Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 60
On-sale Date: 1944-02-22
Editing: Whitney Ellsworth (credited as F. W. Ellsworth) (credited editor); Jack Schiff (actual editor); Bernard Breslauer (actual editor)
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Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page

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    Genre:superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth
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Art credits verified by Sprang.

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Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Editorial Advisory Board
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page

Danger Strikes Three!
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Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages

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    Genre:superhero
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Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Commissioner James Gordon; Gentleman Jim Jowell (villain); Herman (villain); Tapper (villain)
Synopsis:
When Alfred hears a radio report that Robin has been captured by a gang of thieves, he decides to use his detective prowess to track the Boy Wonder down and rescue him even though Bruce Wayne has warned him never to go out on a case alone.
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The Cave's Secret
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Adventures of "R. C." and Quickie; Royal Crown Cola / comics-form advertising / 1 page

Mr. Smith Gets the Bird!
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Air Wave / comic story / 6 pages

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Air Wave [Larry Jordan]; Static; Mr. Smith (villain)
Synopsis:
Air Wave and Mr. Smith take their parrots to the same vet.

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Bob Hughes.

In Paper There Is Power!
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Batman and Robin / public service announcement / 1 page

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    Genre:superhero
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Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Johnny Smith

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Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page

School for Scoops!
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The Crimson Avenger / comic story / 6.67 pages

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    Genre:superhero
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The Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]; Wing; Puffy Wayne (villain); Johnny Briggs; Bill Kidder

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Bob Hughes.

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All Funny Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

General Lee Comes to Town!
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Slam Bradley / comic story / 7.67 pages

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    Genre:detective-mystery
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Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan; General Robert E. Lee

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public service announcement / 0.33 page

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    Genre:advocacy
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:We have friends in America...
  • Keywords:War Bonds

Such a Nice Man
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text story / 2 pages

Script:
Eric Carter (credited)
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typeset
    Genre:adventure

[The Mighty Mites]
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Three-Ring Binks / comic story / 5 pages

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    Genre:humor
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Three-Ring Binks

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Letterer credit by Craig Delich.

Log of a Lifeboat!
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The Boy Commandos / comic story / 12 pages

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    Genre:adventure; war
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The Boy Commandos [Rip Carter; Brooklyn [Dan Turpin]; Andre Chavard; Alfy Twidgett; Jan Haasan]
Synopsis:
The boys help a merchant ship against a Nazi submarine.

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Crowell / Crowell-Collier Publishing Company Magazines / advertisement / 1 page

How Joe's Body Brought Him Fame Instead of Shame
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Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System / advertisement / 1 page

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Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. [no title indexed]
    Batman and Robin
  2. Editorial Advisory Board
  3. ["Look for this trade-mark..."]
  4. Danger Strikes Three!
    Batman and Robin
  5. The Cave's Secret
    Adventures of "R. C." and Quickie; Royal Crown Cola
  6. Mr. Smith Gets the Bird!
    Air Wave
  7. In Paper There Is Power!
    Batman and Robin
  8. ["We're gonna play Nazi torture-chamber..."]
    Wheaties
  9. School for Scoops!
    The Crimson Avenger
  10. ["Run for your life!!"]
    All Funny Comics
  11. General Lee Comes to Town!
    Slam Bradley
  12. ["We have friends in America..."]
  13. Such a Nice Man
  14. [The Mighty Mites]
    Three-Ring Binks
  15. Log of a Lifeboat!
    The Boy Commandos
  16. [no title indexed]
    Crowell / Crowell-Collier Publishing Company Magazines
  17. How Joe's Body Brought Him Fame Instead of Shame
    Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System
  18. [no title indexed]
    Baby Ruth
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  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
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  • Mike Nielsen
  • Matthew Peets
  • Tony R. Rose
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