Issue Details

Issue	#58
Published	May-June 1952
Cover Price	0.15 USD
Pages	68
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Jack Schiff (actual)

Cover Details

Characters	Superman; Batman; Robin
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Winslow Mortimer
Inks	Winslow Mortimer

1 page Superboy public service announcement "Happy Hobby Time"

Characters	Superboy; Frank
Synopsis	Superboy shows Frank that he can be creative, regardless of whether his creations are perfect, and notes an expressive hobby can be life long enjoyment.
Genre	superhero; fact
Script	Jack Schiff
Pencils	Winslow Mortimer
Inks	Winslow Mortimer
Letters	Ira Schnapp

12 page Superman story "'Scoop' Smith, Boy Reporter"

Characters	Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White
Synopsis	A teen age genius becomes the Daily Planet's star reporter- and then publisher of a rival paper!
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Al Plastino
Inks	Al Plastino

1 page Word Round-Up activity

10 page Green Arrow story "The Amazing Robot Archer"

Characters	Green Arrow [Oliver]; Speedy [Roy]
Genre	superhero
Pencils	George Papp (signed)
Inks	George Papp (signed)
Notes	The Robot Archer is a tank.

Half page Peg filler "Greek History"

Genre	teen; humor
Script	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Letters	Henry Boltinoff

Half page Quick Quiz activity

Genre	fact
Script	H. T. Elmo (signed)
Pencils	H. T. Elmo (signed)
Inks	H. T. Elmo (signed)
Letters	H. T. Elmo
Notes	Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 11-24-07.

10 page Wyoming Kid story "The Treasure In The Ice"

Characters	Wyoming Kid
Genre	western
Script	Gardner F. Fox
Pencils	Howard Sherman
Inks	Howard Sherman

Half page Chief Hot-Foot story "Swinging Tee-Pee"

Genre	humor
Script	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Letters	Henry Boltinoff

8 page Tom Sparks, Boy Inventor story "The Topsy-Turvy Treasure Hunt"

Characters	Tom Sparks; Joan
Genre	science fiction
Pencils	Bob Brown ?
Inks	Dan Barry ?

2 page Private Pete filler "KP has its good points"

Genre	humor; military
Script	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Letters	Henry Boltinoff

2 page text story "Of Spies and Men"

Genre	fact
Script	Will Yolan (signed)
Letters	typeset

Half page Jerry The Jitterbug filler "Expensive Evening"

Genre	teen; humor
Script	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Letters	Henry Boltinoff

12 page Batman story "The Murder of Bruce Wayne"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Roger Keep (villain)
Synopsis	A member of the International Chemical Company's Board of Trustees decides that the other members are trying to defraud the stockholders, so derives a plan to kill them all....including Bruce Wayne!
Genre	superhero
Script	David Vern
Pencils	Bob Kane (signed)(Batman & Robin figures); Lew Sayre Schwartz
Inks	Charles Paris
Notes	Added pencil credit [Kane] by Craig Delich (Dec. 2005). Synopsis added by Craig Delich 11-24-07.
Reprinted	In Batman (DC, 1940 series) #233 (July-August 1971)

Half page Little Pete filler "Run Out Immediately"

Genre	humor; children
Script	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Letters	Henry Boltinoff