Issue Details

Issue	#148
Published	June 1949
Cover Price	0.10
Pages	52
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Jack Schiff (actual)
Notes	Pencil credit verified by Sprang. Inker credit verified by Craig Delich (Nov. 2005).

Cover Details - "The Experiment of Professor Zero"

Characters	Batman; Robin; Professor Zero.
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Dick Sprang
Inks	Dick Sprang
Notes	Pencil credit verified by Sprang. Inker credit verified by Craig Delich (Nov. 2005).
Reprinted	In The Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #7 (November 2007).

12 page Batman story "The Experiment of Professor Zero"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Mr. Carlyle; Mr. Gresham; Mr. Parnell; Professor Zero (first appearance; villain); Beefy (villain).
Synopsis	Batman and Robin fall victim, like others, to a mad scientist who has found a way to reduce humans to pigmy size!
Genre	superhero
Script	Bill Finger
Pencils	Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)
Inks	Charles Paris
Notes	Inker credit verified by Craig Delich (Nov. 2005). Inker credit previously given to Howard Sherman? Gene McDonald? Synopsis added by Craig Delich 10-12-07.
Reprinted	In Batman (DC, 1940 series) #182 (August 1966); in The Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #7 (November 2007).

6 page Robotman story "The Metal Man's Sportsathon"

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

6 page Slam Bradley story "A Bicycle Built for Sleuths"

Characters	Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan.
Genre	detective
Pencils	Howard Sherman
Inks	Howard Sherman

1 page Sarge filler

Characters	Sarge
Genre	military humor
Script	Phil Berube
Pencils	Phil Berube
Inks	Phil Berube
Letters	Phil Berube
Notes	Writer and letterer credits added by Craig Delich 1-6-08.

2 page text story "A Policeman's Lot"

Genre	crime
Script	Lee Goldsmith (signed)
Letters	typeset

Half page Casey the Cop filler

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

Half page Jerry the Jitterbug filler

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

12 page The Boy Commandos story "The King of the Animals"

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