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Issue Details

Issue #142
Published December 1948
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 52
Editing Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Jack Schiff (actual)
Notes Art credits verified by Sprang.

Cover Details - "The Riddler's Puzzle Contest"

Characters Batman; Robin; The Riddler.
Genre superhero
Pencils Dick Sprang
Inks Charles Paris
Notes Art credits verified by Sprang.
Reprinted In Batman Gallery, The (DC, 1992 series) #1; in The Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #7 (November 2007).

12 page Batman story "Crime's Puzzle Contest!"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Riddler [Edward Nigma](villain).
Synopsis The Riddler returns from the "dead" to continue his campaign of puzzle contests to baffle the Police and the Dynamic Duo.
Genre Superhero
Pencils Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)
Inks Charles Paris
Notes Inker credit revised & verified by Craig Delich (Nov. 2005). Inker credit previously given to Howard Sherman? Gene McDonald? The splash page replicates the cover. The final story title does not match the cover title. Synopsis added by Craig Delich 1-5-08.
Reprinted In The Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #7 (November 2007).

7 page Slam Bradley story "The Farmer in the Till"

Characters Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan.
Genre detective
Pencils Howard Sherman
Inks Howard Sherman
Notes Inker credit revised by Craig Delich (Nov. 2005). Inker credit previously given to John Daly.

6 page Robotman story "The Robot Bandit"

Characters Robotman [Paul Dennis]
Genre superhero
Script Otto Binder
Pencils Jimmy Thompson
Inks Jimmy Thompson

Half page Jerry the Jitterbug filler

Characters Jerry
Genre teen humor
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff

2 page text story "When You Close Your Mind"

Genre adventure
Script William Morrison (signed)
Letters typeset

12 page The Boy Commandos story "The Mystery of Secret X"

Characters The Boy Commandos [Rip Carter; Tex; Andre; Brooklyn].
Genre war; adventure
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Steve Brodie