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TITLE:
Acrostic of Crime
COVER DATE:
August, 1946
WRITER:
Don Cameron
ARTIST:
J. Winslow Mortimer
INKER:
J. Winslow Mortimer
EDITORS:
Jack Schiff
COVER:
J. Winslow Mortimer
PRICE: $.10 U.S.
CHARACTERS: Batman (Bruce Wayne);
Robin (Dick Grayson); Joker
PLOT:
The Joker challenges Batman with crimes involving the letters of his name. Joker delivers clues for Batman to follow, but manages to escape after the first three crimes. During the fourth crime, Joker captures Robin. He plans to electrocute the Boy Wonder, when Batman arrives. Together, Batman and Robin defeat the Joker, preventing him from spelling his name with crimes.
TITLE:
The Night Owls' Musicale
WRITER:
Unknown
ARTIST:
Harris Levy
INKER:
Harris Levy
CHARACTERS:
Air Wave; Static
PLOT:
District Attorney Larry Jordan has evidence against the Filch Gang in the form of a record. The record is stolen from his office by a member of the gang. Air Wave pursues the thief, who hides the record in a radio studio. The mob returns later to reclaim the records, but Air Wave tracks them down, captures the mob, and retrieves the evidence.
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TITLE:
Something in the Air
WRITER:
Unknown
ARTIST:
Howard Sherman
INKER:
John Daly
CHARACTERS:
Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan
PLOT:
A gang of jewelry store robbers use kites to get their stolen loot out store windows. Slam and Shorty stumble across the crooks as they retrieve a stolen necklace. The crooks win the fight and tie up Slam and Shorty, before they pull their next crime. Some local boys find Slam and release him. Then Slam, Shorty, and the boys find the crooks. This time Slam and Shorty are able to defeat the crooks and turn them in to the police.
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TITLE:
Journey into Nowhere
WRITER:
George Kashdan
ARTIST:
Curt Swan
INKER:
Steve Brodie
CHARACTERS:
Boy Commandos; Andre Chavard; Brooklyn; Alfy Twidgett
PLOT:
Rip falls from an airplane into the dense jungle. A rescue party must wait six weeks until the rainy season to mount the search. When the Boy Commandos and their guide find Rip, he has amnesia and believes he is a wild man. While trying to restore his memory, the Commandos are attacked by Louie the Life, who is robbing a nearby jungle temple. Rip helps the boys escape and captures Louie. In the fight, Rip's head is grazed by a bullet, which restores his memory. Rip and the Commandos then leave the jungle.
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