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TITLE:
The Case of the Laughing Death
COVER DATE:
November, 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)
PLOT:
Batman stops a museum robbery and follows one of the crooks to a music store. Although, he loses the man, Batman returns later to find suspicious men leaving the place. He follows them to another robbery where Joker steals the loot from the men while Batman battles them.
Batman follows Joker and learns that his foe is the owner of the music store. Joker is double-crossing his men and taking the loot for himself. The Joker traps Batman, but after a quick escape, Batman trails his foe to a ship carrying a jade buddah. Joker tries to steal the item, Batman stops him, and Joker falls to his apparent death in the ocean.
TITLE:
No Title
WRITER:
Jerry Siegel
ARTIST:
Ed Moore
INKER:
Ed Moore
CHARACTERS:
Bart Regan, Spy
PLOT:
N/A
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TITLE:
No Title
WRITER:
John Lehti
ARTIST:
John Lehti
INKER:
Charles Paris
CHARACTERS:
Crimson Avenger; Wing
PLOT:
Professor Crawford invents a powerful new ray gun capable of destroying anything. The Crimson Avenger decides to protect the gun, since it could be dangerous in the hands of criminals. When he arrives at Crawford's lab, he finds that crooks have beaten him to it and stolen the gun. He follows them to the harbor. He boards their ship and uses the gun on them. He then throws the weapon into the ocean, feeling that it is too powerful to ever be used again.
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TITLE:
The Case of the Circus Killer
WRITER:
Unknown
ARTIST:
Irwin Hasen
INKER:
Irwin Hasen
CHARACTERS:
Larry Steele
PLOT:
N/A
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TITLE:
No Title
WRITER:
Unknown
ARTIST:
Ed Winiarski
INKER:
Ed Winiarski
CHARACTERS:
Speed Saunders
PLOT:
N/A
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TITLE:
Murder at the Polo Games
WRITER:
Chad Grothkopf
ARTIST:
Chad Grothkopf
INKER:
Chad Grothkopf
CHARACTERS:
Cliff Crosby
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:
Jerry Siegel
ARTIST:
Howard Sherman
INKER:
Howard Sherman
CHARACTERS:
Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan
PLOT:
Slam and Shorty believe that the money being collected at a charity boxing event is being taken by racketeers. The local district attorney leads them to Walter Ransom, the event organizer and his benefactor Mrs. Wallace. Slam and Shorty also discover watered down milk that is being sold to Wallace at high prices.
Slam and Shorty continue to find evidence against the racketeers. They are helped by reporter Janet Pierce who provides them with books detailing the criminal operation. When Slam attends another charity boxing match, he is nearly killed. However, he manages to expose Ransom and the rest of the gang before turning them over to the police and district attorney.
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