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Issue Details

Issue #61
Published March 1942
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 68
Editing Whitney Ellsworth; [Murray Boltinoff; Mort Weisinger]

Cover Details - "The Three Racketeers"

Characters Batman; Robin.
Genre superhero
Pencils Bob Kane (signed)
Inks Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (backgrounds)
Reprinted In The Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #2 (1991); in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #258 (September-October, 1974).

13 page Batman story "The Three Racketeers"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson] "Crafty" Cal Clate (villain); Professor Post.
Synopsis Three former racketeers sit about a table playing cards in prison discussing how the Batman and Robin brought their dreams of easy wealth to a disastrous end.
Genre superhero
Script Bill Finger
Pencils Bob Kane (signed)
Inks Jerry Robinson; George Roussos
Letters Ira Schnapp?
Notes The splash panel has a sign on a building that reads "Jack Miller", one of the writers for DC on Batman and other features. Note and synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-12-07.
Reprinted In The Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #2 (1991); in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #258 (September-October 1974).

6 page Spy story "The Mysterious Green Bottle"

Characters Bart Regan
Genre adventure
Pencils Louis Cazeneuve
Inks Louis Cazeneuve

6 page Cliff Crosby story "Crime Stalks the Barnyard!"

Characters Cliff Crosby; Kay Nevers.
Genre adventure
Pencils Pierce Rice
Inks Arturo Cazeneuve

1 page Good Books Worth Reading text article "Sons of Liberty by Gertrude Robinson"

Synopsis The book "Sons of Liberty" by Gertrude Robinson is reviewed.
Genre review
Script Josette Frank (signed)
Letters typeset
Notes Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 3-20-09.

10 page The Crimson Avenger story "The Beggars Rebellion"

Characters The Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]; Wing.
Genre superhero
Script Jack Lehti (signed)
Pencils Jack Lehti (signed)
Inks Charles Paris
Letters Charles Paris
Notes Inker and letterer credits by Craig Delich.

6 page Larry Steele, Private Detective story "The Seal"

Characters Larry Steele; The Seal (I, villain).
Genre detective
Pencils Cliff Young
Inks Cliff Young

2 page text story "Ghost Copper"

Genre adventure
Script Norman Goss (signed)
Letters typeset

8 page Air Wave story "Eliminate Air-Wave!"

Characters Air Wave [Larry Jordan]; Prof. Gurn (I, villain); D. A. Cole; Sandra Stowe; The Scarlatti Gang.
Synopsis Professor Gurn uses his science to defeat Air-Wave's technology.
Genre superhero
Script Murray Boltinoff?
Pencils Harris Levy (signed as Lee Harris)
Inks Charles Paris

8 page Slam Bradley story "Chandra Chun"

Characters Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan; Tom Hogan; Chandra Chun [villain].
Synopsis Slam smashes a fortune teller's racket.
Genre detective
Pencils Howard Sherman
Inks Howard Sherman
Letters Howard Sherman