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Issue Details

Issue #134
Published April 1948
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 52
Editing Jack Schiff; Whitney Ellsworth (editor-in-chief)

Cover Details - "A Modern Dr. Jekyll"

Characters Batman; Robin.
Genre superhero
Pencils Jim Mooney
Inks Jim Mooney
Reprinted In The Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #6 (June 2005).

12 page Batman story "The Umbrellas of Crime"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot](villain); Hagen [villain].
Synopsis A freak lightning bolt destroys most of the Penguin's trick umbrellas that he was going to use to commit crimes, so he warns Batman he'll commit the crimes anyway, but by using umbrellas that are not umbrellas.
Genre superhero
Script Bill Finger
Pencils Jim Mooney (signed as Bob Kane)
Inks Charles Paris
Notes Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 5-30-09.
Reprinted In The Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #6 (June 2005).

7 page Slam Bradley story "Amercrombie and the Urchins"

Characters Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan.
Genre detective
Pencils Howard Sherman
Inks Howard Sherman
Notes Story title verified by Craig Delich (Nov. 2005). Inker credit revised by Craig Delich. Previous inker credit was assigned to John Daly.

6 page Air Wave story "Calamity, Incorporated"

Characters Air Wave [Larry Jordan]
Genre superhero
Pencils Harris Levy (signed as Lee Harris)
Inks Harris Levy (signed as Lee Harris)
Notes Story title verified by Craig Delich (Nov. 2005).

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 5-30-09.

2 page text story "Look Before You Leap"

Genre adventure
Script Cliff Rhodes (signed)
Letters typeset
Notes Title verified by Craig Delich (Nov. 2005).

12 page The Boy Commandos story "The Beast of London"

Characters The Boy Commandos [Rip Carter; Jan; Tex; Brooklyn; Andre].
Genre war; adventure
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks George Klein
Notes Story title and penciller verified by Craig Delich (Nov. 2005).

Half page Homer filler

Characters Homer
Genre gag
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff
Notes Feature out of order. Story feature verified by Craig Delich (Nov. 2005).

Half page Little Pete filler

Characters Little Pete
Genre gag
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff
Notes Feature out of order. Story feature verified by Craig Delich (Nov. 2005).