Issue Details

Issue	#146
Published	April 1949
Cover Price	0.10
Pages	52
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Jack Schiff (actual)
Notes	Pencil credit verified by Sprang. Inker credit revised & verified by Craig Delich (Nov. 2005). Inker credit previously given to Charles Paris.

Cover Details

Characters	Batman; Robin; Numbers.
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Dick Sprang
Inks	Dick Sprang
Notes	Pencil credit verified by Sprang. Inker credit revised & verified by Craig Delich (Nov. 2005). Inker credit previously given to Charles Paris.
Reprinted	In The Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #7 (November 2007).

12 page Batman story "Three's a Crime"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Numbers [Carl C. Cave] (villain); Jack Fasset (villain); Pete (villain).
Synopsis	Carl Cave is lucky with numbers, especially concerning the lucky number "3", and he believes that number can protect him from the minions of the law....and Batman himself!
Genre	superhero
Script	Bill Finger
Pencils	Dick Sprang
Inks	Dick Sprang
Notes	Pencil credit verified by Sprang. Inker credit revised & verified by Craig Delich (Nov. 2005). Inker credit previously given to Gene McDonald?. Synopsis added by Craig Delich 1-6-08.
Reprinted	In The Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #7 (November 2007).

Half page Shorty filler

Characters	Shorty
Genre	gag
Script	Henry Boltinoff
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff
Inks	Henry Boltinoff
Letters	Henry Boltinoff

6 page Robotman story "The Candid Camera Pest"

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

4 page Super-Sleuth McFooey filler

Characters	Super-Sleuth McFooey
Genre	humor; crime
Script	Jack Farr
Pencils	Jack Farr
Inks	Jack Farr
Letters	Jack Farr
Notes	Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 1-6-08.

6 page Slam Bradley story "The Luck of Lucky Louie"

Characters	Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan; Lucky Louie (villain).
Genre	detective
Pencils	Howard Sherman
Inks	Howard Sherman

1 page Varsity Vic filler

Characters	Varsity Vic
Genre	teen humor
Script	Henry Boltinoff
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff
Inks	Henry Boltinoff
Letters	Henry Boltinoff

2 page text story "A Dog's Life"

Genre	adventure
Letters	typeset

12 page The Boy Commandos story "Gangster Island"

Characters	The Boy Commandos [Rip Carter; Tex; Andre; Brooklyn].
Genre	war; adventure
Pencils	Carmine Infantino
Inks	George Klein?