	detective
Pencils	Howard Sherman
Inks	Howard Sherman
Notes	Revised artist credits by Jerry Bails (Nov. 2005). Previously credited also as John Daly?

2 page text story "Crime's Henchman"

Genre	adventure
Script	Ted Lowry (signed)
Letters	typeset

4 page Three-Ring Binks story

Characters	Three-Ring Binks
Genre	humor
Script	Jack Farr
Pencils	Jack Farr
Inks	Jack Farr
Letters	Jack Farr
Notes	Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 4-21-09.

11 page The Boy Commandos story "The Floating Evil"

Characters	The Boy Commandos [Rip Carter; Alfy; Andre; Brooklyn; Jan].
Genre	war; adventure
Pencils	Louis Cazeneuve
Inks	Louis Cazeneuve

6 page Air Wave story "Of Mice and Muggs"

Characters	Air Wave [Larry Jordan]
Genre	superhero
Pencils	George Roussos
Inks	George Roussos
Colors	George Roussos
Letters	George Roussos