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TITLE:
Robin the Boy Wonder
COVER DATE:
April, 1940
WRITER:
Bill Finger
ARTIST:
Bob Kane
INKER:
Jerry Robinson
EDITORS:
Whitney Ellsworth
COVER:
Bob Kane; Jerry Robinson
PRICE: $.10 U.S.
CHARACTERS: Batman (Bruce Wayne);
Robin (Dick Grayson); Boss Zucco
PLOT:
When a circus owner, Mr. Haly, is confronted by gangsters working a protection racket, he refuses to pay. His star attraction, the Flying Graysons are killed the following night in an "accident" with the trapeze. The Grayson’s young son, Dick, has overheard the gangsters and plans to go to the police, but Batman, who attended the show as Bruce Wayne, takes the boy instead.
Batman trains Dick in the art of crimefighting. Dick already possesses acrobatic skill and ability. When he is ready, Dick dons a red and green costume and appears as Batman’s sidekick, Robin the Boy Wonder.
Batman begins smashing the establishments of the head gangster, Boss Zucco. Angered by the Caped Crusader’s interference, Zucco plans to destroy a constuction site. Robin arrives and battles Zucco and his men. Batman arrives as well and together they gain enough evidence to send Zucco to the electric chair. Robin agrees to stay on permanently as Batman’s partner.
TITLE:
No Title
WRITER:
Jerry Siegel
ARTIST:
Maurice Kashuba
INKER:
Maurice Kashuba
CHARACTERS:
Bart Regan, Spy
PLOT:
N/A
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TITLE:
No Title
WRITER:
Unknown
ARTIST:
Ken Ernst
INKER:
Ken Ernst
CHARACTERS:
Red Logan
PLOT:
N/A
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TITLE:
No Title
WRITER:
Unknown
ARTIST:
John Lehti
INKER:
John Lehti
CHARACTERS:
Crimson Avenger
PLOT:
The Crimson Avenger receives a tip that Joe Scalponi’s mob is responsible for the theft of the Duprey jewels. The Crimson locates their hide-out and learns that Mr. Duprey paid the crooks to steal the jewels for insurance fraud. He rounds up the crooks and retrieves evidence to pin the crime on Duprey as well.
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TITLE:
The Kidnaped Singer
WRITER:
Gardner F. Fox
ARTIST:
Fred Guardineer
INKER:
Fred Guardineer
CHARACTERS:
Speed Saunders
PLOT:
N/A
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TITLE:
No Title
WRITER:
Unknown
ARTIST:
Don Lynch
INKER:
Don Lynch
CHARACTERS:
Steve Malone
PLOT:
N/A
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TITLE:
No Title
WRITER:
Chad Grothkopf
ARTIST:
Chad Grothkopf
INKER:
Chad Grothkopf
CHARACTERS:
Chad Grothkopf
PLOT:
N/A
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TITLE:
No Title
WRITER:
Jerry Siegel
ARTIST:
Dennis Neville
INKER:
Dennis Neville
CHARACTERS:
Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan
PLOT:
Slam Bradley and Shorty arrive on the scene of a burning apartment building. They rush inside to save the residents of the building along with the janitor. While making a daring rescue of a crippled boy, Slam finds evidence that proves the janitor started the fire. After all the people are rescued, Slam confronts the janitor and has him arrested.
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